Fill in the blanks.
1I ............... him yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "saw" with a finished past time such as yesterday.
2............... you lend me your car?
Wrong!
Use "Will" to ask politely about someone's willingness to do something.
3I promise I ............... come early today.
Wrong!
Use "will" after a promise about a future action.
4"There is the doorbell." "I ............... go."
Wrong!
Use "will" for a decision made at the moment of speaking.
5I had the interview this morning, but I don't think that I ............... get the job.
Wrong!
Use "will" for a prediction about a future result.
6If I had known that you were in trouble, I ............... you.
Wrong!
Use "would have helped" in the main clause of this third conditional sentence.
7I hope that I ............... pass the test.
Wrong!
Use "will" after hope when talking about a future result.
8Can you ............... me a few hundred dollars?
Wrong!
Use "lend" when someone gives something temporarily to another person.
9Do you think that she ............... pass the test?
Wrong!
Use "will" when asking for an opinion about a future result.
10He asked me ............... I knew where the post office was.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "if" or "whether" to report a yes/no question.
11I will start when I ............... ready.
Wrong!
Use "am" in a future time clause after when.
12That man is standing by the door. Do you know who he ...............?
Wrong!
Use "is" because the man is there now and an indirect question has normal statement word order (who he is).
Exercise complete
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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 had the interview this morning, but 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.
- That man is standing by the door. Do you know who he is?