Be + Infinitive
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the construction 'be + infinitive' and the verbs in brackets. Always refer to the past in the sentences below.
The sisters ...... (meet) after almost thirty years of living apart.
Mr Spinkston ...... (find) out the truth only after his wife's untimely death.
Dr Leatherfeather ...... (discover) the cure for cancer just in time to save his father's life.
Ms Stephensen ...... (watch) her grandfather die. Unfortunately, she couldn't do a thing to help him.
My parents ...... (fall) in love just a few days after they had met for the first time.
Our Japanese teacher ...... (leave) the country as he had some serious work to do at home.
Clive and Catherine ...... (locate) the lost treasure without the help of any outsiders.
Pete and Lilly ...... (not / spend) their lives together, unfortunately.
Dr Kingston ...... (not / reach) the top of Mt Everest before his colleague Dr Livehurst.
Mr Simon Palmer ...... (not / be) present at the negotiations.
Sandra and Lucy ...... (not / catch) the flu last winter. They got the necessary antibodies before the virus started to spread.
Ms Keller ...... (not / beat) her opponent as a result of which the whole game was lost.
The poet ...... (not / finish) her short story in time.
Mrs Petterson ...... (not / provoke) the incident as she had to leave the negotiation prematurely.
My nephew Charles ...... (not / learn) Chinese as he had to take care of his sick grandmother.