Complete the following sentences using appropriate time adverbs. Choose your answers from the options given in the brackets.
1He will come ............... .
Wrong!
Use "tomorrow" with a future form such as "will come".
2Susie phoned ............... .
Wrong!
Use "yesterday" with the past simple verb "phoned".
3I am seeing your father ............... .
Wrong!
Use "tomorrow" with the present continuous when it refers to a future arrangement.
4I had a strange experience ............... .
Wrong!
Use "yesterday" with the past simple verb "had".
5I ............... them today.
Wrong!
Use "am visiting" for an arranged action happening today.
6My flight leaves ............... .
Wrong!
Use "tomorrow" for a scheduled future event.
7I haven’t seen her ............... .
Wrong!
Use "today" with the present perfect when the time period is still continuing.
8I haven’t seen her since ............... .
Wrong!
Use "yesterday" after "since" to show when the period began.
9I saw John ............... evening.
Wrong!
Use "yesterday" before "evening" without a preposition.
10I think she will come ............... .
Wrong!
Use "tomorrow" with a future form such as "will come".
11I will do it first thing ............... .
Wrong!
Use "tomorrow" with "will do" to refer to the next day.
12I went there ............... night.
Wrong!
Use "last" in the expression "last night".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He will come tomorrow.
- Susie phoned yesterday.
- I am seeing your father tomorrow.
- I had a strange experience yesterday.
- I am visiting them today.
- My flight leaves tomorrow.
- I haven’t seen her today.
- I haven’t seen her since yesterday.
- I saw John yesterday evening.
- I think she will come tomorrow.
- I will do it first thing tomorrow.
- I went there last night.
Notes
- The past time adverbs
- yesterday, last week etc., cannot be used with present or future tenses. However, expressions like
- since last week, since yesterday etc., can be used with the present perfect tense.
I saw him last week. (NOT I have seen him last week.)
I haven’t seen him since last week. (NOT I didn’t see him since last week.)
