Correct tenses: It is no good ... apologising to me now.

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Choose the correct by filling in the blank

I was told that …my application with you.
I should leave/ I shall go through

There is enough!There is …such language.
no use/no need

If we had a car, we …by coach
do not need to go/ would not have to go

It is no good …apologising to me now.
he is/ for him

I…enjoy a good wine.
rather/prefer/do

I was wondering …Kevin recently?
if you saw/ if you ever seen/if you have seen/if you had seen

Hardly…the receiver down than there was a knock at the door
I put down/ had I put down

I told Julie I…to come.
was being able to come/might not able to come

Smoking habit … bad for your health
should have been/ can

If only you…me earlier, I could have helped you out.
had told/have told

A sandwich?..have that gorgeous meringue?
Wouldn’t you better/ Wouldn’t you rather/

Do you mean to say she…now?
comes/does not come

I would have come if you…
invited me/send me an invitation

I really don’t like…invited for formal receptions.
being/to be

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What are your choices, please?
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Me too (anxious to know the choices).

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I was told that I should leave my application with you.

There is enough!There is no use such language.

If we had a car, we would not have to go by coach

It is no good for him apologising to me now.

I was wondering if you saw Kevin recently?

Hardly I put down the receiver down than there was a knock at the door

I told Julie I might not able to come to come.

Smoking habit can bad for your health

Do you mean to say she comes now?

A sandwich?Wouldn’t you better have that gorgeous meringue?

I would have come if you send me an invitation

I really don’t like to be invited for formal receptions.

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There are problems with several of your original sentences and given choices. These are correct:

I was told that I should leave my application with you.

That is enough!There is no need for such language.

If we had a car, we would not have to go by coach.

It is no good his apologising to me now.

I rather enjoy a good wine.

I was wondering if you had seen Kevin recently.

Hardly had I put down the receiver when there was a knock at the door.

I told Julie I might not be able to come.

The smoking habit can be bad for your health

If only you had told me earlier, I could have helped you out.

A sandwich? Wouldn’t you rather have that gorgeous meringue?

Do you mean to say she is coming now?

I would have come if you had invited me.

I really don’t like being/to be invited to formal receptions.
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Mister Micawber:

I think (for the Past):
"If we HAD had a car, we would not have gone by coach. "

Is this correct?

Thanks,
Suresh

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If you wish to put the present-sentence original example into past form, it would be:

If we had had a car, we would not have had to go by coach.
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