Fill in the blanks.
1. He began ............................ the story.
Correct!
Wrong!
Begin can be followed by a gerund or infinitive.
2. It is time you ........................ married.
Correct!
Wrong!
After it is time, we use a simple past tense.
3. I don't have ........................ regrets in my life.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use any in negative sentences.
4. It took him a long time ........................... used to living in the city.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. It is high time we ........................ the roof.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I would rather you ............................ me.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a simple past after would rather.
7. It is not easy ........................ over this wall.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. Do you mind ........................ here?
Correct!
Wrong!
9. You ................................ him a fool. It really upset him.
Correct!
Wrong!
Shouldn't have + past participle is used to criticize people for doing certain things.
10. There was hardly .......................... in the box.
Correct!
Wrong!
Hardly is a negative word. You cannot use nothing after it. Write hardly anything or almost nothing.
11. If the weather was fine, he ........................... walk home from work every evening.
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Wrong!
Used to and would can both be used to talk about past habits.
12. There .............................. be a cinema in that corner.
Correct!
Wrong!
Would cannot be used to talk about past states.
Answers
- He began reading /to read the story.
- It is time you got married.
- I don’t have any regrets in my life.
- It took him a long time to get used to living in the city.
- It is high time we fixed the roof.
- I would rather you didn’t disturb me.
- It is not easy to jump over this wall.
- Do you mind my sitting here?
- You should not have called him a fool. It really upset him.
- There was hardly anything in the box.
- If the weather was fine, he would / used to walk home from work every evening.
- There used to be a cinema in that corner.
