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Read the whole sentence and its cue. Type only the missing word or phrase, not the complete sentence. Spacing, capital letters and final punctuation are ignored.
B1 · Intermediate15 min
B1: Write the missing words
Produce the grammar yourself: ten focused questions with a clear cue and no answer choices.
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I have been ___ for an hour. Use the -ing form of wait.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: waiting
The present perfect continuous uses have been + -ing.
When we arrived, they had ___. Use the past participle of leave.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: left
Had requires a past participle; leave becomes left.
If I had more money, I ___ buy it. Use the modal for an imagined result.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: would
The standard second conditional uses would + base verb in the result clause.
If she had called, I would ___ answered. Supply the auxiliary.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: have
A hypothetical past result uses would have + past participle.
The report has ___ published. Supply the passive auxiliary after has.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: been
A present-perfect passive uses has been + past participle.
We prepared the meal ___. Use the reflexive pronoun for we.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: ourselves
Ourselves refers back to we and stresses that we did it.
You're ready, ___ you? Use the negative form of be.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: aren't
A positive statement with are takes a negative tag with aren't.
The lecture made me feel ___. Use the adjective from bore for the person experiencing the feeling.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: bored
Bored describes the listener's feeling; boring describes the cause.
It depends ___ the weather. Supply the usual preposition.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: on
The fixed pattern is depend on something.
We waited ___ three hours. Use the preposition for duration.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: for
For introduces a length of time.
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I have been ___ for an hour. Use the -ing form of wait.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: waiting
The present perfect continuous uses have been + -ing.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: left
Had requires a past participle; leave becomes left.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: would
The standard second conditional uses would + base verb in the result clause.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: have
A hypothetical past result uses would have + past participle.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: been
A present-perfect passive uses has been + past participle.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: ourselves
Ourselves refers back to we and stresses that we did it.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: aren't
A positive statement with are takes a negative tag with aren't.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: bored
Bored describes the listener's feeling; boring describes the cause.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: on
The fixed pattern is depend on something.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: for
For introduces a length of time.
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