1I could not believe my eyes when I ............... him there.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "spotted" for a completed action in the past.
2Where she ............... is still a mystery.
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Use the past simple "disappeared" to refer to the unknown past event.
3What he did ............... me.
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Use the past simple "shocked" for the effect of a completed past action.
4How did he react when you ............... him red-handed?
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Use the past simple "caught" after "when" to refer to that past event.
5She ............... a lot of money now, so she doesn't need to work.
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Use "has got" to talk about present possession; "have" meaning possess is not used in the continuous form.
6She was angry, so I ............... nothing.
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Use the past simple "said" to continue the sequence of past events.
7The man ran away as soon as he ............... the tiger.
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Use the past simple "saw" after "as soon as" for a completed past event.
8What ............... you do if you lost your job?
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Use "would" in the main clause of a second conditional sentence.
9You ............... me before borrowing my car, but you didn't.
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Use "should have asked" to criticize something that was not done in the past.
10If they had taken him to hospital, he ............... saved.
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Use "could have been" in the result clause of a third conditional sentence.
11Though I tried hard, I ............... solve the puzzle.
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Use "could not" to express inability in the past.
12I ............... him, but he didn’t turn up.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "invited" and "had invited" are possible before a later past event.
Answers
- I could not believe my eyes when I spotted him there.
- Where she disappeared is still a mystery.
- What he did shocked me.
- How did he react when you caught him red-handed?
- She has got a lot of money now, so she doesn’t need to work.
- She was angry, so I said nothing.
- The man ran away as soon as he saw the tiger.
- What would you do if you lost your job?
- You should have asked me before borrowing my car, but you didn’t.
- If they had taken him to hospital, he could have been saved.
- Though I tried hard, I could not solve the puzzle.
- I invited / had invited him, but he didn’t turn up.