Fill in the blanks.
1I ............... him for the past month.
Wrong!
Use "haven't seen" with "for the past month" for a period that continues up to now.
2Athletes ............... sprinters should have good stamina.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Like" and "such as" can both introduce an example such as sprinters.
3The children are ............... the park.
Wrong!
Use "in" for people inside an open area such as a park.
4The doctor ............... saw me yesterday was very considerate.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person who is the subject of a relative clause.
5I don't want to see ...............
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Use "anyone" after the negative verb phrase "don't want to see".
6I don't ............... like football.
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"Quite" is the adverb meaning fairly or completely; "quiet" means not noisy.
7It was the ............... movie I have ever seen.
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Use the superlative "worst" after "the" and before "I have ever seen".
8I have ............... been to a live concert.
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"Never" means at no time before now and makes the present perfect sentence negative.
9Something ............... to be done about it.
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"Ought" fits the pattern "ought to be done" for saying that action is necessary.
10She ............... visit us on the weekends.
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Use "used to" with a base verb to describe a past habit.
11I ............... living on my own.
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"Was used to" means was accustomed to and is followed by a gerund such as "living".
12We ............... better leave now.
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"Had" completes the fixed expression "had better" for strong advice.
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- I haven’t seen him for the past month.
- Athletes like / such as sprinters should have good stamina.
- The children are in the park.
- The doctor who saw me yesterday was very considerate.
- I don’t want to see anyone.
- I don’t quite like football.
- It was the worst movie I have ever seen.
- I have never been to a live concert.
- Something ought to be done about it.
- She used to visit us on the weekends.
- I was used to living on my own.
- We had better leave now.