Let’s go through each sentence one by one. The task says: “In each sentence below at least one verb is used incorrectly. Rewrite each sentence with the correct verb.”
We need to find the wrong verb and fix it.
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1. The girls wants to talk to the teacher.
- Subject: “The girls” → plural
- Verb: “wants” → this is for singular (like “he wants”, “she wants”)
- Correct verb: “want” (for plural subjects)
✔ Fixed:
The girls want to talk to the teacher.
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2. The cat sleeped in front of the fire.
- “Sleeped” is not a real past tense form.
- Correct past tense of “sleep” is “slept”
✔ Fixed:
The cat slept in front of the fire.
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3. We drove to the beach and swim in the ocean.
- First part: “drove” → past tense
- Second part: “swim” → present tense → doesn’t match
- Should be past tense too: “swam”
✔ Fixed:
We drove to the beach and swam in the ocean.
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4. The players carries the bats and balls to the gym every day.
- Subject: “The players” → plural
- Verb: “carries” → for singular (he/she/it carries)
- Correct verb: “carry” (for plural)
✔ Fixed:
The players carry the bats and balls to the gym every day.
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5. I done my homework last night.
- “Done” is the past participle — you need an auxiliary verb like “have” or “had” with it.
- But here, it’s simple past → should be “did”
✔ Fixed:
I did my homework last night.
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6. The choir sanged my favorite song.
- “Sanged” is not a real word.
- Past tense of “sing” is “sang”
✔ Fixed:
The choir sang my favorite song.
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7. The lady selled popcorn at the zoo.
- “Selled” is not correct.
- Past tense of “sell” is “sold”
✔ Fixed:
The lady sold popcorn at the zoo.
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8. They seen the movie already.
- “Seen” is past participle — needs helper verb like “have” or “had”
- Simple past of “see” is “saw”
✔ Fixed:
They saw the movie already.
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Final Answer:
The girls want to talk to the teacher.
The cat slept in front of the fire.
We drove to the beach and swam in the ocean.
The players carry the bats and balls to the gym every day.
I did my homework last night.
The choir sang my favorite song.
The lady sold popcorn at the zoo.
They saw the movie already.
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