1Would you mind ............... for an hour?
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After "Would you mind", use the gerund "waiting".
2I was hoping you ............... spare me a few minutes.
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In this polite request, "could" is the most natural choice after "I was hoping you".
3Do you mind if I ............... some music?
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After "Do you mind if I", use the present simple form "play".
4Would you mind if I ............... the window?
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After "Would you mind if I", use the past simple form "opened".
5When ............... up every morning?
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For a regular morning routine, use the present simple question form "do you get".
6My sister permanently ............... in Switzerland.
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For a permanent fact, use the present simple form "lives".
7............... she write poems?
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Use the auxiliary "Does" to make a present simple question with "she".
8I usually drink coffee in the morning, but this morning I ............... tea.
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For one finished action this morning, use the past simple form "drank".
9He does not like vegetables, but he ............... fruit.
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With the singular subject "he" in the present simple, use "eats".
10He ............... his car in the garage right now.
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For an action happening now, use the present continuous form "is fixing".
11The puppy ............... in pain because it has hurt its leg.
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For an action happening now, use the present continuous form "is howling".
12I ............... many setbacks in life so far.
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With "so far", use the present perfect form "have faced".
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- 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 every morning?
- My sister permanently lives in Switzerland.
- Does she write poems?
- I usually drink coffee in the morning, but this morning I drank tea.
- He does not like vegetables, but he eats fruit.
- He is fixing his car in the garage right now.
- The puppy is howling in pain because it has hurt its leg.
- I have faced many setbacks in life so far.