1He is ...............
Wrong!
Died is the past tense of die. Dead is an adjective.
2The injured man had ............... by the time they took him to hospital.
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Died is the past participle of die.
3She ............... acting at the age of five.
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The simple past is used when we say when something happened.
4We spent hours ............... music and movies.
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Discuss is one of those verbs that are not followed by a preposition.
5I have ............... for the drinks.
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Paid is the past participle of pay.
6There are some advantages ............... alone.
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When the clause begins with there are, write advantages + to + ing form/noun.
7It is high time you ............... a job.
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Use a simple past after it is time/it is high time.
8What a brilliant idea ...............!
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The inverted word order is used in exclamations.
9I asked him why ............... crying.
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The inverted word order is used in indirect questions.
10You had better ............... for that job.
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Had better is used to give strong advice or warnings. Infinitive without to is used after had better.
11If she found out, we ............... in trouble.
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In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
12If you do not leave at once, I ............... the police.
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In the first conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + infinitive in the main clause.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He is dead
- The injured man had died by the time they took him to hospital.
- She started acting at the age of five.
- We spent hours discussing music and movies.
- I have paid for the drinks.
- There are some advantages to living alone.
- It is high time you found a job.
- What a brilliant idea it is!
- I asked him why he was crying.
- You had better apply for that job.
- If she found out, we would be in trouble.
- If you do not leave at once, I will call the police.
