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Tenses Exercise

July 30, 2021 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. This is the 6th time, you ………………………. the same question.

Correct! Wrong!

The present perfect is used after this is the first /second/last etc.

2. I ………………………. a strange experience yesterday.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the simple past to say that something happened sometime ago.

3. As soon as she saw me, she …………………….. towards me.

Correct! Wrong!

4. Those who are against this proposal …………………………. their hand.

Correct! Wrong!

Rise is intransitive; raise is transitive.

5. She asked if I ………………………… her cat.

Correct! Wrong!

Present perfect in the direct speech becomes past perfect in the indirect speech.

6. Although I had all the qualifications, my application …………………………….

Correct! Wrong!

Use the passive form here because the subject is not the doer.

7. Despite her best efforts, she …………………………… pass the test.

Correct! Wrong!

8. He said he regretted that he ………………………. so hastily.

Correct! Wrong!

9. He …………………………… for incompetence.

Correct! Wrong!

A passive verb is required here because the subject is not the doer of the action.

10. He was clever but he …………………………. industry.

Correct! Wrong!

11. As they were poor, they …………………………. great hardship.

Correct! Wrong!

When one verb is in the past tense, the other verbs too will most probably be in the past tense.

12. I conceded to his request because I ………………………….. to disappoint him.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. This is the 6th time, you have asked the same question.
  2. I had a strange experience yesterday.
  3. As soon as she saw me, she rushed towards me.
  4. Those who are against this proposal should raise their hand.
  5. She asked if I had seen her cat.
  6. Although I had all the qualifications, my application was rejected.
  7. Despite her best efforts, she could not pass the test.
  8. He said he regretted that he had acted so hastily.
  9. He was dismissed for incompetence.
  10. He was clever but he lacked industry.
  11. As they were poor, they suffered great hardship.
  12. I conceded to his request because I did not want to disappoint him.
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