[Grammar] Exercise: Tenses - I Need You To Check The Answers

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When I 1) _____ (be) a child, I 2) ______ (dream) about travelling to lots of different places. I 3) _____ (long) to go to Japan, to Honolulu, to Alaska. Well, I am 40 years old now, and I 4) _____ (be) a travel guide for ten years; so I 5) _______ (be) to all those places. This year alone I 6) _____ (travel) to fifteen countries. Last week I 7) ______ (visit) friends in Bangkok, and then 8) _____ (go) to see the sights of Singapore. Now I 9) ______ (just, return) from Chairo - I 10) ____ (fly) there a week ago with a group of businessmen. When we 11) ______ (get) home, one of them 12) _____ (shake) his head and 13) _____ (say) to me: "You look tired. 14) _______ (have) a holiday recently?" I 15) _____ (laugh) and 16) _____ (say): "Going on holiday is my job." He 17) ______ (reply): "Perhaps you ought to work for a week or two then."

My answers:

1) was
2) dreamt (dreamed)
3) was
4) have been
5) have been
6) have travelled
7) visited
8) went
9) have just returned
10) flew
11) got
12) shaked
13) said
14) have you had
15) laughed
16) said
17) replied

I know you'll do this for me, you're good people. :) Thank you in advance!
 

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That looks supiciously like homework to me. However, as I am 'good people', I'll suggest that you look at numbers 3 and 12.
 

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Is "shaked" used in BrE? (Not shook?)
 

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That looks supiciously like homework to me. However, as I am 'good people', I'll suggest that you look at numbers 3 and 12.

3) longed/was longing
12) shook
 

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My teacher does not give homeworks. This is an exercise in my English book.
I just wanted you to check my answers because I will not see my English teacher soon.

5jj, about number 3... Maybe am?
Barb, is shaked acceptable in AmE?

Edit: Oh! was longing, of course.
 

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No, no "shaked" here. Just "shook." At least, in my experience.
 

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Yeesh. This was a matter of not seeing well. I thought he had highlighed another one as an error, but it was "shaked" all along. Sorry for the confusion.
 
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