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Gap Filling Grammar Exercise for ESL Students

October 18, 2025 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
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.
Done.
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Answers

  1. Did you have time to go to the bank yesterday?
  2. Did you use to have a lot of friends when you were at college?
  3. That building is now a resort. It used to be a palace.
  4. Did you have a lot of friends when you were at college?
  5. I am used to living alone.
  6. My train leaves at 11:15, so I have to reach the station by 11.
  7. What time are you meeting her tomorrow?
  8. I’m not working tomorrow, so we can go somewhere if we want.
  9. Though I was tired, I couldn’t sleep.
  10. Despite being tired, I couldn’t sleep.
  11. Though my foot was injured, I managed to walk home.
  12. Despite having all the qualifications, I didn’t get that job.
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