Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1. I …………………………….. watch a lot of movies when I was younger.
Either would or used to can be used to talk about past habits.
2. They …………………………. in the morning.
To simply say that something happened some time ago, we use the simple past.
3. She ..................................... unhappy since her divorce.
To talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present, we use the present perfect tense.
4. I ........................................ my uncle when I was in Canada.
To simply say that something happened some time ago, we use the simple past.
5. I …………………………… him instantly.
To simply say that something happened some time ago, we use the simple past.
6. Somebody ………………………………. the cat in.
When there is no time reference, we use the present perfect to talk about finished events.
7. Who …………………………….. the door open?
When the emphasis is on the person who committed the action, the simple past is used.
8. I ………………………………. in this town since I was a child.
The present perfect or 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.
9. I …………………………… hiking yesterday.
To simply say that something happened some time ago, we use the simple past.
10. No one …………………………………. him since that fateful day.
We use the present perfect to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
11. The birds …………………………….. and sold.
12. As soon as she finished one project, she ………………………………. working on the next.
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 has let the cat in.
- Who left the door open?
- I have lived / have been living 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.
