Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. I (meet) ________ John before I (be) ________ a fortnight in Paris. 2. The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (go) ________ out and they (sit) ________ in the dark. 3. What tune (play) ________ when we (come) ________ in? 4. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (wear) ________ her seat belt, she (not hurt) ________ so badly. 5. Coming into the room he (see) ________ Mary where he (leave) ________ her. |
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IV. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (8 pts) 1. He sent a copy of his will to his bank _______ safe keeping. 2. Although I practise quite a lot, I never seem to win very often _______ tennis. 3. Most people think the government is to blame _______ rising unemployment. 4. After the war, several people were tried for crimes _______ humanity. 5. Do you know of a cure _______ baldness? 6. Could you come back in half an hour? Mr. Baston’s _______ lunch at the moment. 7. I know _______ experience that I do my best work early in the morning. 8. There has been a sharp increase _______ house prices in recent months. |
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Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. I (meet) ____had met____ John before I (be) ____was____ a fortnight in Paris.
2. The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (go) ____went____ out and they (sit) ____sat____ in the dark.
3. What tune (play) ___was being played_____ when we (come) ____came____ in?
4. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (wear) _____had worn___ her seat belt, she (not hurt) ____wouldn't have been hurt____ so badly.
5. Coming into the room he (see) ____saw____ Mary where he (leave) ____had left____ her.
IV. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (8 pts)
1. He sent a copy of his will to his bank ____for___ safe keeping.
2. Although I practise quite a lot, I never seem to win very often ___at____ tennis.
3. Most people think the government is to blame ____for___ rising unemployment.
4. After the war, several people were tried for crimes ____against___ humanity.
5. Do you know of a cure ____for___ baldness?
6. Could you come back in half an hour? Mr. Baston’s ____at___ lunch at the moment.
7. I know ___from____ experience that I do my best work early in the morning.
8. There has been a sharp increase ___in___ house prices in recent months.
1 met, had been
2 had gone, were sitting
3 was being played, came
4 had been wearing, wouldn’t have been hurt
5 saw ,had left
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