1If you had asked me, I ............... you.
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In a third conditional sentence, the main clause uses "would have told" after an unreal past condition.
2I heard them ............... down the stairs.
Select 2 answers.
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After "heard", both "go" and "going" are possible, but the to-infinitive is not used here.
3Phone me when you ............... time.
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After "when" referring to the future, we use the present simple form "have" in this sentence.
4I am ............... a phone call from Dad at 4 p.m.
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The verb "expect" can be followed directly by a noun phrase such as "a phone call"; "hope" and "wait" need "for".
5I am ............... for my mother to come.
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The pattern is "wait for someone to do something". "Expect" and "await" are not followed by "for" in this pattern.
6You can trust him. He will never go ............... on his promise.
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The phrasal verb "go back on a promise" means fail to keep that promise.
7The ship hit an iceberg and went ...............
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When a ship goes "down", it sinks.
8We cannot go out until the wind goes ...............
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When the wind goes "down", it becomes weaker or calmer.
9You don’t need ............... the roof this year.
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As an ordinary verb, "need" is followed by the to-infinitive "to repair".
10He will ............... start coming on time.
Select 2 answers.
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After "will", the natural choices are "have to" and "need to", not another modal verb.
11There was ............... traffic that it took an hour to reach the office.
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Before an uncountable noun in this result structure, we use "so much". "Many" is for countable nouns, and "such a" cannot go before an uncountable noun.
12Goodbye. See you ...............
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With this future time expression, we say "next month" without an article or preposition.
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- If you had asked me, I would have told you.
- I heard them go / going down the stairs.
- Phone me when you have time.
- I am expecting a phone call from Dad at 4 p.m.
- I am waiting for my mother to come.
- You can trust him. He will never go back on his promise.
- The ship hit an iceberg and went down.
- We cannot go out until the wind goes down.
- You don’t need to repair the roof this year.
- He will have to / need to start coming on time.
- There was so much traffic that it took an hour to reach the office.
- Goodbye. See you next month.