1By the time we reached the railway station, the train ...............
Wrong!
Use "had left" for an action completed before another past action; "by the time" shows that the train left before we reached the station.
2The old man ............... alone in that hut.
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Use "lives", with -s for the singular subject "the old man", for a present fact or regular situation.
3Rani ............... for a job ever since she left college.
Wrong!
Use "has been trying" for an action that started in the past and continues now.
4By the time rain interrupted play, Samuel ............... two wickets.
Wrong!
Use "had taken" for the action that was completed before another past action ("by the time rain interrupted play").
5When I saw him at the party, I recognized him at once because I ............... him before.
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Use "had met" for the action that happened before another past action (recognizing him at the party).
6I ............... very hard last month.
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Use "worked" with the finished past time expression "last month".
7I ............... in Mumbai for 10 years before I moved to Delhi.
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Use "lived" for a finished period of time in the past.
8I ............... London three times last year.
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Use "visited" with the finished past time expression "last year".
9I always ............... be afraid of dogs.
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Use "used to" for a past state that is no longer true.
10Heat ............... bodies.
Wrong!
Use "expands" for a general scientific fact with a singular subject.
11We ............... here since 1990.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "have lived" or "have been living" for a situation that started in the past and continues now.
12Did you ............... him yesterday?
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Use "see" after the auxiliary verb "did" in a past simple question.
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- By the time we reached the railway station, the train had left.
- The old man lives alone in that hut.
- Rani has been trying for a job ever since she left college.
- By the time rain interrupted play, Samuel had taken two wickets.
- When I saw him at the party, I recognized him at once because I had met him before.
- I worked very hard last month.
- I lived in Mumbai for 10 years before I moved to Delhi.
- I visited London three times last year.
- I always used to be afraid of dogs.
- Heat expands bodies.
- We have lived / have been living here since 1990.
- Did you see him yesterday?