Fill in the blanks.
1Smoking cigarettes ............... injurious to health.
Wrong!
The gerund phrase is singular, so "is" agrees with the subject.
2............... stand there.
Wrong!
Use "Don't" before the base verb to make a negative imperative.
3............... this file with you.
Wrong!
An affirmative imperative uses the base verb "Take".
4She usually ............... younger than she actually is.
Wrong!
For a general fact with the singular subject "She", use "looks".
5There ............... be a tall mango tree in that corner.
Wrong!
Use "used to" for a past state that is no longer true.
6She asked me what I ............... doing there.
Wrong!
In reported speech after the past verb "asked", use the past form "was".
7She ............... in a factory five days a week.
Wrong!
For a regular routine with the singular subject "She", use "works".
8We ............... hiking yesterday.
Wrong!
The time expression "yesterday" needs the simple past form "went".
9Up to now, I ............... a worse experience than this.
Wrong!
With "Up to now", use the present perfect form "have never had".
10Does anybody ............... who she is?
Wrong!
After the auxiliary "Does", use the base verb "know".
11I knew then that I ............... a mistake.
Wrong!
The past continuous "was making" shows an action in progress at that past time.
12If I were you, I ............... this.
Wrong!
In this second conditional sentence, the main clause uses "would not permit".
Answers
- Smoking cigarettes is injurious to health.
- Don’t stand there.
- Take this file with you.
- She usually looks younger than she actually is.
- There used to be a tall mango tree in that corner.
- She asked me what I was doing there.
- She works in a factory five days a week.
- We went hiking yesterday.
- Up to now, I have never had a worse experience than this.
- Does anybody know who she is?
- I knew then that I was making a mistake.
- If I were you, I would not permit this.
