1You will have an accident if you ............... on driving like that.
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Use "go" in the if-clause of a first conditional sentence.
2"The doorbell is ringing." "I ..............."
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Use "will go" for a decision made at the moment of speaking.
3I ............... my parents next week. It's all arranged.
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Use "am visiting" for a fixed future arrangement.
4Will it be all right if I ............... an extra night?
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Use "stay" after "if" when asking about a possible future situation.
5She didn't get the promotion ............... working hard.
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Use "in spite of" before a gerund phrase such as "working hard".
6The deer was ............... by a car.
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Use "struck" as the natural past participle of "strike" in this passive sentence.
7Those who know the answer should ............... their hand.
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Use "raise" because it takes the object "their hand".
8Much water has ............... under the bridge.
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Use "flowed" as the past participle of "flow" in this expression.
9I had met him before he ............... to Germany.
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Use "flew" as the simple past form after "before" here.
10The ............... men were taken to hospital.
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Use "wounded" as an adjective meaning injured.
11She got married ............... her colleague.
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Use "to" after "get married" when naming the person someone marries.
12When I got there, I could see that they ...............
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Use "had left" for the earlier action before the later past moment.
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- You will have an accident if you go on driving like that.
- “The doorbell is ringing.” “I will go.”
- I am visiting my parents next week. It’s all arranged.
- Will it be all right if I stay an extra night?
- She didn’t get the promotion in spite of working hard.
- The deer was struck by a car.
- Those who know the answer should raise their hand.
- Much water has flowed under the bridge.
- I had met him before he flew to Germany.
- The wounded men were taken to hospital.
- She got married to her colleague.
- When I got there, I could see that they had left.