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A Ski Accident - All Tenses


Kim went skiing at Mount Sutton with friends and on her very first run she fell and hurt herself. She's at the hospital now and she is calling her friend Bob. Here is their phone conversation.

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Instructions:     Fill the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.


Kim: Hey Bob. Kim here. Guess where I _______ you from.  (call)  
    
 
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     Hint:    It is happening right now.
 
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Bob: No idea. Tell me.
Kim: From a hospital. I had an accident. I _______ my leg.  (break)  
    
 
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     Hint:    Past tense. Irregular verb
Bob: That's terrible. What _______ ?  (happen)  
    
 
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     Hint:    Past Tense. Regular. "What" is the subject.
Kim: It was really stupid. I _______ down this expert run when I hit a patch of ice and fell on my face.  (ski)  
    
 
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     Hint:    Imperfect tense: her fall interrupted this activity.
Bob: I suppose that, when it happened, you _______ down the hill very fast.  (go)  
    
 
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     Hint:    Imperfect tense: action in progress that was interrupted by the accident
Kim: Too fast. That was the problem. And the fact that it _______ at the time didn't help much.  (snow)  
    
 
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     Hint:    Imperfect tense: it was happening at the time of the accident.
Bob: Who _______ you down off the mountain?  (bring)  
    
 
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     Hint:    Past tense. Irregular verb.
Kim: The ski patrol. Luckily they _______ that part of the mountain when I had my accident.   (patrol)  
    
 
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     Hint:    Imperfect tense: it was happening at the moment of the accident. Careful with spelling.
Bob: I suppose they _______ you straight to the hospital.  (take)  
    
 
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     Hint:    Past tense. Irregular verb
Kim: I wish! Once they got me down the hill, they called the hospital and I _______ more than an hour and a half for the ambulance to come.  (wait)  
    
 
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     Hint:    Here you can either use the past or the imperfect.
Bob: Because of the snowstorm, I suppose. So you _______ at the hospital since this morning.  (be)  
    
 
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     Hint:    As "since" indicates, it is an action that started in the past and is continuing now.
Kim: Yes. The doctor _______ me already, but now I have to wait for the X-ray results.  (see)  
    
 
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     Hint:    As "already" indicates, the present perfect is the most appropriate tense here.
Bob: When you _______ the X-ray results, will you be able to come home?  (get)  
    
 
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     Hint:    Compare: As soon as I finish, I will go home.
Kim: Apparently. These days they only _______ people in the hospital if they are really sick and need a lot of care.  (keep)  
    
 
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     Hint:    This is what happens normally so use the simple present.
Bob: Well that's good news. You'll need a lift, so when the doctor _______ you you can leave, call me and I'll pick you up.  (tell)  
    
 
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     Hint:    Compare: As soon as I know the results, I will let you know.

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