English Grammar Exercises: Conditionals, Reported Speech, and More

Posted on Apr 4, 2025 in English

Conditionals

  1. I would lend you 500 € if I had a lot of money.
  2. If I were rich, I would help the homeless.
  3. I’ll clean the kitchen if I have time.
  4. She would look more fashionable if she changed her look.
  5. I would go to Santorini if I had more holidays.
  6. If I ever win the lottery, I will buy a car.
  7. If you visited them, they would be the happiest.
  8. I would play with you if I weren’t tired.
  9. If Terry didn’t borrow so much money, he wouldn’t have debts.
  10. Unless she finishes work early, she will miss the bus.
  11. If you lose my pen, I will buy another one.

Reported Speech

  1. “Could you wait a little longer?” Jeff told me: Jeff asked me if I could wait a little longer.
  2. “The trains are too slow. I’ll fly,” said the businessman: The businessman said that the trains were too slow.
  3. He said: “If you have time, clean the windows”: He asked me to clean the windows if I had time.
  4. “Will anyone who saw the accident telephone the nearest police station?”: The police asked if anyone who saw the accident would telephone the nearest police station.
  5. “I have never been there,” he said: He said he had never been there.
  6. “Will you marry my sister?” he asked me: He asked me if I would marry his sister.
  7. She said, “My mother died a year ago”: She said that her mother had died a year ago.
  8. “I will do it after tomorrow,” he said: He said that he would do it two days after.
  9. They said, “We’ll be here again tomorrow”: They said that they would be there again the next day.

Phrasal Verbs

  1. The wedding was postponed for a month (put off).
  2. He was struck by a bus in the high street last week (run over).
  3. During the war, we had to be content not to have wine (do without).
  4. I happened to meet Smith in Piccadilly yesterday (run into).
  5. The rebellion was suppressed very quickly (put down).
  6. She can give you a bed for a night (put up).
  7. She does not use cosmetics (make up).
  8. The orphan was maintained and educated by his aunt (bring up).
  9. Fasten your shoe laces (do up).

Relative Clauses

  1. Tom’s father is 65 years old. I don’t remember his name: Tom’s father, whose name I don’t remember, is 65 years old.
  2. He went to a concert which he didn’t like at all.
  3. Our bed, which our cat sometimes sleeps on, is very comfortable.
  4. In the zoo, you can see many snakes, some of which are poisonous.
  5. This is the place at which you have to pick me up.
  6. This is Tony, whom you will drive next week.
  7. We often go to the village where my father was born.
  8. This is the CD which I’ve played hundreds of times.
  9. Last week I met a friend whose daughter is an astrologist.
  10. My new shop, which you saw last week, is very successful.

Passive Voice

  1. Nobody will type these letters tomorrow: These letters won’t be typed tomorrow.
  2. You can’t wash this dress; you must dry-clean it: This dress can’t be washed; it must be dry-cleaned.
  3. People consider that Angelina Jolie is the sexiest woman on earth.
  4. Who cooked the delicious cake? By whom was the delicious cake cooked?
  5. They sent her some beautiful presents on her birthday: She was sent some beautiful presents on her birthday.
  6. Does your father clean the bathroom every day? Is the bathroom cleaned every day by your father?
  7. The mechanics are repairing my car at the moment: My car is being repaired by the mechanics at the moment.

Modal Verbs

  • Must: Debe
  • Can: Puede o sabe
  • Should: Debería
  • May: Puede
  • Have to: Tener que
  • Used to: Solía