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General Grammar Exercise

March 6, 2019 - pdf

Complete the following sentences.

1. I hope he ……………………………. the plane tickets.

Correct! Wrong!

After I hope we use a present tense with a future meaning.

2. The forest was so dense we ………………………….. see through the trees.

Correct! Wrong!

When the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, we use a past tense in the subordinate clause as well.

3. You will have to pay a fine if you ……………………………. to keep the appointment.

Correct! Wrong!

In the first conditional we use a simple present tense in the if clause and will + infinitive in the main clause.

4. She forfeited the match when she …………………………… to play.

Correct! Wrong!

5. He brought ……………………………. a proposition that we all liked.

Correct! Wrong!

Forth means onward or forward in space.

6. He is quite close to several members of the ………………………… estate.

Correct! Wrong!

Fourth is next after third.

7. The lawyer was ………………………….. a police officer.

Correct! Wrong!

Formerly means previously.

8. She ………………………….. since she dropped the skillet on her foot.

Correct! Wrong!

The present perfect continuous is used to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.

9. We caught only a ……………………………. glimpse of the royal cavalcade.

Correct! Wrong!

Fleeting means swiftly passing.

10. ………………………… I love Sundays!

Correct! Wrong!

When how is used in exclamations, the verb comes after the subject.

11. The train …………………………. at half past six.

Correct! Wrong!

The simple present is used to talk about future events that are part of a time table.

12. Red color does not ………………………. me.

Correct! Wrong!

Suit refers to style and color. Fit refers to size and shape.

Answers

1. I hope he doesn’t forget the plane tickets.

2. The forest was so dense we couldn’t see through the trees.

3. You will have to pay a fine if you fail to keep the appointment.

4. She forfeited the match when she refused to play.

5. He brought forth a proposition that we all liked.

6. He is quite close to several members of the fourth estate.

7. The lawyer was formerly a police officer.

8. She has been limping since she dropped the skillet on her foot.

9. We caught only a fleeting glimpse of the royal cavalcade.

10. How I love Sundays!

11. The train leaves at half past six.

12. Red color does not suit me.

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