Fill in the blanks.
1I ............... him yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the simple past when we say when something happened.
2............... you lend me your car?
Wrong!
3I promise I ............... come early today.
Wrong!
4‘There is the doorbell.’ ‘I ............... go.’
Wrong!
Use will to talk about willingness.
5I don’t think that I ............... get the job.
Wrong!
6If I had known that you were in trouble, I ............... you.
Wrong!
In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
7I hope that I ............... pass the test.
Wrong!
8Can you ............... me a few hundred dollars?
Wrong!
9Do you think that she ............... pass the test?
Wrong!
10He asked me ............... I knew where the post office was.
Wrong!
We can use if or whether to report yes/no questions.
11I will start when I ............... ready.
Wrong!
When both clauses refer to future, we use a simple present in the subordinate clause.
12Do you know who he ...............?
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I saw him yesterday.
- Will you lend me your car?
- I promise I will come early today.
- ‘There is the doorbell.’ ‘I will go.’
- I don’t think that I will get the job.
- If I had known that you were in trouble, I would have helped you.
- I hope that I will pass the test.
- Can you lend me a few hundred dollars?
- Do you think that she will pass the test?
- He asked me Either could be used here I knew where the post office was.
- I will start when I am ready.
- Do you know who he is?
