1Would you mind ............... for an hour?
Wrong!
Would you mind is followed by a noun or an ing form.
2I was hoping you ............... spare me a few minutes.
Wrong!
We use a past tense after I was hoping.
3Do you mind if I ............... some music?
Wrong!
Do you mind…? is followed by a verb in the present tense. Would you mind…? is followed by a verb in the past tense.
4Would you mind if I ............... the window?
Wrong!
Do you mind…? is followed by a verb in the present tense. Would you mind…? is followed by a verb in the past tense.
5When ............... up in the morning?
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The simple present tense is used to talk about our everyday activities.
6My sister ............... in Switzerland.
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We use the simple present to talk about facts.
7............... she write poems?
Wrong!
8I usually drink coffee in the morning, but today I ............... tea.
Wrong!
The simple past is used to talk about something that happened on one particular occasion.
9He ............... not like vegetables, but he ............................. fruits.
Wrong!
When the subject is a singular noun or pronoun, we use does in the simple present tense.
10He ............... his car in the garage.
Wrong!
The present continuous is used to talk about actions and situations that are going on at the moment of speaking.
11The puppy ............... in pain because it has hurt its leg.
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12I ............... many setbacks in life.
Wrong!
The present perfect is used to talk about finished past events when there is no reference to time.
Done.
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Answers
- Would you mind waiting for an hour?
- I was hoping you could spare me a few minutes.
- Do you mind if I play some music?
- Would you mind if I opened the window?
- When do you get up in the morning?
- My sister lives in Switzerland.
- Does she write poems?
- I usually drink coffee in the morning, but today I drank tea.
- He does, eats not like vegetables, but he ……………………….. fruits.
- He is fixing his car in the garage.
- The puppy is howling in pain because it has hurt its leg.
- I have faced many setbacks in life.
