Fill in the blanks.
1Will you wait here ............... I come back?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Until" and "till" both mean up to the time I come back.
2You can come ............... you want.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"When" and "whenever" can both introduce the time you choose to come.
3Get ready ............... the time I return.
Wrong!
"By" means not later than the time I return.
4She went home ............... she finished her job.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"As soon as", "when", and "after" all show that she went home at or after the time she finished her job.
5No sooner did she receive the telegram ............... she left for home.
Wrong!
"Than" completes the fixed structure no sooner... than.
6I will be happy ............... I win.
Wrong!
"If" introduces the condition for being happy.
7You cannot go ............... you have finished the job.
Wrong!
"Until" means you cannot go before the job is finished.
8You should give me a call ............... you finish.
Wrong!
"When" introduces the time at which you should call.
9I injured my leg ............... I was playing football yesterday.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"While" and "when" can both refer to the time during a specific past activity.
10I hurt myself ............... I play football.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"When" and "whenever" can both introduce a repeated situation.
11I will tell her ............... she arrives.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"As soon as" and "when" can both introduce the time she arrives.
12You will be paid ............... you finish the job.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"When" and "if" can both connect payment with finishing the job.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Will you wait here until / till I come back?
- You can come when / whenever you want.
- Get ready by the time I return.
- She went home as soon as / when / after she finished her job.
- No sooner did she receive the telegram than she left for home.
- I will be happy if I win.
- You cannot go until you have finished the job.
- You should give me a call when you finish.
- I injured my leg while / when I was playing football yesterday.
- I hurt myself when / whenever I play football.
- I will tell her as soon as / when she arrives.
- You will be paid when / if you finish the job.
