Complete the following sentences.
1I ............... yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the past simple time expression with "went for a walk" to talk about a completed action yesterday.
2He got angry, but by then I ............... a word.
Wrong!
Use the past perfect negative "hadn't said" for an action that had not happened before that past moment.
3If I ............... this, I shall be wrong.
Wrong!
In a first conditional sentence, use the present simple "do" after "if".
4He said that he ............... him the day before.
Wrong!
In reported speech, the past perfect "had seen" shows the seeing happened before he said it.
5Rita asked ............... she could go home.
Wrong!
Use "whether" to introduce an indirect yes/no question.
6When I ............... to Mumbai, I will see him.
Wrong!
Use the present simple "go" in a future time clause after "when".
7He has ............... smoking.
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "given up" means stopped doing a habit.
8We ............... playing when it started raining.
Wrong!
Use "stopped" before a gerund to mean an activity ended.
9He went to America to ............... English.
Wrong!
Use "learn" for gaining a new skill or knowledge.
10She knows ............... well.
Wrong!
Use "how to swim" after "knows" to describe an ability.
Done.
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Answers
- I went for a walk yesterday.
- He got angry, but by then I hadn’t said a word.
- If I do this, I shall be wrong.
- He said that he had seen him the day before.
- Rita asked whether she could go home.
- When I go to Mumbai, I will see him.
- He has given up smoking.
- We stopped playing when it started raining.
- He went to America to learn English.
- She knows how to swim well.
