Complete the following sentences using approximate verb forms.
1I ............... sleep well yesterday.
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Use the past negative form "couldn't" with the past time expression "yesterday".
2Oh no! The train ............... just left.
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Use the present perfect auxiliary "has" for recent news connected to the present.
3I ............... college last year.
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Use the past simple form "left" with the finished past time expression "last year".
4The light ............... out while I was reading.
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Use the past simple form "went" for a completed event that interrupted the longer action.
5The light always ............... out when I am about to study.
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Use the present simple form "goes" for a repeated or habitual situation.
6When I walked into the room, she ............... the piano.
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Use the past continuous form "was playing" for an action in progress at a past moment.
7Have you ever ............... to Singapore?
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Use the past participle "been" after "Have you ever" in a present perfect question.
8Every morning, he ............... for a walk.
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Use the present simple form "goes" for a daily routine.
9Our team ............... the West Indies yesterday.
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Use the past simple form "defeated" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
10She ............... several books so far.
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Use the present perfect form "has written" with "so far" to show a result up to now.
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- I couldn’t sleep well yesterday.
- Oh no! The train has just left.
- I left college last year.
- The light went out while I was reading.
- The light always goes out when I am about to study.
- When I walked into the room, she was playing the piano.
- Have you ever been to Singapore?
- Every morning, he goes for a walk.
- Our team defeated the West Indies yesterday.
- She has written several books so far.