Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1He began to play the guitar when he ............... six.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "was" for his age at a finished time in the past.
2He started talking about his pet projects, but everybody ............... out of the room.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "went" for the next completed past action in the story.
3I looked out of the window and saw Susie ............... down the street.
Wrong!
After "saw Susie," use "driving" to show an action in progress.
4My legs were stiff because I ............... standing still for a long time.
Wrong!
Use "had been" for an action that continued before another past result.
5I wondered who ............... the money.
Wrong!
Use "had taken" because the taking happened before the past wondering.
6After he finished his exams, he ............... to New York for a month.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "went" for a completed action after his exams.
7We eat so that we ............... live.
Wrong!
The formal purpose clause needs "may" to mean "in order to."
8I don't know ............... she will come.
Wrong!
Use "whether" to introduce an indirect yes/no question.
9If they ............... him to a good hospital, he would have survived.
Wrong!
A third conditional if-clause uses "had taken" for the unreal past condition.
10This is the girl ............... won the first prize.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject relative pronoun for a person.
Answers
- He began to play the guitar when he was six.
- He started talking about his pet projects, but everybody went out of the room.
- I looked out of the window and saw Susie driving down the street.
- My legs were stiff because I had been standing still for a long time.
- I wondered who had taken the money.
- After he finished his exams, he went to New York for a month.
- We eat so that we may live.
- I don’t know whether she will come.
- If they had taken him to a good hospital, he would have survived.
- This is the girl who won the first prize.
