Fill in the blanks.
1. I will open the umbrella if it ……………………..
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Wrong!
When the verb in the main clause is in the simple future, we use a simple present in the subordinate clause to refer to future.
2. People call the fire brigade when their house ……………………… fire.
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Wrong!
3. She passed her exam although she …………………… a bad teacher.
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Wrong!
4. She began singing when she …………………….. three years old.
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Wrong!
5. I hate …………………………. at weekends.
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Wrong!
Either the infinitive or the ing form can be used here.
6. He looked a real fool when he ……………………… off the ladder.
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Wrong!
When the main verb is in the past tense, we usually use a past tense in the subordinate clause as well.
7. He …………………….. in France when he was young.
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Wrong!
8. This dish ……………………… two hours to prepare.
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Wrong!
9. If I had contested, I …………………………
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Wrong!
In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would/could have + past participle in the main clause.
10. When did your interest in social work …………………………?
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Wrong!
Did means means began. We use the infinitive without to after do, does and did.
11. What …………………… you do then?
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12. It is time you …………………….. smoking.
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Wrong!
We use a simple past after it is time to refer to the present or future.
Answers
- I will open the umbrella if it rains.
- People call the fire brigade when their house catches fire.
- She passed her exam although she had a bad teacher.
- She began singing when she was three years old.
- I hate working / to work at weekends.
- He looked a real fool when he fell off the ladder.
- He lived in France when he was young.
- This dish takes two hours to prepare.
- If I had contested, I could have won.
- When did your interest in social work begin?
- What did you do then?
- It is time you stopped smoking.
