Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1I ............... watch a lot of movies when I was younger.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "used to" and "would" can describe a repeated habit in the past.
2They ............... in the morning.
Wrong!
Use "arrived" for a completed action at a finished past time.
3She ............... unhappy since her divorce.
Wrong!
Use "has been" for a state that began in the past and continues to the present.
4I ............... my uncle when I was in Canada.
Wrong!
Use "visited" with the finished past time clause "when I was in Canada."
5I ............... him instantly.
Wrong!
Use "recognized" for a completed past action.
6Somebody ............... the cat in.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "let" and "has let" are possible, depending on whether the speaker focuses on the past action or the present result.
7Who ............... the door open?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "has left" and "left" are possible, depending on whether the speaker focuses on the present result or the past action.
8I ............... in this town since I was a child.
Wrong!
Use "have lived" for a situation that began in the past and continues to the present.
9I ............... hiking yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "went" with the finished time expression "yesterday."
10No one ............... him since that fateful day.
Wrong!
Use "has seen" with "since" for a period continuing up to now.
11The birds ............... and sold.
Wrong!
Use "were caught" because the birds received the action in a past passive sentence.
12As soon as she finished one project, she ............... working on the next.
Wrong!
Use "started" for the next completed action in a past-time sequence.
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Answers
- I used to / would watch a lot of movies when I was younger.
- They arrived in the morning.
- She has been unhappy since her divorce.
- I visited my uncle when I was in Canada.
- I recognized him instantly.
- Somebody let / has let the cat in.
- Who has left / left the door open?
- I have lived in this town since I was a child.
- I went hiking yesterday.
- No one has seen him since that fateful day.
- The birds were caught and sold.
- As soon as she finished one project, she started working on the next.