Verb Forms and Tenses

Question 1

Make sure you have the correct ______ and ______ of the verb in your sentence.

Accepted Answer

form / tense

Question 2

Make you use the correct ______ of the verb.

Accepted Answer

spelling

Question 3

Joan Benoit became famous when she _____ the first women’s Olympic marathon.

Accepted Answer

won

Question 4

The modern Olympic Games __________ in 1896.

Accepted Answer

had begun

Question 5

To refer to the past, use the ______ form of a verb.

Accepted Answer

past

Question 6

Women ________an Olympic marathon at the ‘84 event.

Accepted Answer

ran

Question 7

Why does having the correct verb forms and tenses matter?

Accepted Answer

The incorrect tense or form could be confusing/ hard to read

Question 8

Until 1984 only men ________ an Olympic marathon.

Accepted Answer

had run

Question 9

Match the _______of the other verb(s) to the tense of the first verb.

Accepted Answer

tense

Question 10

Women athletes _______they can run distance races.

Accepted Answer

showed

Question 11

What do you use with the helping verbs have and had?

Accepted Answer

past participle

Question 12

You can add a _______ to help the verb.

Accepted Answer

helping verb

Questions 12