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".
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.)
