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Past Simple vs Present Perfect with Ago and Yesterday Exercise

July 8, 2022 A2pdf

Gap filling exercise

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... him on a bus yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "met" for a completed action in the past.
2I ............... the money yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "sent" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
3When I give advice, why don’t you ............... me?
Wrong!
Use "listen to" before the person you pay attention to.
4Can you explain ............... why you were absent yesterday?
Wrong!
Use "to me" after "explain" when naming the listener.
5She was here a few minutes ...............
Wrong!
Use "ago" to count back from now to a past time.
6I ............... that movie.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Without a specific past time, both "watched" and "have watched" can be acceptable here.
7............... Jurassic Park on TV yesterday?
Wrong!
Use "Did you watch" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
8I ............... just had a word with my manager, and he says that it is okay.
Wrong!
Use "have just had" (present perfect with "just") because the recent action has a result now: he says it is okay.
9The accused ............... by the court.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "was acquitted" because the accused received the court’s decision.
10She ............... the clothes on the line after washing them.
Wrong!
Use "hung" for putting clothes on a line.
11I ............... it a month ago.
Wrong!
Use "heard" with the finished past time expression "a month ago".
12By the time rescuers arrived, the injured climber ...............
Wrong!
Use "had died" for the action that happened before another past action.

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Answers

  1. I met him on a bus yesterday.
  2. I sent the money yesterday.
  3. When I give advice, why don’t you listen to me?
  4. Can you explain to me why you were absent yesterday?
  5. She was here a few minutes ago.
  6. I watched / have watched that movie.
  7. Did you watch Jurassic Park on TV yesterday?
  8. I have just had a word with my manager, and he says that it is okay.
  9. The accused was acquitted by the court.
  10. She hung the clothes on the line after washing them.
  11. I heard it a month ago.
  12. By the time rescuers arrived, the injured climber had died.

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