Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1I ............... the report yesterday morning.
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Use the past simple "sent" for a finished action at a definite past time.
2I ............... all my tests so far.
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Use the present perfect "have passed" with "so far" for experience up to now.
3His grandfather ............... last month.
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Use the past simple "died" with the finished past time "last month".
4Make sure that the patient ............... adequate rest.
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After "Make sure that," use the present simple "gets" to refer to the desired result.
5He made sure that no one ............... advantage of him.
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Use the past simple "took" after the past reporting verb "made sure."
6You will get a promotion if you ............... your deadlines.
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Use the present simple "do not miss" in the if-clause of a first conditional sentence.
7Suddenly I remembered that I ............... him before.
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Use the past perfect "had met" for the action that happened before another past action.
8I ............... him since January.
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Use the present perfect "have not seen" with "since" for a period continuing to the present.
9By the time he was bowled out, he ............... 150 runs.
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Use the past perfect "had scored" with "by the time" for the runs completed before he was bowled out.
10Dad ............... for work at 8 a.m. every day.
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Use the present simple "leaves" with "every day" for a regular routine.
11I usually ............... the holidays with my family.
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Use the present simple "spend" with "usually" to describe a habit.
12She started crying as soon as she ............... the news.
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Use the past simple "heard" for the event that happened at that past time.
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- I sent the report yesterday morning.
- I have passed all my tests so far.
- His grandfather died last month.
- Make sure that the patient gets adequate rest.
- He made sure that no one took advantage of him.
- You will get a promotion if you do not miss your deadlines.
- Suddenly I remembered that I had met him before.
- I have not seen him since January.
- By the time he was bowled out, he had scored 150 runs.
- Dad leaves for work at 8 a.m. every day.
- I usually spend the holidays with my family.
- She started crying as soon as she heard the news.