Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form that indicates the idea given in the brackets.
1. My mother ………………….. up at 5 am. (Habitual action in the past)
2. Worldly pleasures ………………….. temporary. (General truth)
3. Portia …………………… that mercy is a divine quality. (General truth)
4. They …………………… for the program. (Action in progress)
5. None of us …………………. Shakespeare.
6. His father ………………… last month. (Completed action)
7. I ………………….. ready. (Action going on at the moment of speaking)
8. When I was young, I …………………. football every day. (Habitual action in the past)
9. When we …………………. a thief ………………….. into our house.
10. If I ………………… hard, I ………………… (Unfulfilled condition)
Answers
1. My mother used to get up at 5 am.
2. Worldly pleasures are temporary.
3. Portia says that mercy is a divine quality.
4. They are rehearsing for the program.
5. None of us have seen Shakespeare.
6. His father died last month.
7. I am getting ready.
8. When I was young, I used to play football every day.
9. When we were sleeping, a thief broke into our house.
10. If I had worked hard, I would have passed.
