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Expect, wait and hope | Grammar exercise

December 6, 2015 - A2pdf

Complete the following sentences.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1I ............... for her till 11 o’clock. Then I went home.
Wrong!
2I was ............... that I would win the first prize.
Wrong!
3I am ............... for John.
Wrong!
4I ............... she’s has got some good news.
Wrong!
5I am still ............... to hear from her.
Wrong!
6I am ............... a phone call from him in the afternoon.
Wrong!
7Sandra is ............... a baby.
Wrong!
8It is hard to ............... for things when you are a child.
Wrong!
9I ............... her at five, but she didn’t come.
Wrong!
10I ............... them to turn up at eleven o’clock.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10

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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