Fill in the blanks.
1. Don't call her in the afternoon. She .................................. a nap.
2. 'I wonder why didn't reply to my letter?' 'She ....................................... it.'
3. 'I rang the door bell twice but she didn't open the door.' 'She .......................................'
4. I saw something moving behind the curtain. What .............................. it be?
5. She wasn't at the meeting yesterday. Perhaps she .............................. about it.
6. Sam was absent yesterday. Perhaps he .............................. ill.
7. She has been absent for a few days. She ............................... ill.
8. She is not in her room. Where ............................ she have gone?
9. That .............................. be John. He is in Madrid.
10. That ................................ a cat. I had heard a meow.
11. I ............................... Ireland in summer.
12. We .................................. to wait an hour for the next bus.
Please select 2 correct answers
Answers
1. Don’t call her in the afternoon. She might be having a nap.
2. ‘I wonder why didn’t reply to my letter?’ ‘She couldn’t have received it.’
3. ‘I rang the doorbell twice, but she didn’t open the door.’ ‘She might have been asleep.’
4. I saw something moving behind the curtain. What can it be?
5. She wasn’t at the meeting yesterday. Perhaps she didn’t know about it.
6. Sam was absent yesterday. Perhaps he was ill.
7. She has been absent for a few days. She might be ill.
8. She is not in her room. Where could she have gone?
9. That cannot be John. He is in Madrid.
10. That must have been a cat. I had heard a meow.
11. I might be visiting Ireland in summer.
12. We will have to wait an hour for the next bus.
