Business English Part 36

2. Progressive past of _pay_.

3. Present perfect of _throw_.

4. Future of _praise_.

5. Past perfect of _forget_.

6. Progressive present of _choose_.

7. Past progressive of _choose_.

8. Future of _choose_.

9. Future perfect of _choose._

10. Past perfect of _choose_.

=Exercise 120=

Supply the verb forms indicated. Use the active unless the pa.s.sive is definitely called for.

1. The vegetables (present perfect of _lie_) in water all the morning.

2. Rumors (past progressive pa.s.sive of _spread_) far and wide that Germany would fight England.

3. I thought the gingham (past perfect pa.s.sive of _shrink_) before the dress (past pa.s.sive of _made_).

4. I am afraid my ear (present progressive of _freeze_).

5. Is it true that your ring (present perfect pa.s.sive of _steal_)?

6. A sudden storm (past of _arise_) yesterday afternoon, and a little boy (past pa.s.sive of _drown_) in the river where he and several of his companions (past perfect progressive of _swim_) since noon.

7. I (present perfect of _speak_) of the matter to no one.

8. I suppose that it (present perfect pa.s.sive of _break_).

9. I must (present perfect of _show_) him twenty different styles, but he (past of _choose_) none of them, for as soon as I (past of _show_) him one, he (past of _shake_) his head.

10. She (past progressive of _wring_) out the clothes when the door bell (past of _ring_).

11. I am afraid my purse (present pa.s.sive of _lose_).

12. The knight (past of _say_) that he (past perfect of _decide_) (infinitive of _follow_) the quest.

13. I thought I (past perfect of _bring_) you the morning paper.

14. He (past of _swim_) the river twice yesterday.

15. There he stood (present participle of _ring_) the dinner bell.

16. His coat (present perfect pa.s.sive of _wet_) through more than once.

17. The trip (past of _cost_) him a hundred dollars.

18. I (past of _see_) the superintendent yesterday, but he said that there (present of _be_) no vacancies at present.

19. They (past of _lay_) the clippings on the desk, and then they (past of _sit_) down.

20. As he (past of _speak_), he (past progressive of _shake_) from head to foot.

21. The clouds (past of _lie_) low on the horizon.

22. The building in which I work (present perfect pa.s.sive of _burn_).

23. Your employer (present perfect _deal_) fairly with you.

24. I (present perfect of _have_) the same position for three years.

25. I (future of _lend_) him no money.

26. The floor (past pa.s.sive of _lay_) by an expert workman.

27. The beads (past pa.s.sive of _string_) on a waxed thread.

28. He (present perfect of _throw_) the whole office into confusion.

29. Before he came forward, he (past of _set_) the child down.

30. After the storm, leaves and twigs (past progressive of _lie_) thick upon the roads.

31. He (past of _drive_) to town yesterday. He (future of _go_) again to-morrow.

32. The dictionary (present progressive of _lie_) on the table where you (past of _lay_) it.

33. The dog (past of _lay_) the bone down, and then he (past of _lie_) down.

34. He (past of _set_) the chair by the window and then (past of _sit_) down.

35. I think we (future of _see_) him as we pa.s.s, for he usually (present of _lie_) on a couch by the window.

36. The snow (past perfect progressive of _fall_) for several hours and now (past of _lie_) deep on every path.

37. Everything (present perfect pa.s.sive of _lay_) in readiness.

38. (Present participle of _lie_) in the hammock, he soon fell asleep.