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falsoTrolol
I was given a classic fill-in-the-gap task for verb tenses (all of them). However, after i've submitted it done, it won't let me know which ones i didn't do well. Here's the text. Thirteen-year-old Kesz Valdez (1)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (smile) as he receives his award. Today is a big day as he (2)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (just / win) the International Children’s Peace Prize for helping street children in the Philippines. However, life (3)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (always / not be) kind to Kesz. When he was just two years old, his father (4)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (force) him to work in the Cavite City dump. Life was so bad that when he was four, he (5)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (run away) from home and began living on the streets. Then, a few years later, an accident happened. While he (6)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (look for) food in a rubbish dump one night, he (7)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (fall) into a pile of burning rubbish and severely injured his arm. Things couldn't get any worse for Kesz, but fortunately, his luck started to change. A community worker called Harnin Manalaysay (8)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ him \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(take in), (9)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (look after) him and treated his wounds. Kesz (10) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (never / know) such kindness before, and the experience changed his life. He wanted to help other street children in the same way, so, with his guardian's help, Kesz (11)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (found) an organization called Championing Community Children. Kesz and his friends (12)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (visit) underprivileged communities and talking to children about their rights for eight years now. They (13)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (give out) ‘Hope Gifts' to more than 5,000 children, which include hygiene products, clothing and toys. Since 2006, Kesz (14)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (become) a new voice for the voiceless. “I want children in the streets to get the same chance I had,' he says. ‘My motto is: we can change the world one heart at a time.' Here all my anwsers: 1) is smiling - 2) has just won - 3) wasn't (or hasn't always been) - 4) forced - 5) ran away - 6) was looking for - 7) fell - 8= took him in (i doubt if the right one actually was "***had taken him in***") - 9) looked after - 10) had never known - 11) founded (i have my doubts on this one too, might it have been "**had founded**"? - 12) have been visiting - 13) gave out - 14) became.

5 comments

Bunnytob•
8 and 11 are correct. "Hasn't always been" is probably the intended answer for 3. The rest of your answers for 1 through 12 are fine. I don't know if your answers to 13 and 14 are correct or not, because the verbs used there are weird - although, I imagine that "Have given out" and "Has become" (or "has been becoming"?) would be the intended correct answers.
Agreeable-Fee6850•
1 - smiles / is smiling 2 - Has just won 3 - Hasn’t always been 4 - Forced 5 - Ran away 6 - Was looking 7 - Fell 8 - Took him in 9 - Looked after 10 - Had never known 11 - Founded 12 - Have been visiting 13 - Have given out 14 - has become.
barashish•
1. I would just say “smiles” but your answer works too i think 3. “wasn’t always” 8. took him in is correct 11. founded is 14 i would say “has become” The rest seem good!
Agreeable-Fee6850•
8 - finished events / actions in the past in order. 11 - finished action in the past 14 - period of time including now.
CaptainMalForever•
Here's what I would say 1 - smiles. (Is smiling should work here as well, unless they want past tense, in which case smiled) 2 - won/just won 3 - has not always been/was not always (depends on the meaning here) 4 - forced 5 - ran away 6 - searched/scavenged 7 - fell 8 - took him in 9 - looked after 10 - had never known 11 - founded 12 - have visited 13 - provide (although I think they want a past tense sentence here, present tense is also correct. If past tense, gave out/have provided) 14- has become