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Tenses Exercise

March 29, 2019 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Janvi ............... her mother every day.
Wrong!
We use the simple present "calls" for a daily routine.
2The cow ............... on grass.
Wrong!
We use the simple present "feeds" for a general fact.
3The lion ............... in the forest.
Wrong!
We use the simple present "lives" for a general fact about where an animal lives.
4Suraj ............... his grandparents yesterday.
Wrong!
We use the simple past "visited" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
5She ............... in 1995.
Wrong!
We use the simple past "graduated" with the finished past time expression "in 1995".
6Yesterday, the child ............... to eat breakfast.
Wrong!
We use the simple past "refused" for a completed past action.
7The snake ............... with a stick.
Wrong!
We use the passive form "was killed" because the snake received the action.
8The child ............... ill since Monday.
Wrong!
We use the present perfect "has been" with "since Monday" for a state continuing until now.
9You ............... for me.
Wrong!
We use "needn't have waited" to say that waiting was unnecessary in the past.
10I ............... this flavor.
Wrong!
We use the simple present "don't like" to express a present preference.
11Although she ............... to admit it, her marriage is in trouble.
Wrong!
We use the simple present "refuses" for a present attitude or habit.
12I ............... when you phoned.
Wrong!
We use the past continuous "was reading" for the background action interrupted by "phoned".
Done.
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Answers

  1. Janvi calls her mother every day.
  2. The cow feeds on grass.
  3. The lion lives in the forest.
  4. Suraj visited his grandparents yesterday.
  5. She graduated in 1995.
  6. Yesterday, the child refused to eat breakfast.
  7. The snake was killed with a stick.
  8. The child has been ill since Monday.
  9. You needn’t have waited for me.
  10. I don’t like this flavor.
  11. Although she refuses to admit it, her marriage is in trouble.
  12. I was reading when you phoned.
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