Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase. This grammar exercise is aimed at intermediate level learners.
1I am not used to ............... alone.
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After "be used to", use a noun or an -ing form, so "living" is correct.
2It took me quite some time to ............... used to living in a big city.
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After "It took me quite some time to", use the base form "get".
3I ............... very hard last month.
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For a finished action at a specific past time, use the simple past "worked".
4A minibus can hold ............... fifteen people.
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For a maximum number or limit, use "up to".
5Can you repair my camera if I leave it ............... Friday?
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To mean that the camera stays there up to that day, use "until".
6Can I stay with you ............... Monday?
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For a stay that continues to a future time, use "until".
7You have to leave ............... Tuesday midday at the latest.
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For a deadline meaning at or before a time, use "by".
8The nearest restaurant is about half a kilometer ............... the road.
Select 2 answers.
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With a road, "up" and "down" can both mean along it.
9One cannot help ............... his courage.
Select 2 answers.
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After "cannot help", "but admire" and "admiring" are both correct here.
10............... I become a billionaire, I will always lead a simple life.
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For an imagined future condition, use "Even if".
11The man ............... she married was an old friend of mine.
Select 2 answers.
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For a person as the object of a relative clause, "that" and "whom" are both correct.
12I have been working ............... morning, and I am getting tired.
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With the present perfect continuous and a starting point, use "since".
Answers
- I am not used to living alone.
- It took me quite some time to get used to living in a big city.
- I worked very hard last month.
- A minibus can hold up to fifteen people.
- Can you repair my camera if I leave it until Friday?
- Can I stay with you until Monday?
- You have to leave by Tuesday midday at the latest.
- The nearest restaurant is about half a kilometer up / down the road.
- One cannot help but admire / admiring his courage.
- Even if I become a billionaire, I will always lead a simple life.
- The man that / whom she married was an old friend of mine.
- I have been working since morning, and I am getting tired.