Fill in the blanks.
1. ..................................... that report yet?
The present perfect is more common with the expressions yet and already.
2. No, I haven't finished that report. I .................................... on it.
The present continuous is used to talk about actions and situations that are going on at the moment of speaking.
3. It ..................................... be ready by evening.
We use should to express logical possibility.
4. This is the first time I ........................................ Amsterdam.
The present perfect is more common with this is the first / second / last time ....
5. She .................................... for hours.
The present perfect continuous is used to talk about an action or situation that started in the past, has continued up to the present and is still continuing.
6. We ........................................ in this town for ten years.
The present perfect continuous is used to talk about an action or situation that started in the past, has continued up to the present and is still continuing.
7. I ................................... ill last week.
The simple past is used to talk about finished events in the past.
8. ...................................... you want to see the pictures of my holiday?
9. I ..................................... dinner before dad came home.
The past perfect tense is used to talk about the earlier of two past events. Sometimes we use the conjunctions before and after to show which action took place first. The use of the past perfect tense is optional in this case.
10. The boy ................................... before people came to rescue him.
The past perfect tense is used to talk about the earlier of two past events. The simple past is also sometimes possible here.
11. He .................................... before he left.
Sometimes we use the conjunctions before and after to show which action took place first. The use of the past perfect tense is optional in this case.
12. I ..................................................... my lessons before I went out to play.
Answers
1. Have you finished that report yet?
2. No, I haven’t finished that report. I am working on it.
3. It should be ready by evening.
4. This is the first time I have visited Amsterdam.
5. She has been knitting for hours.
6. We have been living in this town for ten years.
7. I was ill last week.
8. Do you want to see the pictures of my holiday?
9. I finished / had finished dinner before dad came home.
10. The boy had drowned before people came to rescue him.
11. He called / had called before he left.
12. I had learnt / learnt my lessons before I went out to play.
