Question

Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

 

29. We couldn’t eat the soup because my sister (put) ………………………………………… too much salt into it.

30. He (work) ………………..………… hard all the week but today he (have) …………………….……… a good time at home.

31. I (want / get) ……………………………………………………………………… an evening newspaper.

- But it (rain) ……………………..………. Why (you not wait) …………………..…………… until the rain (stop) ……………………………?

32. It was about 2 am. She (wake) ………………………………………… up and (look) ………………………………………… through the window. It (rain) ………………………………………… very hard.

33. It isn’t cold today. Why (you wear) ………………………………………… a coat?

34. What (she still do) ………………………………………… when her mother (go) …………………………………… to bed last night?

- She (do) ………………………………………… her exercises.

35. Why (you not listen) ………………………………………… while I am talking to you?

36. When I (see) ………………………………………… Mr. Smith, he (talk) ………………………………………… to a woman. I (call) ………………………………………… him but he (not hear) ………………………………………… me.

37. I (tell) …………………………………… him about your coming when he (come) ………………………………… back tomorrow.

38. The driver (fall) …………………………………… asleep at the wheel before he (have) ……………………………… an accident.

39. Take a suit that (travel) …………………………………………  well.

40. Our ability to use language is one of the things that (set) ………………………………………… us apart from animals.

41. The police (use / help) ……………………………………………………………… lost tourists.

Answer 1

29. We couldn’t eat the soup because my sister (put) put too much salt into it.

30. He (work) works hard all the week but today he (have) has a good time at home.

31. I (want / get) want to get an evening newspaper. - But it (rain) is raining. Why (you not wait) you don't wait until the rain (stop) stops?

32. It was about 2 am. She (wake) woke up and (look) looked through the window. It (rain) is raining very hard.

33. It isn’t cold today. Why (you wear) don't you wear a coat?

34. What (she still do) was she still doing when her mother (go) went to bed last night? - She (do) does her exercises.

35. Why (you not listen) you aren't listen while I am talking to you?

36. When I (see) saw Mr. Smith, he (talk) was talking to a woman. I (call) called him but he (not hear) didn't hear me.

37. I (tell) told him about your coming when he (come) will come back tomorrow.

38. The driver (fall) fell asleep at the wheel before he (have) had an accident.

39. Take a suit that (travel) travel well.

40. Our ability to use language is one of the things that (set) sets us apart from animals.

41. The police (use / help) used to help lost tourists.