1We often ............... over the fields in the evening.
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Use "walk" because the subject "we" takes the base verb in the present simple.
2According to the timetable, the train ............... at 6:30.
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Use "arrives" for a scheduled event such as a train timetable.
3My dog ............... everything. He is almost human.
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Use "understands" for a general fact about the dog now.
4We went out although it ............... a bit late.
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Use "was" because the sentence describes a situation at a past time.
5My feet were sore because my shoes ............... badly.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "fit" and "fitted" are acceptable past forms in this sentence.
6I ............... my job because I was ill for six months.
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Use "lost" for a completed past event with a clear past reason.
7During the holidays, I ............... a lot of reading.
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Use "did" in the fixed expression "did a lot of reading" for a finished holiday period.
8This Friday, we ............... to Paris for the weekend.
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Use "are going" for a future arrangement that has already been planned.
9She ............... to anyone since she started working here.
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Use "has never apologized" with "since" for the period from a past point up to now; the subject "she" takes "has".
10You never ............... me finish a sentence.
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Use "let" because the subject "you" takes the base verb in the present simple.
11I ............... cooking or cleaning.
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Use "don’t enjoy" to express a general dislike with the subject "I".
12It ............... a long time since we met.
Select 2 answers.
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Use "has been" (or, especially in British English, "is") with "since" to show the period from the past meeting up to now.
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- We often walk over the fields in the evening.
- According to the timetable, the train arrives at 6:30.
- My dog understands everything. He is almost human.
- We went out although it was a bit late.
- My feet were sore because my shoes fit / fitted badly.
- I lost my job because I was ill for six months.
- During the holidays, I did a lot of reading.
- This Friday, we are going to Paris for the weekend.
- She has never apologized to anyone since she started working here.
- You never let me finish a sentence.
- I don’t enjoy cooking or cleaning.
- It is / has been a long time since we met.