Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of verbs given in the brackets:
- The princess ______________________ (lock) in a castle and _________________________ (guard) by the dragon before she ________________________ (rescue) by a prince.
- Not one of you ___________________ (do) his work properly.
- Each of the girls ________________________ (give) a prize.
- Science __________ (be) a branch of study in every school.
- A number of interesting suggestions ___________________________ (make) by the students. The teachers _________________________ (decide) now which suggestions can be implemented.
- One of the suggestions ________________ (seem) especially convincing.
- The other day we ________________ (hear) him call his partner a cheat. But it is he who _________________ (deal) unfair with his partner.
- The truth ___________ (be) that poets are just as practical as people who ______________ (build) bridges or ________________ (look) into the microscope.
- Machines ________________ (be) originally made to be man’s servants; yet man ________________________ (become) so dependent on them that they _______________ (be) in a fair way to become his master.
- You ________________ (be) a spoilt child all through. But today you _______________ (look) sensible enough to understand that you ___________________ (be) not born a king’s son.
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Answers:
- was locked, was guarded, was rescued
- has done
- was given/will be given
- is
- have been made, will decide
- seems
- heard, dealt
- is, build, look
- were, has become, are
- have been, look, were
