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Verbs Exercise

January 2, 2020 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... live there when I was younger.
Wrong!
Use "used to" for a past habit or past state that is no longer true.
2She ............... yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "left" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
3He ............... homeless since he left his native place.
Wrong!
Use "has been" for a situation that began in the past and continues to the present.
4I ............... in Europe when I was a kid.
Wrong!
Use "lived" for a finished past situation with "when I was a kid".
5He ............... another home last month.
Wrong!
Use "bought" with the finished past time expression "last month".
6She ............... another car.
Wrong!
Use "has bought" when a past action is relevant now and no finished past time is given.
7James ............... his leg, so he can't go to work.
Wrong!
Use "has broken" for a past event with a clear present result.
8I ............... my knee while playing cricket yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "injured" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
9Thieves ............... into their home while they were sleeping on the patio.
Wrong!
Use "broke" for the main completed past action in this sentence.
10We ............... them since January.
Wrong!
Use "have not seen" for a period that started in the past and continues to the present.
11The thieves ............... yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "were arrested" because the thieves received the action in a completed past event.
12I ............... the project yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "finished" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
Done.
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Answers

  1. I used to live there when I was younger.
  2. She left yesterday.
  3. He has been homeless since he left his native place.
  4. I lived in Europe when I was a kid.
  5. He bought another home last month.
  6. She has bought another car.
  7. James has broken his leg, so he can’t go to work.
  8. I injured my knee while playing cricket yesterday.
  9. Thieves broke into their home while they were sleeping on the patio.
  10. We have not seen them since January.
  11. The thieves were arrested yesterday.
  12. I finished the project yesterday.
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