Rewrite the following sentences using the words given in the brackets, in their correct forms.
Hints
The time expressions used in a sentence determines the tense form. To talk about something that was happening at a particular point of time in the past, we use the past continuous tense. To talk about quickly finished past events, we use the simple past tense. To talk about our habits we use the simple present tense.
Example
He (play) tennis [a) all day yesterday b) yesterday c) every day]
- He was playing tennis all day yesterday.
- He played tennis yesterday.
- He plays tennis every day.
1I ............... breakfast at 8 am every day.
Wrong!
Use the present simple with routines, so the correct answer is "have".
2I ............... breakfast at 8 am yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the past simple with a finished time such as "yesterday", so the correct answer is "had".
3The dog ............... all night yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the past continuous for an action in progress during a past period, so the correct answer is "was barking".
4The dog ............... at the moment.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous with "at the moment", so the correct answer is "is barking".
5The dog ............... for hours last night.
Wrong!
Use the past simple for a completed action with "last night", so the correct answer is "barked".
6I ............... the newspaper every morning.
Wrong!
Use the present simple with routines, so the correct answer is "read".
7I ............... the newspaper at the moment.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous with "at the moment", so the correct answer is "am reading".
8He ............... me English for three hours last Sunday.
Wrong!
Use the past simple with a finished time such as "last Sunday", so the correct answer is "taught".
9He ............... me English at the moment.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous with "at the moment", so the correct answer is "is teaching".
10He ............... me English every day.
Wrong!
Use the present simple with routines, so the correct answer is "teaches".
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Answers
- I have breakfast at 8 am every day.
- I had breakfast at 8 am yesterday.
- The dog was barking all night yesterday.
- The dog is barking at the moment.
- The dog barked for hours last night.
- I read the newspaper every morning.
- I am reading the newspaper at the moment.
- He taught me English for three hours last Sunday.
- He is teaching me English at the moment.
- He teaches me English every day.