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Time expressions used with tenses

February 18, 2013 - B1pdf

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.
Progress 0 of 10 answered
1I ............... breakfast at 8 am every day.
Wrong!
2I ............... breakfast at 8 am yesterday.
Wrong!
3The dog ............... all night yesterday.
Wrong!
4The dog ............... at the moment.
Wrong!
5The dog ............... for hours last night.
Wrong!
6I ............... the newspaper every morning.
Wrong!
7I ............... the newspaper at the moment.
Wrong!
8He ............... me English for three hours last Sunday.
Wrong!
9He ............... me English at the moment.
Wrong!
10He ............... me English every day.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10

Answers

  1. I have breakfast at 8 am every day.
  2. I had breakfast at 8 am yesterday.
  3. The dog was barking all night yesterday.
  4. The dog is barking at the moment.
  5. The dog barked for hours last night.
  6. I read the newspaper every morning.
  7. I am reading the newspaper at the moment.
  8. He taught me English for three hours last Sunday.
  9. He is teaching me English at the moment.
  10. He teaches me English every day.
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