Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of the verb.
1The weather ............... good tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use "is expected to be" because the weather receives the expectation about tomorrow’s condition.
2The thieves ............... through the back door.
Wrong!
Use "are expected to have entered" to report a belief about a completed past action.
3It ............... that many people have become homeless after the floods.
Wrong!
Use "is said" to report what people say in the passive.
4The prisoner ............... by climbing over a wall.
Wrong!
"is believed to have escaped" fits because it reports a belief about a past escape.
5He is alleged to ............... at 100 miles an hour.
Wrong!
“have been driving” fits after “is alleged to” to show an earlier ongoing action.
6It ............... that the building sustained severe damage in the storm.
Wrong!
"is reported" works because this passive form states what people say about the damage.
7She ............... to be rich.
Wrong!
Use "is said" to report information about her in the passive.
8The business ............... to make a profit this year.
Wrong!
Use "is expected" to express a prediction about the business this year.
9They ............... to arrive soon.
Wrong!
Use "are expected" to report what is predicted.
10If we took the 10.30 train, we ............... too early so we decided not to take it.
Wrong!
"would reach" fits because this is a second conditional: past "took" with a hypothetical result.
11Don't give her your car. If she asked me, I ...............
Wrong!
Use "wouldn't" because this is a hypothetical situation (If she asked), so it needs a conditional response.
12I am not going to leave my job. If I leave it, I ............... another one.
Wrong!
Use "will not get" because this first conditional predicts a future result if I leave.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The weather is expected to be good tomorrow.
- The thieves are expected to have entered through the back door.
- It is said that many people have become homeless after the floods.
- The prisoner is believed to have escaped by climbing over a wall.
- He is alleged to have been driving at 100 miles an hour.
- It is reported that the building sustained severe damage in the storm.
- She is said to be rich.
- The business is expected to make a profit this year.
- They are expected to arrive soon.
- If we took the 10.30 train, we would reach too early so we decided not to take it.
- Don’t give her your car. If she asked me, I wouldn’t
- I am not going to leave my job. If I leave it, I will not get another one.
