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Verbs Exercise

March 29, 2020 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1My friend ............... for about a month.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
2He said that he ............... her last year.
Wrong!
The past perfect is used to talk about the earlier of the two past actions.
3I ............... my work before he came to see me.
Wrong!
The past perfect is not exactly necessary to indicate that an action had finished before another action commenced. We can express the same idea using the conjunctions before and after.
4He ............... before his mother arrived.
Wrong!
The past perfect is not exactly necessary to indicate that an action had finished before another action commenced. We can express the same idea using the conjunctions before and after.
5The show ............... before we reached the venue.
Wrong!
The past perfect is not exactly necessary to indicate that an action had finished before another action commenced. We can express the same idea using the conjunctions before and after.
6He ............... his wealth shortly after he ………………………………. it.
Wrong!
The past perfect is used for the earlier of the two actions; the simple past is used for the later action.
7When I reached there I found that the tiger ...............
Wrong!
We use the past perfect for the earlier of the two actions.
8He lost his temper before I ............... a word.
Wrong!
9My friend ............... in Mumbai since 1990.
Wrong!
To talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present, we use present perfect or present perfect continuous tense.
10He ............... for you since 8 o’clock.
Wrong!
To talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present, we use present perfect or present perfect continuous tense.
11I ............... to school by bus.
Wrong!
We use the simple present tense to talk about habits, routines etc.
12I ............... him to go.
Wrong!
We say tell before a personal object.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. My friend has been ill for about a month.
  2. He said that he had seen her last year.
  3. I Either could be used here my work before he came to see me.
  4. He Either could be used here before his mother arrived.
  5. The show Either could be used here before we reached the venue.
  6. He squandered away, had inherited his wealth shortly after he ………………………………. it.
  7. When I reached there I found that the tiger had disappeared
  8. He lost his temper before I Either could be used here a word.
  9. My friend has been working in Mumbai since 1990.
  10. He has been working for you since 8 o’clock.
  11. I go to school by bus.
  12. I told him to go.
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