Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1. I .................... some land in the countryside.
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Wrong!
2. We ....................... for a drive in the afternoon.
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Wrong!
If the arrangement already exists, we use the present continuous to talk about future events.
3. He .......................... at least 3 newspapers every day.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the simple present to talk about habits, facts, routines etc.
4. She ............................... English so that she can find a better job.
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Wrong!
We can also say She learnt English so that she could find a better job.
5. I was late because the car .......................... down when I ......................... to work.
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Wrong!
6. Bill Gates was only 14 years old when he .......................... his first computer program.
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Wrong!
7. Gates ........................... Microsoft when he was only 20 years old.
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Wrong!
8. A car accident ................................ her crippled for life.
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Wrong!
Use the simple past to simply say that something happened in the past.
9. He ........................... to 28 years in prison because he ............................ his ex-girlfriend.
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Wrong!
10. I .................................... a lot of movies when I was at university.
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Wrong!
11. Only after her death, …………………………. able to appreciate her.
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Wrong!
12. Although they …………………….. her with dire consequences, she ………………………..
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Wrong!
Answers
- I have bought some land in the countryside. I want to build a home there.
- We are going for a drive in the afternoon.
- He reads at least 3 newspapers every day.
- She is learning English so that she can find a better job.
- I was late because the car broke down when I was driving to work.
- Bill Gates was only 14 years old when he wrote his first computer program.
- Gates founded Microsoft when he was only 20 years old.
- A car accident left her crippled for life.
- He was sentenced to 28 years in prison because he had murdered his ex-girlfriend.
- I used to watch a lot of movies when I was at university.
- Only after her death, was I able to appreciate her.
- Although they threatened her with dire consequences, she didn’t give up.
