Fill in the blanks.
1. Every morning, he ............................ for a walk.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the simple past to talk about past habits.
2. She .......................... college last year.
Correct!
Wrong!
We cannot use the present perfect with past time expression. Use the simple past to say that something happened some time ago.
3. He ............................... out of school at fourteen.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. She ............................... jobless since she left university.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the present perfect to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
5. I ................................ your letter a week ago.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. When I was at university, I ............................. read a lot.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use used to to talk about past habits.
7. While I was getting ready to go out, my friend .................................. in.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. He ................................ home late when a robber attacked him.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. After she ................................ her lunch, she went to work.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either the simple past (had) or the past perfect (had had) is possible here.
10. By the time the firefighters arrived, the fire ................................... down the house.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
11. She .................................. here yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. I hope they .................................. enough food for all.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Every morning, he went for a walk.
- She left college last year.
- He dropped out of school at fourteen.
- She has been jobless since she left university.
- I received your letter a week ago.
- When I was at university, I used to read a lot.
- While I was getting ready to go out, my friend dropped in.
- He was returning home late when a robber attacked him.
- After she had had her lunch, she went to work.
- By the time the firefighters arrived, the fire had burnt down the house.
- She was here yesterday.
- I hope they will bring enough food for all.
