The meeting will take _________ at 8pm on Thursday.
place
If I see you on Friday, _________. (I would have told you / I will tell you)
I will tell you
I can never wake my dad up. He sleeps like a _________. (log / dog)
log
John: "Why is it so freezing in here?" Sally: "I don't know. Try _________ the window." (to close / closing)
closing
Sally: "Mum, can I lend €50 so I can go out with my friends?" Mum: "No you can't! I borrowed you €50 last week and you never paid me back!" (Does this need correcting or is it ok?)
It needs correcting. You need to switch lend and borrow.
Feelings: Missing vowels: fdp
fed up
I wish I had danced more when I was younger. (Is there a problem with this sentence?)
No, the sentence is fine.
If there was a fire in this hotel, it would be very difficult to escape. (Is the speaker referring to the past/present/future?)
present and future
I wish I was sunbathing on the beach. (Is the speaker talking about the past/present/future?)
present
When you heat water to 100 degrees, _________ (it would boil / it boils)
it boils
Give me a call, as _________ as you arrive the station.
soon
This journey is taking forever! I knew we _________ taken the motorway! (must have / might have / should have)
should have
The plan was to rob the bank and steal the money. (Is there a problem with these frequently confused verbs?)
No, they're fine
I regret _________ the money. (to steal / stealing)
stealing
Feelings: Missing vowels: stnshd
astonished
Feelings: Missing vowels: msrbl
miserable
A: I didn't use to eat with chopsticks // B: I can't get used to eating with chopsticks. (What's the difference in meaning?)
A: I didn't eat with chopsticks in the past, but now I do. B: I've been trying to eat with chopsticks but it's too difficult.
It smells _________ something is burning. ( like / as / as if / as though / all options are correct)
like, as if, as though are all correct. 'as' is not correct
There's no rush! Take _____ _____.
your time
John ________ gone home. His jacket is still on the chair. (hasn't / can't have)
can't have
Mary looks exactly _________ her mother. (as / like / as if)
like
My dad suffers from insomnia. He sleeps for about 10 hours every night. (Is there a problem here?)
Yes. Insomnia means you have trouble sleeping.
I think recycling is a great way to help the environment. We should all try to recycle more. (Is there a problem with the gerund and infinitive here?)
No, they're fine
"If I had seen the dog, I would have stopped the car." What happened in reality?
They didn't see the dog. They didn't stop the car. Maybe they killed the dog.
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