Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1This is the sixth time you ............... the same question.
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After "This is the sixth time," we normally use the present perfect, so "have asked" is correct.
2I ............... a strange experience yesterday.
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The time word "yesterday" needs the simple past, so "had" is correct.
3As soon as she saw me, she ............... towards me.
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Two completed past actions in sequence usually use the simple past, so "rushed" is correct.
4Those who are against this proposal should ............... their hand.
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Because "hand" is an object, the transitive verb "raise" is correct.
5She asked if I ............... her cat.
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In reported speech after a past reporting verb, the present perfect often changes to "had seen".
6Although I had all the qualifications, my application ...............
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The application received the action, so the passive form "was rejected" is correct.
7Despite her best efforts, she ............... pass the test.
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The sentence describes an inability in the past, so the modal "could not" is correct.
8He said he regretted that he ............... so hastily.
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The action happened before his regret in reported speech, so "had acted" is correct.
9He ............... for incompetence.
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He received the action, so the passive form "was dismissed" is correct.
10He was clever, but he ............... industry.
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The sentence describes a past situation, so "lacked" is correct.
11As they were poor, they ............... great hardship.
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The past clause "were poor" is followed naturally by the simple past "suffered".
12I conceded to his request because I ............... to disappoint him.
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The main verb "conceded" is past, so "did not want" is correct.
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- This is the sixth time you have asked the same question.
- I had a strange experience yesterday.
- As soon as she saw me, she rushed towards me.
- Those who are against this proposal should raise their hand.
- She asked if I had seen her cat.
- Although I had all the qualifications, my application was rejected
- Despite her best efforts, she could not pass the test.
- He said he regretted that he had acted so hastily.
- He was dismissed for incompetence.
- He was clever, but he lacked industry.
- As they were poor, they suffered great hardship.
- I conceded to his request because I did not want to disappoint him.