Fill in the blanks.
1. When I heard the doorbell, I ............................. up.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. I .............................., so I didn't see John walking in.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. When the supervisor arrived, the workers ................................... lunch.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. We decided to return because it ................................... dark.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. The industrial revolution ............................... numerous people to move from villages to urban areas.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I couldn't talk to her because she ...............................
Correct!
Wrong!
7. By the time we .............................. the theater, the show .................................
Correct!
Wrong!
We use the past perfect for the earlier of two actions.
8. He couldn't play in the final because he ................................ his leg.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The United Nations Organization ................................ in 1945.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. The lights went out when I .................................
Correct!
Wrong!
11. What .............................. he ........................... when he got into a fight with his neighbor?
Correct!
Wrong!
12. The man was tilling his land when a snake ............................ him.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- When I heard the doorbell, I got up.
- I was reading, so I didn’t see John walking in.
- When the supervisor arrived, the workers were having lunch.
- We decided to return because it was getting dark.
- The industrial revolution encouraged numerous people to move from villages to urban areas.
- I couldn’t talk to her because she was working.
- By the time we reached the theater, the show had begun.
- He couldn’t play in the final because he had injured his leg.
- The United Nations Organization was founded in 1945.
- The lights went out when I was cooking.
- What was he thinking when he got into a fight with his neighbor?
12. The man was tilling his land when a snake bit him.
