Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.

1. She said that she ……………… the fee.

a) had paid
b) has paid
c) pays

2. I couldn’t figure what he ……………….. saying.

a) is
b) was
c) Either could be used here

3. He …………………….. to Amritsar to visit the Golden Temple.

a) go
b) had gone
c) went

4. She ……………………. the money without saying anything.

a) took
b) take
c) taken

5. We …………………. to have a drink.

a) stop
b) stopped

6. The girl …………………. a living by selling flowers.

a) makes
b) made
c) Either could be used here

7. When she …………………. out of the window she saw birds flying in the sky.

a) looks
b) look
c) looked

8. The field is ……………….. ploughed.

a) been
b) being
c) has been

9. The thieves have been ………………..

a) caught
b) catching
c) Either could be used here

Answers

1. She said that she had paid the fee.

2. I couldn’t figure what he was saying.

3. He went to Amritsar to visit the Golden Temple.

4. She took the money without saying anything.

5. We stopped to have a drink.

6. The girl makes / made a living by selling flowers.

7. When she looked out of the window she saw birds flying in the sky.

8. The field is being ploughed.

9. The thieves have been caught.