This grammar exercise tests your ability to use tenses correctly. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form. Choose your answers from the given options.
1She ............... in 1995.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "graduated" with the finished time expression "in 1995".
2I ............... with your performance.
Wrong!
The passive adjective phrase "am impressed" describes how the speaker feels now.
3He ............... the door shut and rushed out.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "slammed" for a completed action in a sequence of past events.
4I ............... my leg, so I can’t walk now.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect "have hurt" for a recent action with a present result.
5In the end, he ............... everyone with his temper tantrums.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "annoyed" for the completed result of his behavior.
6I do not accept this accusation; I ............... the charge.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "deny" after the subject "I" to make a present statement.
7He ............... me a liar yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "called" with the finished time expression "yesterday".
8I looked up, but I ............... anything.
Wrong!
Use the past simple negative "didn't see" after the past action "looked up".
9He ............... to be an architect.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "wants" for a present wish or ambition.
10The plants ............... for want of water.
Wrong!
Use the past simple verb "died" to describe what happened to the plants.
Answers
- She graduated in 1995.
- I am impressed with your performance.
- He slammed the door shut and rushed out.
- I have hurt my leg, so I can’t walk now.
- In the end, he annoyed everyone with his temper tantrums.
- I do not accept this accusation; I deny the charge.
- He called me a liar yesterday.
- I looked up, but I didn’t see anything.
- He wants to be an architect.
- The plants died for want of water.