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Tenses Exercise

September 10, 2022 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1There ............... an explosion near the castle yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "was" with the finished time expression "yesterday".
2By the time they found him, he ............... already died.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect auxiliary "had" for an earlier past action before "they found him".
3He ............... in the 19th century.
Wrong!
Use the simple past "lived" for a finished time in history.
4Whenever they meet, they only ............... politics.
Wrong!
The verb "discuss" is used without "about" before its object.
5When she heard that she had failed, she ............... into tears.
Wrong!
The past form of "burst" is also "burst".
6Have you ............... for your drinks?
Wrong!
Use the past participle "paid" after "have" in the present perfect.
7It took them hours to put ............... the fire in the basement.
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "put out" means extinguish a fire.
8How beautifully ...............!
Wrong!
Use statement word order "he draws" after an exclamation beginning with "How".
9Tell me where ............... in the morning.
Wrong!
Use statement word order "you were" in an indirect question.
10You had better ............... to your parents.
Wrong!
Use the bare infinitive "listen" after "had better".
11I worked hard so that I ............... another deadline.
Wrong!
Use "would not miss" after "so that" when reporting a past purpose or intention.
12That boy of ............... has broken my window again.
Wrong!
Use the possessive pronoun "yours" after "of" in this phrase.
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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 out the 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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