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Gap Fills Exercise

December 22, 2019 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Give my love to Mira in case you ............... her.
Wrong!
We normally use a simple present to refer to future in subordinate clauses.
2The first time I ............... him was last week.
Wrong!
The present perfect is not used with past time expressions.
3This is the house ............... I was born in.
Wrong!
This is the house where I was born is also correct.
4I ............... a strange experience yesterday.
Wrong!
The simple present or present perfect cannot be used with past time expressions.
5They ............... married last month.
Wrong!
To simply say that something happened sometime ago, we use the simple past.
6This is the man ............... hit my dog.
Wrong!
7I don't think ............... we will win.
Wrong!
8............... the rain, they went out.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either despite or in spite of is possible here.
9............... it was cold outside, she insisted on going.
Wrong!
Even if refers to future. However is not a conjunction.
10She has got ............... hair.
Wrong!
Hair is uncountable in English. It cannot be used with a/an.
11............... she is late, we will leave without her.
Wrong!
In case is a conjunction; it is followed by a clause.
12You cooked ............... more food than necessary.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. Give my love to Mira in case you see her.
  2. The first time I met him was last week.
  3. This is the house that I was born in.
  4. I had a strange experience yesterday.
  5. They got married last month.
  6. This is the man who hit my dog.
  7. I don’t think that we will win.
  8. Despite/In spite of the rain, they went out.
  9. Although it was cold outside, she insisted on going.
  10. She has got curly hair.
  11. In case she is late, we will leave without her.
  12. You cooked much more food than necessary.
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