Check the verb structure
Identify the subject, time reference and any auxiliary before choosing the verb form.
I [1] _____ at a small pet shop with my father today.
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A pet shop visit
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A pet shop visit · A1. Identify the subject, time reference and any auxiliary before choosing the verb form.
Complete twelve numbered gaps in an original English passage. Read both sides of each gap and use the whole context. The level is an editorial guide.
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A pet shop visit
Complete twelve numbered gaps in an original English passage. Read both sides of each gap and use the whole context. The level is an editorial guide.
I [1] _____ at a small pet shop with my father today. There is [2] _____ orange fish near the front window. The shop assistant [3] _____ every animal before the shop opens.
She puts fresh food in [4] _____ little dishes. The rabbits need a quiet room [5] _____ loud sounds can frighten them. We must not [6] _____ the animals without asking first.
The shop opens [7] _____ nine o’clock on Saturdays. The assistant gives a care leaflet to my father and [8] _____. The rabbit is small, [9] _____ it needs plenty of space to move.
Its water bowl and food dish [10] _____ on a low shelf. We can [11] _____ everything on the care leaflet at home. We decide to wait before buying a pet [12] _____ we need to prepare a safe home first.
A little clarity first
Check the word pattern
Read the words on both sides of a gap. Check articles, pronouns, prepositions and fixed expressions as a complete pattern.
There is [2] _____ orange fish near the front window.
Check the logical connection
Decide whether the surrounding ideas show cause, contrast, condition or reference. Then check the grammar required by the connector.
The rabbits need a quiet room [5] _____ loud sounds can frighten them.
Learning material
Use of EnglishA1
A pet shop visit
Complete twelve numbered gaps in an original English passage. Read both sides of each gap and use the whole context. The level is an editorial guide.
I [1] _____ at a small pet shop with my father today. There is [2] _____ orange fish near the front window. The shop assistant [3] _____ every animal before the shop opens.
She puts fresh food in [4] _____ little dishes. The rabbits need a quiet room [5] _____ loud sounds can frighten them. We must not [6] _____ the animals without asking first.
The shop opens [7] _____ nine o’clock on Saturdays. The assistant gives a care leaflet to my father and [8] _____. The rabbit is small, [9] _____ it needs plenty of space to move.
Its water bowl and food dish [10] _____ on a low shelf. We can [11] _____ everything on the care leaflet at home. We decide to wait before buying a pet [12] _____ we need to prepare a safe home first.
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A pet shop visit — gap 1
Choose the word or phrase for gap [1].
Your learning route
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Step 1 · Warm-up
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Step 2 · Build the skill
0/2Check the word pattern
Read the words on both sides of a gap. Check articles, pronouns, prepositions and fixed expressions as a complete pattern.
There is [2] _____ orange fish near the front window.03
Step 3 · Build the skill
0/1Check the logical connection
Decide whether the surrounding ideas show cause, contrast, condition or reference. Then check the grammar required by the connector.
The rabbits need a quiet room [5] _____ loud sounds can frighten them.04
Step 4 · Build the skill
0/1Check the verb structure
Identify the subject, time reference and any auxiliary before choosing the verb form.
I [1] _____ at a small pet shop with my father today.05
Step 5 · New contexts
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Step 6 · A fresh challenge
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Lesson points
Check the verb structure
Identify the subject, time reference and any auxiliary before choosing the verb form.
I [1] _____ at a small pet shop with my father today.Check the word pattern
Read the words on both sides of a gap. Check articles, pronouns, prepositions and fixed expressions as a complete pattern.
There is [2] _____ orange fish near the front window.Check the logical connection
Decide whether the surrounding ideas show cause, contrast, condition or reference. Then check the grammar required by the connector.
The rabbits need a quiet room [5] _____ loud sounds can frighten them.Questions & answers
Opening an answer records help for that question.
A pet shop visit — gap 1
Choose the word or phrase for gap [1].
- is
- are
- be
- am
Answer & explanation
am
Look at “I [1] _____ at a small pet shop with my father today.”. Match the form of be to the subject and the stated time. Complete sentence: “I am at a small pet shop with my father today.”.
A pet shop visit — gap 2
Choose the word or phrase for gap [2].
- an
- these
- some
- a
Answer & explanation
an
Look at “There is [2] _____ orange fish near the front window.”. This is one newly introduced singular countable thing; choose a or an according to its opening sound. Complete sentence: “There is an orange fish near the front window.”.
A pet shop visit — gap 3
Choose the word or phrase for gap [3].
- feeds
- to feed
- feeding
- feed
Answer & explanation
feeds
Look at “The shop assistant [3] _____ every animal before the shop opens.”. A regular present habit needs the present simple; a singular third-person subject takes the -s form. Complete sentence: “The shop assistant feeds every animal before the shop opens.”.
A pet shop visit — gap 4
Choose the word or phrase for gap [4].
- her
- hers
- herself
- she
Answer & explanation
her
Look at “She puts fresh food in [4] _____ little dishes.”. A possessive determiner comes before the noun; an object or independent pronoun cannot fill that position here. Complete sentence: “She puts fresh food in her little dishes.”.
A pet shop visit — gap 5
Choose the word or phrase for gap [5].
- despite
- during
- because of
- because
Answer & explanation
because
Look at “The rabbits need a quiet room [5] _____ loud sounds can frighten them.”. The second clause gives the reason for the first; use a causal connector rather than a contrast or result connector. Complete sentence: “The rabbits need a quiet room because loud sounds can frighten them.”.
A pet shop visit — gap 6
Choose the word or phrase for gap [6].
- touched
- touch
- touches
- touching
Answer & explanation
touch
Look at “We must not [6] _____ the animals without asking first.”. After this auxiliary or modal, use the base form of the main verb. Complete sentence: “We must not touch the animals without asking first.”.
A pet shop visit — gap 7
Choose the word or phrase for gap [7].
- to
- on
- at
- in
Answer & explanation
at
Look at “The shop opens [7] _____ nine o’clock on Saturdays.”. Use the time preposition required by this expression: clock times take at, and named days take on. Complete sentence: “The shop opens at nine o’clock on Saturdays.”.
A pet shop visit — gap 8
Choose the word or phrase for gap [8].
- my
- mine
- I
- me
Answer & explanation
me
Look at “The assistant gives a care leaflet to my father and [8] _____.”. The verb or preposition needs an object pronoun, not a subject pronoun. Complete sentence: “The assistant gives a care leaflet to my father and me.”.
A pet shop visit — gap 9
Choose the word or phrase for gap [9].
- but
- despite
- during
- because of
Answer & explanation
but
Look at “The rabbit is small, [9] _____ it needs plenty of space to move.”. The ideas contrast. This connector is followed by a full clause; a noun-phrase preposition cannot replace it here. Complete sentence: “The rabbit is small, but it needs plenty of space to move.”.
A pet shop visit — gap 10
Choose the word or phrase for gap [10].
- be
- am
- is
- are
Answer & explanation
are
Look at “Its water bowl and food dish [10] _____ on a low shelf.”. Match the form of be to the subject and the stated time. Complete sentence: “Its water bowl and food dish are on a low shelf.”.
A pet shop visit — gap 11
Choose the word or phrase for gap [11].
- reading
- read
- readed
- reads
Answer & explanation
read
Look at “We can [11] _____ everything on the care leaflet at home.”. After this auxiliary or modal, use the base form of the main verb. Complete sentence: “We can read everything on the care leaflet at home.”.
A pet shop visit — gap 12
Choose the word or phrase for gap [12].
- because
- because of
- during
- despite
Answer & explanation
because
Look at “We decide to wait before buying a pet [12] _____ we need to prepare a safe home first.”. The second clause gives the reason for the first; use a causal connector rather than a contrast or result connector. Complete sentence: “We decide to wait before buying a pet because we need to prepare a safe home first.”.