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Gap Fills Exercise

March 18, 2020 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1In case you ............... John, tell him that he still owes me a drink.
Wrong!
2You never say what you are thinking, ...............?
Wrong!
Non-negative tags are used after words like never, no, nobody etc.
3I ............... beach holidays.
Wrong!
In the simple present tense, questions and negatives are made with do.
4Did you ............... swimming yesterday?
Wrong!
After do, does and did, we use the infinitive without to.
5We need to know ............... he is coming tomorrow.
Wrong!
Whether is a question word used in indirect questions.
6I promise I ............... any more.
Wrong!
We do not normally use the simple present to talk about the future.
7I ............... my new job tomorrow.
Wrong!
The simple present is used to refer to future events which are timetabled.
8I wasn’t ............... that she was there.
Wrong!
Prepositions are not used before that.
9I was surprised ............... his strength.
Wrong!
10The virus ............... thousands of people across the world.
Wrong!
The present perfect is used to give news.
11The portrait ............... by a famous artist.
Wrong!
12Aren’t you interested ............... what happened to him?
Wrong!
Interested can be followed by an -ing form or infinitive. This is common when we are talking about a wish to find out something.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. In case you see John, tell him that he still owes me a drink.
  2. You never say what you are thinking, do you?
  3. I do not like beach holidays.
  4. Did you go swimming yesterday?
  5. We need to know whether he is coming tomorrow.
  6. I promise I won’t smoke any more.
  7. I start my new job tomorrow.
  8. I wasn’t aware that she was there.
  9. I was surprised at his strength.
  10. The virus has killed thousands of people across the world.
  11. The portrait was painted by a famous artist.
  12. Aren’t you interested Either could be used here what happened to him?
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