Fill in the blanks.
1. In case you …………………………… John, tell him that he still owes me a drink.
2. You never say what you are thinking, ……………………………….?
Non-negative tags are used after words like never, no, nobody etc.
3. I ………………………………. beach holidays.
In the simple present tense, questions and negatives are made with do.
4. Did you …………………………….. swimming yesterday?
After do, does and did, we use the infinitive without to.
5. We need to know ……………………………… he is coming tomorrow.
Whether is a question word used in indirect questions.
6. I promise I …………………………….. any more.
We do not normally use the simple present to talk about the future.
7. I …………………………… my new job tomorrow.
The simple present is used to refer to future events which are timetabled.
8. I wasn’t …………………………… that she was there.
Prepositions are not used before that.
9. I was surprised …………………………… his strength.
10. The virus ……………………………….. thousands of people across the world.
The present perfect is used to give news.
11. The portrait …………………………….. by a famous artist.
12. Aren’t you interested ……………………………… what happened to him?
Interested can be followed by an -ing form or infinitive. This is common when we are talking about a wish to find out something.
Answers
1. In case you see John, tell him that he still owes me a drink.
2. You never say what you are thinking, do you?
3. I do not like beach holidays.
4. Did you go swimming yesterday?
5. We need to know whether he is coming tomorrow.
6. I promise I won’t smoke any more.
7. I start my new job tomorrow.
8. I wasn’t aware that she was there.
9. I was surprised at his strength.
10. The virus has killed thousands of people across the world.
11. The portrait was painted by a famous artist.
12. Aren’t you interested in knowing / to know what happened to him?
