Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense / verb form.
6. Why don't you let me ...................................?
Correct!
Wrong!
Let is followed by an infinitive without to.
7. I prefer you .............................. me by my first name.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. You must get that roof .............................
Correct!
Wrong!
9. Whenever he was around, he ............................... us laughing all the time.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. I go to work by bus and my husband ............................ by train.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I have made several mistakes but I never ..................................... them.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. I will do what I ..............................
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. He asked where the manager was.
2. Let’s buy some meat in case they arrive.
3. She said that she would not leave.
4. It takes a lot of time to learn any skill.
5. She passed the exam despite having a bad teacher.
6. Why don’t you let me explain?
7. I prefer you to call me by my first name.
8. You must get that roof repaired.
9. Whenever he was around, he had us laughing all the time.
10. I go to work by bus and my husband goes by train.
11. I have made several mistakes but I never regretted them.
12. I will do what I like.
