1She ran quickly to the house when it ............... raining.
Wrong!
Use "started" because the action happened at a specific time in the past.
2It was so quiet you ............... hear a pin drop.
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Use "could" because the main situation is in the past.
3Susie ............... with her sister permanently.
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Use "lives" for a permanent situation, as shown by "permanently".
4By next year, she ............... in the film industry for fifteen years.
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Use "will have been working" for an action continuing up to a future point.
5The patient ............... by the time the doctor arrived.
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Use "had died" with "by the time" for the action completed before another past action.
6I ............... this with him when he came here the other day.
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Use the past simple "discussed" for a completed action at a specific past time ("when he came here the other day"). The past perfect is not needed because there is no later past event to compare it with.
7When I was young, I ............... play football a lot.
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Use "used to" for a past habit that is no longer true.
8She ............... next month.
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Use "is getting married" for a planned future arrangement.
9A good citizen ............... all his financial obligations.
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Use "performs" for a general truth or regular duty.
10He ............... in this office for ten years now.
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Use "has worked" for a situation that began in the past and continues now.
11You ............... me you weren’t coming.
Select 2 answers.
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Use "could have told" or "might have told" to criticize someone for not doing something they were able to do.
12If a sinner ............... penitence, he can be forgiven.
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Use "feels" in the present simple for a real general condition.
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- She ran quickly to the house when it started raining.
- It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
- Susie lives with her sister permanently.
- By next year, she will have been working in the film industry for fifteen years.
- The patient had died by the time the doctor arrived.
- I discussed this with him when he came here the other day.
- When I was young, I used to play football a lot.
- She is getting married next month.
- A good citizen performs all his financial obligations.
- He has worked in this office for ten years now.
- You might have told / could have told me you weren’t coming.
- If a sinner feels penitence, he can be forgiven.