Fill in the blanks.
1. You had better .................... the tickets in advance.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the infinitive without to after had better.
2. I think you .................. accept that job.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. You ...................... consult a doctor.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use had better to give strong advice.
4. I ................... you went home now.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use would rather to say what we prefer.
5. I don't think that we ..................... depend on him.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. When you go camping you had better .................... your food with you.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. I have known him .................... a long time.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. It is time the children ...................... to bed.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a simple past after it is time.
9. She prefers walking to ....................
Correct!
Wrong!
10. I wish I .................... fly.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. This fabric is .................. than that.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. There was .................... nothing in the box.
Correct!
Wrong!
It should be hardly anything or almost nothing.
Answers
- You had better reserve the tickets in advance.
- I think you should accept that job.
- You had better consult a doctor.
- I would rather you went home now.
- I don’t think that we can depend on him.
- When you go camping you had better carry your food with you.
- I have known him for a long time.
- It is time the children went to bed.
- She prefers walking to driving.
- I wish I could fly.
- This fabric is softer than that.
- There was almost nothing in the box.
