Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1I ............... to find him there.
Wrong!
The adverb there shows distance in time and place. Hence, a past tense is more appropriate here.
2Who ............... the door open?
Wrong!
The present perfect is not used in questions about who did or does something.
3They ............... a lot for us.
Wrong!
Since there is no time reference, a present perfect is more appropriate here.
4When he was young, he ............... a lot.
Wrong!
5It is time you ............... an intimate conversation with him.
Wrong!
A simple past is used after it is time to refer to the present or future.
6I would rather you ............... my car.
Wrong!
A simple past is used after would rather + object to talk about present or future.
7What she ............... shocked me.
Wrong!
8When I reached home, the guests ............... arrived.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect for the earlier of two past actions.
9I felt that I ...............
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/9
Answers
- 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
