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Tenses Exercise

February 6, 2020 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... the job yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "finished" because "yesterday" refers to a completed time in the past.
2I ............... all of them to my party.
Wrong!
Use "have invited" to give present news about a past action.
3Dad ............... for Singapore yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "left" because "yesterday" refers to a completed time in the past.
4See that you ............... on time.
Wrong!
Use "return" after "See that you" to state what must happen.
5Mother made sure that we ............... a good education.
Wrong!
Use "received" because the reporting verb "made sure" is in the past.
6You would get a promotion if you ............... your target.
Wrong!
Use "met" in the if-clause of this second conditional sentence.
7As I was feeling ill, I ............... a doctor.
Wrong!
Use "consulted" for a completed past action linked to the past situation.
8She ............... for a job since she left university.
Wrong!
Use "has been looking" for an action that began in the past and continues now.
9If you ............... for an hour, you will be able to meet her.
Wrong!
Use "wait" in the if-clause of this first conditional sentence.
10Although I ............... early, I was late for work.
Wrong!
Use "started" because the sentence describes a completed past situation.
11Father hit the roof when he learned that I ............... my test.
Wrong!
Use "had failed" for an action that happened before Father learned about it.
12When I visited him, he ............... ill for months.
Wrong!
Use "had been" for a state that continued up to a later point in the past.
Done.
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Answers

  1. I finished the job yesterday.
  2. I have invited all of them to my party.
  3. Dad left for Singapore yesterday.
  4. See that you return on time.
  5. Mother made sure that we received a good education.
  6. You would get a promotion if you met your target.
  7. As I was feeling ill, I consulted a doctor.
  8. She has been looking for a job since she left university.
  9. If you wait for an hour, you will be able to meet her.
  10. Although I started early, I was late for work.
  11. Father hit the roof when he learned that I had failed my test.
  12. When I visited him, he had been ill for months.
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