Work, Experience and Changing Habits

I ___ my keys yesterday.

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Correct answer: lost

I lost my keys yesterday. Use the present perfect to connect the past with now, including unfinished time and experience. Use the past simple for finished events and dates. An unfinished period can contain a finished past event, so context rather than a time word alone determines the tense.

She ___ here for ten years and still lives here.

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Correct answer: has lived

She has lived here for ten years and still lives here. Use the present perfect to connect the past with now, including unfinished time and experience. Use the past simple for finished events and dates. An unfinished period can contain a finished past event, so context rather than a time word alone determines the tense.

Choose the word or expression: Someone you work with.

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Correct answer: colleague

colleague: Someone you work with. Example: My colleague helped me prepare the meeting.

I ___ five reports today. (completed total)

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Correct answer: have written

I have written five reports today. (completed total) Present perfect simple emphasises completion, results or how many; continuous emphasises duration or recent activity. Use have/has been + -ing for the continuous. State verbs normally use the simple, and both forms can sometimes describe a continuing situation.

You look tired. ___ you been running?

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Correct answer: Have

You look tired. Have you been running? Present perfect simple emphasises completion, results or how many; continuous emphasises duration or recent activity. Use have/has been + -ing for the continuous. State verbs normally use the simple, and both forms can sometimes describe a continuing situation.

Choose the word or expression: A scheduled period of work.

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Correct answer: shift

shift: A scheduled period of work. Example: Her night shift starts at ten.

When I arrived, they ___ already eaten.

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Correct answer: had

When I arrived, they had already eaten. Use past simple for the main sequence, past continuous for background in progress, and past perfect for an earlier event. Past perfect clarifies time order but is not needed for every earlier action when the sequence is already obvious.

I was walking home when I ___ the accident.

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Correct answer: saw

I was walking home when I saw the accident. Use past simple for the main sequence, past continuous for background in progress, and past perfect for an earlier event. Past perfect clarifies time order but is not needed for every earlier action when the sequence is already obvious.

Choose the word or expression: A fixed regular payment for a job.

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Correct answer: salary

salary: A fixed regular payment for a job. Example: The job offers a monthly salary.

I'll text you when I ___.

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Correct answer: arrive

I'll text you when I arrive. Review time relationships across simple, continuous and perfect forms. A perfect tense looks back from a reference point; a continuous form presents activity as ongoing. Future clauses after when/if normally use a present form rather than will.

She ___ dinner when the lights went out.

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Correct answer: was making

She was making dinner when the lights went out. Review time relationships across simple, continuous and perfect forms. A perfect tense looks back from a reference point; a continuous form presents activity as ongoing. Future clauses after when/if normally use a present form rather than will.

Choose the word or expression: To formally ask to be considered for a job or place.

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Correct answer: apply

apply: To formally ask to be considered for a job or place. Example: I want to apply for the assistant's job.

I ___ cycle to work, but now I drive.

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Correct answer: used to

I used to cycle to work, but now I drive. Usually describes a current habit. Used to + base verb describes a former habit/state. Be used to + noun/-ing means be accustomed to; get used to describes becoming accustomed. Here to is a preposition, so use -ing after it.

She is used to ___ early.

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Correct answer: getting up

She is used to getting up early. Usually describes a current habit. Used to + base verb describes a former habit/state. Be used to + noun/-ing means be accustomed to; get used to describes becoming accustomed. Here to is a preposition, so use -ing after it.

Choose the word or expression: To officially leave a job by choice.

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Correct answer: resign

resign: To officially leave a job by choice. Example: She plans to resign and start her own business.