Review: Verb Tense
In the following sentences, identify whether the highlighted verb or compound verb is formed correctly:
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Beryl had wringed all of water out of the clothes before she hung them on the line.
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Last night the wind shooked the house so much that I could not sleep.
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Once he had written a letter or two, he went upstairs and listened to his short-wave radio.
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The planes have flew over this neighbour for twenty years.
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The cowboy who had been caught stealing bread was hanged at noon.
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I betted my entire salary on a nag named Mephibosheth.
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After Lilith defied Adam, God cast her out of Paradise.
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The bells of the tower have rang for three hours in honour of the passing a generous soul.
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The walls of the trenches that had been digged yesterday collapsed in the torrential downpour.
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Marilla has forbade us to play in the hayloft while she is away.
Written by Heather MacFadyen