Correct the following sentences by changing the underlined word or words. You may need to write more than one word.
1.I know him since we were at school together.
2.We would have a parrot, but he flew away one day when I was cleaning his cage.
3.The service was terrible; when our dessert arrived, Paul still ate his supper.
4.I have met some very interesting people on my holiday last year.
5.This must be about the tenth time I eat in this restaurant.
6.It’s a long time since we don’t see each other.
7.It wasn’t the first time she was catching him taking money from her purse.
8.I’d like to stay in London longer, but we had to get back for Sandra’s wedding.
9.I’d rather you didn’t give him my phone number – he phoned me three times yesterday!
10.You did nothing but complain since we’ve been here.
11.She was about sitting down when she noticed the chair was broken.
12. I am going to send you an email, but I had a few problems with my computer.
13. I am about to call the doctor, but then the pain suddenly disappeared.
14. She has been thinking of going to Iceland for quite some time, but changed her mind and went to Norway instead.
15. The meeting, which is to take place last weekend, was unexpectedly cancelled.
16. We stayed in a hotel but I'd sooner I slept in a tent.
17. She would have preferred he to say it to her face, rather than put it in a Whatsapp message.
Sentences with KEY
1.I know him since we were at school together.
KEY
1. have known
2.We would have a parrot, but he flew away one day when I was cleaning his cage.
KEY
2. used to have
3.The service was terrible; when our dessert arrived, Paul still ate his supper.
KEY
3. was still eating
4.I have met some very interesting people on my holiday last year.
KEY
4. met
5.This must be about the tenth time I eat in this restaurant.
KEY
5. have eaten
6.It’s a long time since we don’t see each other.
KEY
6. saw/have seen
7.It wasn’t the first time she was catching him taking money from her purse.
KEY
7. had caught
8.I’d like to stay in London longer, but we had to get back for Sandra’s wedding.
KEY
8. would have liked to stay/
would have liked to have stayed/
would liked to have stayed
9.I’d rather you didn’t give him my phone number – he phoned me three times yesterday!
KEY
9. hadn't given
10.You did nothing but complain since we’ve been here.
KEY
10. have done
11.She was about sitting down when she noticed the chair was broken.
KEY
11. to sit (Unfulfilled past event)
12. I am going to send you an email, but I had a few problems with my computer.
KEY
12. I was going to send you an email, but I had a few problems with my computer.
(Unfulfilled past event)
13. I am about to call the doctor, but then the pain suddenly disappeared.
KEY
13. I was about to call the doctor, but then the pain suddenly disappeared.
(Unfulfilled past event)
14. She has been thinking of going to Iceland for quite some time, but changed her mind and went to Norway instead.
KEY
14. She had been thinking of going to Iceland for quite some time, but changed her mind and went to Norway instead.
(Unfulfilled past event)
KEY
15. The meeting, which was to have taken place last weekend, was unexpectedly cancelled.
(Unfulfilled past event)
16. We stayed in a hotel but I'd sooner I slept in a tent.
KEY
16. We stayed in a hotel but I'd sooner have slept in a tent.
17. She would have preferred he to say it to her face, rather than put it in a Whatsapp message.
KEY
17. She would have preferred him to say it to her face, rather than put it in a Whatsapp message.
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