1If I had completed my studies, I ............... a better job last year.
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In a third conditional sentence about a past result ("last year"), "could have found" shows a possible result in the past.
2Get that cat ............... the piano.
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"Off" means away from the surface of something.
3You can eat as much as you ...............
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"Want" is the natural present simple verb after "as much as you" here.
4She said that she ............... coming.
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After the past reporting verb "said", "was" is the natural backshifted form.
5............... she tried, she could not solve the problem.
Select 2 answers.
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"Hard as" and "Hard though" both mean although in this emphatic structure.
6The show was ...............
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"Interesting" describes something that causes interest.
7He asked me what ............... doing there.
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In an indirect question, "I was" keeps normal subject-verb order.
8Hardly ............... sat down to rest when someone knocked on the door.
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After initial "Hardly", "had I" uses inversion with the past perfect.
9Seldom ............... seen such a mess.
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After initial "Seldom", "have I" uses inversion with the present perfect.
10"I don't want to do it." "............... do I."
Select 2 answers.
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"Neither" and "Nor" are both used to agree with a negative statement.
11We cannot go out ............... it rains.
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"As long as" means while or during the time that in this sentence.
12I would rather you ............... now.
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After "would rather" with a different subject, "left" expresses a present preference.
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- If I had completed my studies, I could have found a better job last year.
- Get that cat off the piano.
- You can eat as much as you want.
- She said that she was coming.
- Hard as / Hard though she tried, she could not solve the problem.
- The show was interesting.
- He asked me what I was doing there.
- Hardly had I sat down to rest when someone knocked on the door.
- Seldom have I seen such a mess.
- “I don’t want to do it.” “Neither / Nor do I.”
- We cannot go out as long as it rains.
- I would rather you left now.