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Tenses Exercise

May 19, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. I ………………………….. him yesterday.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the simple past when we say when something happened.

2. …………………………… you lend me your car?

Correct! Wrong!

3. I promise I ……………………………. come early today.

Correct! Wrong!

4. ‘There is the doorbell.’ ‘I ………………………….. go.’

Correct! Wrong!

Use will to talk about willingness.

5. I don’t think that I ………………………………… get the job.

Correct! Wrong!

6. If I had known that you were in trouble, I ……………………………… you.

Correct! Wrong!

In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.

7. I hope that I ………………………………. pass the test.

Correct! Wrong!

8. Can you …………………………………. me a few hundred dollars?

Correct! Wrong!

9. Do you think that she .................................... pass the test?

Correct! Wrong!

10. He asked me ………………………………. I knew where the post office was.

Correct! Wrong!

We can use if or whether to report yes/no questions.

11. I will start when I ………………………………… ready.

Correct! Wrong!

When both clauses refer to future, we use a simple present in the subordinate clause.

12. Do you know who he ………………………………….?

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. I saw him yesterday.
  2. Will you lend me your car?
  3. I promise I will come early today.
  4. ‘There is the doorbell.’ ‘I will go.’
  5. I don’t think that I will get the job.
  6. If I had known that you were in trouble, I would have helped you.
  7. I hope that I will pass the test.
  8. Can you lend me a few hundred dollars?
  9. Do you think that she will pass the test?
  10. He asked me if/whether I knew where the post office was.
  11. I will start when I am ready.
  12. Do you know who he is?
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