1I wish I ............... better.
Wrong!
After "I wish", use a past form for an unreal present situation, so "looked" is correct.
2I wish I ............... taller.
Select 2 answers.
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For a present wish, "were" is standard and "was" is common in informal English.
3I do have some regrets. I wish I ............... harder.
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For a regret about the past after "I wish", use "had worked".
4My mother ............... knit beautiful sweaters.
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To express ability in the present, "can" is the natural choice.
5He ............... drive four-wheelers.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "can" and "is able to" express ability here.
6We will ............... get there on time.
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After "will", use "be able to" to express future ability.
7How much time can you devote ............... English?
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In "devote time to something", "to" is a preposition, so it is followed by the -ing form: "to learning".
8I hope that date is not set in ...............
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The fixed expression is "stone" in the phrase "set in stone".
9He is a busy man without ............... patience.
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Use "much" with the uncountable noun "patience" in a negative idea such as "without"; "many" is for countable nouns, and "plenty of" is used mainly in affirmative statements.
10You ............... better mend your ways.
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The fixed advice expression is "had" in "had better".
11Here is my number just ............... you would like to keep in touch with me.
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Use "in case" before a clause to mean as a precaution.
12I enjoy ............... time with you.
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The verb "enjoy" is followed by "spending", a gerund.
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- I wish I looked better.
- I wish I were / was taller.
- I do have some regrets. I wish I had worked harder.
- My mother can knit beautiful sweaters.
- He can / is able to drive four-wheelers.
- We will be able to get there on time.
- How much time can you devote to learning English?
- I hope that date is not set in stone.
- He is a busy man without much patience.
- You had better mend your ways.
- Here is my number just in case you would like to keep in touch with me.
- I enjoy spending time with you.