Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.
1. I wondered if you ………………… free this evening? (are / were)
2. I’m looking forward …………………. you again. (to see / to seeing)
3. I …………………… . football. (like not / don’t like)
4. She doesn’t like dancing, but I ………………… (like / do)
5. That meat smells funny, …………………..? (does it / doesn’t it)
6. Then he ……………….. a very strange thing. (did / made)
7. Could you …………………. the ironing first? (do / make)
8. He ………………… while trying to swim across the river. (drowned / was drowned)
9. My grandfather was in hospital …………………. six months. (during / for)
10. I will try to call you ………………. the meeting. (during / in)
Answers
1. I wondered if you were free this evening?
2. I’m looking forward to seeing you again.
3. I don’t like football.
4. She doesn’t like dancing, but I do.
5. That meat smells funny, doesn’t it?
6. Then he did a very strange thing.
7. Could you do the ironing first?
8. He drowned / was drowned while trying to swim across the river. (In British English, both active and passive forms of drown are used to talk about accidental drowning. In American English, the active form is used to talk about accidental drowning and the passive form is used to talk about deliberate killing.)
9. My grandfather was in hospital for six months.
10. I will try to call you during the meeting.