Fill in the blanks.
1. If he ……………………. like this, he will have an accident one of these days.
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Wrong!
Use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + first form of the verb in the main clause to talk about real and possible situations.
2. She said that she ……………………….. never forget me.
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Wrong!
Would is the past form of will. When the main clause is in the past tense, the subordinate clause too should be in the past tense.
3. I don’t know where she …………………………
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Wrong!
4. Though we played well, we …………………………. win the match.
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Wrong!
Could not shows past inability.
5. She accused me of ………………………… her letters.
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Wrong!
A verb used after a preposition should be in its ing form.
6. I couldn’t remember if I ……………………… the door.
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Wrong!
7. She told me …………………….. lost.
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Wrong!
Imperative sentences are reported with a to-infinitive.
8. My parents always encouraged me …………………………. big.
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Wrong!
Encourage is followed by object + to infinitive.
9. I waited for hours but no one ………………………..
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10. If you had been more careful, the accident ……………………………..
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Wrong!
11. She insisted that I …………………………. her.
Please select 2 correct answers
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Wrong!
This is an example of a subjunctive. Either go or should go is possible here.
12. I would rather you …………………………. calling me.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use a past tense after would rather to refer to present or future.
Answers
- If he drives like this, he will have an accident one of these days.
- She said that she would never forget me.
- I don’t know where she lives.
- Though we played well, we could not win the match.
- She accused me of reading her letters.
- I couldn’t remember if I had locked the door.
- She told me to get lost.
- My parents always encouraged me to dream big.
- I waited for hours but no one came.
- If you had been more careful, the accident could have been avoided.
- She insisted that I go / should go her.
- I would rather you stopped calling me.
