Fill in the blanks.
1. After he …………………………….. his exams, he went to Asia for a month.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either the simple past or the past perfect can be used here.
2. I wish I ………………………….. curly hair.
Correct!
Wrong!
A simple past is used after I wish to express regrets.
3. Ten o’clock – it is time you ……………………………………… to bed.
Correct!
Wrong!
A simple past is used after it is time to refer to the present or future.
4. Don’t come and see me tomorrow. I would rather you …………………………… on Monday.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. She ……………………………… jobless for six months.
Correct!
Wrong!
A present perfect is used to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
6. We ……………………………….. each other since Christmas.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. That is the third banana you ……………………………… this morning.
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Wrong!
The present perfect is used in this structure.
8. I ………………………………… two rooms since lunchtime.
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Wrong!
The present perfect puts emphasis on the idea of completion.
9. I …………………………….. all afternoon.
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Wrong!
The present perfect continuous puts emphasis on the idea of continuity.
10. I am sure we ………………………………….. before.
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Wrong!
11. He ………………………….. ill last week.
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Wrong!
Use the simple past to say when something happened.
12. He …………………………….. ill for more than a week.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- After he finished / had finished his exams, he went to Asia for a month.
- I wish I had curly hair.
- Ten o’clock – it is time you went to bed.
- Don’t come and see me tomorrow. I would rather you came on Monday.
- She has been jobless for six months.
- We haven’t seen each other since Christmas.
- That is the third banana you have eaten this morning.
- I have painted two rooms since lunchtime.
- I have been painting all afternoon.
- I am sure we have met before.
- He was ill last week.
- He has been ill for more than a week.
