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Tenses exercise

February 3, 2015 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1. His father ....................... last night.
Wrong!
2. We ………………….. Susie 3 weeks ago.
Wrong!
3. The sun ...................... when we went out.
Wrong!
4. I saw him ..................... the lamp.
Wrong!
5. Yesterday I ………………….. a new cellphone because my old one …………………. stolen.
Wrong!
6. He thanked me for what I …………………..
Wrong!
7. I ..................... here for the last two years.
Wrong!
8. They ………………… an apartment in New York two years ago.
Wrong!
9. I usually ....................... the newspaper in the morning.
Wrong!
10. Ever since I ..................... my home state in 1995, I …………………. living here.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10

Answers

1. His father died last night.

2. We visited Susie 3 weeks ago.

3. The sun was shining when we went out.

4. I saw him steal the lamp.

5. Yesterday I bought a new cellphone because my old one had been stolen.

6. He thanked me for what I had done.

7. I have lived / have been living here for the last two years.

8. They bought an apartment in New York two years ago.

9. I usually read the newspaper in the morning.

10. Ever since I left my home state in 1995, I have been living here.

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