Fill in the blanks.
1............... you try, you won't succeed.
Wrong!
Use "Even if" for a possible situation where the result will not change.
2You ............... be quiet.
Wrong!
Use "had better" to give strong advice or a warning.
3Never ............... heard anything like this.
Wrong!
Use "have I" because a negative word at the beginning of the sentence causes inversion.
4............... I tried hard, I failed the exam.
Wrong!
Use "Even though" to introduce a real contrast with something that happened: I really did try hard, but I failed.
5I was really looking forward to ............... Australia.
Wrong!
Use "visiting" because "look forward to" is followed by a gerund.
6They wouldn't let me ...............
Wrong!
Use "go" because "let" is followed by an object and the infinitive without "to".
7It ............... me ages to get there.
Wrong!
Use "took" in the pattern "It took me ages to do something."
8I heard them ............... in the other room.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "heard them", "argue" and "arguing" are both correct, with a small difference in focus.
9"Can I smoke in here?" "I ............... you didn't."
Wrong!
Use "would rather" to say what you would prefer another person not to do.
10You ............... not waste your time.
Wrong!
Use "had better" to give strong advice not to do something.
11I ............... you didn't do it.
Wrong!
Use "would rather" in the structure "I would rather you didn't do it."
12He wears a coat ............... in summer.
Wrong!
Use "even" to emphasize that wearing a coat in summer is surprising.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Even if you try, you won’t succeed.
- You had better be quiet.
- Never have I heard anything like this.
- Even though I tried hard, I failed the exam.
- I was really looking forward to visiting Australia.
- They wouldn’t let me go.
- It took me ages to get there.
- I heard them argue / arguing in the other room.
- “Can I smoke in here?” “I would rather you didn’t.”
- You had better not waste your time.
- I would rather you didn’t do it.
- He wears a coat even in summer.