1I will phone you when I ...............
Wrong!
Use the present simple "arrive" in a future time clause after "when".
2He told me that he ............... me.
Wrong!
In reported speech after a past reporting verb, "will" usually changes to "would help".
3People disliked her because she ............... arrogant.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "was" because the main verb "disliked" is in the past.
4We brought the food, and they ............... the tickets.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "bought" for a completed past action parallel to "brought".
5She was rich and famous, but few people ............... her.
Wrong!
The stative verb "liked" is normally used in the simple form here, not the continuous.
6I waited for hours so that I ............... her.
Wrong!
Use "could see" after "waited" to express past purpose with ability or opportunity.
7I went to bed early because I ............... not feeling well.
Wrong!
Use the past form "was" because the main action happened in the past.
8If you need help, just ............... me a call.
Wrong!
Use the base form "give" because this is an imperative (an instruction); "just" is only an adverb that softens it.
9While I ............... a shower, I slipped on the floor.
Wrong!
Use the past continuous "was having" for the background action interrupted by "slipped".
10He talks as if he ............... rich, but he isn’t.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "is" and "was" are possible after "as if" here, with "was" stressing unreality.
11As well as ............... his knee, he broke his arm.
Wrong!
After "as well as", use the -ing form "injuring" when it functions like a preposition.
12While you ............... TV, I was working.
Wrong!
Use the past continuous "were watching" for an action happening at the same time as another past action.
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- I will phone you when I arrive.
- He told me that he would help me.
- People disliked her because she was arrogant.
- We brought the food, and they bought the tickets.
- She was rich and famous, but few people liked her.
- I waited for hours so that I could see her.
- I went to bed early because I was not feeling well.
- If you need help, just give me a call.
- While I was having a shower, I slipped on the floor.
- He talks as if he is / was rich, but he isn’t.
- As well as injuring his knee, he broke his arm.
- While you were watching TV, I was working.