Fill in the blanks.
1. I .................................. read a lot of books when I was at university.
We use used to to talk about past habits.
2. She .................................... yesterday.
The simple past is the normal tense for talking about finished events.
3. She ..................................... unhappy since she left her parental home.
The present perfect is used to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
4. When I was a child, I ……………………. with my grandparents.
Please select 2 correct answers
5. He ………………………. a new car yesterday.
The simple past is the normal tense for talking about finished events.
6. The injured child ……………………….. to hospital.
Was taken is the passive form of took. We use the passive verb here because the subject is not the doer of the action.
7. Janet ………………………. her job. She is now struggling to make both ends meet.
We use the present perfect to talk about a finished event whose effect is still felt in the present.
8. I ………………………. my arm while playing football yesterday.
9. They …………………………. the dog from the pit.
10. I …………………………… from her since January.
11. Everybody …………………………. the winning team.
12. All the students …………………………… in their work.
Answers
1. I used to read a lot of books when I was at university.
2. She called yesterday.
3. He has been unhappy since she left her parental home.
4. When I was a child, I lived with my grandparents.
5. He bought a new car yesterday.
6. The injured child was taken to hospital.
7. Janet has lost her job. She is now struggling to make both ends meet.
8. I broke my arm while playing football yesterday.
9. They rescued the dog from the pit.
10. I have not heard from her since January.
11. Everybody congratulated the winning team.
12. All the students have handed in their work.
