Fill in the blanks with a past simple or present perfect tense form.
1It ............... a long time ago.
Wrong!
Use "happened" with the finished past time expression "a long time ago."
2You ............... me any help.
Wrong!
Use "have never offered" for an action not done at any time up to now.
3He ............... severe injuries when his car collided with a truck.
Wrong!
Use "suffered" because the injury happened at the same finished past time as the collision.
4She ............... several setbacks in her life.
Wrong!
Use "has faced" to talk about life experience up to now.
5I ............... what peace of mind is.
Wrong!
Use "have never known" for something true from the past until now.
6She ............... to cooperate with us yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "refused" with the finished past time expression "yesterday."
7The news ............... me when I heard it.
Wrong!
Use "shocked" for a completed event at a specific past time.
8My grandparents ............... a lot for me over the years.
Wrong!
Use "have done" with "over the years" for actions continuing in importance up to now.
9I ............... a lot of reading when I was younger.
Wrong!
Use "did" with the finished past time expression "when I was younger."
10Our team ............... the championship last year.
Wrong!
Use "won" with the finished past time expression "last year."
11He ............... on the Friday following the accident.
Wrong!
Use "died" with the specific finished past time "on the Friday following the accident."
12I ............... to be a writer.
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Use "have always wanted" for a wish that has continued until now.
Answers
- It happened a long time ago.
- You have never offered me any help.
- He suffered severe injuries when his car collided with a truck.
- She has faced several setbacks in her life.
- I have never known what peace of mind is.
- She refused to cooperate with us yesterday.
- The news shocked me when I heard it.
- My grandparents have done a lot for me over the years.
- I did a lot of reading when I was younger.
- Our team won the championship last year.
- He died on the Friday following the accident.
- I have always wanted to be a writer.
