TENSES
This time tomorrow, I ............................... on the beach.
A. am lying
B. will lie
C. will be lying
C. will be lying
(To say that an activity will be in progress at a particular time in the future, we use the future continuous tense.)
There was no way for ……………………….. to escape.
(they, them)
them
She is more intelligent ……………………….. I thought.
THAN
He accused me …………………….. stealing his money.
- about
- for
- of
of
The rabbit .......................... across the field.
- hopped
- hoped
-hooped
BOMMBBAA
hopped
BOMBBAA
RIGHT: +100 extra WRONG: -200
Call me when you ............................ time.
(have, would have, will have)
have
(In many subordinate clauses we use the present tenses to refer to the future.)
Between you and …………………………, I don’t trust him.
(I, me)
me
*In standard English, it's grammatically correct to say "between you and me" and incorrect to say "between you and I."
The reason for this is that a preposition such as between should be followed by an objective pronoun (such as me, him, her, and us) rather than a subjective pronoun (such as I, he, she, and we)
I have not eaten ………………………… since yesterday.
- anything
- nothing
BOMBBBBAAA
anything
( not is a negative word. It cannot be used with nothing. )
RIGHT: 3x points WRONG: LOSE A TURN :(
Do you agree …………………………… his decision to quit?
- for
- with
- of
with
(You agree with a person, opinion or policy.)
The rough surface of the floor made ........................ difficult.
- mopping
- moping
mopping
You ........................... an accident if you continue driving like that.
- are having
- will have
- would have
will have
x5 points!!!
…………………………….. will bell the cat?
(Who, Whom)
WHO
It took me months to ………………………… in the city.
- get used to driving
- used to get driving
- get used to driving
I am nervous ……………………………. my exam.
- for
-next to
- about
- over
-under
BOMBBBAAAA
about
RIGHT +100 : LOSE -200 points-
I slipped and .......................... an elbow.
- scrapped
- scraped
scraped
When you phoned, I ................................. in the garage.
- worked
- am working
- was working
was working
(We use the past continuous to talk about a past event that was going on a particular time in the past.)
You could have killed ………………………….
(you, yourself)
yourself
Have you …………………………….. seen a ghost?
- ever
- never
He has been married .................................. her for more than three decades.
- with
- to
- for
to
I .......................... down on the couch yesterday.
- lie
- lay
lay
(The past tense of lie (recline) is lay. )
I .......................... the bell six times but no one opened the door.
- am ringing
- have rung
- rang
rang
(We use the simple past to talk about repeated past actions.)
They accused ……………………… of spoiling ……………………….. plans.
- me, they
- me, their
- I, there
me, their
X2 POINTS!
She had great difficulty ………………………… a job.
- in finding
- to find
in finding
We should arrive ……………………… their place ……………………. time …………………… lunch.
- in, to, at
- at, by, for
- at. in, for
- at, for, in
- at. in, for
Please lay the plate down ____________ the table.
- in
-on
- next to
on
(On is on top. In is like inside)
BOMBAAAA
RIGHT: 2x points WRONG: LOSE A TURN