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Tenses Quiz

September 10, 2022 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1There ............... an explosion near the castle yesterday.
Wrong!
2By the time they found him, he ............... already died.
Wrong!
3He ............... in the 19th century.
Wrong!
The simple past is used when we say when something happened.
4Whenever they meet, they only ............... politics.
Wrong!
5When she heard that she had failed, she ............... into tears.
Wrong!
6Have you ............... for your drinks?
Wrong!
7It took them hours to ...............the fire in the basement.
Wrong!
8How beautifully ...............!
Wrong!
9Tell me where ............... in the morning.
Wrong!
The inverted word order is used in indirect questions.
10You had better ............... to your parents.
Wrong!
A bare infinitive is used after had better.
11I worked hard so that I ............... another deadline.
Wrong!
In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
12That boy of ............... has broken my window again.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. There was an explosion near the castle yesterday.
  2. By the time they found him, he had already died.
  3. He lived in the 19th century.
  4. Whenever they meet, they only discuss politics.
  5. When she heard that she had failed, she burst into tears.
  6. Have you paid for your drinks?
  7. It took them hours to put outthe fire in the basement.
  8. How beautifully he draws!
  9. Tell me where you were in the morning.
  10. You had better listen to your parents.
  11. I worked hard so that I would not miss another deadline.
  12. That boy of yours has broken my window again.
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