Fill in the blanks.
1. She should be here soon. She ...................... office at 6.30.
Correct!
Wrong!
We do not use the present perfect with definite past time adverbs.
2. ........................... your uncle while you were in Japan?
Correct!
Wrong!
3. He quit because the pressure to perform ................................ too much for him.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either the past simple or past perfect can be used here.
4. The last time I ......................... from him was a month ago.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. He .......................... waiting outside for a long time.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either could be used here. The present perfect indicates that he is still waiting outside.
6. The boy ................................. missing for two days.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. I .............................. that she had some problems.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. If you ................................, you can leave now.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. There .......................... several reasons for the accident.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. It was my birthday yesterday and my mummy ............................ me a laptop.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I ............................ a lot when I was younger.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. His parents ............................. him to a boarding school when he was twelve.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- She should be here soon. She left office at 6.30.
- Did you meet your uncle while you were in Japan?
- He quit because the pressure to perform became / had become too much for him.
- The last time I heard from him was a month ago.
- He has been waiting outside for a long time.
- The boy has been missing for two days.
- I didn’t know that she had some problems.
- If you have finished, you can leave now.
- There were several reasons for the accident.
- It was my birthday yesterday and my mummy bought me a laptop.
- I played a lot when I was younger.
- His parents sent him to a boarding school when he was twelve.
