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Fill in the Blanks Grammar: Tenses, Each and Owing To Exercise

January 13, 2022 A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Tell me if you ............... any help.
Wrong!
Use "need" after "if" to talk about a possible future situation.
2The first time I ............... him was at university.
Wrong!
Use "met" for a finished event in the past.
3This is the garage ............... they used to work.
Wrong!
Use "where" to refer to the place in which people worked.
4I ............... a terrible experience yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "had" because "yesterday" refers to a finished time in the past.
5That is my biggest regret ...............
Wrong!
Use "yet" to mean up to now after a superlative expression.
6The valley ............... quiet and beautiful in the morning.
Wrong!
Use "lay" as the past simple form of the intransitive verb "lie".
7Each of us ............... the world differently.
Wrong!
Use "sees" because "each of us" takes a singular verb.
8............... his illness, he could not take the exam.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Owing to" and "Due to" both mean because of and fit before the noun phrase.
9The summer term ............... on April 12th.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "starts" for a scheduled event on a timetable; the singular subject "The summer term" needs the -s form.
10I will pay you back when I ............... a job.
Wrong!
Use "get" after "when" to refer to a future event.
11I promise I ............... in the evening.
Wrong!
Use "will come" after "I promise" to make a promise about the future.
12I stayed in bed all day ............... going to work.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Instead of" and "without" both fit naturally before the gerund phrase.

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  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 take 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 / without going to work.

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