Complete the following sentences using appropriate verb forms.
1The teacher ............... the lesson yesterday.
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Use the past simple "taught" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
2Now he ............... questions to see if the students have understood the lesson.
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Use the present continuous "is asking" for an action happening now.
3As he ............... not satisfied with the answers, he will repeat the lesson tomorrow.
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Use "is" to describe his present state before a future action.
4John ............... in hospital for two weeks.
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Use the present perfect continuous "has been lying" for an action that began in the past and continues now.
5We ............... him yesterday.
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Use the past simple "visited" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
6He ............... completely now, so he can leave hospital.
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Use the present perfect "has recovered" to show a present result of a past change.
7Most probably he ............... to school next week.
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Use "will come" for a prediction about next week.
8Mark ............... for jobs ever since he passed his examination in March.
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Use the present perfect continuous "has been applying" with "ever since" for an activity continuing from the past to now.
9Last month he ............... for an interview.
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Use the past simple "appeared" with the finished past time expression "last month".
10He ............... for the results at the moment.
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Use the present continuous "is waiting" for a temporary situation happening around now.
11I ............... to my friend a fortnight ago, inviting her to spend the holidays with me.
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Use the past simple "wrote" with the finished past time expression "a fortnight ago".
12Yesterday, I ............... her reply.
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Use the past simple "received" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
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- The teacher taught the lesson yesterday.
- Now he is asking questions to see if the students have understood the lesson.
- As he is not satisfied with the answers, he will repeat the lesson tomorrow.
- John has been lying in hospital for two weeks.
- We visited him yesterday.
- He has recovered completely now, so he can leave hospital.
- Most probably he will come to school next week.
- Mark has been applying for jobs ever since he passed his examination in March.
- Last month he appeared for an interview.
- He is waiting for the results at the moment.
- I wrote to my friend a fortnight ago, inviting her to spend the holidays with me.
- Yesterday, I received her reply.