This grammar exercise is about common mistakes in the use of verbs. Fill in the blanks.
1All day I was ............... a sweater.
Wrong!
Use "wearing" to describe having clothes on for a period of time.
2I have ............... my car.
Wrong!
The correct phrasal verb is "disposed of" when you mean got rid of something.
3Please ............... this painting.
Wrong!
Use "look at" when you ask someone to direct their eyes to something.
4I have ............... a new computer.
Wrong!
Use "ordered" directly before the thing you have asked a supplier to send.
5Why don’t you ............... me?
Wrong!
Use "listen to" when you mean pay attention to what someone says.
6He came ............... a blue jacket.
Wrong!
Use "wearing" to describe the clothes someone had on when they arrived.
7He ............... to come.
Wrong!
Use "refused" before an infinitive when someone says they will not do something.
8He ............... there for a day.
Wrong!
Use "stayed" for being in a place temporarily.
9He ............... no mistake.
Wrong!
Use "made" in the common collocation "made" no mistake.
10We ought to ............... exercise.
Wrong!
Use "take" in the collocation "take exercise".
Answers
- All day I was wearing a sweater.
- I have disposed of my car.
- Please look at this painting.
- I have ordered a new computer.
- Why don’t you listen to me?
- He came wearing a blue jacket.
- He refused to come.
- He stayed there for a day.
- He made no mistake.
- We ought to take exercise.
