Grammar exercises

A) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Present simple or present continuous?

Look! He.. (leave) the house. Quiet please! I (write) a test. She usually.. (walk) to school. But look! Today she. (go) by bike. Every Sunday we.. (go) to see my grandparents. 6. He often (go) to the cinema. 7. We .(play) Monopoly at the moment. 8. The child seldom .(cry) . 9. I (not / do) anything at the moment. 10.(watch / he) the news regularly? 11.Every Monday, Sally.. (drive) her kids to football practice. 12.Usually, I.. (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris. 13.. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) . 14.Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) . 15.. I hate living in Seattle because it .(rain, always) . 16.I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) because everybody (talk) so loudly.

B) Past simple or past continuous?

1) When the post man (arrive), my father (have a shower) 2) While my brother (study), my grandma .. (make) some muffins 3) I. (go) to the doctor 2 days ago because I .. (have) a terrible headache 4) When I .. (be) 10, I . (eat) a sandwich every evening 5) He.. (miss) the train because he (talk) with some friends 6) The thieves.. (come) into the house while the man . (sleep) 7) I (drink) a glass of water at eleven. I'm not thirsty now

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8) ..you (write) the composition last week? 9) My mother. (not/be) at home when she .. (fall) down the stairs 10) The children (plant) a tree when their mummy (call) them

C)Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive)

1. I (play) 2. My team (win / only)

football for five years. two matches so far. better. for hours. an area of five miles so far. my homework. on this essay since two o'clock. with Bob for seven years. three girls this week. for us?

3. The others (be / always) 4. Are we not there yet? We (walk) 5. But we (cover / only) 6. I (finish/just) 7. I (work) 8. Jane (go out) 9. Martin (date) 10. How long (wait / you)

D)Conditionals 0,1,2,3
1. If I had more time, I (come) 2. Give the book to Jane if you (read)
to your party yesterday. it.

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3. If you hadn't lost our flight tickets, we (be)
Caribbean now. on our way to the

4. If you (have) 5. If we (set)

dinner right now, I'll come back later. off earlier, we wouldn't be in this traffic jam now. of murder? so sick now. the road.

6. What would you do if you (accuse) 7. If I hadn't eaten that much, I (feel / not) 8. We would take another route if they (close / not) 9. She only (sing)

if she's in a good mood. that question, by which she

10. If she were sensible, she (ask)

offended him so much.

11. If the skirt hadn't been so cheap, I

(not/buy) it. (not/win) the first

12. If you hadn't chosen the fairy fancy dress, you

prize.

13. If you listen to your earphones too loudly, you

hearing problems when you get older.

(probably/have)

14. If I were you, I

(go) to the disco with my friends. (get) one with a good

15. If you pay a bit more for your hotel room, you
view.

16. If my car broke down again, I

not serious.

(not/take) it to that garage. They are

E)Passive voice

She bought four apples______________________________________________ She won the much ______________________________________________ George is writing a poem _______________________________________ Many people in Chile speak English_____________________________________ The police arrested the thieves________________________________________ The grow coffee in Kenya______________________________________________ They havent cleaned the kitchen yet_____________________________________

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Jane is watering a flower now______________________________________ She was watching a moving all day yesterday______________________________ They had repaired the tape___________________________________________ She pays a lot of money_________________________________________ They wear blue shoes___________________________________________ This computer made in Chine___________________________________

F)Fill in,on,at or nothing

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Peter is playing tennis__ Sunday. My brothers birthday is __the 5th of November. My birthday is__ May. We are going to see my parents__ the weekend. __1666, a great fire broke out in London. I don't like walking alone in the streets__ night. What are you doing __ the afternoon? 8. Im visiting my grandmother__tomorrow 9. Im seeing my doctor__evening 10. My friend has been living in Canada__ two years. 11. I have been waiting for you __ seven o'clock. 12. I will have finished this essay __ Friday. 13. Michael is leaving__Friday,__ noon 14. Jane wrote her composition ___yesterday