Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1. My brother ………………………….. to be an actor.
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Wrong!
Use the simple present tense to talk about needs, wants, aspirations etc.
2. I …………………………. to talk to her ever again.
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Wrong!
3. I asked him why he ……………………….. upset.
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Wrong!
When the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, use a past tense in the subordinate clause as well.
4. I wondered where she ……………………………
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Wrong!
'Where has she disappeared?' I wondered. Present perfect in the direct speech becomes past perfect in the indirect speech.
5. She asked me if I ……………………. help her.
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Wrong!
6. I will tell you as soon as I …………………………. from them.
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Wrong!
When both clauses refer to the future, use a simple present in the subordinate clause to refer to future.
7. She ………………………. really hard.
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Wrong!
8. Meat …………………………. with me.
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Wrong!
Use the simple present to talk about facts.
9. He never ………………………… to me.
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10. Birds of a feather ……………………….. together.
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11. I ……………………………. on this project for six months.
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Wrong!
Use the present perfect continuous to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
12. Who ……………………….. the light bulb?
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Wrong!
Answers
- My brother aspires to be an actor.
- I don’t want to talk to her ever again.
- I asked him why he was upset.
- I wondered where she had disappeared.
- She asked me if I could help her.
- I will tell you as soon as I hear from them.
- She works really hard.
- Meat does not agree with me.
- He never listens to me.
- Birds of a feather flock together.
- I have been working on this project for six months.
- Who invented the light bulb?
