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Simple Past vs. Present Perfect vs. Simple Present vs. Past Perfect

January 20, 2020 - B2pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... for hours but he didn’t come.
Wrong!
The simple past is the most normal tense for talking about finished events.
2She ............... in several movies.
Wrong!
We often use the present perfect to give news.
3The train ............... a few minutes ago.
Wrong!
The simple past is the most normal tense for talking about finished events.
4Make sure that you ............... on time.
Wrong!
5The poor man made sure that his children never ...............
Wrong!
When the main verb is in the past tense, the verb in the subordinate clause too will be in the past tense.
6You will get the promotion if you ............... it.
Wrong!
In the first conditional we use a simple present tense in the if clause and will + first form of the verb in the main clause.
7They realized that they ............... a major blunder.
Wrong!
The past perfect is used for the earlier of the two past actions.
8We ............... anything from them in over a month.
Wrong!
The present perfect is used to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
9They ............... two wickets before rain interrupted the match.
Wrong!
10Dad ............... home from work at 6.30.
Wrong!
The simple present is used to talk about habits and routines.
11Mother ............... the weekends with her parents.
Wrong!
The simple present is used to talk about facts and routines.
12She started crying as soon as she ............... me.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. I waited for hours but he didn’t come.
  2. She has acted in several movies.
  3. The train left a few minutes ago.
  4. Make sure that you arrive on time.
  5. The poor man made sure that his children never starved
  6. You will get the promotion if you deserve it.
  7. They realized that they had committed a major blunder.
  8. We have not heard anything from them in over a month.
  9. They had taken two wickets before rain interrupted the match.
  10. Dad reaches home from work at 6.30.
  11. Mother spends the weekends with her parents.
  12. She started crying as soon as she saw me.
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