Complete the following sentences.
1I won’t ............... her boyfriend in my house.
Wrong!
We use "have" here to mean allow or accept someone in a place.
2I ............... a phone call from Joe, so I know the news.
Wrong!
We use "have just had" for a very recent phone call with a present result.
3When you were in Spain, ............... a good holiday?
Wrong!
We use "Did you have" to ask about an experience during a finished past time.
4"What are you doing now?" "I ............... a bath."
Wrong!
We use "am having" because the bath is happening now.
5I usually ............... lunch at 1 pm.
Wrong!
We use "have" for a regular meal-time routine.
6I ............... lunch when she visited me.
Wrong!
We use "was having" for an action in progress when another past action happened.
7............... any brothers or sisters?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "Have you got" and "Do you have" are correct ways to ask about brothers and sisters.
8My landlady ............... a nice personality.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "hasn't got" and "doesn't have" can describe not possessing a quality.
9I ............... flu last week.
Wrong!
We use "had" to say that someone suffered from an illness in the past.
Exercise complete
0 out of 9
correct answers
Answers
- I won’t have her boyfriend in my house.
- I have just had a phone call from Joe, so I know the news.
- When you were in Spain, Did you have a good holiday?
- “What are you doing now?” “I am having a bath.”
- I usually have lunch at 1 pm.
- I was having lunch when she visited me.
- Have you got / Do you have any brothers or sisters?
- My landlady hasn’t got / doesn’t have a nice personality.
- I had flu last week.