Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1I ............... my mother every night before going to bed.
Wrong!
Use the present simple for a regular habit, so "call" is correct.
2We ............... terrible weather these days.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous for a temporary situation happening around now, so "are having" is correct.
3I ............... off my debts.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect for a completed action with present relevance and no past time expression, so "have paid" is correct.
4I ............... to invite him to my party.
Wrong!
Use the past simple for a completed past mistake, so "forgot" is correct.
5I ............... a word with my boss in the morning.
Wrong!
Use the past simple for a finished event at a past time, so "had" is correct.
6She asked me what my problem ...............
Wrong!
In reported speech after a past reporting verb, backshift the tense, so "was" is correct.
7He said that he ............... before sunset.
Wrong!
In reported speech after "said", future "will" usually changes to "would", so "would return" is correct.
8I ............... to hear the news.
Wrong!
Use the passive adjective form to describe how the speaker felt, so "was delighted" is correct.
9The children ............... us with their enthralling performance.
Wrong!
Use the active past simple because the children caused the feeling, so "delighted" is correct.
10Ever since she left college, she ............... for a job.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect continuous for an action that started in the past and continues now, so "has been looking" is correct.
11If you ............... a little money every month, you wouldn’t have faced this problem now.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect in the if-clause of a third conditional, so "had saved" is correct.
12If he ............... carefully, he wouldn’t crash the car.
Wrong!
Use the past simple in the if-clause of a second conditional, so "drove" is correct.
Answers
- I call my mother every night before going to bed.
- We are having terrible weather these days.
- I have paid off my debts.
- I forgot to invite him to my party.
- I had a word with my boss in the morning.
- She asked me what my problem was.
- He said that he would return before sunset.
- I was delighted to hear the news.
- The children delighted us with their enthralling performance.
- Ever since she left college, she has been looking for a job.
- If you had saved a little money every month, you wouldn’t have faced this problem now.
- If he drove carefully, he wouldn’t crash the car.
