Correct Verb Tenses/Participles in Sentences

My grandmother doesn't trust banks, so she has __________ money all over the house. Once, I pulled an old Reader's Digest off a shelf and found seven $100 bills stuck between the pages.

• hid

• hidden

• hiden

George would have __________ to class sooner, but a beautiful woman was listening to him lie about his fat wallet and hot car, and he couldn't tear himself away from the conversation.

• came

• come

• commed

If Eli hadn't escaped to the kitchen to cool down, he would have __________ a heavy plate over the head of Mrs. Jones, who sent back her chicken for the fourth time.

• broken

• breaked

• broke

Dashing down the hallway, Tuan slipped in a puddle of soda and crashed into the water fountain. His elbow and nose __________ for the rest of the day.

• hurt

• hurted

• had hurted

Giselle dreaded attending her US Government class. Whenever Dr. Duncan called on her, Giselle felt as if she had __________ in her chair; she couldn't open her mouth, let alone answer one of his questions.

• freezed

• froze

• frozen

Diane always wonders where she will next discover a pair of her husband's dirty socks. Yesterday Mike __________ two in the refrigerator next to a carton of orange juice.

• leaved

• leaft

• left

When Richie jammed the photocopier for the eighth time, Sharon, the administrative assistant, picked up a heavy stapler and __________ it at his head.

• through

• throwed

• threw

Because her hands were still slippery from the dishwater, Marilyn dropped the watermelon, which __________ on the floor in an explosion of pulp and seeds.

• busted

• bursted

• burst

On his way to an interview at the bank, Geraldo stepped in gum. Nervous about the meeting, he failed to notice the candy wrapper and leaves that __________ to his shoe as he walked from the parking garage to the lobby.

• sticked

• stuck

• stucked

On Christmas Eve, Captain Beane wore a pair of antlers while greeting passengers boarding his 727. The costume __________ little trust in Louise, whose fear of flying required a serious pilot.

• built

• build

• builds