Hardly had he entered the room when the boss came in.
I have lost my key. I can’ t open the door.
I used to play tennis when I was younger (used, am used to, used to).
He didn’ t see me as he was reading when I came in ( is reading, read, was reading).
When he was in the country he visited places where he had played
as a boy ( had played, have played, has played).
The phone has rung ten minutes after she left the office ( had rung, rang, has rung).
When I came in my friend was reading a book, which I had given
him the day before (has given, have given, had given).
When I was ill my friends visited me every day (have visited, had visited, visited).
You look exhausted. What have you been doing? ( have you been doing, have you done).
Don’ t raise your voice when your daughter cries (raise, rise, heighten).
Choose the correct words:
Whenever you are in trouble you can always turn to me for help (to, for; for, to; to, to).
Tom was very grateful to his friend because she gave a very interesting book to read ( to, about, for).
I’m sure you can rely on him (over, at, on).
It’s important to sort out the problems as soon as possible ( out, over, about).
I think he’ s in a bad mood today. Try to talk to him tomorrow ( mind, moon, mood).
I haven’ t had any visitors since last summer (before, for, since).
Don’ t be jealous. Your husband is not flirting with anybody ( jealous, jealousy, competitive).
He made a good career although he had to survive in a very competitive atmosphere ( trustworthy, competitive, sympathetic).
My friend is a very shy person. I think he ll become an artist ( mean, imaginative, shy).