Complete the story by putting the verbs in on the right into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
A Stupid Thing To Do
The most stupid thing Jack has
ever done in a foreign language
while HAPPEN
he 2.
STAY
at a Chinese hotel a few years ago. One
day he went to the hotel restaurant.
He 3.
WATCH
English TV there when
he
he DECIDE
4,
wanted another glass of juice, so he
round TURN
5.
and
one of
himfor
6.
the
waiters
ASK
to
STARE
7.
one-but, stupidly, in English. The waiter
at him
in surprise until Jack finally realized how
stupid he was.
- "Went" is the correct past tense form of the verb "go". It is the only option that shows the action happened in the past.
2. My grandfather gave me some good advice.
- "Advice" is an uncountable noun, so you should use "some" instead of "a" or "good advices".
3. I wonder what my younger brother is doing now.
- The correct question structure is "what + subject + verb".
4. What is the first word most children learn to say?
- "Say" is the correct verb to use in this sentence. It means to vocalize words.
5. They haven't finished breakfast yet.
- "Yet" is used to indicate that the action hasn't happened up to now.
6. I don't think I have ever eaten Chinese food before.
- "Ever" is used in negative sentences to mean at any time in the past.
7. I'd like you to meet a very good friend of ours, Tom Brown.
- "Ours" shows possession, meaning that the friend is a friend of "us".
8. The children shouldn't be left alone. They are too young to look after themselves.
- "Shouldn't be" is the correct form to use when giving advice.
9. Since early times, man has been interested in flight.
- "Has been interested" is the correct form to use with the present perfect tense.
10. Nick bought a new tie. It cost 10 dollars.
- Use "cost" to talk about the price of something in the past.
11. There are only about 5 million Scots and most of them live in the Lowlands.
- Use "most of them" to refer to the majority of a group of people.
12. On my way to school, I often meet my neighbor, Nick Adams.
- Use "way" to indicate the direction or route taken.
13. I've spoken to everyone except him.
- "Him" is the correct pronoun to use as the object of the verb "except".
14. At 5 o'clock, the guests were having tea in the sitting room.
- Use "were having" to describe an ongoing action in the past.
15. Agatha Christie is known all over the world as the Queen of Crime.
- Use "as" to indicate the identity or role of someone or something.
16. Last January, there was a fire on the second floor of my house.
- Use "was" to describe a singular event that happened in the past.
17. I had lived in Moscow before I moved to St Petersburg.
- Use "had lived" to indicate that an action occurred before another past action.
18. He phoned to tell her about the party.
- Use "to" before the infinitive verb form.
19. The sun shone so brightly that I had to put on my sunglasses.
- "So" is used before an adjective or adverb to indicate a high degree.
20. Mary is one of the brightest children in her class.
- "One of" is used to indicate a member of a group.
21. Tom is only interested in making money.
- "In" is used before a noun or gerund to indicate what someone is interested in.
22. How many letters are there in the Russian alphabet?
- Use "many" to ask about the quantity or number of something.
23. Would you mind opening the window, please?
- Use the gerund form ("opening") after "mind".
24. If I were you, I wouldn't argue with him.
- "If I were you" is a conditional sentence structure. Use "wouldn't argue" to express a hypothetical situation.