Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets. Example:Haveyou everbeen(go) to Paris?
1.Can you wait a few minutes? The boys (not finish) their lunch yet.
2.I (feel) dizzy all morning. I think I’ll go to the doctor’s.
3.The criminal’s sentence (not decide) until next week.
4.I (finish) your book by tomorrow, so I’ll give it back to you then.
5.If I (not see) you before I go, I’ll phone you next week.
6.I (talk) to Jane when Billy walked through the door.
7.You can go out as soon as you (do) your homework.
8.How long (sit) there? Are you waiting for someone?
9.They (climb) for about an hour when the rain started.
10.I already (speak) to John about the problem.
11.This time tomorrow I (do) my final exams.
12.When Jane got to the station she realized she (leave) her ticket at home.
13.Who (know) the answer to this question?
14.It (think) that the burglar escaped through the bathroom window.
15.People used (send) to prison for a longer period of time.
16.The robbers are believed (steal) three valuable paintings
- Can you wait a few minutes? The boys have not finished their lunch yet.
Explanation: The sentence is in the present perfect tense. We use the auxiliary verb "have" (in the correct form) plus the past participle of the verb (in this case, "finish") to form the present perfect tense. As the action of finishing the lunch is not yet completed at the present moment, we use the negative form "have not finished".
2. I (feel) dizzy all morning. I think I’ll go to the doctor’s.
- I have been feeling dizzy all morning. I think I'll go to the doctor's.
Explanation: The sentence is in the present perfect continuous tense. We use the auxiliary verb "have" (in the correct form) plus "been" plus the present participle of the verb (in this case, "feeling") to form the present perfect continuous tense. As the action of feeling dizzy began in the past and is still happening at the present moment, we use the present perfect continuous tense.
3. The criminal’s sentence (not decide) until next week.
- The criminal's sentence will not be decided until next week.
Explanation: The sentence is in the future simple passive tense. We use the auxiliary verb "will" (in the correct form) plus "be" plus the past participle of the verb (in this case, "decided") to form the future simple passive tense. As the action of deciding the criminal's sentence will happen in the future, we use the future tense.
4. I (finish) your book by tomorrow, so I’ll give it back to you then.
- I will finish your book by tomorrow, so I'll give it back to you then.
Explanation: The sentence is in the future simple tense. We use the auxiliary verb "will" (in the correct form) plus the base form of the verb (in this case, "finish") to form the future simple tense. As the action of finishing the book will happen in the future, we use the future tense.
5. If I (not see) you before I go, I’ll phone you next week.
- If I don't see you before I go, I'll phone you next week.
Explanation: The sentence is in the first conditional form. We use the base form of the verb (in this case, "see") to talk about a possible future action. As the action of not seeing you is a possibility, we use the present simple tense.
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