Complete the given sentences. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of basic grammar rules.
1I am going to ............... with your brother when I am in town.
Wrong!
After "going to", use the base verb phrase "get in touch".
2When I found her, she was ............... with cold.
Wrong!
The expression for being very cold is "blue" with cold.
3It is Mary ............... the phone. She wants to talk to you.
Wrong!
We say someone is "on" the phone.
4We can’t implement your plans before ............... them.
Wrong!
After "before", use the gerund "discussing".
5Which flight is she traveling ...............?
Wrong!
We say travel "on" a flight.
6I ............... in this city for twenty years.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect "have lived" for a situation continuing up to now.
7I ............... her since she was a child.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect "have known" with "since" for a state continuing to now.
8The kettle ...............; shall I make tea?
Wrong!
Use the present continuous "is boiling" for something happening now.
9Heat ............... bodies.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "expands" for a general scientific fact.
10I wish I ............... Spanish.
Wrong!
After "I wish" for an unreal present situation, use the past form "spoke".
11Those plates belong ............... the top shelf.
Wrong!
For a shelf, the correct preposition is "on".
Answers
- I am going to get in touch with your brother when I am in town.
- When I found her, she was blue with cold.
- It is Mary on the phone. She wants to talk to you.
- We can’t implement your plans before discussing them.
- Which flight is she traveling on?
- I have lived in this city for twenty years.
- I have known her since she was a child.
- The kettle is boiling; shall I make tea?
- Heat expands bodies.
- I wish I spoke Spanish.
- Those plates belong on the top shelf.
