Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1............... you mind if I left my bag here?
Wrong!
Use "Would" with "if I left" for a polite request about permission.
2Would you mind if I ............... here?
Wrong!
Use "sat" after "Would you mind if I" in a polite request about permission.
3............... you mind if I sit here?
Wrong!
Use "Do" with "if I sit" for a polite present request.
4How long ............... novels?
Wrong!
Use "have you been writing" to ask about an activity continuing up to now.
5............... for long?
Wrong!
Use "Have you been waiting" to ask about an action that started earlier and continues now.
6How many stories ............... so far?
Wrong!
Use "have you written" to ask about completed stories up to now.
7............... Steve on holiday this week?
Wrong!
Use "Is" with "on holiday" to ask about Steve's situation this week.
8............... you know each other well?
Wrong!
Use "Do" to form a present simple question with "know".
9............... you known each other for a long time?
Wrong!
Use "Have" to form the present perfect question "Have you known".
10Grandfather ............... in hospital for several days.
Wrong!
Use "has been" with "for several days" for a situation continuing up to now.
11Grandpa ............... in hospital now.
Wrong!
Use "is" to describe Grandpa's present situation now.
12How long ............... this car?
Wrong!
Use "have you had" to ask how long someone has possessed something.
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- Would you mind if I left my bag here?
- Would you mind if I sat here?
- Do you mind if I sit here?
- How long have you been writing novels?
- Have you been waiting for long?
- How many stories have you written so far?
- Is Steve on holiday this week?
- Do you know each other well?
- Have you known each other for a long time?
- Grandfather has been in hospital for several days.
- Grandpa is in hospital now.
- How long have you had this car?