Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1We ............... for them.
Wrong!
Use "are waiting" for an action happening now.
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.
Wrong!
Use "has published" for a life experience or result without saying exactly when it happened.
7We ............... all of them.
Wrong!
Use "have invited" 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.
Wrong!
Use "has helped" with "several times" when the exact times are not stated.
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 "regret" because the subject "I" takes the base present simple form here.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- We are waiting for them.
- 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.
- We have invited all of them.
- Somebody has left the gate unlocked.
- I have known them for a long time.
- He has helped me several times.
- He has been learning the violin for two years.
- I regret it now.
