Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1I will follow you wherever you ...............
Wrong!
Use the present simple after "wherever" to refer to the future, so the correct answer is "go".
2I knew she ............... right.
Wrong!
After the past-tense reporting verb "knew", the natural backshifted form is "was".
3We ............... them next Friday; the tickets are booked.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous for a fixed future arrangement, so the correct answer is "are visiting".
4Does she know what ...............?
Wrong!
In an indirect question, the subject comes before the verb, so the correct answer is "she is doing".
5He will lose his job if he ............... another deadline.
Wrong!
Use the present simple in the if-clause of a first conditional, so the correct answer is "misses".
6How soon ............... you know your holiday dates?
Wrong!
Use "will" to ask about future knowledge or information.
7She ............... to come with me.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect to give recent news, so the correct answer is "has agreed".
8As a rule, we ............... away anything useful.
Wrong!
Use the simple present for a general habit, so the correct answer is "do not throw".
9I ............... swimming yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the simple past with a finished time expression like "yesterday", so the correct answer is "went".
10She ............... a boutique in the town since we last met.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect with "since we last met", so the correct answer is "has opened".
11They never found out what ............... to him.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "happened" and "had happened" can refer to the earlier event in this sentence.
12My grandfather is eighty, but he still ............... good health.
Wrong!
Use the simple present for a continuing state, so the correct answer is "enjoys".
Answers
- I will follow you wherever you go
- I knew she was right.
- We are visiting them next Friday; the tickets are booked.
- 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.
- As a rule, we do not throw away anything useful.
- I went swimming yesterday.
- She has opened a boutique in the town since we last met.
- They never found out what happened / had happened to him.
- My grandfather is eighty, but he still enjoys good health.
