Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate form of the verb. Choose your answers from the options given below.
1This ............... on for a while.
Wrong!
Use "has been going" for an action that started in the past and is still continuing now.
2This time tomorrow, I ............... my idea to a venture capitalist.
Wrong!
Use "will be pitching" for an action in progress at a specific future time.
3Why is she so late? She ............... the train.
Wrong!
Use "might have missed" to give a possible explanation for a past result.
4It's nearly midnight, but her office light is on. Do you think that she ...............?
Wrong!
Use "could still be working" for a possible action in progress now.
5She ............... late tonight.
Wrong!
Use "might be working" for a possible activity in progress later tonight.
6She ............... here often.
Wrong!
Use "doesn't come" for a general habit with a frequency expression.
7............... to the party?
Wrong!
Use "Is she coming" to ask about a planned future arrangement.
8Despite being the son of a politician, he ............... any interest in politics.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "never showed" and "has never shown" can describe his lack of interest, depending on the time focus.
9What ............... yesterday?
Wrong!
Use "did we learn" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
10I couldn't go to school yesterday because I ............... my leg.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "had broken" to show the earlier past event before another past situation; "broke" is also acceptable because "because" makes the order of events clear.
11She was annoyed because she ............... for a long time.
Wrong!
Use "had been waiting" for a continuing action before another past event.
12He ............... up in a village.
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Use "grew" for a completed past situation.
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- This has been going on for a while.
- This time tomorrow, I will be pitching my idea to a venture capitalist.
- Why is she so late? She might have missed the train.
- It’s nearly midnight, but her office light is on. Do you think that she could still be working?
- She might be working late tonight.
- She doesn’t come here often.
- Is she coming to the party?
- Despite being the son of a politician, he never showed / has never shown any interest in politics.
- What did we learn yesterday?
- I couldn’t go to school yesterday because I broke / had broken my leg.
- She was annoyed because she had been waiting for a long time.
- He grew up in a village.