Comprehensive English Grammar Practice
English Grammar Exercises
Put the verbs in the correct TENSE:
- I bought… I am building.
- Where have you been…I haven’t seen.
- She told me…she had been in London and she had just returned.
- I usually enjoy…I am not having.
- AB: Because I am going to watch.
- A: What were you doing? B: We arrived…the film had already started.
- Tom lost his… hasn’t found.
- I played… I haven’t played.
- AB: I will lend you some.
- AB: But my father is going to teach me.
- A: Were you watching..I phoned. B: I think that I was studying.
- What time does the film begin?
- I have bought… I am learning.
- I don’t understand… didn’t have tickets.
- He lived in Oxford…he went to live in London.
- Where is Tom? I haven’t seen… I saw him this…he told me he would come later.
- How elegant! I see that you are wearing your best clothes.
- When my aunt goes… she always wears.
- She thanked me… I had done for her.
- They said they had been playing cards…
- Ann, we are going to go to town? Will you come with us? No thanks, I will stay at home.
- Why are you peeling the orange? Because I am going to eat it.
- The house was very quiet… they had gone to sleep…they were sleeping.
- While we were watching our favourite… something was burning in the kitchen.
Rewrite the following using a Modal Auxiliary:
- They can’t win the football match.
- They must have discovered we were lying.
- They might know we were going to come.
- He needn’t do it again.
- They will watch soap operas.
- The children must study until they are sixteen.
- You might not know the consequence of their action.
- The skiers should wear sunglasses.
- She will have to make the exercises.
- We must read that book if we want to pass.
- He must know what happened.
- They needn’t bring their car.
- She should write more slowly.
- You couldn’t read the book in such a little time.
- They had to wear a skirt.
- May I go to the beach?
- They will be able to sail alone.
Put the verbs in these CONDITIONAL SENTENCES:
- If he wasn’t so lazy, he would get a better job.
- They would have caught… if they had been called…
- I don’t have any… I will tell you what we can do.
- We didn’t… We wouldn’t have cooked for him… if we had known he was on.
- I hate living… I would be the happiest man… if I had a garden.
- Your exams… you will fail the subject… if you don’t study harder.
- Today… If it were hotter, I would go to the beach.
- Eat your soup. If you don’t hurry up, it will get cold.
- There are mice… If you had a cat, the mice would disappear immediately.
- The style… If the blue was a bit lighter, it would look better.
- Mm!.. If I could cook… I would open a restaurant.
- My wife… If I hadn’t been… and if she hadn’t been the doctor, we wouldn’t have met, we wouldn’t have been born.
- Unless house plants are watered regularly, they die quite quickly.
- What noisy neighbours… If mine were as bad as yours, I would go crazy.
- You’re late again! If you are late again tomorrow, your pay will stop.
Join the following sentences by means of a relative clause:
- His girlfriend, whom he trusted a lot, was really an enemy spy.
- This month I have visited a lot of houses which were very expensive.
- He wanted to return home immediately, which didn’t suit me well.
- The bus in which 45 persons died yesterday evening had an accident on the A-7.
- I went to give food to the horse on which I ride.
- My friend Peter, whose brother is at University, lives in a house in the suburbs.
- They will plant a tree in the garden in which there are a lot of flowers.
- The shop owner called a policeman who we had seen a few minutes before.
- We went to the cinema where I had met her for the first time to see a film.
- We are looking for a house in the suburbs whose rooms must be quite big.
- They had already visited Rome, where we were going to Florence.
- My mother, who I haven’t seen her for a long time, lives alone.
- Many people don’t like cats, which are very dangerous.
- I didn’t see the new waiter where my father also used to work.
Passive Voice:
- The tickets have been being sold.
- The robbers are said not to have killed.
- Who has that plate been broken by?
- Was the letter brought by her?
- Has that film been seen by them?
- We are known to have sold her our car.
- The lesson should have been learned by her.
- We have been ordered to clean our teeth.
- How long has he been wanted?
- That chair must be cleaned by someone.
- I was asked to go on.
- It was thought that our son had broken the glass.
- Children are sent to study harder years ago.
- Was money wanted for clothes?
- She must never be told.
- Must this parcel be delivered?
- My car was ordered to stop by the policeman.
Put the verbs in the TO-INFINITIVE, BARE INFINITIVE, TO+ING OR ING:
- I used to ride a lot… I haven’t done it since coming to this city.
- Did you remember to lock the door?
- It’s no use trying to interrupt him… We will have to wait till he stops talking.
- Do you feel the house move? You must feel it as I do.
- I am looking… to see him… is it worth waiting any longer?
- Would you mind showing me how to switch on the dishwasher?
- His doctor advised him to give up smoking.
- They decided to make me give them a solution… I was used to facing difficult situations.
- I tried to convince him to let me go out, but he said… stay at home.
- It’s no use asking children to keep quiet. They are making a lot of noise while playing.
- I want to go to Oxford… I’d rather go by train… I am used to traveling by coach.
- Did you… to find my house? No, I could see your mother come and I followed her.
- I’m delighted to hear that you are coming… to seeing you. Please, remember to bring…
- What about having a picnic together? I like spending the day out.
- This book tells you how to win at games without having to cheat. I enjoy sitting by the fire… and hearing the wind blowing.
- I asked him to explain… him going out.
- My sister never… to turn off the lights when leaving home.
- I remember leaving home… I forgot to make my bed.