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Tenses Exercise

February 9, 2022 - pdf

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.

Correct! Wrong!

6. Although she ……………………….. hard, she could not pass the exam.

Correct! Wrong!

7. She broke down when she ……………………….. the news.

Correct! Wrong!

8. I regret ……………………….. school at fourteen.

Correct! Wrong!

Regret is followed by an ing form to refer to the past.

9. He …………………………… for his honesty.

Correct! Wrong!

10. Despite being clever, she …………………….. industry.

Correct! 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.

Correct! 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

  1. This is the 6th chocolate you have eaten today.
  2. I had a strange experience yesterday.
  3. It is time you stopped smoking.
  4. I would rather you went home now.
  5. He asked if I had seen his wallet.
  6. Although she worked hard, she could not pass the exam.
  7. She broke down when she heard the news.
  8. I regret leaving school at fourteen.
  9. He was praised for his honesty.
  10. Despite being clever, she lacks industry.
  11. As he was born in a poor family, he suffered great hardship during his childhood.
  12. I conceded to his demands because I did not want to provoke him.
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