Purple Level Quiz #29:  hold  write by hand

Directions: Put the verb “hold” into the correct verb tense or form. Some verbs are negative.

1. What __________ you ____________ in your hand? (present continuous tense)

2. Where _________ the party __________ ____________? (present continuous tense, passive voice)

3. Our supervisor ___________ a meeting on the first Monday of every month. (present tense)

4. Peter Smith was arrested for ____________ someone hostage during a failed burglary. (gerund)

5. It’s not healthy ______ ____________ a grudge against someone. (infinitive)

6. A marathon __________ ___________ every summer in Duluth. (present tense, passive voice)

7. George __________ ___________ onto his investment long enough. (past tense — negative)

8. The city __________ ___________ a public meeting regarding the construction of a new building. (future tense)

9. Betty rarely ___________ a job for longer than six months. (present tense)

10. These shelves __________ ____________ an enormous amount of weight. (modal verb: can)

11. Patrick __________ ___________ the same job for the last twenty-five years. (present perfect tense)

12. Hector ________ ________ ________ __________ his breath under water, so he drowned. (be able to, past tense — negative)

13. __________ the school ____________ a holiday concert every December? (present tense)

14. We __________ ____________ ____________ meetings as often as we used to. (present perfect continuous tense — negative)

15. Performances ___________ ___________ ____________ in that concert hall for over 80 years. (present perfect tense, passive voice)

16. The pond __________ ____________ enough water for big fish to swim in. (present tense — negative)

17. Weddings __________ ____________ at that location anymore. (present tense, passive voice — negative)

18. Please, ____________ the door open. (command)

19. End-of-the-year holiday parties __________ no longer __________ ____________ because of what happened last year. (future tense, passive voice — negative)

20. We ____________ up our end of the bargain. (past tense)

 

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