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Gap Filling Exercise

August 18, 2021 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

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 ............... .
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had happened" for the event before "He told me".
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.
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".
10We reached the theatre after the movie ............... .
Wrong!
Use the past perfect "had begun" for the earlier past action.
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".
Done.
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Answers

  1. I received a call from him in the morning.
  2. He told me what 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. We reached the theatre after the movie had begun .
  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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