The principal parts of verbs are the present, present participle, past, and past participle
Complete
the following sentences with the principal part indicated in
parentheses.
1. Maps are both
fascinating and useful, and people have been ____________ them for centuries.
(present participle of read)
2. Over the
centuries, maps have ____________ from being merely simple navigational tools to
being complex instruments conveying varied information. (past participle of
grow)
3. Mapmakers over the
centuries often have ___________ that maps are as beautiful as many
paintings.
(past participle
of feel)
4. Some artists even
___________ to create maplike paintings as serious works of art. (past form
of begin)
5. We often hear that
the world has _____________ because it is so much easier to get from one place
to another these days. (past participle of shrink)
6. New and more
sophisticated maps certainly __________ a part in creating this impression.
(past form of play)
7. In the beginning
of travel by automobile, people ___________ without much help from maps.
(past form of drive)
8. Good road maps
later ___________ a sense of security and independence to automobile drivers.
(past form of bring)
9. Detailed road maps
have _____________ right along with the building of highways. (past
participle of develop)
10. Maps have
___________ travel out of the dark ages and into the modern world of
transportation. (past participle of take)
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