Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb.
1She ............... short stories.
Wrong!
2I ............... there yesterday.
Wrong!
3We ............... a movie last night.
Wrong!
4He ............... here two days ago.
Wrong!
5I sent him a letter last week but he ............... yet.
Wrong!
6I ............... to the boss about my holidays.
Wrong!
Either could be used here; however, since no time is mentioned, the present perfect tense is more appropriate.
7They ............... two weeks to finish the job.
Wrong!
8The hen ............... six eggs.
Wrong!
9When I got home, they ............... dinner.
Wrong!
10He said that he ............... her a year ago.
Wrong!
11He ............... on that bench for the last two hours.
Wrong!
12They ............... the whole matter.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She writes short stories.
- I went there yesterday.
- We watched a movie last night.
- He came here two days ago.
- I sent him a letter last week but he hasn’t replied yet.
- I Either could be used here to the boss about my holidays.
- They Either could be used here two weeks to finish the job.
- The hen has laid six eggs.
- When I got home, they were having dinner.
- He said that he had seen her a year ago.
- He has been sitting on that bench for the last two hours.
- They discussed the whole matter.

