Fill in the blanks.
1. The shade is lighter …………………….. that.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. She is junior …………………………. me.
Correct!
Wrong!
The words senior, junior etc. are followed by to.
3. I am tired …………………….. listening to advice.
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Wrong!
4. Please explain ……………………….
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Wrong!
5. You needn’t have ………………………….. me up.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I daren’t ………………………… the door.
Correct!
Wrong!
When dare is a modal auxiliary, it is followed by an infinitive without to.
7. I didn’t dare …………………………. my voice.
Correct!
Wrong!
When dare is an ordinary verb, we make questions and negatives with do, does and did. In this case, it is followed by an infinitive with to.
8. Can I …………………………… your bicycle?
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Wrong!
9. My sister always …………………………. me when we play tennis.
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Wrong!
You beat somebody. You win something.
10. My sister usually ……………………….. when we play tennis.
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Wrong!
11. This ……………………………. on for a while.
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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.
12. As I had overslept, I ………………………….. the flight.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- The shade is lighter than that.
- She is junior to me.
- I am tired of listening to advice.
- Please explain this to me.
- You needn’t have woken me up.
- I daren’t open the door.
- I didn’t dare to raise my voice.
- Can I borrow your bicycle?
- My sister always beats me when we play tennis.
- My sister usually wins when we play tennis.
- This has been going on for a while.
- As I had overslept, I missed the flight.
