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Fill in the blanks with the correct tense
forms of the verbs in the brackets |
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He ______ ( get ) out
of bed when he accidentally ______ ( step ) on the cat.
He
was getting out of bed when
he accidentally stepped on
the cat. |
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The child _______ ( burn ) himself while he ______ ( play ) with
matches. His mother ______ ( apply ) some ointment to the
injured area. |
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Lightning ______ ( strike ) last night and ______ ( fuse ) all
the lights in the house. My father ______ ( inspect ) the damage
and ______ ( call ) in an electrician the next day. |
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Somebody ______ ( ask ) for you just now. As you ______ ( be )
out, we ______ ( tell ) him to come back in the evening. |
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A very strong wind ______ ( blow ) when the train arrived at the
station. It ______ ( begin ) to rain very heavily just as the
passengers ______ ( get ) off the train. |
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A burst of applause ______ ( greet ) him when he ______ ( appear
) on the stage. He _______ ( be ) out of the limelight for ten
years. |
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Where ______ ( be ) the rest of the coffee ? I ______ ( drink )
only one cup from the pot. Someone must ______ ( finish ) up the
rest. |
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We used to work there; but a year ago, the shop ______ ( close )
down, and we ______ ( be forced ) to seek employment elsewhere. |
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He ______ ( practice ) as a private doctor for twenty years now.
He ______ ( say ) that he ______ ( retire ) from the profession
next year. |
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Since 1967, she ______ ( live ) in that house. Her father ______
( buy ) a new house in Green Acres Park, and they ______ ( shift
) there next month. |
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Though he ______ ( win ) a lot of money through gambling, he
______ ( be ) still not satisfied with what he already ______ (
have ). He ______ ( not realize ) yet that it ______ ( not pay )
to gamble. |
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Every night, he ______ ( take ) a sleeping pill before he ______
( go ) to bed. He ______ ( do ) this for the past few years to
get himself to sleep. |
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She ______ ( sleep ) while we ______ ( watch ) a film on
television last night. We _____ ( try ) to wake her up, but she
_____ ( sleep ) on. This morning, she _____ ( scold ) us for not
waking her up. |
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All the pupils ______ ( be told ) by their teacher go go to the
library during the free period. I ______ ( go ) to join them
now. |
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The caretaker ______ ( lock ) the gates. No one ______ ( be
allowed ) to enter or to leave the grounds until the conference
______ ( be ) over. |
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I ______ ( try ) to get her on the phone all morning but without
any success. I ______ ( not think ) that she ______ ( hear )
about her lucky win in the lottery. |
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Answers |
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The child burnt himself
while he was playing
with matches. His mother
applied some ointment to the injured area. |
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2. |
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Lightning struck
last night and fused
all the lights in the house. My father
inspected the damage and called in an
electrician the next day. |
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3. |
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Somebody was asking
for you just now. As you were
out, we told him to
come back in the evening. |
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A very strong wind was blowing
when the train arrived at the station. It
began to rain very heavily
just as the passengers were
getting off the train. |
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A burst of applause greeted
him when he appeared
on the stage. He had been
out of the limelight for ten years. |
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Where is the rest of the
coffee ? I drank
only one cup from the pot. Someone must
have finished up the rest. |
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We used to work there; but a year ago, the shop
closed down, and we
were forced to seek
employment elsewhere. |
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He has been practicing
as a private doctor for twenty years now. He
says that he
will retire from the
profession next year. |
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Since 1967, she has been
living in that house. Her father
has bought a new house in
Green Acres Park, and they
will shift there next month. |
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Though he wins a lot of
money through gambling, he
is still not satisfied with what he already has.
He
has not realized yet that it does not pay to
gamble. |
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Every night, he takes
a sleeping pill before he goes
to bed. He has been doing
this for the past few years to get himself to sleep. |
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She was sleeping
while we were watching
a film on television last night. We
tried to wake her up, but
she slept on. This morning,
she scolded
us for not waking her up. |
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All the pupils were told
by their teacher go go to the library during the free period. I
am going to join them now. |
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The caretaker has locked
the gates. No one is allowed
to enter or to leave the grounds until the conference
is over. |
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I was trying to get her on
the phone all morning but without any success. I
do not think that she has heard about her lucky
win in the lottery. |
