Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.
1The patient ............... yesterday.
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Use "died" because "yesterday" refers to a finished past time.
2I ............... the parcel yesterday.
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Use "received" because "yesterday" refers to a finished past time.
3The sun ............... when we started our journey.
Wrong!
Use "was shining" for a background action in progress when another past action happened.
4I saw him ............... the boy.
Select 2 answers.
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After "saw him", both "beat" and "beating" are possible, but the to-infinitive is not used here.
5Which tense combination is used in this sentence: "Yesterday I bought a new laptop because my old one had become quite slow"?
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The sentence uses "Past simple + past perfect" because the old laptop had become slow before the new one was bought.
6What tense is the verb phrase "had done" in this sentence: "He thanked me for what I had done"?
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The verb phrase "had done" is in the "Past perfect" tense.
7What tense is the verb phrase "have been working" in this sentence: "I have been working on this project for two years"?
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The verb phrase "have been working" is in the "Present perfect continuous" tense.
8What tense is the verb "bought" in this sentence: "They bought an apartment in Bangalore three years ago"?
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The verb "bought" is in the "Past simple" tense and matches the finished time expression "three years ago".
9What tense is the verb "drink" in this sentence: "I usually drink coffee in the morning"?
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The verb "drink" is in the "Present simple" tense because it describes a habit.
10What tense is the verb phrase "have been living" in this sentence: "Ever since I left my country in 2007, I have been living in Canada"?
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The verb phrase "have been living" is in the "Present perfect continuous" tense because the situation began in the past and continues now.
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- The patient died yesterday.
- I received the parcel yesterday.
- The sun was shining when we started our journey.
- I saw him beat / beating the boy.
- Which tense combination is used in this sentence: “Yesterday I bought a new laptop because my old one had become quite slow”? — Past simple + past perfect
- What tense is the verb phrase “had done” in this sentence: “He thanked me for what I had done”? — Past perfect
- What tense is the verb phrase “have been working” in this sentence: “I have been working on this project for two years”? — Present perfect continuous
- What tense is the verb “bought” in this sentence: “They bought an apartment in Bangalore three years ago”? — Past simple
- What tense is the verb “drink” in this sentence: “I usually drink coffee in the morning”? — Present simple
- What tense is the verb phrase “have been living” in this sentence: “Ever since I left my country in 2007, I have been living in Canada”? — Present perfect continuous