Gramma-Tech Exercise

I___ my phone two days ago.

• loss

• lost

• was losing

• is losing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'lost' because it is the simple past tense of 'lose', which fits the context of the sentence indicating an action completed two days ago.

I ___ to school alone when my friend was coming late.

• walked

• walk

• was walking

• is walking

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'walked' because it indicates a completed action in the past. The sentence describes a situation where the speaker was already on their way to school while waiting for their friend.

I ___ this floor yesterday.

• swept

• sweep

• sweeps

• sweeped

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'swept' because it is the past tense of 'sweep'. The sentence indicates an action completed yesterday, requiring the past tense form.

Mark ___ student last year.

• was active

• were active

• is active

• are active

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was active' because the sentence refers to Mark in the past ('last year'). 'Was' is the past tense of 'is', making it the appropriate verb form for this context.

I ___ Mark at the Joshua`s party. He was handsome.

• see

• saw

• seen

• is seen

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'saw' because it is the past tense of 'see', indicating that the action of seeing Mark happened at the party. The other options do not fit the past context of the sentence.

I ___ a movie last night.

• watched

• watch

• watching

• watches

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'watched' because it is the past tense form of the verb 'watch', which fits the context of the sentence indicating an action completed last night.

He ___ the lottery, but he ___ the ticket.

• win, lose

• wins, lost

• won, lose

• won, lost

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'won, lost' because it indicates that he won the lottery in the past ('won') but did not have the ticket ('lost'). The other options do not fit the past tense context of the sentence.

The teacher ___ us a difficult test, and nobody ___ it on time.

• gave, finished

• gives, finish

• given, finished

• gave, finishing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'gave, finished' because the past tense 'gave' matches the context of a completed action, and 'finished' correctly indicates that nobody completed the test on time.

The scientist (a)   (publish) his groundbreaking research last month.

Answer explanation

The correct form is 'published' because it is the past tense of 'publish', indicating that the action occurred last month.

After we (a)   (hear) the news, we immediately called our friends.

Answer explanation

The correct form is 'heard' because it is the past tense of 'hear'. The sentence describes an action that has already occurred, so the past tense is required.