Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1. I will follow you wherever you ……………………….
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Wrong!
When both clauses refer to the future, we use a present tense in the subordinate clause to refer to future.
2. I knew she ………………………. right.
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When the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, the verb in the subordinate clause too will usually be in the past tense.
3. We …………………………. them next year.
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Wrong!
The present continuous is used to talk about pre-planned future events.
4. Does she know what …………………………..?
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In indirect questions, the verb goes after the subject.
5. He will lose his job if he ……………………….. another deadline.
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6. How soon ……………………….. you know your holiday dates?
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7. She ………………………….. to come with me.
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When there is no time reference, the present perfect is usually used to give news.
8. We …………………………… away anything useful.
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The simple present is used to talk about facts, habits etc.
9. I ……………………… swimming yesterday,
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When we say when something happened, we use the simple past.
10. She ……………………….. a boutique in the town.
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11. They never found out what …………………………. to him.
Please select 2 correct answers
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Wrong!
Either simple past or past perfect can be used here.
12. My grandfather is eighty but he still …………………………. good health.
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Wrong!
Answers
- I will follow you wherever you go.
- I knew she was right.
- We are visiting them next year.
- Does she know what she is doing?
- He will lose his job if he misses another deadline.
- How soon will you know your holiday dates?
- She has agreed to come with me.
- We do not throw away anything useful.
- I went swimming yesterday,
- She has opened a boutique in the town.
- They never found out what happened / had happened to him.
- My grandfather is eighty but he still enjoys good health.
