Core Grammar Sentence Completion Flashcards

She has been working here ___ five years.

Answer: for

'For' is used with a duration of time, while 'since' is used with a point in time.

Not only ___ late, but he also forgot the documents.

Answer: was he

Fronting 'not only' causes subject-auxiliary inversion in the first clause.

I'd rather you ___ tell anyone about this.

Answer: didn't

When 'I'd rather' refers to another person's action, the verb takes simple past form.

The laptop, ___ I bought last year, needs repairing.

Answer: which

Non-defining relative clauses use 'which', not 'that', and are set off by commas.

He can't have left already — his coat is still ___.

Answer: there

'There' refers to a previously established or visible location.

The film was so boring that I nearly ___ asleep.

Answer: fell

After 'nearly' in a simple past narrative, the simple past verb form is used.

I wish I ___ how to play the piano.

Answer: knew

'I wish' expressing a present unreal desire uses the simple past tense.