Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1. I ………………………. running every morning.
Correct!
Wrong!
The simple present is used to talk about habitual actions.
2. All parents …………………………….. their children to succeed in life.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use the simple present to talk about general truths.
3. The British once ………………………… many countries in Asia and Africa.
Correct!
Wrong!
The simple past is used to talk about finished events.
4. Grandpa ………………………… yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. He …………………………. ill for two months before he died.
Correct!
Wrong!
The past perfect is used for the earlier of two past events.
6. His father ………………………….. yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
We do not use the present perfect with definite past time adverbs.
7. Rain-fed rivers …………………………… up in summer.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the simple present to talk about a general truth.
8. Kind words …………………………… others joy.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. He ………………………….. smoke a lot but now he doesn’t.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use used to to talk about past habits.
10. When we lived in the countryside, I ………………………….. spend the evening working in my garden.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. There …………………………….. be a tea stall in that corner.
Correct!
Wrong!
We can use used to talk about past states and past habits. Would cannot be used to talk about past states.
12. They donated his organs so that he ……………………………. live through others.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- I go running every morning.
- All parents want their children to succeed in life.
- The British once ruled many countries in Asia and Africa.
- Grandpa called on yesterday.
- He had been ill for two months before he died.
- His father died yesterday.
- Rain-fed rivers dry up in summer.
- Kind words give others joy.
- He used to smoke a lot but now he doesn’t.
- When we lived in the countryside, I would /used to spend the evening working in my garden.
- There used to be a tea stall in that corner.
- They donated his organs so that he would / might live through others.
