Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1We ............... here for two hours.
Wrong!
Use "have been waiting" for an action that started in the past and is still continuing now.
2I ............... to the movies once a month.
Wrong!
Use "go" for a regular habit or routine.
3The train ............... the station at 3:30 yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "left" for a finished action at a specific past time.
4He ............... a few miles away from the railway station.
Wrong!
Use "lives" for a stable present fact about where someone lives.
5The road to the left ............... to his house.
Wrong!
Use "leads" for a general fact about where the road goes.
6I ............... here for two weeks starting next Monday.
Wrong!
Use "will be" when the speaker is talking about a future stay of two weeks.
7He ............... in Mexico.
Wrong!
Use "was born" to say where someone was born.
8The train ............... early in the morning.
Wrong!
Use "arrives" for a timetabled event.
9The weather ............... good today.
Wrong!
Use "is" as the linking verb to describe today’s weather.
10The students ............... on a picnic yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "went" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
11I first ............... her in a park.
Wrong!
Use "met" for a finished first meeting in the past.
12She ............... English really well.
Wrong!
Use "speaks" for a general ability or fact.
Answers
- We have been waiting here for two hours.
- I go to the movies once a month.
- The train left the station at 3:30 yesterday.
- He lives a few miles away from the railway station.
- The road to the left leads to his house.
- I will be here for two weeks starting next Monday.
- He was born in Mexico.
- The train arrives early in the morning.
- The weather is good today.
- The students went on a picnic yesterday.
- I first met her in a park.
- She speaks English really well.
