Fill in the blanks.
1............... you start now, you will be late for the party.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean "if not" in this warning.
2He ............... to be an actor ever since he was a child.
Wrong!
Use "has always wanted" for a desire continuing up to the present; "ever since" needs the present perfect.
3She has been absent ............... Monday.
Wrong!
Use "since" with the starting point of a period of time.
4They accused me ............... their conversation.
Wrong!
The verb "accuse" is followed by "of overhearing" before a gerund phrase.
5She asked me if I ............... a drink.
Wrong!
Use "wanted" in reported speech after the past verb "asked".
6I ............... TV at 8 o'clock yesterday evening when the power went off.
Wrong!
Use "was watching" for an action in progress at a specific past time when something interrupted it.
7Ever since she returned to her native place, she ............... jobless.
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Use "has been" for a state continuing from the past until now.
8I do not ............... his activities.
Wrong!
The correct preposition after "approve" is "of" in "approve of".
9I will give him the message as soon as he ...............
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Use "arrives" after "as soon as" to refer to future time.
10If you ............... a little louder, I could hear you properly.
Wrong!
Use "spoke" in this second conditional sentence.
11My car is faster than ...............
Wrong!
Use "yours" to mean "your car" after the comparison.
12You need not ............... the plants.
Wrong!
After auxiliary "need not", use the base verb "water".
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- Unless you start now, you will be late for the party.
- He has always wanted to be an actor ever since he was a child.
- She has been absent since Monday.
- They accused me of overhearing their conversation.
- She asked me if I wanted a drink.
- I was watching TV at 8 o’clock yesterday evening when the power went off.
- Ever since she returned to her native place, she has been jobless.
- I do not approve of his activities.
- I will give him the message as soon as he arrives.
- If you spoke a little louder, I could hear you properly.
- My car is faster than yours.
- You need not water the plants.