Ex. 55. Choose the correct tense form of the verbs in the following sentences.
1. “Why (arrive) … you … so late?” “I (forget) … to set my alarm clock last night.”
2. “There aren’t any grapes. Who (eat) … them all?” “I don’t know. I know I (eat, not) … them. I (like, not) … grapes”
3. “I (get) … a beautiful gift in the mail last week.” “Who (send) … it?” “Uncle Jim.”
4. “What (say) … his answering machine … ?” “It says, “I’m sorry I (miss) … your call. Please leave your name and a short message. Thank you. Have a nice day.”
5. A: Let’s study together. B: Gee, I’m not in the mood to study. I (study) … all day yesterday. What (do) … you … yesterday? A: I(play) … tennis.
6. “Where are the kids?” “Joan (play) … outside, and Bob (do) … homework.” “What about Joan’s homework?” “She (do) … it last night”.
7. “Where are the cookies ?” “I (hide) … them last night. — Why (hide) … you … them?” “I (try) … to lose weight.” “Well, I’m not. I (want) … those cookies.”
1. “Why (arrive) … you … so late?” “I (forget) … to set my alarm clock last night.”
2. “There aren’t any grapes. Who (eat) … them all?” “I don’t know. I know I (eat, not) … them. I (like, not) … grapes”
3. “I (get) … a beautiful gift in the mail last week.” “Who (send) … it?” “Uncle Jim.”
4. “What (say) … his answering machine … ?” “It says, “I’m sorry I (miss) … your call. Please leave your name and a short message. Thank you. Have a nice day.”
5. A: Let’s study together. B: Gee, I’m not in the mood to study. I (study) … all day yesterday. What (do) … you … yesterday? A: I(play) … tennis.
6. “Where are the kids?” “Joan (play) … outside, and Bob (do) … homework.” “What about Joan’s homework?” “She (do) … it last night”.
7. “Where are the cookies ?” “I (hide) … them last night. — Why (hide) … you … them?” “I (try) … to lose weight.” “Well, I’m not. I (want) … those cookies.”
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1. — Why have you arrived so late? — I forgot to set my alarm clock last night.2. — There aren't any grapes. Who has eaten them all? — I don't know.
I haven't eaten them. I don't like grapes. 3. — I have got a beautiful gift in the mail last week. — Who sent it? — Uncle Jim. 4. — What does his answering machine say? — It says, "I'm sorry I have missed your call. Please, leave your name and a short message. Thank you. Have a nice day".
5. A: Let's study together. B: Gee, I'm not in the mood to study. I was studying all day yesterday.
B: What did you do yesterday? A: I played tennis.
6. — Where are the kids? — Joan is playing outside, and Bob is doing homework.
— What about Joan's homework? — She did it last night.
7. — Where are the cookies? — I hid them last night. — Why did you hide them?
— I am trying to lose weight. — Well, I'm not. I want those cookies.