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Tenses Gap Filling Exercise

January 21, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1. ………………………. you know where she lives?
Wrong!
2. ………………………. park in front of the shop.
Wrong!
The subject of an imperative sentence is always you. Hence, we use do.
3. ………………………… your shoes off before entering the temple.
Wrong!
We use a plural verb in imperative sentences.
4. The world will run out of oil unless it ……………………………………. conservation.
Wrong!
In the first conditional, use a simple present tense in the subordinate clause and will + first form of the verb in the main clause.
5. The police are looking for a woman who ……………………………. her children.
Wrong!
6. She …………………………… on a new project at the moment.
Wrong!
The present continuous is used to talk about actions or situations that are going on around now.
7. She ……………………………… to him for twenty years.
Wrong!
The present perfect is commonly used with the time expressions for and since to show duration.
8. My cat ……………………………. for over three weeks now.
Wrong!
9. If you had been careful, you ……………………………….. yourself.
Wrong!
In third conditional, use a past perfect tense in the if clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
10. As soon as she ……………………………. I told her the news.
Wrong!
When the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, use a past tense in the subordinate clause as well.
11. The old woman …………………………… alone.
Wrong!
The simple present is used to talk about permanent situations.
12. I asked him if he …………………………….. my cat.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. Do you know where she lives?
  2. Don’t park in front of the shop.
  3. Take your shoes off before entering the temple.
  4. The world will run out of oil unless it practices conservation.
  5. The police are looking for a woman who deserted her children.
  6. She is working on a new project at the moment.
  7. She has been married to him for twenty years.
  8. My cat has been missing for over three weeks now.
  9. If you had been careful, you would not have injured yourself.
  10. As soon as she arrived, I told her the news.
  11. The old woman lives alone.
  12. I asked him if he had seen my cat.
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