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