"That" Clauses I

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Use: "be + asking"

Melissa wanted a thousand dollars for her old car. I thought
too much.


Use: "take"

I couldn't find my tennis racket. Then Michael admitted that
it.


Use: "be"

I was arguing with Stephanie. She kept insisting that she was right.
Finally, she agreed that right.


Use: "not + be"

Melissa wanted a thousand dollars for her old car. I argued that
worth that much.


Use: "can + do"

Daniel said he was going to lift 500 pounds. He really believed
it.


Use: "not + pay"

Joe Smith took me to court because he said I still owed him money.
I said I didn't owe him any more, but he claimed that
everything.


Use: "will + bring"

The Joneses borrowed our vacuum cleaner and haven't returned it.
We were expecting that it back the next day.


Use: "have + used"

Mrs. Barlow didn't understand why we couldn't accept her application
form. I explained that the wrong form.


Use: "not + mean"

Do you remember the time when you told me you were going to move?
I guess it.


Use: "be"

David and Amy said they'd get here by eight thirty, and it's nine
already. I hope on their way.


Use: "not + be + telling"

Jack said he wasn't in love with Lana. But I knew
the truth.


Use: "not + have"

Mrs. Baruffi said she couldn't go to the party that night. She
meant that time.


Use: "will + bring"

I told John that I was having a party next weekend, and he promised
some records for us to listen to.


Use: "promise"

How could you forget to buy bread? Didn't you remember that
to get it on your way home?


Use: "can + see"

Lisa was driving, so I didn't point out the red light to her. I
assumed it.


Use: "be + coming"

You're early! You told me at nine.


Use: "have"

I'm sorry I'm so late. I thought plenty of time.