Fill in the blanks.
1. If he .................. the race, we will be delighted.
Correct!
Wrong!
In the first conditional. we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + infinitive in the main clause.
2. ................... I known, I wouldn't have invited him.
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Wrong!
Had I known means the same as if I had known.
3. We ...................... elephants in cities.
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Wrong!
Adverbs usually go before the main verb and after the first auxiliary verb.
4. I ..................... for a walk in the morning.
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Wrong!
5. Would you mind my ..................... here?
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Wrong!
6. You needn't ................. the plants.
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Wrong!
When need is the auxiliary verb, it is followed by an infinitive without to.
7. I could have married her if I ..................... to.
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Wrong!
In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if clause and would/could have + past participle in the main clause.
8. You had better ................. him up.
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Wrong!
Use an infinitive without to after had better.
9. She is not used to .................... idle.
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Wrong!
Use an ing form after be used to.
10. He asked me .................... outside.
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Wrong!
Use a to infinitive after ask.
11. I sent .................... some flowers.
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Wrong!
When the indirect object goes before the direct object, no preposition is used before it,
12. He is very industrious ................... his brother is quite lazy.
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Wrong!
Answers
- If he wins the race, we will be delighted.
- Had I known, I wouldn’t have invited him.
- We rarely see elephants in cities.
- I usually go for a walk in the morning.
- Would you mind my sitting here?
- You needn’t water the plants.
- I could have married her if I had wanted to.
- You had better not wake him up.
- She is not used to sitting idle.
- He asked me to wait outside.
- I sent her some flowers.
- He is very industrious whereas his brother is quite lazy.
