Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1. I …………………………….. for a bus for two hours.
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Wrong!
We use the present perfect continuous to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
2. I ………………………… really hard last summer.
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Wrong!
Use the simple past when we say when something happened.
3. We ……………………. a great time when we went holidaying in Maldives.
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Wrong!
Use the simple past when we say when something happened.
4. When I went to her house yesterday, she …………………………. in her garden.
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Wrong!
The past continuous is used to talk about a longer background action that was going on when another short action interrupted it.
5. Where …………………………….. all this while?
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Wrong!
6. I will marry you when I ………………………….. a job.
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Wrong!
When both clauses refer to the future, a simple present tense is used in the when-clause to refer to future.
7. If you marry me, we both …………………………. happy.
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Wrong!
In type 1 conditional, we use a simple present in the if-clause and will + first form of the verb in the main clause.
8. I asked him if he ……………………………….. help me.
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Wrong!
9. One day, it ……………………………. be possible to live on Mars.
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Wrong!
10. Sorry I shouted at you, I ………………………….. to.
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Wrong!
11. I would rather you …………………………….. me alone.
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Wrong!
A past tense is used after would rather to refer to the present or future.
12. If you are free this evening, we ………………………….. out for a meal.
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Wrong!
Answers
- I have been waiting for a bus for two hours.
- I worked really hard last summer.
- We had a great time when we went holidaying in Maldives.
- When I went to her house yesterday, she was working in her garden.
- Where have you been all this while?
- I will marry you when I get a job.
- If you marry me, we both will be happy.
- I asked him if he could help me.
- One day, it will be possible to live on Mars.
- Sorry I shouted at you, I didn’t mean to.
- I would rather you left me alone.
- If you are free this evening, we can go out for a meal.
