1I ............... for hours, but he didn’t come.
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Use the simple past "waited" for a finished action in the past.
2She ............... in several movies so far.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect "has acted" with "so far" to describe experience up to now.
3The train ............... a few minutes ago.
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Use the simple past "left" with the finished-time expression "a few minutes ago."
4Make sure that you ............... on time.
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Use the simple present "arrive" after "make sure that" when giving an instruction about the future.
5The poor man made sure that his children never ...............
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Use the simple past "starved" in the past-time clause after "made sure."
6You will get the promotion if you ............... it.
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Use the simple present "deserve" in the if-clause of a first conditional sentence.
7They realized that they ............... a major blunder.
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Use the past perfect "had committed" for the earlier action before "realized."
8We ............... anything from them in over a month.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect "have not heard" for a period continuing up to now.
9They ............... two wickets by the time rain interrupted the match.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had taken" with "by the time" for the action completed before the rain interrupted the match.
10Dad ............... home from work at 6:30.
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Use the simple present "reaches" for a regular routine.
11Mother ............... the weekends with her parents.
Wrong!
Use the simple present "spends" for a regular habit or routine.
12She started crying as soon as she ............... me.
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Use the simple past "saw" for the completed past action after "as soon as."
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- I waited for hours, but he didn’t come.
- She has acted in several movies so far.
- The train left a few minutes ago.
- Make sure that you arrive on time.
- The poor man made sure that his children never starved.
- You will get the promotion if you deserve it.
- They realized that they had committed a major blunder.
- We have not heard anything from them in over a month.
- They had taken two wickets by the time rain interrupted the match.
- Dad reaches home from work at 6:30.
- Mother spends the weekends with her parents.
- She started crying as soon as she saw me.