Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1I ............... to find him there last night.
Wrong!
Use "was surprised" to describe a completed reaction in the past ("last night").
2Who ............... the door open last night?
Wrong!
Use "left" for a completed past action at a finished time ("last night").
3They ............... a lot for us since we moved here.
Wrong!
Use "have done" for a period that started in the past and continues to now, as shown by "since we moved here".
4When he was young, he ............... a lot.
Wrong!
Use "traveled" because the time phrase refers to a finished period in the past.
5It is time you ............... an intimate conversation with him.
Wrong!
Use "had" after "It is time" to talk about what should happen now.
6I would rather you ............... my car.
Wrong!
Use "didn't borrow" after "would rather you" to express a present or future preference.
7What she ............... shocked me.
Wrong!
Use "said" because the statement is treated as a completed past action.
8When I reached home, the guests ............... already arrived.
Wrong!
Use "had" with "already arrived" for the earlier of two past actions.
9I felt that I ...............
Wrong!
Use "was being followed" for an action in progress around a past time.
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- I was surprised to find him there last night.
- Who left the door open last night?
- They have done a lot for us since we moved here.
- 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.