1If I hadn’t failed my exam, I ............... a better job last year.
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In a third conditional sentence about a past result ("last year"), "could have found" shows a possible result in the past.
2Slowly, he got ............... the couch.
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The phrasal verb "get off" is used for leaving a couch, chair, or vehicle.
3You can take anything you ...............
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The present simple "want" is used for this general meaning after "anything you".
4I knew she ............... lying.
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With the past reporting verb "knew", "was" is the natural backshifted form.
5............... she worked, she could not crack the test.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "Hard though" and "Hard as" can introduce this concessive clause.
6The movie was ...............
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Use "interesting" to describe something that causes interest.
7Only after his death ............... able to appreciate him.
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After the negative limiting phrase "Only after his death", inversion makes "was I" correct.
8Hardly ............... the meeting started when all hell broke loose.
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After "Hardly", the past perfect with inversion uses "had" before the subject.
9"I have deleted my social media accounts." "............... have I."
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Use "So" with an auxiliary and subject to agree with an affirmative statement.
10As soon as it started raining, the lights ............... out.
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The past simple "went" matches the past time in the first clause.
11If you support the idea, please ............... your hand.
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Use the transitive verb "raise" because it takes the object "your hand".
12If I had money, I ............... lend you some.
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In the second conditional, "would" comes before the base verb in the result clause.
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- If I hadn’t failed my exam, I could have found a better job last year.
- Slowly, he got off the couch.
- You can take anything you want.
- I knew she was lying.
- Hard though / Hard as she worked, she could not crack the test.
- The movie was interesting.
- Only after his death was I able to appreciate him.
- Hardly had the meeting started when all hell broke loose.
- “I have deleted my social media accounts.” “So have I.”
- As soon as it started raining, the lights went out.
- If you support the idea, please raise your hand.
- If I had money, I would lend you some.