Build Deductions, Forms, and Contrasts

Tap the words in the correct order to build each sentence about the past. One word does not belong.

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Question 1

Build the sentence: _____

Options: I shouldn't have stayed up so late., staying

Question 2

Build the sentence: _____

Options: seeing, She might not have seen your email.

Question 3

Build the sentence: _____

Options: We couldn't have arrived earlier because the road was closed., arriving

Question 4

Build the sentence: _____

Options: of, You should've called me before you left.

Question 5

Build the sentence: _____

Options: They might've forgotten the new address., forgetting

Question 6

Build the sentence: _____

Options: leaving, He must have left already; his coat is gone.

Question 7

Build the sentence: _____

Options: Sara can't have sent that message; her phone was off., sending

Question 8

Build the sentence: _____

Options: must, We had to work late yesterday.

Question 9

Build the sentence: _____

Options: We could have gone to the beach, but it rained., going

Question 10

Build the sentence: _____

Options: paying, If we had booked earlier, we could have paid less.

Practise Build Deductions, Forms, and Contrasts with this interactive sentence-building exercise of 10 questions. Tap the words into the correct order to build each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every sentence.

Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Build Deductions, Forms, and Contrasts in everyday English.