Fill in the blanks.
1. ………………………… they live here?
Correct!
Wrong!
Have is followed by the past participle; are is followed by an ing form; do is followed by the infinitive without to.
2. ………………………… the door when you leave.
Correct!
Wrong!
The simple present is used in imperatives.
3. I would rather you …………………………… talking to him.
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Wrong!
A simple past is used after would rather to refer to the present or future.
4. He asked if we ……………………………. our food.
Correct!
Wrong!
Present perfect becomes past perfect in the reported speech.
5. He ……………………….. care of his health.
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Wrong!
6. Neither of these answers ………………………………. right.
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Wrong!
Use a singular verb after neither or either.
7. Marconi ………………………….. the radio.
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Wrong!
Use the simple past to simply say that something happened.
8. He asked if he …………………………….. home.
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Wrong!
9. He is used to …………………………… hard.
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Wrong!
The to in used to is a preposition. Use an ing form after a preposition.
10. Iron …………………………… in many countries.
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Wrong!
Is found is the passive form of find.
11. While he was walking across the field, he ……………………………. by a snake.
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Wrong!
Was bitten is the passive form of bite.
12. She would rather starve than ………………………..
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Wrong!
Answers
- Do they live here?
- Lock the door when you leave.
- I would rather you stopped talking to him.
- He asked if we had eaten our food.
- He does not take care of his health.
- Neither of these answers is right.
- Marconi invented the radio.
- He asked if he could go home.
- He is used to working hard.
- Iron is found in many countries.
- While he was walking across the field, he was bitten by a snake.
- She would rather starve than beg.
