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Sequence Of Tenses Exercise

March 22, 2019 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
Progress 0 of 11 answered
1If I ............... rich, I would donate a lot of money to charities.
Wrong!
Use "were" for an imaginary present situation after if.
2If you ............... me, I would have told you.
Wrong!
Use "had asked" in the if-clause of a third conditional sentence.
3If I have time, I ............... a movie.
Wrong!
Use "will watch" in the main clause of a first conditional sentence.
4She said that it ............... my last chance.
Wrong!
Use "was" after the past reporting verb said to show backshift.
5Will you wait till I ...............?
Wrong!
Use "return" after till to refer to the future in a time clause.
6You can stay here as long as you ............... .
Wrong!
Use "want" after as long as in this condition clause.
7I will call you when they ............... .
Wrong!
Use "arrive" after when to refer to the future in a time clause.
8She surprised everyone when she ............... the first prize.
Wrong!
Use "won" for the past event that surprised everyone.
9I will give $100 to anyone who ............... my puppy.
Wrong!
Use "finds" in the relative clause to refer to a future possibility.
10We will get there sooner than you ............... .
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "do" and "will do" are correct after than in this future comparison.
11I don't know how I ............... there.
Wrong!
Use "will get" because the indirect question refers to the future.
Done.
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Answers

  1. If I were rich, I would donate a lot of money to charities.
  2. If you had asked me, I would have told you.
  3. If I have time, I will watch a movie.
  4. She said that it was my last chance.
  5. Will you wait till I return?
  6. You can stay here as long as you want .
  7. I will call you when they arrive .
  8. She surprised everyone when she won the first prize.
  9. I will give $100 to anyone who finds my puppy.
  10. We will get there sooner than you do / will do .
  11. I don’t know how I will get there.
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