Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1I ............... to find him there.
Wrong!
Use "was surprised" to describe a completed reaction in the past.
2Who ............... the door open?
Wrong!
Use "left" for a completed past action when asking who was responsible.
3They ............... a lot for us.
Wrong!
Use "have done" for a past action with a present result and no finished time mentioned.
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.
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Use "didn't borrow" after "would rather you" to express a present or future preference.
7What she ............... shocked me.
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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 ...............
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Use "was being followed" for an action in progress around a past time.
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- I was surprised to find him there.
- Who left 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