Fill in the blanks.
1When he lived in the village, he ............... for a walk every morning.
Wrong!
The past simple "went" describes a regular past habit.
2She ............... college last year.
Wrong!
The past simple "left" is used with the finished past time expression "last year."
3He ............... out of school at fourteen.
Wrong!
The past simple "dropped" refers to a completed event at a specific age in the past.
4She ............... jobless since she left university.
Wrong!
The present perfect "has been" shows that the situation started in the past and continues now.
5I ............... your letter a week ago.
Wrong!
The past simple "received" is used with the finished past time expression "a week ago."
6When I was at university, I ............... read a lot.
Wrong!
The form "used to" describes a past habit that is no longer true or no longer central now.
7While I was getting ready to go out, my friend ............... in.
Wrong!
The past simple "dropped" describes the shorter action that interrupted the longer action.
8He ............... home late when a robber attacked him.
Wrong!
The past continuous "was returning" describes the action in progress when another event happened.
9After she ............... her lunch, she went to work.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "had had" and "had" are possible after "after" when the time order is already clear.
10By the time the firefighters arrived, the fire ............... down the house.
Wrong!
The past perfect "had burnt" shows that the destruction was complete before the firefighters arrived.
11She ............... here yesterday.
Wrong!
The past simple "was" is used with the finished past time expression "yesterday."
12I hope they ............... enough food for everyone.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "bring" and "will bring" are natural after "I hope" when talking about the future.
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- When he lived in the village, he went for a walk every morning.
- 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 / 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 bring / will bring enough food for everyone.