Fill in the blanks.
1He is a selfish man, but somehow I can't help ............... him.
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After "can't help", use the -ing form "liking".
2I ............... stay a little longer, but I have to leave now.
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Use "would" for an unreal wish or willingness that cannot happen now.
3I ............... call her. I have got her number.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "will" and "can" fit because the speaker may be offering or saying it is possible.
4I ............... call her, but I don't have her number.
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Use "would" for a hypothetical action that cannot happen because the speaker does not have her number.
5I tried to warn him, but he ............... listen to me.
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Use "wouldn't" to show that someone refused to do something in the past.
6We live near a rail track. Whenever a train goes past, our house ...............
Select 2 answers.
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Both "shakes" and "will shake" can describe a repeated result after "whenever".
7Yesterday I went to bed very early. I was totally ...............
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The informal adjective "beat" means very tired.
8The interview was a piece of cake. I am sure I ............... the job.
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Use "will get" for a confident prediction about the future.
9I don't think I will get the job. I screwed ............... the interview.
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The phrasal verb "screw up" means make a serious mistake or spoil something.
10This is your last chance. Please don't ............... this time.
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The phrasal verb "screw up" means make a serious mistake or spoil something.
11I don't usually call it a night ............... it is 11:30.
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Use "until" to mean up to the time when something happens.
12The trains are ............... late.
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We use "running" to describe trains operating according to a schedule or being late.
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Answers
- He is a selfish man, but somehow I can’t help liking him.
- I would stay a little longer, but I have to leave now.
- I will / can call her. I have got her number.
- I would call her, but I don’t have her number.
- I tried to warn him, but he wouldn’t listen to me.
- We live near a rail track. Whenever a train goes past, our house shakes / will shake.
- Yesterday I went to bed very early. I was totally beat.
- The interview was a piece of cake. I am sure I will get the job.
- I don’t think I will get the job. I screwed up the interview.
- This is your last chance. Please don’t screw up this time.
- I don’t usually call it a night until it is 11:30.
- The trains are running late.