Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1He ............... with an accident yesterday.
Wrong!
The past time expression "yesterday" makes "met" the correct simple past form.
2I ............... to my boss about my problems.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "spoke" and "have spoken" can be correct depending on whether the speaker means a finished past action or a present-relevant action.
3He was ............... for murder.
Wrong!
For execution as a punishment, the correct past participle is "hanged".
4I ............... him a moment ago.
Wrong!
The finished past time expression "a moment ago" makes "saw" the correct simple past form.
5When I reached home, the children ............... their homework.
Wrong!
The background action in progress at a past time is "were doing".
6He ............... ill for over a month now.
Wrong!
A state continuing from the past until now uses "has been"; "now" shows that he is still ill.
7He said that he ............... her at the party.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In reported speech, both "saw" and "had seen" are possible when the time relationship is clear.
8When we reached the spot, we found that the lion cub ...............
Wrong!
An action completed before another past action uses "had disappeared".
9By next January, he ............... for twenty years.
Wrong!
An action continuing up to a future point uses "will have been teaching".
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- He met with an accident yesterday.
- I spoke / have spoken to my boss about my problems.
- He was hanged for murder.
- I saw him a moment ago.
- When I reached home, the children were doing their homework.
- He has been ill for over a month now.
- He said that he saw / had seen her at the party.
- When we reached the spot, we found that the lion cub had disappeared.
- By next January, he will have been teaching for twenty years.