Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms.

1.    It is years since we —————-

a)    Talk
b)    Talked
c)    Would talk
d)    Had talked

2.    He has —————- his best days.

a)    See
b)    Seen
c)    Saw
d)    Sees

3.    The lot —————— upon him.

a)    Fell
b)    Fall
c)    Fallen
d)    Falls

4.    This custom —————— fallen into disuse over the years.

a)    Has
b)    Have
c)    Is
d)    Was

5.    English is ——————– in many parts of the world.

a)    Speak
b)    Spoke
c)    Spoken
d)    Speaks

6.    My patience ——————– out at last.

a)    Worn
b)    Wear
c)    Wears
d)    Wore

7.    In a fit of fury he —————— up the letter.

a)    Tear
b)    Tore
c)    Torn
d)    Tears

8.    He has been —————– by a scorpion.

a)    Sting
b)    Stung
c)    Stings
d)    Stinging

9.    We couldn’t have ——————— a better day to go skiing.

a)    Choose
b)    Chose
c)    Chosen
d)    Choosing

10.    You never ——————- me a chance to speak.

a)    Give
b)    Gives
c)    Giving
d)    given

11.    He fell off the ladder and —————— his ribs.

a)    Break
b)    Broke
c)    Breaks
d)    Broken

12.    His voice eventually ——————- to a whisper.

a)    Sink
b)    Sank
c)    Sinks
d)    Sunk

13.    Recently the price of essential food items ——————- gone up.

a)    Has
b)    Have
c)    Is
d)    Was

14.    Seeing the policeman he —————– a hasty retreat.

a)    Beat
b)    Beats
c)    Beaten
d)    Beating

15.    He has long —————— under suspicion.

a)    Lie
b)    Lain
c)    Lay
d)    Laid

Answers

1.    Talked
2.    Seen
3.    Fell
4.    Has
5.    Spoken
6.    Wore
7.    Tore
8.    Stung
9.    Chosen
10.    Give
11.    Broke
12.    Sank
13.    Has
14.    Beat
15.    Lain