Fill in the blanks.
1. At least six people have ……………….. in the explosion.
Died is the past tense of die.
2. By the time they found him, he was already ……………………….
Dead is an adjective. Died is a verb.
3. She …………………… in the morning.
The simple past is used when we say when something happened.
4. Let’s ………………………. your plans.
Discuss is one of those verbs that are not followed by a preposition.
5. I …………………… him a visit the other day.
Paid is the past tense of pay.
6. You haven’t …………………….. for your drinks.
7. She …………………….. her dress and went out.
To put on dress is to wear it.
8. What a brilliant idea ……………………..!
The inverted word order is used in exclamations.
9. Tell me why ………………………. to leave now.
The inverted word order is used in indirect questions.
10. You ……………………… listen to your doctor.
Had better is used to give strong advice or warnings.
11. If you started early, you …………………….. miss the bus.
In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
12. A cousin of ………………….. is an actor.
Answers
1. At least six people have died in the explosion.
2. By the time they found him, he was already dead.
3. She left in the morning.
4. Let’s discuss your plans.
5. I paid him a visit the other day.
6. You haven’t paid for your drinks.
7. She put on her dress and went out.
8. What a brilliant idea it is!
9. Tell me why you want to leave now.
10. You had better listen to your doctor.
11. If you started early, you wouldn’t miss the bus.
12. A cousin of mine is an actor.
