1He is ...............
Wrong!
After "is", we need the adjective "dead".
2The injured man had ............... by the time they took him to hospital.
Wrong!
With "had", the past perfect uses the past participle "died".
3She ............... acting at the age of five.
Wrong!
With the finished past time phrase "at the age of five", use "started".
4We spent hours ............... music and movies.
Wrong!
The verb "discuss" takes a direct object, so the correct form is "discussing".
5I have ............... for the drinks.
Wrong!
The present perfect needs the past participle "paid".
6There are some advantages ............... alone.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "advantages", use a preposition followed by an -ing form: "to living" or "of living". "To live" is wrong because "to" here is a preposition, not part of an infinitive.
7It is high time you ............... a job.
Wrong!
After "It is high time", use the past form "found" for a present meaning.
8What a brilliant idea ...............!
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Exclamations with "What a ..." use normal subject-verb order, so "it is" and "it was" are both correct. "Is it" uses question word order.
9I asked him why ............... crying.
Wrong!
An indirect question uses statement word order, so the correct phrase is "he was".
10You had better ............... for that job.
Wrong!
After "had better", use the base verb "apply".
11If she found out, we ............... in trouble.
Wrong!
In the second conditional, the main clause uses "would be".
12If you do not leave at once, I ............... the police.
Wrong!
In the first conditional, the main clause uses "will call".
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- 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 / of living alone.
- It is high time you found a job.
- What a brilliant idea it was / 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.