q('~I * to bed very late last night.~went~Yes. You need the 3 for an action that happened in finished time (last night).~have gone~Sorry, your answer is in the 4, which is used when the speaker wants to make a connection to the present. In the question sentence, however, the speaker uses the finished time expression last night, so the 3 is needed.~was going~No. Your suggestion would be possible if the speaker continued I was just going to bed last night when the phone rang. But there is a better answer here.~go~Wrong. I go is a present tense form and cannot be used together with the expression of past time last night.~12~');
q('~I * tennis yesterday.~played~Correct. Yesterday is clearly an expression of finished time, and so the 3 is required.~have played~No. Your answer is in the 4, which is used with expressions of unfinished time. Yesterday, however, sets the action firmly in finished time and so the 3 is needed.~play~Wrong! The combination I play is in the present tense and cannot be used with the expression of finished time yesterday!~will play~Wrong! The combination I will play refers to the future and cannot be used with the expression of finished time yesterday!~12~');
q('~My grandfather is an author. He * many books.~has written~Yes. The 4 is required here because of the connection with the present. The grandfather is still an author and may yet write more books.~wrote~No, the 3 does not work here, although it would be possible if the first sentence read My grandfather was an author, (but now he is dead or doesn\'t write books any more). You need a different tense to make clear the connection to the present.~is writing~This is possible, if you really mean that your grandfather is at this time writing many different books. But choose a more likely answer.~write~No! The combination he write is impossible in any tense in English. What tense do you need to show a connection between past events and the present?~10~');
q('~My grandfather, who died last year, was an author. He * many books.~wrote~Yes. The 3 is necessary to show that the grandfather\'s book writing days are over.~has written~No, since the grandfather is dead and can write no more books, the 4 is not the correct tense here.~writes~Impossible, if he is dead, how can he still write books?~was writing~No. You need an answer in the 3, which is used to express simple facts about the past.~12~');
q('~I * to New York last Christmas.~flew~Yes! The expression last Christmas is clearly one of finished time and so the 3 is used.~have flown~Wrong, the expression last Christmas is clearly one of finished time and so the 4 cannot be used here.~fly~No. The verb phrase I fly, which is in the present tense, does not fit with the expression of past/finished time last Christmas.~am flowing~Whoops! Flowing comes from the verb to flow and not from the verb to fly, which is being used here. In any case, your tense choice is wrong; you cannot use the present continuous with an expression of finished time like last Christmas!~12~');
q('~My grandparents live in the USA so I * to New York many times.~have flown~Yes. The 4 is needed here. The speaker is not saying when in the past she flew to America; it is more important for her to say that she has visited them many times, (and will probably do so again in the future!)~flew~Sorry, the 3 is wrong here. The speaker is not saying when in the past she flew to America; it is more important for her to say that she has visited them many times, (and will probably do so again in the future!) For this reason the 4 is necessary here.~am flying~No. The verb phrase I am flying is in the present continuous tense, which is most often used for what is happening now. This is obviously not the case here, so choose a better answer!~flies~Ouch! Did you click on the wrong answer by mistake? I flies is an impossible combination, and in any case the present tense does not fit in the question sentence.~11~');
q('~I * tennis three times already this week and it\'s still only Wednesday.~have played~Yes. The expression of unfinished time this week is the reason why the 4 is needed here. The speaker is implying that there is a good chance that she will play again.~played~No, the expression of unfinished time this week is the reason why the 3 is wrong here. The speaker is implying that there is a good chance that she will play again.~was playing~No, this doesn\'t work here. Your answer is in the past continuous which is most often used to talk about an action in progress that is interrupted by another event. E.g. I was playing tennis yesterday, when it suddenly started to rain.~play~Sorry, the present simple is not the right tense here. In English the 4 is used together with expressions of unfinished time like this week to talk of things that have happened.~11~');
q('~Student to the teacher: \"*! What shall I do now?\"~I\'ve finished~Yes. The 4 is used because the student is saying: I\'ve finished. Look here is my work! And so there is a clear connection to the present.~I finished~No, this does not work. The 3 tense, which you have chosen for your answer, is not used when we want to make a connection with the present as in this case.~I am finishing~Well, this is just possible, if you are 2 or 3 minutes away from being completely finished, but there is a much better answer here.~I am finish~No. This combination of words is never possible. What tense do you need to make a connection between a past event and the present?~10~');
q('~I * to bed very late last night.~went~Yes. The 3 is clearly the right tense here for an action that happened in finished time last night.~have gone~No, you can never use the 4 with an expression of finished time like last night.~was going~Well, this would be just possible if you continued I was just going to bed very late last night, when suddenly the phone rang .., but there is a much better answer for this simple statement of fact about the past.~go~Of course not! How can you use the present tense I go with the expression of finished time last night?~12~');
q('~This tree * really fast. Last year it was only half this size.~has grown~Correct! The tree is still growing so there is a clear connection to the present. That\'s why the 4 is needed.~grew~No, the 3 would only be possible here if the tree is now dead and cannot grow any more. You need a tense that connects past events with the present.~grows~Sorry, the present continuous tense would be possible here, i.e. This tree is growing very fast .., but your answer in the present simple does not fit.~will grow~No, your answer does not fit with the second sentence in the question. What tense do you need to connect past events to the present?~10~');
q('~I * to the theater many times when I lived in London.~went~Yes. It is clear that the speaker does not live in London now, so that his time in London is finished time. For this reason the 3 is the correct tense.~have gone~Sorry, the 4 is only possible for events in unfinished time, but it is clear that the speaker\'s time in London is finished, i.e. that he doesn\'t live there any longer.~was going~No, the past continuous tense is not right here. A clue to the correct answer: the speaker no longer lives in London, so his time there is finished time.~have went~Oh dear! The combination have went is impossible in English. A clue to the correct answer: the speaker no longer lives in London, so his time there is finished time.~12~');
q('~Where\'s my calculator? I put it on the desk a minute ago and now *!~it\'s disappeared~Yes. The 4 is correct because of the clear connection to the present, i.e. I don\'t have my calculator now!~it disappeared~No, this is not right. There is a clear connection between the past event disappearing and the present I don\'t have my calculator now. So the 4 tense is required.~it\'s disappearing~This would be a very strange event - to see your calculator slowly disappearing before your very eyes! Choose a more likely answer for an event in the past that has a clear connection to the present!~it disappears~No, the present simple is not the right tense. The disappearing took place some time in the past, but there is a clear connection to the present so the 4 is needed.~10~');
q('~My father * in a bank for 10 years, then he became a computer programmer.~worked~Yes. The 3 is correct because your father\'s time working in the bank is now finished time.~has worked~Sorry, the 4 would be correct if your father were still working in the bank. It is clear from the second sentence, however, that his work as a banker is in finished time.~was working~Sorry, the past continuous tense, which you have chosen for your answer, does not really fit here. What tense do you need for a simple statement of fact for something that happened in finished time?~works~No, you cannot use the present tense for an action that clearly took place in finished time.~12~');
q('~My father * at his bank for 10 years. He really likes his job.~has worked~Yes. The speaker\'s father clearly still works in the bank, so the 4 is the correct tense to use for an action that continues into the present.~worked~No, the 3 is wrong because the father still works in the bank. What tense is needed for actions continuing into the present?~is working~No, the present continuous cannot be used here.~was working~Your answer implies that the father no longer works at the bank. But it\'s clear from the second sentence that this is not true.~11~');
q('~My grandfather died 10 years before I was born, so I * him.~did not meet~Correct. The death happened in finished time so the 3 is needed here.~have not met~No, if you use the 4, you are implying that is still a chance you will meet your grandfather.~was not meeting~Incorrect. The past continuous does not fit here. What tense do you need for an event in finished time?~meet not~This is not English! Try a different answer for an event that happened in finished time.~12~');
q('~I\'m very hungry. It\'s 11.30 and I * anything yet today.~haven\'t eaten~Yes. Today is an expression of unfinished time, so the 4 is the correct tense here.~didn\'t eat~Sorry. Today is an expression of unfinished time, so the 3 is the not correct tense here. (This answer is acceptable in American English.)~am not eating~No. This is not right. The speaker is not talking about what is not happening now but about what has not happened before now.~don\'t eat~Wrong. what tense do you need for events that have (or have not) happened in unfinished time?~10~');
q('~* the football match on TV last night?~Did you see~Yes. Last night is an expression of finished time so the 3 is correct.~Have you seen~Wrong. Last night is an expression of finished time so the 4 cannot be used here.~Were you seeing~Horrible! Try again with a tense to express what happened in finished time!~Do you see~No. You can\'t use the present tense to talk about a past event!~12~');
q('~Last week was very wet, but it * once yet this week.~hasn\'t rained~Yes. The 4 is the correct tense here for an event that has happened (or hasn\'t happened) in unfinished time. The word yet is another clue to the need to use the 4.~didn\'t rain~Sorry, this week is an expression of unfinished time and so the 4 is necessary. (Your answer is acceptable to some speakers of American English!)~isn\'t raining~Sorry, your answer might just be possible if the second sentence read: it isn\'t raining this week. The extra words once yet, however, make it clear that the 4 tense is necessary here.~haven\'t rained~No, and no again. The verb combination it haven\'t rained is impossible in English. However, you have chosen the correct tense for an event that has (not) happened in unfinished time!~11~');
q('~* a new computer. Do you want to see it?~I\'ve bought~Right! The 4 is the right tense here. There is a clear connection between the past event buying and the present.~I bought~This is possible, but there is a better answer that shows the speaker is connecting the past event buying with the present.~I buy~No, the present tense is quite wrong here. What tense do you need to express the connection between a past event and the present?~I was buying~Wrong! There is a clear connection between the past event buying and now, so what tense do you need?~10~');
q('~* my dictionary. Have you seen it?~I\'ve lost~Yes! The speaker is clearly looking for the dictionary now, so the 4 is used to express the connection between a past event and the present.~I lost~This is possible, but there is a better answer that shows the speaker is connecting the past event losing the dictionary with the present.~I lose~No. You cannot use the present simple tense for a past event (that, in this case, has a connection to the present.)~I\'m lost~Yes, you are with an answer like that! The speaker is clearly looking for the dictionary now, so what tense do you need to express the connection between a past event and the present?~10~');