Fill in the blanks.
1. I can't find my wallet. I seem ............................... it.
Wrong!
2. The railway station is only half a kilometer away. It is not .................................... a taxi.
Wrong!
3. It is very cold. I don't fancy ................................ out.
Wrong!
4. I am not going to invite him ever again. He tends .................................... trouble.
Wrong!
5. I am not feeling well. I ...................................... tonight.
Wrong!
6. I don't mind ................................. late.
Wrong!
7. I rang the bell twice but nobody opened the door. They .................................. out.
Wrong!
8. I tend to drop things so I am afraid .................................... glassware.
Wrong!
If you are afraid to do something, you have the option to do or not to do it.
9. She doesn't carry much cash. She is afraid .................................. robbed.
Wrong!
10. Is Goa .....................................?
Wrong!
11. I felt sick after dinner. I am not used ................................. oily food.
Wrong!
12. I don't want to cook dinner. I would rather somebody else ................................. it.
Wrong!
After would rather + object, we use a past tense with present meaning.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I can’t find my wallet. I seem to have lost it.
- The railway station is only half a kilometer away. It is not worth taking a taxi.
- It is very cold. I don’t fancy going out.
- I am not going to invite him ever again. He tends to make trouble.
- I am not feeling well. I would rather not go out tonight.
- I don’t mind your coming late.
- I rang the bell twice but nobody opened the door. They must have gone out.
- I tend to drop things so I am afraid to touch glassware.
- She doesn’t carry much cash. She is afraid of being robbed.
- Is Goa worth visiting?
- I felt sick after dinner. I am not used to eating oily food.
- I don’t want to cook dinner. I would rather somebody else did it.
