Fill in the blanks.
1. I ……………………… to him yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
To simply say that something happened in the past, use the simple past.
2. I ……………………… to the boys about my holiday.
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Wrong!
We normally use the present perfect to talk about a finished event, when there is no time expression.
3. I ……………………… him yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the simple past to say that something happened in the past.
4. They ……………………… the job a week ago.
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Wrong!
The simple past is used to say that something happened sometime ago.
5. He ………………………. under the tree motionless.
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Wrong!
Lay is the past participle of lie.
6. He ……………………… here a moment ago.
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Wrong!
7. We ……………………….. to the movies last night.
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Wrong!
8. When I reached home, he ………………………… his lunch.
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Wrong!
The past continuous is used to talk about an activity that was going on at a particular point of time in the past.
9. He said that he ……………………….. her the previous day.
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Wrong!
The past perfect is used to talk about the earlier of two past actions.
10. She ……………………….. before they found her.
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Wrong!
The past perfect is used to talk about the earlier of two past actions.
11. I …………………………. you for a long time.
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Wrong!
12. Although the driver was badly hurt, he was able to explain what ………………………..
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Wrong!
Answers
- I wrote to him yesterday.
- I have spoken to the boys about my holiday.
- I saw him yesterday.
- They finished the job a week ago.
- He lay under the tree motionless.
- He was here a moment ago.
- We went to the movies last night.
- When I reached home, he was having his lunch.
- He said that he had seen her the previous day.
- She had died before they found her.
- I have not met you for a long time.
- Although the driver was badly hurt, he was able to explain what had happened.
