Fill in the blanks.
1. .............................. I saw him yesterday, he told me about his decision to go abroad.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. Can you drop the kids .................................... at school on your way to work?
Correct!
Wrong!
To drop someone off is to take someone by a vehicle to a particular place.
3. It .............................. a lot of time and effort to learn a language.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. If you don't know the meaning of that word, look it .................................. in the dictionary.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I have .................................... finished.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. It is ................................ trouble.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. She does .............................. anything.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. Have you ................................. to him yet?
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the third form of the verb after have.
9. Have the students handed ................................ their work?
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Wrong!
10. I would be grateful if you ................................. lend me a hundred dollars.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either could or would is possible here.
11. What would you do if you …………………………….. your job?
Correct!
Wrong!
In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if clause and would + infinitive in the main clause.
12. It is time you …………………………… on a diet.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a simple past tense after it is time.
Answers
- When I saw him yesterday, he told me about his decision to go abroad.
- Can you drop the kids off at school on your way to work?
- It takes a lot of time and effort to learn a language.
- If you don’t know the meaning of that word, look it up in the dictionary.
- I have almost / nearly finished.
- It is too much trouble.
- She does hardly anything.
- Have you spoken to him yet?
- Have the students handed in their work?
- I would be grateful if you could /would lend me a hundred dollars.
- What would you do if you lost your job?
- It is time you went on a diet.
