Fill in the blanks.
1I ............... in Kerala when I was a child.
Wrong!
Use "lived" because "when I was a child" refers to a finished time in the past.
2She ............... yesterday morning.
Wrong!
Use "arrived" because "yesterday morning" is a finished past time.
3They ............... three children since they got married.
Wrong!
Use "have had" because "since they got married" refers to a period that continues up to now.
4She ............... ill for six months before she died.
Wrong!
Use "was" because the illness ended before she died.
5She ............... ill for several months and is still in hospital.
Wrong!
Use "has been" for a situation that started in the past and continues now.
6I ............... for several hours and then I went home.
Wrong!
Use "waited" because the later action "went home" places the waiting in a finished past sequence.
7I ............... a horror movie last night.
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Use "watched" because "last night" is a finished past time.
8............... him at the party yesterday?
Wrong!
Use "Did you meet" because "yesterday" is a finished past time.
9............... anything interesting of late?
Wrong!
Use "Have you read" because "of late" means recently up to now.
10He ............... his leg three times since he started playing rugby.
Wrong!
Use "has broken" because "since he started playing rugby" refers to a period that continues up to now.
11I ............... an accident yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "had" because "yesterday" is a finished past time.
12The police ............... the criminal last night.
Wrong!
Use "arrested" because "last night" is a finished past time.
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Answers
- I lived in Kerala when I was a child.
- She arrived yesterday morning.
- They have had three children since they got married.
- She was ill for six months before she died.
- She has been ill for several months and is still in hospital.
- I waited for several hours and then I went home.
- I watched a horror movie last night.
- Did you meet him at the party yesterday?
- Have you read anything interesting of late?
- He has broken his leg three times since he started playing rugby.
- I had an accident yesterday.
- The police arrested the criminal last night.