High School

Complete the story by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. Every morning, my hero wakes up (wake up) inside a small village that sits (sit) by a frozen lake.

2. Right now, she is training (train) with the master who specializes (specialize) in dark magic.

3. She has completed (complete) three major quests that test (test) her abilities to the limit.

4. Since January, she has been searching (search) for the lost artifact that is/has been (be) hidden in the ruins.

5. Yesterday, she fought (fight) a creature that had appeared (appear) out of nowhere.

6. While she explored/was exploring (explore) the dungeon, a sudden trap activated (activate).

7. After she'd solved (solve) the puzzle, the door opened (open).

8. She did not expect (not expect) the guardian who stood (stand) behind the door!

9. Before she attacked (attack), she studied (study) the enemy's moves carefully.

10. By the time reinforcements arrived (arrive), she had already defeated (already defeat) half the enemies.

11. Tomorrow, she will start (start) a new quest that requires (require) stealth skills.

12. She will probably still be fighting (probably still fight) the final boss when the sun rises.

13. By next week, she will have found (find) the legendary shield that blocks (block) any spell.

14. She will have been playing (play) for over three hours without a break by the time she reaches the checkpoint.

15. Two hours ago, she saved (save) an NPC who was (be) trapped in a cage.

16. When I logged in (log in) yesterday, my friends had already prepared (prepare) for the raid.

17. Next year, she will own (own) all the rarest items in the game!

18. In a few minutes, the team will gather (gather) at the portal that leads (lead).

Answer :

Here's how you should complete the story by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

  1. Every morning, my hero wakes up inside a small village that sits by a frozen lake.

  2. Right now, she is training with the master who specializes in dark magic.

  3. She has completed three major quests that test her abilities to the limit.

  4. Since January, she has been searching for the lost artifact that is/has been hidden in the ruins.

  5. Yesterday, she fought a creature that had appeared out of nowhere.

  6. While she explored/was exploring the dungeon, a sudden trap activated.

  7. After she'd solved the puzzle, the door opened.

  8. She did not expect the guardian who stood behind the door!

  9. Before she attacked, she studied the enemy's moves carefully.

  10. By the time reinforcements arrived, she had already defeated half the enemies.

  11. Tomorrow, she will start a new quest that requires stealth skills.

  12. She will probably still be fighting the final boss when the sun rises.

  13. By next week, she will have found the legendary shield that blocks any spell.

  14. She will have been playing for over three hours without a break by the time she reaches the checkpoint.

  15. Two hours ago, she saved an NPC who was trapped in a cage.

  16. When I logged in yesterday, my friends had already prepared for the raid.

  17. Next year, she will own all the rarest items in the game!

  18. In a few minutes, the team will gather at the portal that leads.

Understanding verb tenses is crucial in English as they help us establish the timing of an action. It’s important to choose the right tense based on the context of the sentence to accurately reflect when the action is happening, which helps in painting a clear picture for the reader.