Gap Fills Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.

1. Both his parents …………………….. when he was

sixteen.

dead

died

2. The doctors declared him ………………………..

on arrival.

died

dead

3. She ……………………….. in 2010.

graduated

has graduated

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had graduated

4. Whenever we meet we ………………………..

politics.

discuss

discuss about

discuss on

5. If you have time, I will gladly

………………………… a visit.

make you

pay you

give you

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6. She said that she had …………………………..

payed

paid

7. I am looking forward ………………………….. from

you.

to hear

to hearing

for hearing

8. How intelligent ………………………..!

is she

she is

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9. Tell me what ………………………….. doing there.

were you

you were

10. You ……………………… give me my money

back.

have better

had better

better

11. If you went there, you …………………….. dead

now.

will be

would be

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would have been

12. If you do that again, I ………………………… kill

you.

will

would

Answers
1. Both his parents died when he was sixteen.

2. The doctors declared him dead on arrival.

3. She graduated in 2010.

4. Whenever we meet we discuss politics.

5. If you have time, I will gladly pay you a visit.

6. She said that she had paid.

7. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

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8. How intelligent she is!

9. Tell me what you were doing there.

10. You had better give me my money back.

11. If you went there, you would be dead now.

12. If you do that again, I will kill you.

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