Fill in the blanks.
1. I ................................ a movie and then I went to bed.
The simple past is the most normal tense for talking about finished events.
2. You …………………….. three ice-creams since morning..
The present perfect is commonly used with the time expressions since and for.
3. His grandfather ……………………… last month.
The simple past is the most normal tense for talking about finished events.
4. See that you .................................... no injuries.
5. He made sure that his children ………………………. enough to eat.
When the main verb is in the past tense, the verb in the subordinate clause too will be in the past tense.
6. You will get the job if you ………………………….. the required skills.
In the first conditional we use a simple present tense in the if clause and will + first form of the verb in the main clause.
7. The postmortem report revealed that the man ...................................... several hours ago.
The past perfect is used for the earlier of the two past actions.
8. She …………………………… for a call from her husband since morning.
The present perfect continuous is used to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
9. By the time we reached there, most of the guests ……………………………
10. He ..................................... a living by making furniture.
The simple present is used to talk about habits, jobs and routines.
11. Father .................................... for a walk in the morning.
We use the simple present to talk about habits and routines.
12. When I visited him he ........................................ bed-ridden for months.
The past perfect is used to talk about an action or situation that continued up to a certain point of time in the past.
Answers
- I watched a movie and then I went to bed.
- You have eaten three ice-creams since morning..
- His grandfather died last month.
- See that you suffer no injuries.
- He made sure that his children had enough to eat.
- You will get the job if you possess the required skills.
- The postmortem report revealed that the man had died several hours ago.
- She has been waiting for a call from her husband since morning.
- By the time we reached there, most of the guests had already left.
- He earns a living by making furniture.
- Father goes for a walk in the morning.
- When I visited him he had been bed-ridden for months.
