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In English there are some verb constructions having special indirect meaning, such as used to, would, get used to, get doing, be to do, happen to do, be going to do something, be about to do something etc.

For example “I would go swimming to the swimming pool in my childhood” – means that in the past I went to swim periodically but now I don’t go swimming anymore...

These constructions help to add different shades to the main meaning of a sentence without wordy explanations. Now, how about getting answering the questions?

HardB1 | IntermediateB1Auxiliary verbConditional sentenceModal verbInfinitiveVerb

Correct answers

Question 1

Select the correct construction.
You'd better _________________________ or you won't make the team next season.

After the construction you'd better, like the modal verb you should, we can only use the infinitive form: get.

Question 2

Select the correct construction.
I'm just __________________________ with this new bodybuilding program at the gym.

The pronoun and auxiliary verb I'm must be followed by the present continuous form of get: getting started.

Question 3

Select the correct construction.
There are several things _________________________ before you can start to play golf at the club.

After the present simple form are, we can only follow to with the infinitive: to buy.

Question 4

Select the correct construction.
I'm just ___________________________ to the training field to play football.

When the special construction about to follows a verb (I'm...), we always use the infinitive form: about to go. The tense of the initial verb does not change this.

Question 5

Select the correct construction.
Would you _________________________ where the nearest sports club is?

Here the special construction would you functions in the same way as do you, therefore we again need to use the simple present tense followed by an infinitive: happen to know.

Question 6

Select the correct construction.
I just _________________________ see a yoga ad on the TV and that's how I became interested in the sport.

The simple past tense form became in the second clause is the clue that we need the simple past tense form of happen: I just happened to...

Question 7

Select the correct construction.
Do you _________________________ a spare set of boxing gloves?

The simple present tense form do tell us we need the simple present tense form of happen, followed by an infinitive: happen to have.

Question 8

Select the correct construction.
He _________________________ leave when he realized he'd left his soccer boots in the changing room.

The simple past tense form realized tells us that we also need the past tense form of the initial verb: was about to....

Question 9

Select the correct construction.
The team is improving but there's still a lot of training _________________________ before the season starts.

After the present simple form there's, we can only follow to with the infinitive: to do.

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