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Gap Filling Grammar Exercise for ESL Students

October 26, 2025 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Sometimes I ............... a sandwich for breakfast.
Wrong!
Use "have" for a regular habit with sometimes.
2I ............... some chocolates with me now.
Wrong!
Use "have got" for present possession in informal British English.
3Do you ............... any doubts?
Wrong!
After "Do you", use the base verb "have" in this question.
4We haven't ............... any problems with the new software so far.
Wrong!
The present perfect needs the past participle "had" after haven't.
5I ............... a phone with me, so I couldn't call you.
Wrong!
Use "didn't have" for a negative past situation.
6He ............... in the shower.
Wrong!
Use "is" because the sentence describes his location, not possession.
7............... you have difficulty finding a place to live?
Wrong!
Use "Did" to form a past simple question with the base verb have.
8I ............... a pen. Can I use yours?
Wrong!
Use "don't have" to describe a current lack of something.
9What does he do? ............... he have a job?
Wrong!
Use "Does" for a present simple question with he and the base verb have.
10It started raining, and we ............... because we didn't have an umbrella.
Wrong!
Use "got wet" to mean became wet because of the rain.
11How did your trip go? ............... you face any problems?
Wrong!
Use "Did" to ask about a completed past trip.
12Why ............... you answer the phone?
Wrong!
Use "didn't" to ask a negative past simple question.
Done.
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Answers

  1. Sometimes I have a sandwich for breakfast.
  2. I have got some chocolates with me now.
  3. Do you have any doubts?
  4. We haven’t had any problems with the new software so far.
  5. I didn’t have a phone with me, so I couldn’t call you.
  6. He is in the shower.
  7. Did you have difficulty finding a place to live?
  8. I don’t have a pen. Can I use yours?
  9. What does he do? Does he have a job?
  10. It started raining, and we got wet because we didn’t have an umbrella.
  11. How did your trip go? Did you face any problems?
  12. Why didn’t you answer the phone?
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