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Tony24810 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
tense fill in the blank question
I did a quiz but then there's no answer, please tell me if I have done them correctly, many thanks!
Mr. Reed sat in his office and __________(study) the report on the three people, who might have stolen the captain’s rare stamps.
First, there was Benton, the man who ___________(look) after the captain’s property since his master’s son was born. He ___________(cheat) the captain for many years and besides, he was badly in debt. He could be the thief as he had a set of keys to all the rooms in the house.
Next, there was the maid. She seemed honest enough herself, but after Reed ___________
with the captain, he ____________(discover) that she ____________(be) in love with a man who ____________(just release) from prison. Perhaps she ____________(cheat) by him and ___________(commit) the crime.
Finally, there was the captain’s own son, Alan. He too owed others a lot of money. He could just walk into the library, where the stamps __________(keep). Mr. Reed decided to question him again the following day.
my answer
1. studied
2. looked
3. had cheated
4. talked
5. discovered
6. was
7. had just been released
8. had been cheated
9. committed
10. were kept
Mr. Reed sat in his office and __________(study) the report on the three people, who might have stolen the captain’s rare stamps.
First, there was Benton, the man who ___________(look) after the captain’s property since his master’s son was born. He ___________(cheat) the captain for many years and besides, he was badly in debt. He could be the thief as he had a set of keys to all the rooms in the house.
Next, there was the maid. She seemed honest enough herself, but after Reed ___________
with the captain, he ____________(discover) that she ____________(be) in love with a man who ____________(just release) from prison. Perhaps she ____________(cheat) by him and ___________(commit) the crime.Finally, there was the captain’s own son, Alan. He too owed others a lot of money. He could just walk into the library, where the stamps __________(keep). Mr. Reed decided to question him again the following day.
my answer
1. studied
2. looked
3. had cheated
4. talked
5. discovered
6. was
7. had just been released
8. had been cheated
9. committed
10. were kept
Top answer
I have doubt with the answers listed as follows:2. 3. had been cheating / cheatedThe cheating is an on going process and I wonder if past perfect continuous tense should be used instead4.
- I have doubt with the answers listed as follows:2.
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- had been cheating / cheatedThe cheating is an on going process and I wonder if past perfect continuous tense should be used instead4.
- had talkedthe talking happened before the discovery, so I suspect past perfect tense should be used.
- however the event is described in order and I think both past tense should be clear enough, anyhow I'm unsure6.
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I have doubt with the answers listed as follows:2. had lookedThe man had been looking after those property from a time before the story, so I suspect if past perfect tense should be used.3. had been cheating / cheatedThe cheating is an on going process and I wonder if past perfect continuous tense should be used instead4. had talkedthe talking happened before the discovery, so I suspect past perf
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