Date Posted : Aug 23, 2011 
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Written by : EKurtz
Grammar Guts – Test Yourself!
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb provided (answers below). For example:
Question: _______ taken half a day _____ the museums, we ______ that we had little time left for ___________ around the rest of the city. (to have; to see; to find; to walk)
Answer: Having taken half a day to see the museums, we found that we had little time left for walking around the rest of the city.
1. If I _______ to go to Philadelphia on Friday, I could go to New York on Monday and return to Boston on Wednesday. (to be)
2. If I _______ to Philadelphia on Friday, I could go to New York on Monday and return to Boston on Wednesday. (to go)
3. My ________________ was that there ______ no quiz on Tuesday; I had _____________ that it was to be ________ on Thursday. (to understand; to be; to understand; to hold)
4. ____________ that you did have the means to visit Florence, how do you _____ yourself ____________ your time? (to suppose; to see; to spend)
5. ______ that I am ____________ in __________ near the water, I would be ________ to pay extra for a condominium there. (to give; to interest; to live; to will)
6. Each of us ____ asked _____________ to the fund for injured athletes. (to be; to contribute)
7. Every prospective buyer understood that there would be no ____________ over the price if the present owner ______ to decide to sell. (to bargain; to be)
Answers
1. If I were to go to Philadelphia on Friday, I could go to New York on Monday and return to Boston on Wednesday
2. If I went to Philadelphia on Friday, I could go to New York on Monday and return to Boston on Wednesday
3. My understanding was that there was no quiz on Tuesday; I had understood that it was to be held on Thursday.
4. Supposing that you did have the means to visit Florence, how do you see yourself spending your time?
5. Given that I am interested in living near the water, I would be willing to pay extra for a condominium there.
6. Each of us was asked to contribute to the fund for injured athletes.
7. Every prospective buyer understood that there would be no bargaining over the price if the present owner were to decide to sell.
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