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Tenses Exercise

April 14, 2023 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. This .......................... on for a while.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the present perfect continuous tense with the time expressions for and since.

2. I asked around but nobody ........................ my cat.

Correct! Wrong!

3. He ..................... ill for several months before he died.

Correct! Wrong!

4. He .................... near the place where was born.

Correct! Wrong!

5. She ..................... any interest in politics.

Correct! Wrong!

6. The trains .................... late due to the snow storm.

Correct! Wrong!

7. I missed the flight because I .....................

Correct! Wrong!

8. She ....................... with her parents ever since she lost her job.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the present perfect continuous to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.

9. I know the man who ....................... pens near the railway station.

Correct! Wrong!

10. She ...................... jobless since she moved to her village.

Correct! Wrong!

11. They ....................... the job by Monday.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. This has been going on for a while.
  2. I asked around but nobody had seen my cat.
  3. He had been ill for several months before he died.
  4. He was buried near the place where was born.
  5. She doesn’t have any interest in politics.
  6. The trains were late due to the snow storm.
  7. I missed the flight because I overslept.
  8. She has been living with her parents ever since she lost her job.
  9. I know the man who sells pens near the railway station.
  10. She has been jobless since she moved to her village.
  11. They will have finished the job by Monday.
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