Fill in the blanks.
1He began ............... the story.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "reading" and "to read" can follow "began" with little difference in meaning.
2It is time you ............... married.
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After "It is time," use the past form "got" to say that something should happen now.
3I don't have ............... regrets in my life.
Wrong!
In this negative sentence, "any" is the natural determiner before a plural noun.
4It took him a long time ............... used to living in the city.
Wrong!
After "It took him a long time," use the infinitive "to get".
5It is high time we ............... the roof.
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After "It is high time," use the past form "fixed" to show that action is overdue now.
6I would rather you ............... me.
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After "would rather" plus a new subject, use the past form "didn't disturb" for a present preference.
7It is not easy ............... over this wall.
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After "It is not easy," use the infinitive "to jump".
8Do you mind ............... here?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "Do you mind," both "me sitting" and "my sitting" are acceptable before "here."
9You ............... him a fool. It really upset him.
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Use "shouldn't have called" to criticize a past action.
10There was hardly ............... in the box.
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After the negative adverb "hardly," use "anything".
11If the weather was fine, he ............... walk home from work every evening.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "would" and "used to" can describe a repeated past habit.
12There ............... be a cinema in that corner.
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Use "used to" for a past state such as the existence of a cinema.
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- 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 me sitting / my sitting here?
- You shouldn’t 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.