Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1He ............... absent since Monday.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect for a situation that started in the past and continues now, so the correct answer is "has been".
2Look. Somebody ............... their wallet on the table.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect for a recent past action with a present result, so the correct answer is "has left".
3............... Janaki yesterday?
Wrong!
Use the simple past with a finished time expression like "yesterday", so the correct answer is "Did you see".
4I can't open the suitcase because I ............... the key.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect when a past action explains a present problem, so the correct answer is "have lost".
5Although I rang the bell six times, nobody ............... the door.
Wrong!
Use the simple past for completed actions in a past sequence, so the correct answer is "opened".
6I ............... college last year.
Wrong!
Use the simple past with a finished time expression like "last year", so the correct answer is "left".
7I never ............... my grandfather because he had died before I was born.
Wrong!
Use the simple past for a completed past experience in a past life context, so the correct answer is "saw".
8This is the first time I ............... an opera.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect after "This is the first time", so the correct answer is "have watched".
9You can't see her now because she ...............
Wrong!
Use the present perfect for a past action with a present result, so the correct answer is "has already left".
10He can't walk because he ............... his leg.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect when a past injury explains the present situation, so the correct answer is "has broken".
11I have known him since we ............... at university together.
Wrong!
Use the simple past in the time clause after "since" to mark when the situation began, so the correct answer is "were".
12It has been years since we ............... him.
Wrong!
Use the simple past after "since" when referring to the past event that started the time period, so the correct answer is "met".
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Answers
- He has been absent since Monday.
- Look. Somebody has left their wallet on the table.
- Did you see Janaki yesterday?
- I can’t open the suitcase because I have lost the key.
- Although I rang the bell six times, nobody opened the door.
- I left college last year.
- I never saw my grandfather because he had died before I was born.
- This is the first time I have watched an opera.
- You can’t see her now because she has already left.
- He can’t walk because he has broken his leg.
- I have known him since we were at university together.
- It has been years since we met him.