Fill in the blanks.
1. He crashed his car shortly after he ………………………. it.
Correct!
Wrong!
The past perfect is used for the earlier of the two past actions.
2. I …………………….. my work before I went out to play.
Correct!
Wrong!
The simple past is also possible here, but the past perfect is considered more approrpriate.
3. He ……………………… ill for about a month before he died.
Correct!
Wrong!
The past perfect is used for an action or situation that started at some point in the past and continued up to another point.
4. The show ………………………… before we reached the venue.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. No one took care of the children after their parents …………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
The simple past is also possible here but the past perfect is more appropriate.
6. We ………………………….. here since 1990.
Correct!
Wrong!
The present perfect continuous is used to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
7. He …………………………. here for 2 hours.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. I ……………………… them for a long time.
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Wrong!
9. Although the driver was badly hurt, he could explain what ……………………….
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Wrong!
10. Neither of the boys ………………………….. arrived.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a singular verb after neither.
11. One of the students ………………………… missing.
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Wrong!
Use a singular verb after one of.
12. How they ................................. is a mystery.
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Wrong!
Answers
- He crashed his car shortly after he had bought it.
- I had finished my work before I went out to play.
- He had been ill for about a month before he died.
- The show had begun before we reached the venue.
- No one took care of the children after their parents had died.
- We have been living here since 1990.
- He has been waiting here for 2 hours.
- I have not met them for a long time.
- Although the driver was badly hurt, he could explain what had happened.
- Neither of the boys has arrived.
- One of the students has gone missing.
- How they escaped is a mystery.
