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Intermediate Grammar Exercise

June 18, 2017 - pdf

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.

1. It is time we .......................

Correct! Wrong!

After it’s time, we use a past tense to refer to the present or future.

2. I …………….. them a couple of times when I was in London.

Correct! Wrong!

We use the simple past with expressions referring to the past.

3. I ………………….. him before.

Correct! Wrong!

When there is no reference to a definite point of time in the past, we use a present perfect tense to talk about past events.

4. I ………………….. it if I were you.

Correct! Wrong!

In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would + infinitive in the main clause.

5. It’s a long time ……………. I went there.

Correct! Wrong!

6. She is ……………… today.

Correct! Wrong!

Better is the comparative form of good. We cannot say ‘more good’.

7. I was surprised to see that ……………. James was there.

Correct! Wrong!

We use ‘even’ to talk about surprising extremes. Even if and even though are conjunctions.

8. I bought the watch ……………….. it was very expensive.

Correct! Wrong!

Even though is the emphatic form of ‘though’. It has a past reference.

9. I will buy that watch …………………. it is very expensive.

Correct! Wrong!

Even if has a future reference.

10. He ……………. the phone and quickly dialed the number.

Correct! Wrong!

To reach for something is to stretch your arms to grab it.

11. The first time I …………….. him was last year.

Correct! Wrong!

We use the simple past with definite past time expressions.

12. Take the certificates with you just in case they ……………… you a job.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. It is time we left.
2. I met them a couple of times when I was in London.
3. I have never seen him before.
4. I would buy it if I were you.
5. It’s a long time since I went there.
6. She is much better today.
7. I was surprised to see that even James was there.
8. I bought the watch even though it was very expensive.
9. I will buy that watch even if it is very expensive.
10. He reached for the phone and quickly dialed the number.
11. The first time I met him was last year.
12. Take the certificates with you just in case they offer you a job.

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