Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1They ............... in 2018.
Wrong!
Use "got married" because "in 2018" refers to a finished time in the past.
2She ............... the piano for six years.
Wrong!
Use "has been practicing" for an action that started in the past and continues now.
3He ............... a lot of money on gadgets last month.
Wrong!
Use "spent" because "last month" refers to a finished time in the past.
4She ............... for a job for six months.
Wrong!
Use "has been looking" for an action that started in the past and is still continuing.
5As soon as she finished one project, she ............... working on the next.
Wrong!
Use "started" because it matches the past time shown by "finished".
6I ............... never been invited to their parties.
Wrong!
Use "have" to form the present perfect passive in "have never been invited".
7It ............... a lot of effort to learn a language.
Wrong!
Use "takes" for a general fact in the simple present.
8Everyone ............... to live a long life.
Wrong!
Use "wants" because "everyone" takes a singular verb.
9Neither the child nor his parents ............... there.
Wrong!
Use "were" because the verb agrees with the nearer plural subject, "his parents".
10Both Shyam and his brother ............... doctors.
Wrong!
Use "are" because "both Shyam and his brother" is a plural subject.
11I didn't ............... that she was lying.
Wrong!
Use "know" because the base verb follows "didn't".
12She ............... never apologized to anyone.
Wrong!
Use "has" to form the present perfect sentence "has never apologized".
Answers
- They got married in 2018.
- She has been practicing the piano for six years.
- He spent a lot of money on gadgets last month.
- She has been looking for a job for six months.
- As soon as she finished one project, she started working on the next.
- I have never been invited to their parties.
- It takes a lot of effort to learn a language.
- Everyone wants to live a long life.
- Neither the child nor his parents were there.
- Both Shyam and his brother are doctors.
- I didn’t know that she was lying.
- She has never apologized to anyone.
