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Tenses Exercise

August 24, 2019 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
Progress 0 of 11 answered
1Grandpa ............... for a walk every morning.
Wrong!
Use "goes" for a regular habit with "every morning".
2All mothers ............... their children.
Wrong!
Use "love" for a general truth about all mothers.
3The British once ............... India.
Wrong!
Use "ruled" for a completed action in the past with "once".
4Grandpa ............... to the temple yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "went" for a finished past action with "yesterday".
5I ............... something last night.
Wrong!
Use "heard" for a completed action in the past with "last night".
6He ............... gently to the child.
Wrong!
Use "spoke" for a completed past action.
7The pond ............... up every summer.
Wrong!
Use "dries" for a repeated event with "every summer".
8Humble words ............... others joy.
Wrong!
Use "give" because the plural subject "words" needs a plural verb form.
9He ............... a living by mending shoes.
Wrong!
Use "makes" for a regular way of earning money.
10He ............... school at fourteen.
Wrong!
Use "left" for a completed action at a past age.
11The puppy ............... by a group of boys.
Wrong!
Use "was rescued" because the puppy received the action in the past.
Done.
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Answers

  1. Grandpa goes for a walk every morning.
  2. All mothers love their children.
  3. The British once ruled India.
  4. Grandpa went to the temple yesterday.
  5. I heard something last night.
  6. He spoke gently to the child.
  7. The pond dries up every summer.
  8. Humble words give others joy.
  9. He makes a living by mending shoes.
  10. He left school at fourteen.
  11. The puppy was rescued by a group of boys.
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