Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form that indicates the idea given in the brackets.
1My mother ............... up at 5 a.m.
Wrong!
Use "used to get" for a past habit that is no longer being described as present.
2Worldly pleasures ............... temporary.
Wrong!
Use "are" because the sentence states a general truth.
3Portia ............... that mercy is a divine quality.
Wrong!
Use "says" to report a general statement about what Portia says in the text.
4They ............... for the program.
Wrong!
Use "are rehearsing" for an action in progress now.
5None of us ............... Shakespeare.
Wrong!
Use "have seen" because the sentence talks about experience up to now.
6His father ............... last month.
Wrong!
Use "died" with the finished past time expression "last month".
7I ............... ready.
Wrong!
Use "am getting" for an action happening at the moment of speaking.
8When I was young, I ............... football every day.
Wrong!
Use "used to play" for a regular habit in the past.
9When we ............... into our house.
Wrong!
Use "were sleeping, a thief broke" because a shorter past action interrupted a longer past action.
10If I ............... the exam.
Wrong!
Use "had worked hard, I would have passed" for an unreal condition in the past.
Done.
Score: 0/10
Answers
- My mother used to get up at 5 a.m.
- Worldly pleasures are temporary.
- Portia says that mercy is a divine quality.
- They are rehearsing for the program.
- None of us have seen Shakespeare.
- His father died last month.
- I am getting ready.
- When I was young, I used to play football every day.
- When we were sleeping, a thief broke into our house.
- If I had worked hard, I would have passed the exam.
