Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.
1I will call you when he ...............
Wrong!
Use the present simple "comes" after "when" to talk about a future event.
2It started raining while we ............... tennis.
Wrong!
Use the past continuous "were playing" for an action in progress when another past action happened.
3Can I have some milk before I ............... to bed?
Wrong!
Use the present simple "go" after "before" to talk about a future event.
4He ............... asleep while he was driving.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "fell" for a completed action in the past.
5I am sure I ............... him at the party last night.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "saw" with the finished past time expression "last night".
6He ............... a mill in the town.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "owns" because "own" is a state verb.
7He ............... here for the last five years.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect "has worked" for a situation that began in the past and continues now.
8He thanked me for what I ...............
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had done" for an action completed before another past action.
9Don’t disturb me. I ............... my homework.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous "am doing" for an action happening now.
10My son ............... to be a scientist.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "wants" because "want" is usually a state verb.
Answers
- I will call you when he comes.
- It started raining while we were playing tennis.
- Can I have some milk before I go to bed?
- He fell asleep while he was driving.
- I am sure I saw him at the party last night.
- He owns a mill in the town.
- He has worked here for the last five years.
- He thanked me for what I had done.
- Don’t disturb me. I am doing my homework.
- My son wants to be a scientist.