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Mixed Grammar: Past Perfect, Hear Them Talk and Would Rather Exercise

August 18, 2021 A2pdf

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Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... a call from him in the morning.
Wrong!
With a finished past time expression, use the past simple "received".
2He told me what ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had happened" for the event before "He told me"; the past simple "happened" is also possible because the order is clear.
3If I had gone to university, I ............... an attorney.
Wrong!
In the third conditional, the main clause uses "would have become".
4I heard them ............... in the other room.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "heard them", both "talking" and "talk" are natural, but not a to-infinitive.
5............... the truth.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "speak the truth"; "talk" and "say" do not combine with "the truth" in this way.
6I would rather you ............... another job.
Wrong!
After "would rather" plus a different subject, use the past form "found".
7It is high time he ............... smoking.
Wrong!
After "It is high time", use the past form "quit".
8When I met him yesterday, I ............... him about my problems.
Wrong!
With the finished past time "yesterday", use the past simple "told".
9He was acquitted ............... the charges levelled against him.
Wrong!
The correct collocation is "acquitted" of a charge, so the answer is "of".
10When we reached the theatre, the movie ............... already.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had begun" for the earlier past action: the movie began before we reached the theatre.
11I waited for him, but he ...............
Wrong!
After "didn't", use the base verb, so the correct form is "didn't come".
12You haven’t returned the vacuum cleaner you ............... from me.
Wrong!
The relative clause refers to a past completed action, so use "borrowed".

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Answers

  1. I received a call from him in the morning.
  2. He told me what happened / had happened.
  3. If I had gone to university, I would have become an attorney.
  4. I heard them talking / talk in the other room.
  5. Speak the truth.
  6. I would rather you found another job.
  7. It is high time he quit smoking.
  8. When I met him yesterday, I told him about my problems.
  9. He was acquitted of the charges levelled against him.
  10. When we reached the theatre, the movie had begun already.
  11. I waited for him, but he didn’t come.
  12. You haven’t returned the vacuum cleaner you borrowed from me.

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