Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1. Martin …………………………….. in a factory.
We usually use the simple present to talk about people's employment.
2. As soon as an upgraded phone arrives, she …………………………….. it a point to buy it.
3. I will call you as soon as I ………………………………. from them.
When both clauses refer to the future, we use a present tense in the subordinate clause.
4. If only you had been more careful, the accident ………………………………… avoided.
In third conditional, we use a past perfect in the if-clause and would/could/might + have + past participle in the main clause.
5. If I were you, I ……………………….. spend 500 dollars on that washing machine.
In type 2 conditional. we use a simple past in the if-clause and would + infinitive in the main clause.
6. I usually …………………………….. dinner at 8 pm.
Use the simple present to talk about facts.
7. He ………………………….. his ankle while playing football yesterday.
Use the simple past when we say when something happened.
8. He …………………………….. his leg.
Use the present perfect to talk about a finished event whose effect is still felt in the present.
9. They …………………………………. the job by Monday.
Use the future perfect to say that an activity will have completed by a certain point of time in future.
10. Grandpa ……………………………….. in the afternoon.
The present continuous is considered more appropriate in this context.
11. I asked him if he ………………………………help me.
12. He …………………………….. care of abandoned dogs and cats since he was a boy.
Use the present perfect continuous to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
Answers
- Martin works in a factory.
- As soon as an upgraded phone arrives, she makes it a point to buy it.
- I will call you as soon as I hear from them.
- If only you had been more careful, the accident could have been avoided.
- If I were you, I would not spend 500 dollars on that washing machine.
- I usually have dinner at 8 pm.
- He injured his ankle while playing football yesterday.
- He has broken his leg.
- They will have finished the job by Monday.
- Grandpa is arriving in the afternoon.
- I asked him if he could help me.
- He has been taking care of abandoned dogs and cats since he was a boy.
