Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Write the correct sentence.
♦ The hotel were very quiet.
The hotel was very quiet.
1 It was peaceful, and the birds were sing.
2 I washed my hair when my phone rang.
3 You came not to the club last night.
4 It taked ages to get home.
5 We tried to keep quiet because the baby sleeping.
6 As I was watching him, the man was suddenly running away.
7 We pass a petrol station two minutes ago.
8 Everything was seeming OK.
9 Where bought you that bag?
10 When I heard the alarm, I was leaving the room immediately.
Explanation: The verb "sing" should be in the present participle form - "singing" - to match the subject "birds" in the plural form.
2 I was washing my hair when my phone rang.
Explanation: The verb "wash" should be in the continuous tense - "washing" - to indicate an ongoing action in the past. Additionally, "when" is used to indicate the specific time when the phone rang.
3 You did not come to the club last night.
Explanation: The verb "came" should be in the negative form - "did not come" - to indicate the absence of an action.
4 It took ages to get home.
Explanation: The past tense form of the verb "take" is "took." Additionally, "ages" indicates a long period of time.
5 We tried to keep quiet because the baby was sleeping.
Explanation: The verb "sleep" should be in the continuous tense - "was sleeping" - to indicate an ongoing action in the past.
6 As I was watching him, the man suddenly ran away.
Explanation: The verb "run" should be in the past tense - "ran" - to indicate a completed action in the past.
7 We passed a petrol station two minutes ago.
Explanation: The verb "pass" should be in the past tense - "passed" - to indicate a completed action in the past.
8 Everything seemed OK.
Explanation: The verb "seem" does not require the auxiliary verb "was" in the past tense. It should be used in its base form - "seemed" - to indicate a state or perception in the past.
9 Where did you buy that bag?
Explanation: The verb "buy" should be in the past tense - "did you buy" - to indicate a completed action in the past. Additionally, the auxiliary verb "did" is necessary to form the question in the past tense.
10 When I heard the alarm, I left the room immediately.
Explanation: The verb "hear" should be in the past tense - "heard" - to indicate a completed action in the past. The verb "leave" should also be in the past tense - "left" - to match the tense of the main action "heard."