Choose the correct form of the verb from the given alternatives.
1I ............... Tokyo last summer.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "visited" with the finished past time expression "last summer."
2See that the patient ............... complete rest.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "has" after "See that" to state what must be ensured.
3I ............... for his reply for two weeks now.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect continuous "have been waiting" for an action that started in the past and continues now.
4I ............... to college to meet the principal.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "went" for a completed past action.
5My brother ............... tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous "is arriving" for a fixed future arrangement.
6The train ............... by the time we reach the station.
Wrong!
Use the future perfect "will have left" for an action completed before a future time.
7When I saw him, he ............... writing a letter.
Wrong!
Use the past continuous form with "was" for an action in progress at a past moment.
8Every morning I ............... the paper.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "read" for a regular habit.
9I will call you when the guests ...............
Wrong!
Use the present simple "arrive" in a future time clause after "when."
10Heat ...............
Wrong!
Use the present simple "expands and contracts" for a general scientific fact.
Done.
Score: 0/10
Answers
- I visited Tokyo last summer.
- See that the patient has complete rest.
- I have been waiting for his reply for two weeks now.
- I went to college to meet the principal.
- My brother is arriving tomorrow.
- The train will have left by the time we reach the station.
- When I saw him, he was writing a letter.
- Every morning I read the paper.
- I will call you when the guests arrive
- Heat expands and contracts
