Question

exhausted at the end of the exam. I__(write) for over two hours.2. When thieves stole my favouriteleather jacket, I was really upset. I___(have) it for over ten years.3. Please step out of the car, Mr. Jones. Do you realiseyou ___(drive) at over 90mph?4. We didn't really want to go and seethe musical again. We__(already see) it twice -so we said "no" and we went to a restaurant instead!5. I arrived over an hour late to the office and everyone was working. Actually, they___(work) for over two hours on the new project and I felt really guilty.6. The kitchen was full of steam when we arrived. Joan was in the kitchen and she___(cook) a huge meal for everyone at the party.7. It was a bit embarrassing to arrive at their house and find Mary looking so sad. I think she___(cry) before we got there.

Answer 1

Answer:

1.wrote

2.had

3.were driving

4.have already seen

5.were working

6.was cooking

7.was crying

Answer 2

The answers are as follows:

1. was writing

2. had

3. have been driving

4. had already seen

5. have been working

6. was cooking

7. was crying

Tense

• In the given exercise, we need to fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words given in the brackets.

• Tense refers to the expression of verbs that indicate the time of the action. There are three types of tenses- present, past, and future.

• Each tense has its simple form, continuous form, perfect form, and perfect continuous form.