Gap Filling Grammar Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. She had better ……………………. the ticket now. (buy / to buy)

2. They made me ………………….. the whole story. (repeat / to repeat)

3. I saw him ……………………. across the street. (walk / to walk)

4. I heard them …………………… in the other room. (talk / to talk)

5. They motivated me ………………….. harder. (work / to work / working)

6. He is eager ………………………. his seniors. (to please / please / pleasing)

7. When you are driving, you ……………………… keep your eyes on the road. (have better / had better)

8. It is time the government ……………………… something to deal with the situation. (do / did)

9. We would have been in serious trouble if they ………………………….. us. (did not help / do not help / had not helped)

10. You cannot rely ……………………….. him. (on / over / at)

Answers

1. She had better buy the ticket now.

2. They made me repeat the whole story.

3. I saw him walk across the street.

4. I heard them talk in the other room.

5. They motivated me to work harder.

6. He is eager to please his seniors.

7. When you are driving, you had better keep your eyes on the road.

8. It is time the government did something to deal with the situation.

9. We would have been in serious trouble if they had not helped us.

10. You cannot rely on him.