Fill in the blanks.
1. Tell me if you ……………………….. any help.
Correct!
Wrong!
The simple present is used in situations like these.
2. The first time I ………………………… him was at university.
Correct!
Wrong!
The simple past is used to say when something happened.
3. This is the garage ……………………….. they used to work.
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Wrong!
Where means in which.
4. I ……………………………. a terrible experience yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
Had is the past simple form of have.
5. That is my biggest regret …………………………
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Wrong!
Yet shows time up to now.
6. The valley ………………………….. quiet and beautiful in the morning.
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Wrong!
Lay is the past simple form of lie.
7. Each of us ……………………………. the world differently.
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Wrong!
Use a singular verb after each.
8. …………………………… his illness, he could not write the exam.
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Wrong!
Owing to and due to both mean because of.
9. The summer term ………………………… on April 12th.
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Wrong!
The simple present is more appropriate here. It is used to talk about predetermined actions that are part of a time table.
10. I will pay you back when I ………………………… a job.
Correct!
Wrong!
When both clauses refer to the future, a simple present is used after when.
11. I promise I …………………………… in the evening.
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Wrong!
Simple future is used to express this idea.
12. I stayed in bed all day ……………………………. going to work.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Tell me if you need any help.
- The first time I met him was at university.
- This is the garage where they used to work.
- I had a terrible experience yesterday.
- That is my biggest regret yet.
- The valley lay quiet and beautiful in the morning.
- Each of us sees the world differently.
- Owing to / Due to his illness, he could not write the exam.
- The summer term starts on April 12th.
- I will pay you back when I get a job.
- I promise I will come in the evening.
- I stayed in bed all day instead of going to work.
