Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1We ............... for them at the moment.
Wrong!
Use "are waiting" for an action happening now, at the moment of speaking.
2I ............... for London tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use "am leaving" for a planned future arrangement.
3Wait. I ...............!
Wrong!
Use "am coming" for an action happening immediately now.
4I ............... meeting him at the party.
Wrong!
Use "remember" because this stative verb is not normally used in the continuous form here.
5He ............... to a local football club.
Wrong!
Use "belongs" because "belong" is a stative verb and is not normally used in the continuous form.
6She ............... many books so far.
Wrong!
Use "has published" with "so far" for a life experience or result up to now.
7We ............... all of them already.
Wrong!
Use "have invited" with "already" for a completed action with present relevance.
8Somebody ............... the gate unlocked.
Wrong!
Use "has left" for a past action whose result is visible now.
9I ............... them for a long time.
Wrong!
Use "have known" for a state that began in the past and continues now.
10He ............... me several times since I moved here.
Wrong!
Use "has helped" with "several times" and "since" for repeated actions in a period continuing up to now.
11He ............... the violin for two years.
Wrong!
Use "has been learning" for an activity that started in the past and continues up to now.
12I ............... it now.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "regret": the subject "I" takes the base form, and "now" rules out the past "regretted".
Answers
- We are waiting for them at the moment.
- I am leaving for London tomorrow.
- Wait. I am coming!
- I remember meeting him at the party.
- He belongs to a local football club.
- She has published many books so far.
- We have invited all of them already.
- Somebody has left the gate unlocked.
- I have known them for a long time.
- He has helped me several times since I moved here.
- He has been learning the violin for two years.
- I regret it now.