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Inspector Coderre has just returned from a two-month break. A colleague is telling him about some of the crimes that were committed during his absence.
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Instructions: Fill the blanks in the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Look at the model:- A few criminals were caught in the act. They confessed their crimes, were found guilty and were convicted. catch find convict
(Click for feedback on all highlighted verbs)
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| A police car ____________ from a police station parking lot. steal (Click for feedback on all highlighted verbs) |
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| It ____________ the next day half-submerged in Lake Ontario. find |
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| A government building _______ on fire. set |
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| Luckily, however, the fire created a lot of smoke. This _______ by a woman walking her dog, who dialled 911 on her cell phone. spot
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| Two fire trucks _______ to the burning building... send
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| ... and the fire ____________ under control before it could do too much damage. bring
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| In another incident a bank ____________ at gunpoint. rob
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| Two customers _______ hostage. take
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| The robbers got away, but at least the hostages ___________. free
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| There were many traffic violations. One motorist _______ a $600 fine for driving through a school zone at 120 kms. an hour. give
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| In the downtown area posters announcing a rock concert _________ on all the bus shelters. stick
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| Bus passengers _________ by this lack of respect for public property. infuriate
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| New anti-smoking legislation was enacted to protect the public. Smoking _________ in all public buildings. forbid
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| In early January the city _________ by a heavy snowstorm. hit
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| Everyone, including the city maintenance department, _________ by surprise. take
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| The city was not equipped for such a storm, and most people _______ to fend for themselves. leave
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| In fact, little _________ to alleviate the problem in the days that followed the storm. do
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| The mayor tried to defend his administration, but he and the city council _______ as incompetent by most of the population. see
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| It _______ at the time that the main problem was budget cuts. After several years without any major snowstorms, the administration had cut the snow-clearing budget. think
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| Eventually, the mayor called in the army to help clear the streets. In interviews with the media, he _______ to feel ridiculous for having gone to such extremes to solve the city's problems. made
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