Fill in: can, can't, could, couldn't, was/ wasn't able to or had been able to:

1. On entering the house, she _____ smell something burning in the kitchen.

2. I'm busy today, so I _____ go shopping with you.

3. I heard Brian's voice, but I _____ see him until I turned on the lights.

4. When I lived on the coast, I _____ swim in the sea every day.

5. If Gordon _____ avoid the rush hour traffic, he would have arrived at the party on time.

6. I'm not usually very good at tennis, but yesterday I _____ beat my brother in a match.

VIII.Fill in the gaps with was, were or did

1.I.......not go to work yesterday. I.........sick so I stayed at home from the office

2.Tom.......not in his office yesterday. He..........not go to work

3.A:Where.......you yesterday morning?

B:I........at the zoo.

A: ........you enjoy it

B: Yes, but the weather.........very hot. We........not want to be outside in the hot sun

4.A:......you at the meeting last Sunday?

B:What meeting?

A:.......you forget about the meeting?

B: May be. What meeting?

A: The meeting with the students in the tenth form

B:Now I remember. No, I.........not there..........you there then?

1 i wonder why he ............................ love his family a does not b do not c did not d has not 2 you can come .............................................. you want a unless b so c if d because 3 he said he ......................a friend at the station that day a is meeting b is going to meet c was meeting d meets 4 the teacher asked me ................................. a passage into vietnamses a to translate b translate c translating d translated 5 when i rang tessa sometime last week , she said she was busy ................................... a today b that day c this day d the day 6 when he was at sandra's flat yesterday , maritn asked if he ................... use the phone a can b could c may d must 7 last night , we came to the show late............................. the traffic was terrible a although b despite c and d which 8 greg .........................me if i liked the rock music a asked b told c said to d ordered

There was nobody there when I (arrive)_____ last night.
3. You must (go) _____ to bed early.
4. I hope you (feel) _____ better soon.
5. She needs (eat) _____ a lot of vegetables and fruit.
6. Mr Hung (not come) _____ to the meeting yesterday.
7. My father(not, go) _____ to the market now.
8. Yesterday morning, My mother(go) _____to the market.
9. I would like (buy) _____ some oranges and bananas.
10. Vegetables often (have) _____ dirt from the farm on them.

Fill each blank with a suitable preposition or adverb particle

1. The attendance_Saturday's meeting was very poor as not many people turned_

2. It was plain_everyone just how dangerous the site could be. Therefore, they kept_ from it

3. As I am so busy, I find it almost impossible to set_time_leisure activities.

4. What the eye witness said tied_ _the arresting officer's report.

5. He's agreed to put_ the money you need to set_ in business

6. Christopher is prepared to stake his professional reputation_ the idea that this stone circle is used_astronomical purposes

7. This vast lake is home_ several species of fish, so we shouldn't throw_garbage there

8. I'm all_ people contributing ideas, and they are_ hand at the meeting 

9. After it was recommended on television, sales of the shampoo really took_ and its supply dried_

10. His assistant had to fill_ _him the last time he was ill.

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