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!
"Has been going" shows an action that started in the past and is still continuing now.
2This time tomorrow, I ............... my idea to a venture capitalist.
Wrong!
"Will be pitching" describes an action in progress at a specific time in the future.
3Why is she so late? She ............... the train.
Wrong!
"Might have missed" expresses a possible reason for a past event.
4Do you think that she ...............?
Wrong!
"Could still be working" suggests a possible action in progress now.
5She ............... late tonight.
Wrong!
"Might be working" refers to a possible activity happening later tonight.
6She ............... here often.
Wrong!
"Doesn't come" is used for a general habit or frequency.
7............... to the party?
Wrong!
"Is she coming" asks about a planned future arrangement.
8Despite being the son of a politician, he ............... any interest in politics.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Never showed" and "has never shown" can both describe his lack of interest in politics, depending on the time focus.
9What ............... yesterday?
Wrong!
"Did we learn" is used with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
10I couldn't go to school yesterday because I ............... my leg.
Wrong!
"Had broken" shows that the leg injury happened before not going to school.
11She was annoyed because she ............... for a long time.
Wrong!
"Had been waiting" shows a continuing action before another past event.
12He ............... up in a village.
Wrong!
"Grew" is the simple past form used for a completed past situation.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- 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.
- 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 had broken my leg.
- She was annoyed because she had been waiting for a long time.
- He grew up in a village.
