Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1Did you ............... time to go to the bank yesterday?
Wrong!
After "Did you", use the base form "have".
2Did you ............... a lot of friends when you were at college?
Wrong!
After "Did you", the past habit form is "use to have".
3That building is now a resort. It ............... a palace.
Wrong!
Use "used to be" for a past state that is no longer true.
4Did you ............... a lot of friends when you were at college?
Wrong!
After "Did you", use the base form "have".
5I ............... living alone.
Wrong!
Before a gerund, use "am used to" to mean something is familiar.
6My train leaves at 11:15, so I ............... reach the station by 11.
Wrong!
For a present or future necessity with "I", use "have to".
7What time ............... you meeting her tomorrow?
Wrong!
Use "are" in the present continuous for a fixed future arrangement.
8I'm not working tomorrow, so we ............... go somewhere if we want.
Wrong!
Use "can" to show that going somewhere is possible.
9Though I was tired, I ............... sleep.
Wrong!
For past inability, use "couldn't".
10Despite ............... tired, I couldn't sleep.
Wrong!
After "despite", use the gerund "being" before an adjective.
11Though my foot ..............., I managed to walk home.
Wrong!
The passive form "was injured" shows that something happened to the foot.
12Despite ............... all the qualifications, I didn't get that job.
Wrong!
After "despite", use the gerund "having" before the noun phrase.
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- Did you have time to go to the bank yesterday?
- Did you use to have a lot of friends when you were at college?
- That building is now a resort. It used to be a palace.
- Did you have a lot of friends when you were at college?
- I am used to living alone.
- My train leaves at 11:15, so I have to reach the station by 11.
- What time are you meeting her tomorrow?
- I’m not working tomorrow, so we can go somewhere if we want.
- Though I was tired, I couldn’t sleep.
- Despite being tired, I couldn’t sleep.
- Though my foot was injured, I managed to walk home.
- Despite having all the qualifications, I didn’t get that job.