I met John a year ago, but I ______ (meet, see, hear). I have neither ______ him nor ______ from him since. I know that you ______ us two letters some time ago. (send) A year ago Mr. Bell ______ a beautiful present from his grandson. (receive) They have just ______ me a job in Mexico. (offer) ______ you finished eating? (finish) The new law has not ______ into force yet. (come) Has your new passport ______ yet? No, not yet. (arrive) John still has not ______ to me. (write)
Answer (1)
In this exercise, you need to fill in the blanks using the appropriate forms of the given verbs in parentheses. Let's go through each blank one by one:
I met John a year ago, but I ______ (meet, see, hear).
You would use "have not seen" because it implies you have not seen John since that initial meeting.
I have neither ______ him nor ______ from him since.
For the first blank, the correct answer is "seen" since it talks about physically seeing John.
For the second blank, "heard" would be correct because it refers to communication (like hearing from him).
I know that you ______ us two letters some time ago. (send)
The correct past tense form is "sent," since it indicates an action completed in the past.
A year ago Mr. Bell ______ a beautiful present from his grandson. (receive)
Use "received" as it's in the past tense for an action completed a year ago.
They have just ______ me a job in Mexico. (offer)
"offered" is used in the present perfect tense to highlight a recent action that has relevance now.
______ you finished eating? (finish)
The correct form is "Have you finished eating?" This is present perfect, posed as a question.
The new law has not ______ into force yet. (come)
"come" fits here as the present perfect tense is used to indicate the law has not yet begun to apply.
Has your new passport ______ yet? No, not yet. (arrive)
Use "arrived" since it's asking about a past event with present relevance.
John still has not ______ to me. (write)
"written" is appropriate here in the present perfect tense to show ongoing effect.
This activity helps to practice verb tenses, particularly focusing on past tense and present perfect, which are crucial for conveying information about time-related actions accurately.
