Fill the spaces in the following sentences by using since or for.
He has driven the same car………………….2008
Fill the spaces in the following sentences by using since or for.
They have known that………………a long time.
Fill the spaces in the following sentences by using since or for.
They have known that………………a long time.
He has driven the same car………………….2008.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blank spaces with the gerund, infinitive with to or infinitive without to of the verb in brackets.
8. | My father has finished (mend) |
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11. | Archie is too fat (climb) |
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12. | David refused (eat) |
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14. | Would you like (go) |
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21. | I love (walk) |
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mending
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going
to climb
to eat
to tell
to go
shutting
doing
taking
remember-look
asking
accepting
walking
VIII. Fill the spaces in the following sentences by inserting a VERB + OUT combination.
1. When war ............... ................. prices usually go up.
2. There were three of us in the original partnership, but Charles .................. .................so there are only two of us now.
3. I can’t ................. ................. who it is. He is too far away.
4. The arrangement of marriages by parents is a custom that has ................. ................. nearly everywhere.
5. The wind ............ .................the first match and he had to strike another.
6. Children usually ................. ................. of their clothes before they ................. them .................
7. Nothing can ever .......... ................. the memory of that terrible experience.
8. They ................. .................at nine and arrived at twelve.
9. We haven't invited them to the party. If they ................. ................. about it, they will be furious.
10. “I’ll................. you .................,” said my host, and he accompanied me to the front door.
1.When war breaks out, prices usually go up.
2.There were three of us in the original partnership, but Charles dropped out, so there are only two of us now.
3.I can’t make out who it is. He is too far away.
4.The arrangement of marriages by parents is a custom that has died out nearly everywhere.
5.The wind blew out the first match and he had to strike another.
6.Children usually grow out of their clothes before they wear them out.
7.Nothing can ever blot out the memory of that terrible experience.
8.They set out at nine and arrived at twelve.
9.We haven't invited them to the party. If they find out about it, they will be furious.
10.“I’ll see you out,” said my host, and he accompanied me to the front door.
II. Fill the spaces in the following sentences by inserting a verb + down, away or over combination.
1. I offered him part-time work but he...... it......, saying that he’d rather wait for a full-time job.
2. I’m in charge while Smith is away; I ............. ............. from him on June 1.
3. This ring I wear isn’t very valuable but it has been ................. .............in my family for over 200 years.
4. The police caught one thief but the other ................... .............
5. That old chair would be useful to somebody. If you don’t want it, sell it or ............ .............
6. Here is my letter; would you just ................. it ............. to see if there are any mistakes?
7. There was tremendous excitement in the streets and the shouting didn’t ................... ............... till after midnight.
8. When she heard the news of the crash she ............... ........... and cried.
9. The expression “To ................. .............. a new fear means to make a fresh start with the intention of doing better.
10. If passports were ................. .............. with, travel be much simpler.
Choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Although this car appears to be manufactured by a different company, it has the same body style, size, and perform as that one.
A. appears
B. to be
C. different
D. perform
Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.
He intends to come over to pick her up.
> He is
2. The dress is cheaper than the skirt.
> The skirt is
3. No one in my group is more beautiful than Mary.
> Mary is
4. He has never driven a car before.
> This is
5. I think Chinese is more difficult than English.
> I think English
1.intended to come over to pick her up.
2.more expensive than the dress.
3.is the most beautiful in my group.
4.the first time he has driven a car.
5.is easier than Chinese.
Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same as the first one.
He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
-> He started ___________________________________.