Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1Where ............... your father work?
Wrong!
Use "does" to form a present simple question with the singular subject "your father".
2My sister ............... plays for television.
Wrong!
Use "writes" for a regular activity or job with the singular subject "My sister".
3............... anything this weekend?
Wrong!
Use "Are you doing" to ask about a planned arrangement this weekend.
4Call me when you ............... time.
Wrong!
Use "have" after "when" to refer to future time.
5Prices are ............... soon.
Wrong!
Use "going to rise" for a future prediction based on present evidence or expectation.
6You will soon have an accident if you ............... on driving like that.
Wrong!
Use "go" in the if-clause of a first conditional sentence.
7I ............... you a laptop for your birthday.
Wrong!
Use "will give" for a promise or decision about the future.
8............... we go out for a meal?
Wrong!
Use "Shall" with "we" to make a suggestion.
9I will pay you back when I ............... a job.
Wrong!
Use "get" after "when" to refer to future time.
10We ............... the work by Monday.
Wrong!
Use "will have finished" for an action completed before a future time.
11I can't play because I ............... my leg.
Wrong!
Use "have broken" because the past action has a present result.
12I ............... all my childhood in India.
Wrong!
Use "spent" for a completed past period of life.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Where does your father work?
- My sister writes plays for television.
- Are you doing anything this weekend?
- Call me when you have time.
- Prices are going to rise soon.
- You will soon have an accident if you go on driving like that.
- I will give you a laptop for your birthday.
- Shall we go out for a meal?
- I will pay you back when I get a job.
- We will have finished the work by Monday.
- I can’t play because I have broken my leg.
- I spent all my childhood in India.
