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Fill In The Blanks | General Grammar Exercise

January 13, 2022 - pdf

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.

Correct! 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 …………………………

Correct! Wrong!

Yet shows time up to now.

6. The valley ………………………….. quiet and beautiful in the morning.

Correct! Wrong!

Lay is the past simple form of lie.

7. Each of us ……………………………. the world differently.

Correct! Wrong!

Use a singular verb after each.

8. …………………………… his illness, he could not write the exam.

Correct! Wrong!

Owing to and due to both mean because of.

9. The summer term ………………………… on April 12th.

Correct! 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.

Correct! Wrong!

Simple future is used to express this idea.

12. I stayed in bed all day ……………………………. going to work.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. Tell me if you need any help.
  2. The first time I met him was at university.
  3. This is the garage where they used to work.
  4. I had a terrible experience yesterday.
  5. That is my biggest regret yet.
  6. The valley lay quiet and beautiful in the morning.
  7. Each of us sees the world differently.
  8. Owing to / Due to his illness, he could not write the exam.
  9. The summer term starts on April 12th.
  10. I will pay you back when I get a job.
  11. I promise I will come in the evening.
  12. I stayed in bed all day instead of going to work.
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