Fill in the blanks with some time, sometime or sometimes.
1It took me ............... to fix the bike.
Wrong!
Use "some time" for a period of time.
2He lived in Germany for ..............., so he can speak German fluently.
Wrong!
Use "some time" after "for" to mean a period of time.
3Why don't you come and see us ............... next week?
Wrong!
Use "sometime" to mean at an unspecified time.
4I spent ............... at the club, and then I went home.
Wrong!
Use "some time" when you mean a period of time spent doing something.
5I want to get married ............... in the near future.
Wrong!
Use "sometime" for an unspecified point in the future.
6I ............... go for a walk in the woods.
Wrong!
Use "sometimes" to mean occasionally.
7............... he would spend the whole night reading.
Wrong!
Use "Sometimes" at the beginning of a sentence to mean occasionally.
8Give me ..............., and I will find a solution to your problem.
Wrong!
Use "some time" when you are asking for a period of time.
9It took me quite ............... to understand his true motives.
Wrong!
Use "some time" after "quite" to mean quite a long period.
10It ............... gets very hot here.
Wrong!
Use "sometimes" to mean that something happens on some occasions.
11She will arrive ............... soon.
Wrong!
Use "sometime" with "soon" to mean at an unspecified time soon.
12............... I feel quite lonely.
Wrong!
Use "Sometimes" to mean occasionally or on some occasions.
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- It took me some time to fix the bike.
- He lived in Germany for some time , so he can speak German fluently.
- Why don’t you come and see us sometime next week?
- I spent some time at the club, and then I went home.
- I want to get married sometime in the near future.
- I sometimes go for a walk in the woods.
- Sometimes he would spend the whole night reading.
- Give me some time , and I will find a solution to your problem.
- It took me quite some time to understand his true motives.
- It sometimes gets very hot here.
- She will arrive sometime soon.
- Sometimes I feel quite lonely.