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Tenses exercise

April 24, 2011 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the verb given in the brackets.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1. We usually go to Singapore on a holiday, but this year we ................................... to Bangkok.
Wrong!
2. Heat expands and cold ......................................
Wrong!
3. A good player ....................................... every day.
Wrong!
4. John usually ....................................... coffee in the morning, but today he ................................ tea.
Wrong!
5. The child ................................ from pneumonia since last week.
Wrong!
6. He ............................................ a novel since October last, and he is about to finish it.
Wrong!
7. If he ........................................... hard, he will pass.
Wrong!
8. I ................................................... you if I had had money.
Wrong!
9. Time and tide ........................................... for no man.
Wrong!
10. By this time next year he .......................................... the construction of his house.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10

Answers

1.       We usually go to Singapore on a holiday, but this year we went to Bangkok.

2.       Heat expands and cold contracts.

3.       A good player practices every day.

4.       John usually drinks coffee in the morning, but today he drank tea.

5.       The child has been suffering from pneumonia since last week.

6.       He has been writing a novel since October last, and he is about to finish it.

7.       If he works hard, he will pass.

8.       I would have helped you if I had had money.

9.       Time and tide waits for no man.

10.   By this time next year he will have completed the construction of his house.

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