Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.
1. I had the required qualifications but I ………………………………… get the job anyhow.
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When the verb in one coordinate clause is in the past tense, the verb in the other coordinate clause is also likely to be in the past tense.
2. The higher we climbed, the colder we …………………………….
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The same tense is used in both clauses in this construction.
3. She has never …………………………….. to anybody.
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Use the past participle after has/have/had.
4. I ………………………….. to wait.
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The passive verb is required here because the subject is not the doer of the action.
5. Playing computer games for hours on end ……………………………. not a good idea.
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Here the subject is the ing form playing; ing forms are treated as singular.
6. ………………………….. fast, I was able to catch up with him.
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When both clauses have the same subject, it is sometimes possible to connect them with a present participle.
7. Nobody knows what ……………………………… to him.
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8. They disqualified her for ……………………………….. late to the finals.
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9. Plato’s philosophy ……………………………. throughout the world.
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10. He was a dissolute young man who ………………………………….. only of his own pleasure.
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11. If enough members ………………………., the new bill won’t be approved.
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In the first conditional, use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + first form of the verb in the main clause.
12. His complete disregard of others ……………………………. him the respect of his friends.
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Answers
- I had the required qualifications but I didn’t get the job anyhow.
- The higher we climbed, the colder we felt.
- She has never apologized to anybody.
- I was told to wait.
- Playing computer games for hours on end is not a good idea.
- Running fast, I was able to catch up with him.
- Nobody knows what happened to him.
- They disqualified her for being late to the finals.
- Plato’s philosophy has been disseminated throughout the world.
- He was a dissolute young man who thought only of his own pleasure.
- If enough members dissent, the new bill won’t be approved.
- His complete disregard of others lost him the respect of his friends.
