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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!
The past simple is more common with expressions like in the morning.
2He told me what ...............
Wrong!
The past perfect is more appropriate to talk about the earlier of two past events.
3If I had gone to university, I ............... an attorney.
Wrong!
In the third conditional we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
4I heard them ............... in the other room.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either the gerund or the infinitive without to is possible here.
5............... the truth.
Wrong!
6I would rather you ............... another job.
Wrong!
The simple past is used after would rather.
7It is high time he ............... smoking.
Wrong!
The past simple is used after it is high time.
8When I met him yesterday I ............... him about my problems.
Wrong!
9He was acquitted ............... the charges levelled against him.
Wrong!
10We reached the theatre after the movie ...............
Wrong!
The past perfect is used for the earlier of the two past actions.
11I waited for him but he ...............
Wrong!
12You haven’t returned the vacuum cleaner you ............... from me.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

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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