Answer Key

Test

Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets…
  1.  [heard] someone  [call, calling] my name, so I went outside to see who it was. (HEAR / CALL)
  2. We can't  [put off]  [buying] a new car any longer. The one we have just doesn't run very well. (PUT OFF / BUY)
  3. We can't  [stand] you  [eating] with your mouth open. (STAND / EAT)
  4. The evidence looked overwhelming, but Jason  [denied] [committing] the murder. (DENY / COMMIT)
  5. We searched the house, and eventually  [found] Mary [reading] a magazine in her bedroom. (FIND / READ)
  6. She  [overheard] the boys  [planning] to skip school tomorrow. (OVERHEAR / PLAN)
  7. As the sun began to set, we  [watched] stars  [appearing]in the sky. (WATCH / APPEAR)
  8. I closed my eyes and  [imagined] Kate  [lying] on a deserted white sand beach. (IMAGINE / LIE)
  9. Alan was a good pianist, and after he went home we  [missed] him  [playing] in the garden in the afternoons. (MISS / PLAY)
  10.  [dread]  [waking up] early on Mondays after having a restful weekend. (DREAD / WAKE UP)