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Tenses Exercise

October 21, 2022 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Where could he ...............?
Wrong!
2I didn’t ............... that she was not coming.
Wrong!
The bare infinitive is used after do, does and did.
3You should have told me that you ............... not coming.
Wrong!
When the main verb is in the past tense, use a past tense in the subordinate clause as well.
4She has never ............... to anyone.
Wrong!
Use the third form of the verb after has, have, had.
5What did you do with the vacuum cleaner I ............... you?
Wrong!
Lent is the past tense of lend.
6Even as a child he ............... great interest in science.
Wrong!
7You needn’t ............... him a lair. That really upset him.
Wrong!
Needn't have + past participle is used to talk about undesirable things that happened.
8She never realized that she ............... making a mistake.
Wrong!
9He forgave all people who ............... him.
Wrong!
10Many writers ............... Kabir’s poems into different languages.
Wrong!
When there is no time reference use the present perfect to talk about finished events.
11They ............... the job by now.
Wrong!
12Don’t call them now. They ............... dinner.
Wrong!
The future continuous is used to talk about an activity that will be in progress at a particular point of time in future.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. Where could he have gone?
  2. I didn’t know that she was not coming.
  3. You should have told me that you were not coming.
  4. She has never apologized to anyone.
  5. What did you do with the vacuum cleaner I lent you?
  6. Even as a child he showed great interest in science.
  7. You needn’t have called him a lair. That really upset him.
  8. She never realized that she was making a mistake.
  9. He forgave all people who had wronged him.
  10. Many writers have translated Kabir’s poems into different languages.
  11. They will have finished the job by now.
  12. Don’t call them now. They will be having dinner.
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