Question

Choose the proper form.

1. What (shall, should) we do tonight? - We (could, will) go out, I think.
2. My brother………………………. (decide) to open his own restaurant, so he ……………………..(have) (a, the, —) meeting with his bank manager tomorrow and he ………………………(want) to ask him for (a, the, —) loan.
3. I'm tired. I………………………….. (work) very hard (so far, just, lately).
4. Do you know how long she ……………………………..(work) there before she retired? - She still ………………………(work) there.
5. Most ballads…………………….. (base) on facts. They say that Robin Hood lived in the forest as (a/an, the) outlaw. He robbed only (a, the, -) rich people and helped (a, the, -) poor.
6. Ann told me she……………………………. (work) hard in the lab the previous day.
7. There …………………………….(be) too much traffic on the roads today. - Yes, the traffic………………………………. (be) murderous in big cities nowadays.
8. Money spent on the brain………….. (be) never spent in vain.
9. Three (beers/beer), please. - Oh, not for me. I've had two (beers/beer) today.
10. I …………………(use) to love cooking but I never get the time nowadays.

Answer 1

1 should, could.
2 decided, is having the meeting, wants, the loan.
3 am working, lately.
4 worked, works.
5 are based, an outlaw, -, the.
6 worked.
7 was, is.
8 will.
9 beer, beers.
10 used.