1By the time they found him, he ............... .
Wrong!
The past perfect "had died" shows that the death happened before they found him.
2He ............... many years ago.
Wrong!
The simple past "died" is used with the finished past time expression "many years ago".
3By that time, everybody ............... asleep.
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The simple past "was" describes the state of everybody at that time in the past.
4She told me that something ............... to him.
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The past perfect "had happened" shows that the event happened before she told me.
5I ............... about it until you mentioned it.
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The past perfect negative "hadn't thought" shows the thought had not occurred before you mentioned it.
6She ............... him at once.
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The simple past "recognized" describes a completed action in the past.
7I ............... him yesterday.
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The simple past "saw" is used with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
8He ............... in 1960.
Wrong!
The passive form "was born" is used to talk about a person's date of birth.
9I ............... enough time to finish the job.
Wrong!
The simple past negative "didn't get" states a completed past situation.
10When I arrived at the party, everybody ............... home.
Wrong!
The past perfect "had gone" shows that everybody left before I arrived.
11I wondered who ............... the cat in.
Wrong!
The past perfect "had let" shows that the cat was let in before I wondered about it.
12I thought I ............... the money.
Wrong!
The past perfect "had sent" shows that the sending was earlier than the thought.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- By the time they found him, he had died.
- He died many years ago.
- By that time, everybody was asleep.
- She told me that something had happened to him.
- I hadn’t thought about it until you mentioned it.
- She recognized him at once.
- I saw him yesterday.
- He was born in 1960.
- I didn’t get enough time to finish the job.
- When I arrived at the party, everybody had gone home.
- I wondered who had let the cat in.
- I thought I had sent the money.
