1I ............... him yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "visited" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
2We ............... to the park last week.
Wrong!
Use "went" with the finished past time expression "last week".
3You must ............... the instructions.
Wrong!
Use "listen to" before the object "the instructions".
4Always ............... the truth.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "speak the truth" and "tell the truth" are correct ("tell the truth" is more common). We do not say "say the truth".
5Her dad died two years ...............
Wrong!
Use "ago" to count back from now to a past time.
6I ............... that movie last night.
Wrong!
Use "watched" with the finished past time expression "last night".
7I ............... to the boss about my holiday twice since Monday.
Wrong!
Use "have spoken" with "since", which connects a past starting point with now.
8He was ............... for murder.
Wrong!
Use "hanged" for execution by hanging.
9He ............... the pictures on the wall.
Wrong!
Use "hung" as the past tense of "hang" when putting pictures on a wall.
10He ............... under the tree.
Wrong!
Use "lay" as the past tense of "lie" meaning recline.
11I heard them ............... in the other room.
Wrong!
Use "talk" after "heard them" for the bare infinitive pattern.
12By the time he reached the station, the train ...............
Wrong!
Use "had left" for the earlier of the two past actions; "by the time" shows the train left before he arrived.
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- I visited him yesterday.
- We went to the park last week.
- You must listen to the instructions.
- Always speak / tell the truth.
- Her dad died two years ago.
- I watched that movie last night.
- I have spoken to the boss about my holiday twice since Monday.
- He was hanged for murder.
- He hung the pictures on the wall.
- He lay under the tree.
- I heard them talk in the other room.
- By the time he reached the station, the train had left.