English Grammar Exercises: Adverbs, Tenses, and More

Posted on Sep 6, 2024 in English

English Grammar Exercises

Adverbs

1. We usually go to the cinema with my mother.
2. No, I haven’t decided yet.
3. We seldom would have broken the chair.
4. He is never on time.
5. They have already arrived.

Tenses

1. We never watch TV for more than two hours.
2. I believe what he says.
3. I’m cold. I‘m going to turn on the heating.
4. Jane just left the office.
5. Peter is acting like a fool. He is going to have an accident.
6. Have you already done it?
7. I have a cold, I‘ll get you an aspirin.

Sentences

1. We have seen each other for a long time.
2. I promise I’ll call as soon as I arrive.
3. I already finished the work you gave me.
4. What did you just tell me?
5. This time in August, I will be lying on the beach.
6. I smell the spaghetti my mother is cooking now.
7. This boy is acting silly. He‘s going to fall.
8. I’ve bought the tickets. Definitely, I will fly to Rome this Christmas.
9. Have you ever been to a Chinese restaurant?
10. I’ve been painting the house all morning. I’m tired.

Relative Clauses

1. George has a boat collection which contains more than a hundred models.
2. We found a lost child whose mother was looking for him.
3. I met a friend who is vegetarian.
4. They are the people whose house burned down last winter.
5. This is the place where I read the newspaper.

Auxiliary Verbs

1. How do you go there?
2. What‘s the weather like today?
3. Who hit you?
4. What are you worried about?
5. How many times a year do you go on holiday?
6. How do you go there?
7. How does Chinese food taste?
8. Who did you hit?
9. What are you worried about?
10. How is she?

Modal Verbs

1. She can speak French well, but doesn’t know Italian.
2. Take your coat, it might be cold today.
3. Children have to wear a uniform at school.
4. It’s Sunday, you shouldn’t get up early.
5. You can help your mother, but it is not compulsory.
6. She can drive. She has got her driving license.
7. Take your swimming suit, we might go to the beach.
8. She can play the guitar well.
9. You should visit your grandmother.
10. You have to visit the wax museum if you like these kinds of things.
11. We’ve got enough food for the rest of the week. We shouldn’t go to the supermarket.
12. In England, you must drive on the right.
13. She is short-sighted, she has to wear glasses.
14. I should go to bed early because tomorrow I have an exam.

Passive Voice

1. Many cruelties are being committed in the name of justice.
2. A new car has been promised to her by her parents if she passes all her exams.
3. Does this bill have to be paid immediately?
4. Some books about music have been borrowed by them.
5. The fine will be sent to him by post.
6. He has been watched in Prague.
7. A watch was given to them.
8. The coffee is being made by him.
9. We should tell him at once.
10. He was watched by them all weekend.
11. A present was bought for him.
12. The door will be broken sooner or later.
13. The coffee is being made by him.
14. We must tell him at once.

Reported Speech

1. Kate asked her what she was looking for.
2. Eduvigis suggested going to the cinema that night.
3. Peter shouted at me to go away and not to speak to him anymore.
4. Mary proposed to him to marry her the next day.
5. Paz reminded them that she would see them that night.
6. Beth asked him if he had done what she had told him.
7. He told him not to park there because it was an emergency exit.
8. Tom asked us if she liked playing chess.
9. My father told me to be at home by 10 o’clock.
10. Mario said that he had left his wallet there the previous day.
11. The manager asked me how many languages I spoke.

Conditional Sentences

1. She’d have spent all her money if you hadn’t stopped her.
2. If he did what he says, she would be jealous.
3. You would feel better if you did what I say.
4. You could have been there on time if you had hurried.
5. What would you do if you didn’t have to go to work every day?
6. If she knew how, she would do it.
7. They would have opened the new shop last week if everything had been ready.
8. If you had accepted our invitation, we would have been very pleased.
9. Unless you give me a lift, I will miss the train.
10. They would be happy to know if you told them.
11. The plants will die soon if you don’t water them.
12. I wouldn’t have stayed till the end if I had known how boring the film was.
13. If you really tried, you would pass the exam.
14. If he had given me a lift, the car would have broken.
15. Would you be surprised if I became a famous artist?

Gerunds

1. I’d rather stay than go.
2. The pupils stop working to listen to the teacher.
3. If the car doesn’t start, try pushing it down the hill.
4. The movie is worth seeing.
5. I would like to dance with you.
6. My parents make me study a lot.
7. It’s difficult for me to get up early.
8. I can’t stand working under the sun.
9. I still remember myself playing football when I was a child.
10. Are you interested in playing basketball?
11. Remember to turn off the lights before going to bed.
12. I’d like to find a better job.
13. They promised to send us a letter.
14. We’d better leave now. It’s getting late.
15. It’s worth visiting Barcelona in spring.
16. I can’t help biting my nails.
17. A grammar book helps you not to make mistakes.
18. Dad was making the beds while I was making dinner.
19. I’ve to make a phone call.

Connectors

1. It was a cloudy day; however, we went out.
2. I had to study a lot, so I didn’t go to the party.
3. I saved a lot of money, so I won’t work anymore.
4. It was cold, but I didn’t wear a coat.
5. I went to the bar to have a meal.
6. It was a sunny day, so we went out.
7. I have to study a lot to go to university.
8. The money I earn is little, but I’m happy.
9. I bought the car despite it being very expensive.