Fill in the blanks.
1At least six people have ............... in the explosion.
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The present perfect uses "have" plus the past participle "died".
2By the time they found him, he was already ...............
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After "was already", the adjective "dead" describes his state.
3She ............... in the morning.
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The simple past form "left" is correct for a finished past action.
4Let’s ............... your plans.
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The verb "discuss" takes a direct object without a preposition.
5I ............... him a visit the other day.
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The past simple form "paid" is correct with "the other day".
6You haven’t ............... for your drinks.
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After "haven’t", use the past participle "paid".
7She ............... her dress and went out.
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The phrasal verb "put on" means to dress yourself in something.
8What a brilliant idea ...............!
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This exclamation keeps normal word order with "it is".
9Tell me why ............... to leave now.
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An indirect question uses normal word order, so "you want" is correct.
10You ............... listen to your doctor.
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The fixed expression for strong advice is "had better".
11If you started early, you ............... miss the bus.
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The second conditional uses "wouldn’t" in the main clause.
12A cousin of ............... is an actor.
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After "a cousin of", use the possessive pronoun "mine".
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- At least six people have died in the explosion.
- By the time they found him, he was already dead.
- She left in the morning.
- Let’s discuss your plans.
- I paid him a visit the other day.
- You haven’t paid for your drinks.
- She put on her dress and went out.
- What a brilliant idea it is!
- Tell me why you want to leave now.
- You had better listen to your doctor.
- If you started early, you wouldn’t miss the bus.
- A cousin of mine is an actor.