Fill in the blanks.
1. The council ……………………………. of ten members.
Correct!
Wrong!
Council is a singular subject, so write consists.
2. Later on he ………………………….. his mistake.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. He asked ………………………… my name was.
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Wrong!
4. I ……………………….. them for help.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. This is the key I was ………………………….
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Wrong!
To look for something is to search for it.
6. I …………………………. him to go.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use tell before a personal object.
7. He is used to ………………………….
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Wrong!
Use an ing form after used to.
8. He ………………………. the red shirt.
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Wrong!
9. I would prefer to starve ………………………….. to beg.
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Wrong!
10. He ……………………………. sitting there.
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Wrong!
11. I want to …………………………. for a while.
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Wrong!
To lie down is to recline.
12. If they informed me earlier, I ………………………… the function.
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Wrong!
In the second conditional, use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would/could/might + first form of the verb in the main clause.
Answers
- The council consists of ten members.
- Later on he realized his mistake.
- He asked what my name was.
- I asked them for help.
- This is the key I was looking for.
- I told him to go.
- He is used to smoking.
- He chose the red shirt.
- I would prefer to starve rather than to beg.
- He objected to my sitting there.
- I want to lie down for a while.
- If they informed me earlier, I could attend the function.
