Fill in the blanks.
1I often ............... horror movies.
Wrong!
Use "watch" for a regular habit with "I often."
2I ............... tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use "am leaving" for a planned future arrangement.
3They ............... in May.
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Use "are getting married" for a planned future arrangement.
4She usually ............... care of stray dogs and cats.
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Use "takes" in the simple present for a regular activity with "usually".
5I ............... run when I was just one year old.
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Use "could" for general ability in the past.
6You ............... me you weren’t coming.
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Use "could have told" to criticize someone for not giving information in the past.
7There ............... be a bakery on that corner.
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Use "used to" for a past state that is no longer true.
8She ............... talk about her illnesses for hours.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "used to" and "would" can describe a repeated past habit.
9I ............... working so hard.
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Use "am not used to" before a gerund to mean something does not feel familiar.
10"Where is Samuel?" "He ............... to Russia."
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Use "has gone" when Samuel went to Russia and is still there now.
11We saw children ............... in the park.
Select 2 answers.
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After "saw," both "play" and "playing" are possible here.
12You never let me ............... a sentence.
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Use "finish" after "let" because "let" is followed by an object and the bare infinitive.
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- I often watch horror movies.
- I am leaving tomorrow.
- They are getting married in May.
- She usually takes care of stray dogs and cats.
- I could run when I was just one year old.
- You could have told me you weren’t coming.
- There used to be a bakery on that corner.
- She used to / would talk about her illnesses for hours.
- I am not used to working so hard.
- “Where is Samuel?” “He has gone to Russia.”
- We saw children play / playing in the park.
- You never let me finish a sentence.