Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
4. I …………………… to find him there.
Correct!
Wrong!
The adverb there shows distance in time and place. Hence, a past tense is more appropriate here.
5. Who ………………….. the door open?
Correct!
Wrong!
The present perfect is not used in questions about who did or does something.
6. They ……………………. a lot for us.
Correct!
Wrong!
Since there is no time reference, a present perfect is more appropriate here.
7. When he was young, he …………………… a lot.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. It is time you ……………………… an intimate conversation with him.
Correct!
Wrong!
A simple past is used after it is time to refer to the present or future.
9. I would rather you ………………………. my car.
Correct!
Wrong!
A simple past is used after would rather + object to talk about present or future.
10. What she ……………………. shocked me.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. When I reached home, the guests …………………………. arrived.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the past perfect for the earlier of two past actions.
12. I felt that I …………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- I met them when they were in Mumbai.
- This has been going on for a while.
- When they found him, he was already dead.
- I was surprised to find him there.
- Who let the door open?
- They have done a lot for us.
- When he was young, he traveled a lot.
- It is time you had an intimate conversation with him.
- I would rather you didn’t borrow my car.
- What she said shocked me.
- When I reached home, the guests had already arrived.
- I felt that I was being followed.
