1He wants to know if he ............... a promotion.
Wrong!
Use "will get" for a future event in an indirect question.
2I remarked how lovely ...............
Wrong!
Use "she was" because indirect exclamations use normal subject-verb word order.
3If I had any money, I ............... you a gift.
Wrong!
Use "would buy" in the main clause of a second conditional sentence.
4I don’t know how many books ............... written.
Wrong!
Use "she has" because indirect questions use normal subject-verb word order.
5She seemed ............... about something.
Wrong!
Use the adjective "angry" after the linking verb "seemed".
6I spoke to a woman who ............... the chairperson.
Wrong!
Use "seemed to be" before a noun phrase after "who".
7When we were kids, we ............... hours watching TV.
Wrong!
Use "would spend" to describe a repeated habit in the past.
8Everybody ............... wear seat belts.
Wrong!
Use "should" to give general advice.
9............... you like some help?
Wrong!
Use "Would" in the polite offer "Would you like some help?"
10He ............... be here soon. He left the office at five.
Wrong!
Use "should" to show that something is expected to happen.
11Applications ............... be sent before Friday.
Wrong!
Use "should" to express a formal requirement or recommendation.
12I ............... have called him in the morning, but I forgot.
Wrong!
Use "should" with "have called" for the right action that did not happen.
Answers
- He wants to know if he will get a promotion.
- I remarked how lovely she was.
- If I had any money, I would buy you a gift.
- I don’t know how many books she has written.
- She seemed angry about something.
- I spoke to a woman who seemed to be the chairperson.
- When we were kids, we would spend hours watching TV.
- Everybody should wear seat belts.
- Would you like some help?
- He should be here soon. He left the office at five.
- Applications should be sent before Friday.
- I should have called him in the morning, but I forgot.
