1............... you mind moving a bit?
Wrong!
Use "Would" in the polite request "Would you mind...?"
2............... you lend me your vacuum cleaner?
Wrong!
Use "Will" to make a direct request for help.
3You ............... not repeat this.
Wrong!
Use "shall" with "you" to express a strong order.
4You ............... pay for this.
Wrong!
Use "shall" with "you" to express a threat or warning.
5............... I call the doctor?
Wrong!
Use "Should" to ask for advice about the right action.
6All students ............... submit their assignments by Friday.
Wrong!
Use "should" to express an obligation or expectation.
7You ............... leave early if you are not feeling well.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "can" or "may" to give permission.
8You ............... not have done this to me.
Wrong!
Use "should" in "should not have" to criticize a past action.
9The workers asked if they ............... leave early.
Wrong!
Use "could" as the backshifted form of "can" in reported speech.
10I ............... sing better when I was younger.
Wrong!
Use "could" to talk about general ability in the past.
11If I knew his name, I ............... tell you.
Wrong!
Use "would" in the main clause of a second conditional sentence.
12He hung up before I ............... say a word.
Wrong!
Use "could" for ability or opportunity in a past-time clause.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Would you mind moving a bit?
- Will you lend me your vacuum cleaner?
- You shall not repeat this.
- You shall pay for this.
- Should I call the doctor?
- All students should submit their assignments by Friday.
- You can / may leave early if you are not feeling well.
- You should not have done this to me.
- The workers asked if they could leave early.
- I could sing better when I was younger.
- If I knew his name, I would tell you.
- He hung up before I could say a word.
