Fill in the blanks.
1He ............... if they hadn't rescued him.
Wrong!
The third conditional uses "would have drowned" for an unreal result in the past.
2If I were you, I ............... this.
Wrong!
Advice with "If I were you" normally takes "wouldn't allow" for the imagined action.
3Don't play ............... the sun.
Wrong!
The natural preposition in this expression is "in".
4I wasn't hungry. I ...............
Wrong!
The past perfect "had just eaten" explains an earlier action before the past state.
5If I ............... hungry, I would have eaten something.
Wrong!
The third conditional uses "had been" in the if-clause for an unreal past condition.
6We have never ............... with one another.
Wrong!
The present perfect needs the past participle "quarrelled" after "have never".
7Somebody is knocking at the door. Who ............... it be?
Wrong!
The question "Who can it be?" asks about a possible identity; "may" is not normally used in direct questions about possibility.
8Why ............... you listen to me?
Wrong!
The present simple question needs "don't" before the base verb "listen".
9Why ............... she answer the doorbell? I am sure she was at home at the time.
Wrong!
The past simple question needs "didn't" before the base verb "answer".
10You shouldn't have provoked that dog. It ............... you.
Wrong!
The modal perfect "could have bitten" shows a possible past danger that did not happen.
11She ............... to enjoy all the attention she is getting.
Wrong!
With the singular subject "She", the correct present simple form is "doesn't seem".
12I ............... to eat meat.
Wrong!
The negative past habit form is "didn't use" before "to eat".
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- He would have drowned if they hadn’t rescued him.
- If I were you, I wouldn’t allow this.
- Don’t play in the sun.
- I wasn’t hungry. I had just eaten.
- If I had been hungry, I would have eaten something.
- We have never quarrelled with one another.
- Somebody is knocking at the door. Who can it be?
- Why don’t you listen to me?
- Why didn’t she answer the doorbell? I am sure she was at home at the time.
- You shouldn’t have provoked that dog. It could have bitten you.
- She doesn’t seem to enjoy all the attention she is getting.
- I didn’t use to eat meat.