Fill in the blanks.
1The farmers ............... the effect of the drought for years.
Wrong!
2The job ............... someone with a college education.
Wrong!
3She ............... her grandmother more than her mother.
Wrong!
4We were fearful that she ............... harm herself.
Wrong!
When the main clause is in the past tense, we use a past tense in the subordinate clause as well.
5US Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both ............... on July 4, 1826.
Wrong!
We use the simple past to say when something happened.
6You had better ............... that faulty stereo fixed.
Wrong!
We use an infinitive without to after had better.
7The old woman ............... so feeble that she couldn’t even walk.
Wrong!
8When she fell, she ............... a fracture.
Wrong!
9Though it was cold, we ............... the picnic.
Wrong!
When one verb is in the past tense, the other verbs are more likely to be in the past tense.
10As she was the only applicant, she ............... the job.
Wrong!
11I would rather you ............... me alone.
Wrong!
A past tense is used after would rather to refer to the present or future.
12She soon realized that she ............... trust him.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The farmers felt the effect of the drought for years.
- The job demands someone with a college education.
- She favors her grandmother more than her mother.
- We were fearful that she might harm herself.
- US Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on July 4, 1826.
- You had better get that faulty stereo fixed.
- The old woman was so feeble that she couldn’t even walk.
- When she fell, she suffered a fracture.
- Though it was cold, we enjoyed the picnic.
- As she was the only applicant, she got the job.
- I would rather you left me alone.
- She soon realized that she couldn’t trust him.
