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Expect, wait and hope | Grammar exercise

December 6, 2015 - pdf

Complete the following sentences.

1. I ………………….. for her till 11 o’clock. Then I went home.

Correct! Wrong!

2. I was ..................... that I would win the first prize.

Correct! Wrong!

3. I am …………………. for John.

Correct! Wrong!

4. I …………………. she’s has got some good news.

Correct! Wrong!

5. I am still ..................... to hear from her.

Correct! Wrong!

6. I am ………………….. a phone call from him in the afternoon.

Correct! Wrong!

7. Sandra is ……………….. a baby.

Correct! Wrong!

8. It is hard to ……………….. for things when you are a child.

Correct! Wrong!

9. I …………………. her at five, but she didn’t come.

Correct! Wrong!

10. I ……………….. them to turn up at eleven o’clock.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. I waited for her till 11 o’clock. Then I went home.

2. I was hoping that I would win the first prize.

3. I am waiting for John.

4. I hope she’s has got some good news.

5. I am still waiting to hear from her.

6. I am expecting a phone call from him in the afternoon.

7. Sandra is expecting a baby.

8. It is hard to wait for things when you are a child.

9. I expected her at five, but she didn’t come.

10. I expect them to turn up at eleven o’clock.

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