Fill in the blanks.
1. His parents ………………………… when he was a child.
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Wrong!
Died is the past tense of die.
2. He was declared ……………………….. on arrival.
Correct!
Wrong!
Dead is an adjective. Died is a verb.
3. I ………………………… in 1979.
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Wrong!
The simple past is used when we say when something happened.
4. Let’s ……………………………. your plans.
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Wrong!
Discuss is one of those verbs that are not followed by a preposition.
5. Though she was in town, she didn’t ………………………… a visit.
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Wrong!
6. You haven’t …………………………… for the drinks.
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Wrong!
Paid is the past participle of pay.
7. She is looking forward …………………………… a grandmother.
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Wrong!
Write to + ing form after look forward.
8. …………………………. big city New York is!
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Wrong!
Use what a before a noun + adjective.
9. She didn’t tell me where …………………………. that night.
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Wrong!
The inverted word order is not used in indirect questions.
10. You ……………………… stop smoking.
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Wrong!
11. If you applied in time, you …………………………… the job.
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Wrong!
In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would/could + first form of the verb in the main clause.
12. If I know the answer, I …………………………… tell you.
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Wrong!
In the first conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + infinitive in the main clause.
Answers
- His parents dies when he was a child.
- He was declared dead on arrival.
- I was born in 1979.
- Let’s discuss your plans.
- Though she was in town, she didn’t pay me a visit.
- You haven’t paid for the drinks.
- She is looking forward to becoming a grandmother.
- What a big city New York is!
- She didn’t tell me where she was that night.
- You had better stop smoking.
- If you applied in time, you could get the job.
- If I know the answer, I will tell you.
