Fill in the blanks.
1. You don't know many people here, ...........................?
Correct!
Wrong!
2. ...................... anybody ....................... while I was away?
Correct!
Wrong!
3. You shouldn't have ........................... this to me.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. She doesn't earn more ............................ me.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I don't think that she ............................... come.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. How long ...................... you ...................... him?
Correct!
Wrong!
To talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present, we use the present perfect tense.
7. It ............................. to be the right thing to do.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. They ........................... to help.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. I enjoy ............................... time with children.
Correct!
Wrong!
Enjoy is followed by an ing form.
10. She ............................. since January.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. How long ............................................... married to Julie?
Correct!
Wrong!
12. There is cloud .......................... the south of England.
Correct!
Wrong!
Integrated Grammar Exercise for ESL Students
Answers
1. You don’t know many people here, do you?
2. Did anybody come while I was away?
3. You shouldn’t have done this to me.
4. She doesn’t earn more than me.
5. I don’t think that she will come.
6. How long have you known him?
7. It doesn’t seem to be the right thing to do.
8. They have promised to help.
9. I enjoy spending time with children.
10. She has been unemployed since January.
11. How long have you been married to Julie?
12. There is cloud over the south of England.
