Fill in the blanks.
1In two days, you ............... free.
Wrong!
Use the passive future form "will be set" because someone else will set you free.
2You ............... soon.
Wrong!
Use "will get better" to make a simple prediction about the future.
3I ............... him last night.
Wrong!
Use "saw" with the definite past time expression "last night".
4He ............... you tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use "will meet" for a simple future action with "tomorrow".
5The children ............... for the project at the moment.
Wrong!
Use "are preparing" for an action happening around now.
6It is time you ............... some friends of your own.
Wrong!
After "It is time you," use the past form "found" to talk about a needed present change.
7As I ............... in the garden, I saw a snake.
Wrong!
Use "was working" for the longer past action interrupted by "I saw a snake".
8I ............... all day yesterday.
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Use "was painting" to emphasize an activity in progress over a period in the past; the present perfect cannot be used with "yesterday".
9I saw Rahul yesterday morning, and he told me that he ............... to the US.
Wrong!
In reported speech after "told me," use the backshifted form "was going".
10The phone rang while I ............... dinner.
Wrong!
Use "was having" for the background action interrupted by "The phone rang".
11He ............... ill last week.
Wrong!
Use "was" with the finished past time expression "last week".
12What ............... after the meeting finished yesterday?
Wrong!
Use "did you do" to ask about a completed action at a finished past time.
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- 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 at the moment.
- 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 after the meeting finished yesterday?