Fill in the blanks.
1I ............... a movie and then I went to bed.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "watched" for a finished action in a past sequence.
2You ............... three ice creams since morning.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect "have eaten" with "since morning" for an action connected to the present.
3His grandfather ............... last month.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "died" with the finished past time expression "last month".
4See that you ............... no injuries.
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After "See that you," the base form "suffer" is the natural formal choice here.
5He made sure that his children ............... enough to eat.
Wrong!
Use the past form "had" because the main verb "made" is in the past.
6You will get the job if you ............... the required skills.
Wrong!
Use the simple present "possess" in the if-clause of a first conditional sentence.
7The postmortem report revealed that the man ............... several hours earlier.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had died" for the earlier past event before the report revealed it.
8She ............... for a call from her husband since morning.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect continuous "has been waiting" for an action continuing from the past until now.
9By the time we reached there, most of the guests ...............
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had already left" for an action completed before another past action.
10He ............... a living by making furniture.
Wrong!
Use the simple present "earns" to talk about a regular job or way of making money.
11Father ............... for a walk every morning.
Wrong!
Use the simple present "goes" with "every morning" for a regular habit or routine.
12When I visited him, he ............... bed-ridden for months.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had been" for a state that continued up to a point in the past.
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- I watched a movie and then I went to bed.
- You have eaten three ice creams since morning.
- His grandfather died last month.
- See that you suffer no injuries.
- He made sure that his children had enough to eat.
- You will get the job if you possess the required skills.
- The postmortem report revealed that the man had died several hours earlier.
- She has been waiting for a call from her husband since morning.
- By the time we reached there, most of the guests had already left.
- He earns a living by making furniture.
- Father goes for a walk every morning.
- When I visited him, he had been bed-ridden for months.