Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present, simple past, or simple future tenses.
The Dust Bowl _______ a name given to a period of very destructive dust storms that occurred in the United States during the 1930s.
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Sorry, the right answer si : The Dust Bowl was a name given to a period of very destructive dust storms that occurred in the United States during the 1930s.
Historians today __________ The Dust Bowl to be one of the worst weather events in American history.
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Sorry, the right answer is: consider
The Dust Bowl mostly _________ the states of Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico.
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Sorry, the right answer is: affected
Dust storms _________ to occur in these dry regions, but not to the devastating degree of the 1930s.
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Sorry, the right answer is: continue
The dust storms during The Dust Bowl __________ irreparable damage to farms and the environment for a period of several years.
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Sorry, the right answer is: caused
When early settlers ___________ into this area, they removed the natural prairie grasses in order to plant crops and graze their cattle.
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Sorry, the right answer is: moved
They did not __________ that the grasses kept the soil in place.
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Sorry, the right answer is: realise
There __________ also a severe drought that affected the region.
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Sorry, the right answer is: was
The worst dust storm _________ on April 14, 1935, a day called Black Sunday.
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Sorry, the right answer is: happened
The Dust Bowl era finally came to end in 1939 when the rains ___________.
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Sorry, the right answer is : arrived
Dust storms __________ to affect the region, but hopefully they will not be as destructive as the storms of the 1930s.
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Sorry, the right answer is: will continue
Complete the following sentences by selecting the correct form of the irregular verb in simple present, simple past, or simple future tense.
Marina finally ___________ her sister for snooping around her room.
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Sorry, the right answer is: forgave
The house _________ as the airplane rumbled overhead.
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Sorry, the right answer is: shook
I ___________ several items of clothing at the op shop on Wednesday.
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Sorry, the right answer is: bought
She ____________ the lotion in her shopping basket and proceeded to the checkout line.
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Sorry, the right answer is: put
The prized goose _______ several golden eggs last night.
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Sorry, the right answer is: laid
Mr. Batista _______ the class how to use correct punctuation.
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Sorry, the right answer is: taught
I _______ several glasses of sparkling cider instead of champagne on New Year’s Eve next year.
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Sorry, the right answer is: will drink
Although Hector __________ three inches in one year, we still called him “Little Hector.”
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Sorry, the right answer is: grew
Yesterday our tour guide _________ us through the maze of people in Times Square.
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Sorry, the right answer is: led
The rock band _________ onto the music scene with their catchy songs.
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Sorry, the right answer is: burst
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