Gap filling exercise
1. I ............................ him on a bus.
2. I ............................. the money yesterday itself.
3. Why don’t you ............................. me?
Before a personal object, we write listen to.
4. Can you explain .......................... why you were absent yesterday?
We write explain to before a personal object.
5. She was here a few minutes ...............................
We use ago to count back from the present to a point of time in the past.
6. I ............................. that movie.
When there is no time reference, the present perfect is commonly used to talk about finished events.
7. ......................... you ....................... Jurassic Park on TV yesterday?
8. I ............................. a word with my manager and he says that it is okay.
9. The accused ............................... by the court.
A passive verb is required here because the subject is not the doer of the action.
10. She .......................... the clothes on the line after washing them.
11. I …………………… it a month ago.
12. By the time rescuers arrived, the injured climber ……………………..
The past perfect is used for the earlier of two past actions.
Answers
1. I met him on a bus.
2. I sent the money yesterday itself.
3. Why don’t you listen to me?
4. Can you explain to me why you were absent yesterday?
5. She was here a few minutes ago.
6. I have watched that movie.
7. Did you watch Jurassic Park on TV yesterday?
8. I have had a word with my manager and he says that it is okay.
9. The accused was acquitted by the court.
10. She hung the clothes on the line after washing them.
11. I heard it a month ago.
12. By the time rescuers arrived, the injured climber had died.
