Fill in the blanks.
1. In two days, you …………………………. free.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. You ………………………. soon.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. I ………………………. him last night.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the simple past with definite past time expressions.
4. He ……………………… you tomorrow.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the simple future to talk about future events that you believe will occur.
5. The children ……………………… for the project.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the present continuous to talk about an ongoing action or situation.
6. It is time you …………………….. some friends of your own.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a simple past after it is time to refer to the present.
7. As I ……………………. In the garden, I saw a snake.
Correct!
Wrong!
The past continuous is used to talk about an action or situation that was in progress while another action took place.
8. I …………………… all day yesterday.
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Wrong!
Use the past continuous to say that an activity was in progress during a particular point of time in the past.
9. I saw Rahul yesterday morning and he told me that he ………………………. to the US.
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Wrong!
When the main verb is in the past tense, the other verbs too will most probably be in the past tense.
10. The phone rang while I ……………………….. dinner.
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Wrong!
11. He ……………………….. ill last week.
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Wrong!
Use the simple past to talk about a completely finished period of time.
12. What ……………………… then?
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Wrong!
Answers
- In two days, you will be set free.
- You will get better soon.
- I saw him last night.
- He will meet you tomorrow.
- The children are preparing for the project.
- It is time you found some friends of your own.
- As I was working In the garden, I saw a snake.
- I was painting all day yesterday.
- I saw Rahul yesterday morning and he told me that he was going to the US.
- The phone rang while I was having dinner.
- He was ill last week.
- What did you do then?
