Fill in the blanks.
1He is ............... lazy to do anything.
Wrong!
Note the pattern too...to...
2Would you mind ............... for a minute?
Wrong!
Use an ing form after would you mind.
3............... the price may be I am going to buy it.
Wrong!
Whatever means it doesn't matter what.
4Hardly had she finished one project ............... she started working on the next.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either when or before can be used here.
5If I were a bird, I ............... around the world.
Wrong!
In type 2 conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
6The more you praise him, ...............
Wrong!
7The sooner you start, ...............
Wrong!
8If you had come here yesterday, you ............... him.
Wrong!
In type 3 conditional, we use a past perfect in the if-clause and would/could/would + have + met in the main clause.
9............... you work hard, you will fail.
Wrong!
Unless means if not. We can also write: If you do not work hard, you will fail.
10What would you do if you ............... your job?
Wrong!
11If I were rich, I ............... poverty from the world.
Wrong!
12Whenever he sees a dog, he ............... stones at it.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He is too lazy to do anything.
- Would you mind waiting for a minute?
- Whatever the price may be I am going to buy it.
- Hardly had she finished one project when/before she started working on the next.
- If I were a bird, I would fly around the world.
- The more you praise him, the more arrogant he becomes
- The sooner you start, the faster you finish
- If you had come here yesterday, you could have met him.
- Unless you work hard, you will fail.
- What would you do if you lost your job?
- If I were rich, I would eradicate poverty from the world.
- Whenever he sees a dog, he throws stones at it.
