Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of the verb.
1We have decided not to invite him to the party. If we invite him, we ............... invite his friends as well.
Wrong!
Use the first conditional with a real future result, so "will have to" is correct.
2The scenery was very beautiful. If I ............... a camera, I would have taken some photos.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect in the if-clause of a third conditional, so "had had" is correct.
3If I hadn't missed the train, I ............... on time.
Wrong!
Use "would have arrived" for the result clause of a third conditional about the past.
4We ............... by a loud sound.
Wrong!
Use the past simple passive because the sound did the action, so "were woken up" is correct.
5How much money ............... in the robbery?
Wrong!
Use the past simple passive in this question, so "was stolen" is correct.
6Cheese ............... from milk.
Wrong!
Use the present simple passive for a general fact, so "is made" is correct.
7You ............... to the party. Why didn't you go?
Wrong!
Use the past simple passive because someone invited you, so "were invited" is correct.
8Though we were driving fast, many cars ............... us.
Wrong!
Use the active past simple because the cars did the action, so "overtook" is correct.
9This house ............... in days.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect passive with "in days", so "has not been cleaned" is correct.
10A new supermarket ............... here at the moment.
Wrong!
Use the present continuous passive for construction happening now ("at the moment"), so "is being built" is correct.
11A ring road ............... around the town, so there is much less traffic in the centre now.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect passive for a completed action with a present result, so "has been built" is correct.
12Very little ............... about him.
Wrong!
Use the present simple passive because people know very little, so "is known" is correct.
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- We have decided not to invite him to the party. If we invite him, we will have to invite his friends as well.
- The scenery was very beautiful. If I had had a camera, I would have taken some photos.
- If I hadn’t missed the train, I would have arrived on time.
- We were woken up by a loud sound.
- How much money was stolen in the robbery?
- Cheese is made from milk.
- You were invited to the party. Why didn’t you go?
- Though we were driving fast, many cars overtook us.
- This house has not been cleaned in days.
- A new supermarket is being built here at the moment.
- A ring road has been built around the town, so there is much less traffic in the centre now.
- Very little is known about him.