Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1I always ............... my grandmother on the weekends.
Wrong!
Use "visit" for a regular habit with "always" and "on the weekends".
2The President ............... the nation at 8 pm tonight.
Wrong!
Use "is addressing" for a planned future arrangement at a specific time.
3The summer term ............... in July.
Wrong!
Use "starts" for a scheduled event such as a term date.
4He never ............... his front door open.
Wrong!
Use "leaves" because the third-person singular present simple needs -s.
5She ............... immense joy from feeding stray animals.
Wrong!
Use "gets" for a general fact about what she enjoys.
6He ............... at gunpoint.
Wrong!
Use "was robbed" because the subject received the action in the past.
7During the holidays, I ............... a lot of sleeping and eating.
Wrong!
Use "did" for a completed past situation during the holidays.
8I ............... Janet in the afternoon.
Wrong!
Use "am meeting" for a planned future arrangement.
9Dad cooked dinner while Mom ............... TV.
Wrong!
Use "watched" to match the past time of "cooked" in the same sentence.
10You never let me ............... a sentence.
Wrong!
Use "finish" because "let" is followed by the base form of the verb.
11I ............... by UFOs.
Wrong!
Use "have always been fascinated" for a present perfect passive state continuing to now.
12Somebody ............... at the gate.
Wrong!
Use "is standing" for an action happening now at the gate.
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- I always visit my grandmother on the weekends.
- The President is addressing the nation at 8 pm tonight.
- The summer term starts in July.
- He never leaves his front door open.
- She gets immense joy from feeding stray animals.
- He was robbed at gunpoint.
- During the holidays, I did a lot of sleeping and eating.
- I am meeting Janet in the afternoon.
- Dad cooked dinner while Mom watched TV.
- You never let me finish a sentence.
- I have always been fascinated by UFOs.
- Somebody is standing at the gate.