Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the verb.
1I realized that we ............... before.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had met" for an action that happened before the past moment of realizing.
2When I arrived at the party, Jane ............... home.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had already gone" because Jane left before I arrived.
3I wondered who ............... the door open.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had left" because the door was left open before the wondering happened.
4For over 900 years, the castle ............... on the hill.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect "has stood" for a state that began in the past and continues now.
5I thought I ............... the parcel a week before.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had sent" for an action that happened before the past thought.
6If I had gone to university, I ............... law.
Wrong!
Use "would have studied" in the result clause of a third conditional sentence.
7As soon as I had put the phone down, it ...............
Wrong!
Use the past simple "rang" for the next completed event in a past-time sequence.
8When I got there, the house ............... down.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect passive "had been pulled" because the house was demolished before I got there.
9It ............... since last Saturday.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect continuous "has been raining" for an action continuing from last Saturday until now.
10If you ..............., he would have come.
Wrong!
Use "had asked" in the if-clause of a third conditional sentence.
Answers
- I realized that we had met before.
- When I arrived at the party, Jane had already gone home.
- I wondered who had left the door open.
- For over 900 years, the castle has stood on the hill.
- I thought I had sent the parcel a week before.
- If I had gone to university, I would have studied law.
- As soon as I had put the phone down, it rang.
- When I got there, the house had been pulled down.
- It has been raining since last Saturday.
- If you had asked, he would have come.
