Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.
1Don't disturb me. I ............... my homework.
Wrong!
Use "am doing" for an action happening now.
2"Where is John?" "He ............... out five minutes ago."
Wrong!
Use "went" with the finished past time expression "five minutes ago."
3The baby ............... since morning.
Wrong!
Use "has been crying" for an action that started in the past and continues up to now.
4My son ............... to be a doctor.
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Use "wants" for a present wish or preference with a third-person singular subject.
5The soup ............... awful.
Wrong!
Use "tastes" because sense verbs usually take the simple present when they describe a state.
6I ............... him at the club yesterday.
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Use "met" with the finished past time expression "yesterday."
7He used to visit us every week, but now he ...............
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Use "rarely comes" for a present habit.
8The guests ...............; they are sitting in the garden.
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Use "have arrived" to give recent news with a present result.
9I know every scene in that film because I ............... it several times.
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Use "have seen" for an experience repeated before now with a present result.
10I have a friend who ............... in a pub.
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Use "works" for a regular job or general fact with a third-person singular subject.
Answers
- Don’t disturb me. I am doing my homework.
- “Where is John?” “He went out five minutes ago.”
- The baby has been crying since morning.
- My son wants to be a doctor.
- The soup tastes awful.
- I met him at the club yesterday.
- He used to visit us every week, but now he rarely comes.
- The guests have arrived; they are sitting in the garden.
- I know every scene in that film because I have seen it several times.
- I have a friend who works in a pub.
