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Tenses Exercise

August 20, 2019 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
Progress 0 of 11 answered
1The winter session ............... on December 5th.
Wrong!
Use "starts" for an official scheduled future event.
2I will call you if I ............... time.
Wrong!
Use "have" in the if-clause of a real future condition.
3............... we call the police?
Wrong!
Use "Shall" with "we" to ask for advice or a suggestion.
4............... you make me a cup of tea?
Wrong!
Use "Will" to make a request to another person.
5The plane ............... at three o'clock.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "arrives" and "is arriving" can describe a planned future arrival.
6By next January, we ............... here for ten years.
Wrong!
Use "will have been" for a state continuing up to a future time.
7I promise I ............... you this evening.
Wrong!
Use "will phone" when making a promise about the future.
8Let's have something to eat, ............... we?
Wrong!
Use "shall" in the question tag after "Let's".
9............... a ghost?
Wrong!
Use "Have you ever seen" to ask about life experience up to now.
10I ............... James in the morning and he said that he was quitting.
Wrong!
Use "saw" for a finished action at a specific past time.
11She ............... all her life in India.
Wrong!
Use "has lived" for a life situation continuing up to now.
Done.
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Answers

  1. The winter session starts on December 5th.
  2. I will call you if I have time.
  3. Shall we call the police?
  4. Will you make me a cup of tea?
  5. The plane arrives / is arriving at three o’clock.
  6. By next January, we will have been here for ten years.
  7. I promise I will phone you this evening.
  8. Let’s have something to eat, shall we?
  9. Have you ever seen a ghost?
  10. I saw James in the morning and he said that he was quitting.
  11. She has lived all her life in India.
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