Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verb.
1The headmaster ............... to talk to you.
Wrong!
Use the present simple third-person singular form "wants" with the subject "The headmaster".
2I ............... a new laptop last week.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "bought" with the finished time expression "last week".
3It ............... since early morning.
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Use the present perfect continuous "has been raining" for an action that started in the past and is still continuing.
4I ............... a lot of work yesterday.
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Use the past simple "did" with the finished time expression "yesterday".
5I ............... something burning.
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Use "can smell" to talk about noticing a smell now.
6He will explain everything when he ............... back.
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Use the present simple "comes" after "when" to refer to future time.
7He will be surprised when he ............... of your marriage.
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Use the present simple "hears" after "when" to refer to future time.
8She ............... on the Thursday after the accident.
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Use the past simple "died" for a completed event at a definite past time.
9I ............... that movie four times.
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Use the present perfect "have seen" to talk about life experience up to now.
Answers
- The headmaster wants to talk to you.
- I bought a new laptop last week.
- It has been raining since early morning.
- I did a lot of work yesterday.
- I can smell something burning.
- He will explain everything when he comes back.
- He will be surprised when he hears of your marriage.
- She died on the Thursday after the accident.
- I have seen that movie four times.
