This grammar exercise is designed for intermediate level learners. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word or phrase.
1. I met him in Germany three years .........................
We use ago with a past tense and a time expression to count back from the present.
2. Have you been here ...........................?
Before can be used with a present perfect tense or past perfect tense to mean 'at any time before now/then'.
3. I was in Spain two years ........................
We use ago with a past tense and a time expression to count back from the present.
4. The two girls are ........................ in looks, but not in personality.
Alike can mean like each other.
5. I have been round ........................ looking for the dog.
We can use all with some singular countable nouns to mean every part of.
6. You have eaten ……………….. loaf.
We cannot use all before definite articles.
7. We are very ..................... finished.
Almost cannot be used with very.
8. ……………. I don’t agree with him, I think he is sincere.
We use even if to talk about hypothetical situations.
9. I have got …………….. energy than I used to have.
Less is the comparative form of little.
10. Thank you very much. That was ………………. of you.
When most means very, the article the is not used with it.
11. They experienced little difficulty …………….. the money.
After difficulty we use ‘in + ing form’.
12. We are having ……………… weather.
Weather is uncountable. It cannot be used with articles.
Answers
1. I met him in Germany three years ago.
2. Have you been here before?
3. I was in Spain two years ago.
4. The two girls are alike in looks, but not in personality.
5. I have been round all the village looking for the dog.
6. You have eaten a whole loaf.
7. We are very nearly finished.
8. Although / Even though I don’t agree with him, I think he is sincere.
9. I have got less energy than I used to have.
10. Thank you very much. That was most kind of you.
11. They experienced little difficulty in stealing the money.
12. We are having terrible weather.
