Fill in the blanks.
1I don’t understand what he ...............
Wrong!
Use "wants" because an indirect question uses normal statement word order.
2This is the sixth time he ............... the same question.
Wrong!
Use "has asked" after "This is the sixth time" for a repeated action up to now.
3This is the house where he ...............
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Use "was born" to talk about the past event of someone’s birth.
4I ............... into an old friend of mine yesterday.
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Use "ran" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
5We haven’t heard from them ...............
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Use "yet" in a negative present perfect sentence to mean up to now.
6We are ............... waiting to hear from them.
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Use "still" to show that the waiting is continuing now.
7I have ............... sent the money.
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Use "already" to show that the action happened before now or earlier than expected.
8We got the carpet ............... by a professional.
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Use "laid" as the past participle in the causative pattern "get something done".
9The body ............... face downwards.
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Use "lay" as the past simple form of "lie" meaning to be in a flat position.
10Each one of us ............... our own problems.
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Use "has" because "each one" takes a singular verb.
11............... his hard work, he achieved great success in life.
Select 2 answers.
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"Due to" and "Owing to" both mean because of in this sentence.
12I will call you when I ............... from them.
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Use "hear" in a future time clause after "when".
Exercise complete
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Answers
- I don’t understand what he wants.
- This is the sixth time he has asked the same question.
- This is the house where he was born.
- I ran into an old friend of mine yesterday.
- We haven’t heard from them yet.
- We are still waiting to hear from them.
- I have already sent the money.
- We got the carpet laid by a professional.
- The body lay face downwards.
- Each one of us has our own problems.
- Due to / Owing to his hard work, he achieved great success in life.
- I will call you when I hear from them.