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Tenses Exercise

April 16, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. She ………………………….. to be an architect.

Correct! Wrong!

She is a singular subject. Hence we use does here. Note that we write 'does not want', not 'does not wants'.

2. ……………………… forget to lock the door before you leave.

Correct! Wrong!

The simple present is used in imperative sentences and in the simple present tense we make questions and negatives with do.

3. ………………………… not waste any more time.

Correct! Wrong!

The simple present is used in imperative sentences.

4. She …………………………….with her parents.

Correct! Wrong!

We use the simple present to talk about facts.

5. He was a kind guy who never …………………………… his servants.

Correct! Wrong!

When the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, we use a past tense in the subordinate clause as well.

6. I ………………………………… up at 6 am.

Correct! Wrong!

7. She ……………………………….. him at once.

Correct! Wrong!

When we say when something happened, we use the simple past.

8. We ……………………………. a movie yesterday.

Correct! Wrong!

We cannot use the present perfect tense with a past time expression.

9. Heavy rains ……………………….. the town yesterday.

Correct! Wrong!

When we say when something happened, we use the simple past.

10. I …………………………. him twice before he went abroad.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Either simple past or past perfect can be used here.

11. I don’t remember where I ………………………………. my purse.

Correct! Wrong!

12. I ……………………………. a snake in the garden.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. She does not want to be an architect.

2. Don’t forget to lock the door before you leave.

3. Do not waste any more time.

4. She lives with her parents.

5. He was a kind guy who never abused his servants.

6. I wake up at 6 am.

7. She recognized him at once.

8. We watched a movie yesterday.

9. Heavy rains lashed the town yesterday.

10. I met him twice before he went abroad.

11. I don’t remember where I left my purse.

12. I saw a snake in the garden.

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