Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1. This is the 6th chocolate you ……………………… today.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the present perfect after this is the first/second/third etc.
2. I ………………………. a strange experience yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the simple past with definite past time expressions.
3. It is time you ……………………….. smoking.
Correct!
Wrong!
A simple past is used after it is time to refer to the present or future.
4. I would rather you ……………………….. home now.
Correct!
Wrong!
A simple past is used after would rather to refer to the present or future.
5. He asked if I ………………………… his wallet.
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Wrong!
6. Although she ……………………….. hard, she could not pass the exam.
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Wrong!
7. She broke down when she ……………………….. the news.
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Wrong!
8. I regret ……………………….. school at fourteen.
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Wrong!
Regret is followed by an ing form to refer to the past.
9. He …………………………… for his honesty.
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Wrong!
10. Despite being clever, she …………………….. industry.
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Wrong!
Lack is not normally used in the ing form.
11. As he was born in a poor family, he …………………………. great hardship during his childhood.
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Wrong!
Use the simple past to talk about finished events that are in no way related to the present.
12. I conceded to his demands because I …………………………. to provoke him.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- This is the 6th chocolate you have eaten today.
- I had a strange experience yesterday.
- It is time you stopped smoking.
- I would rather you went home now.
- He asked if I had seen his wallet.
- Although she worked hard, she could not pass the exam.
- She broke down when she heard the news.
- I regret leaving school at fourteen.
- He was praised for his honesty.
- Despite being clever, she lacks industry.
- As he was born in a poor family, he suffered great hardship during his childhood.
- I conceded to his demands because I did not want to provoke him.
