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Tenses exercise

October 5, 2014 - pdf

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form that indicates the idea given in the brackets.

1. My mother ………………….. up at 5 am. (Habitual action in the past)

Correct! Wrong!

2. Worldly pleasures ………………….. temporary. (General truth)

Correct! Wrong!

3. Portia …………………… that mercy is a divine quality. (General truth)

Correct! Wrong!

4. They …………………… for the program. (Action in progress)

Correct! Wrong!

5. None of us …………………. Shakespeare.

Correct! Wrong!

6. His father ………………… last month. (Completed action)

Correct! Wrong!

7. I ………………….. ready. (Action going on at the moment of speaking)

Correct! Wrong!

8. When I was young, I …………………. football every day. (Habitual action in the past)

Correct! Wrong!

9. When we …………………. a thief ………………….. into our house.

Correct! Wrong!

10. If I ………………… hard, I ………………… (Unfulfilled condition)

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. My mother used to get up at 5 am.

2. Worldly pleasures are temporary.

3. Portia says that mercy is a divine quality.

4. They are rehearsing for the program.

5. None of us have seen Shakespeare.

6. His father died last month.

7. I am getting ready.

8. When I was young, I used to play football every day.

9. When we were sleeping, a thief broke into our house.

10. If I had worked hard, I would have passed.

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