Fill in the blanks.
1I ............... to him yesterday.
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Use the past simple "wrote" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
2I ............... to the boys about my holiday many times since I got back.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect "have spoken" with "since" for repeated actions in a period that continues up to now.
3I ............... him yesterday.
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Use the past simple "saw" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
4They ............... the job a week ago.
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Use the past simple "finished" with the finished past time expression "a week ago".
5He ............... under the tree motionless.
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Use the past simple "lay" for the past form of "lie" meaning "be in a resting position".
6He ............... here a moment ago.
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Use the past simple "was" with the finished past time expression "a moment ago".
7We ............... to the movies last night.
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Use the past simple "went" with the finished past time expression "last night".
8When I reached home, he ............... his lunch.
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Use the past continuous "was having" for an action in progress when another past action happened.
9He said that he ............... her the previous day.
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Use the past perfect "had seen" for the earlier past action in reported speech.
10She ............... before they found her.
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Use the past perfect "had died" for the action that happened before "they found her".
11I ............... you for a long time.
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Use the present perfect "have not met" with "for a long time" when the period continues up to now.
12Although the driver was badly hurt, he was able to explain what ...............
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had happened" for the event before the driver explained it.
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Answers
- I wrote to him yesterday.
- I have spoken to the boys about my holiday many times since I got back.
- 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.