Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1What time ............... you think the meeting will end?
Wrong!
Use "do" in the question phrase "What time do you think...?"
2My car needs to be repaired. How much do you think ...............?
Wrong!
Use normal statement word order after "do you think", so "it will cost" is correct.
3What time ............... back?
Wrong!
Use question word order in a direct question, so "will you be" is correct.
4The fire spread quickly but fortunately everybody ............... escape.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
For a successful action on one occasion, "managed to" and "was able to" are correct.
5I didn't know where he was, but in the end I ............... find him.
Wrong!
For a successful action on one occasion, "was able to" is correct here.
6Everybody ............... from the fire.
Wrong!
Use "escaped" because it means got away from danger.
7Did everybody ............... to escape from the fire?
Wrong!
After "did", use the base form "manage" before "to escape".
8I left my bike outside the house last night, and now it is gone. It ............... stolen.
Wrong!
Use "must have been" for a strong deduction about a past passive action.
9I am sure you know this story. You ............... it before.
Wrong!
Use "must have heard" for a strong deduction about a past experience.
10Who is that woman with her? It ............... her sister.
Wrong!
Use "must be" for a strong deduction about the present.
11Who was that woman we saw with her yesterday? It ............... her sister.
Wrong!
Use "may have been" for a possible explanation about the past.
12Why didn't he open the door? He ............... the doorbell.
Wrong!
Use "might not have heard" for a possible explanation about a past event.
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- What time do you think the meeting will end?
- My car needs to be repaired. How much do you think it will cost?
- What time will you be back?
- The fire spread quickly but fortunately everybody managed to / was able to escape.
- I didn’t know where he was, but in the end I was able to find him.
- Everybody escaped from the fire.
- Did everybody manage to escape from the fire?
- I left my bike outside the house last night, and now it is gone. It must have been stolen.
- I am sure you know this story. You must have heard it before.
- Who is that woman with her? It must be her sister.
- Who was that woman we saw with her yesterday? It may have been her sister.
- Why didn’t he open the door? He might not have heard the doorbell.