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Tenses exercise

May 19, 2016 B1pdf

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate tense form.

Progress 0 of 13 answered
1He ............... from Malaysia yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "returned" with the finished time expression "yesterday".
2............... you know where he lives?
Wrong!
Use "Do" to make a present simple question with "you" and the base verb "know".
3She ............... what she was supposed to do.
Wrong!
Use the past simple negative "did not know" to match the past situation in the rest of the sentence.
4I ............... for my keys.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous "am looking" for an action happening around now.
5He ............... for his exams.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous "is preparing" for an activity in progress around now.
6He ............... to be an engineer.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "wants" because "want" is normally a stative verb.
7God ............... the stars and the sea.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "rules" for a general truth or permanent state.
8The two brothers ............... each other warmly.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "embraced" for a completed past action.
9The next morning, she ............... up early.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "got" to narrate a completed action in the past.
10What are you ............... there?
Wrong!
Use "doing" after "are" to form the present continuous question.
11I ............... him for several years.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect "have known" with "for several years" for a state continuing to the present.
12............... he know what he is doing?
Wrong!
Use "Does" to make a present simple question with "he" and the base verb "know".
13As he was not willing to accept our help, we ............... him to his fate.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "left" for the main completed action in the past narrative.

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  1. He returned from Malaysia yesterday.
  2. Do you know where he lives?
  3. She did not know what she was supposed to do.
  4. I am looking for my keys.
  5. He is preparing for his exams.
  6. He wants to be an engineer.
  7. God rules the stars and the sea.
  8. The two brothers embraced each other warmly.
  9. The next morning, she got up early.
  10. What are you doing there?
  11. I have known him for several years.
  12. Does he know what he is doing?
  13. As he was not willing to accept our help, we left him to his fate.

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