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Gap Filling Exercise

August 9, 2022 - pdf

Complete the following sentences.

1. You had better …………………….. a doctor.

Correct! Wrong!

A bare infinitive is used after had better.

2. Let’s get something to eat, ………………………?

Correct! Wrong!

Shall we is used after let's.

3. I don’t mind ……………………… long hours.

Correct! Wrong!

Use an ing form after mind.

4. I don’t like ……………………… up late.

Correct! Wrong!

5. …………………………. I put the heating on?

Correct! Wrong!

Shall I is used to ask for suggestions.

6. I would like you …………………….. these letters for me.

Correct! Wrong!

Use a to-infinitive after would like.

7. I don’t want you ………………………. Martin to my party.

Correct! Wrong!

8. Would you mind if I ……………………… for an extra night?

Correct! Wrong!

Use a past tense after would you mind.

9. I am not really into fiction. I would rather ……………………… a biography.

Correct! Wrong!

Use a bare infinitive after would rather.

10. The two brothers love ……………………….

Correct! Wrong!

Use each other to talk about two people or things.

11. Suddenly I realized that I had met him …………………………

Correct! Wrong!

12. I …………………………. dinner when I heard a knock on the door.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the past continuous for the longer background action that was going on while another action interrupted it.

Answers

  1. You had better consult a doctor.
  2. Let’s get something to eat, shall we?
  3. I don’t mind working long hours.
  4. I don’t like to stay up late.
  5. Shall I put the heating on?
  6. I would like you to type these letters for me.
  7. I don’t want you to invite Martin to my party.
  8. Would you mind if I stayed for an extra night?
  9. I am not really into fiction. I would rather read a biography.
  10. The two brothers love each other.
  11. Suddenly I realized that I had met him before.
  12. I was having dinner when I heard a knock on the door.
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