Fill in the blanks.
1They admitted ............... the money.
Wrong!
After "admit", we normally use a gerund, so "stealing" is correct.
2They denied that they ............... the money.
Wrong!
The stealing happened before the denial, so "had stolen" is correct.
3I wish I ............... that.
Wrong!
For regret about a past action, "hadn't done" is correct after "wish".
4I wish I ............... science instead of literature.
Wrong!
For regret about a past choice, "had studied" is correct after "wish".
5I am not hungry. If I were hungry, I ............... something.
Wrong!
In an unreal present result clause, "would eat" is correct.
6I was not hungry. If I ............... hungry, I would have eaten something.
Wrong!
In an unreal past condition, "had been" is correct in the if-clause.
7I wish that dog ............... barking.
Wrong!
To complain about an annoying situation, "would stop" is correct after "wish".
8I wish we ............... here a little longer.
Wrong!
For a present wish about possibility, "could stay" is correct.
9"Are you going to the party?" "No. I ..............."
Wrong!
The speaker received no invitation, so the passive "have not been invited" is correct.
10He ............... to be 100 years old.
Wrong!
In this passive reporting structure, "is said" is correct before a to-infinitive.
11She ............... to call me yesterday, but she didn't.
Wrong!
For an expected action that did not happen, "was supposed" is correct.
12We are getting the house ............... this week.
Wrong!
In the structure "get something done", the past participle "painted" is correct.
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- They admitted stealing the money.
- They denied that they had stolen the money.
- I wish I hadn’t done that.
- I wish I had studied science instead of literature.
- I am not hungry. If I were hungry, I would eat something.
- I was not hungry. If I had been hungry, I would have eaten something.
- I wish that dog would stop barking.
- I wish we could stay here a little longer.
- “Are you going to the party?” “No. I have not been invited .”
- He is said to be 100 years old.
- She was supposed to call me yesterday, but she didn’t.
- We are getting the house painted this week.