APTIS Core Grammar Sentence Completion 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: She has been working here ___ five years.
- since
- for (Correct answer)
- during
- ago
Correct answer: for
'For' is used with a duration of time, while 'since' is used with a point in time.
Question 2: Not only ___ late, but he also forgot the documents.
- he was
- was he (Correct answer)
- he had been
- he is
Correct answer: was he
Fronting 'not only' causes subject-auxiliary inversion in the first clause.
Question 3: I'd rather you ___ tell anyone about this.
- won't
- don't
- didn't (Correct answer)
- hadn't
Correct answer: didn't
When 'I'd rather' refers to another person's action, the verb takes simple past form.
Question 4: The laptop, ___ I bought last year, needs repairing.
- that
- which (Correct answer)
- what
- who
Correct answer: which
Non-defining relative clauses use 'which', not 'that', and are set off by commas.
Question 5: He can't have left already — his coat is still ___.
- there (Correct answer)
- here
- somewhere
- anywhere
Correct answer: there
'There' refers to a previously established or visible location.
Question 6: The film was so boring that I nearly ___ asleep.
- fall
- fell (Correct answer)
- fallen
- falling
Correct answer: fell
After 'nearly' in a simple past narrative, the simple past verb form is used.
Question 7: I wish I ___ how to play the piano.
- know
- knew (Correct answer)
- had known
- would know
Correct answer: knew
'I wish' expressing a present unreal desire uses the simple past tense.
APTIS Core Grammar Sentence Completion 4
She has been working here ___ five years.