Grammar Exercises Indicative Present A: Where are we now, Sarah? B: You .. .. just in front of our new house. A: Are you hungry? B: Yes, |... ..a little bit hungry, | must admit. A: Is your younger sister at school? B: No, she . at school this week. A: Where are your parents? B: My mum and dad .. at work as usual. A: Is Peter your best friend? And what about Bill? B: | can say that Peter and Bill ............. my best friends, A: | think these stories about footballers are very interesting. B: Really? The stories about footballers .. .. interesting at all. A: How often are you ill, grandma? B: Quite often. | ............. very healthy this year. A: Are Susan and Marion good at sports activities? bboy Susan... . quite good at athletics, but Marion isn't very good at A: Am I the best student in our class? I'm the best. Do you agree? ‘A: Where are you, Simon? B: I'm afraid Simon .. Indicative Past A: Excuse me, B: No, you... . here. He is at the shop in the centre of town. .. our new neighbor? B: No, I'm not. I'm your husband's colleague. A: Where ... ... Mark and Kevin? They're so late today.B: I have no idea, to tell the truth. A: Mum, what time B: Dinner is at seven o'clock as usual. A: Kevin, where .... ... how? Do you know? B: I'm not sure. | think we're somewhere near San Francisco. .. at home? A: Mrs. Jones, where are your children? .... B: My children? Why do you want to know? A: can't find the ball. Where .........sssesesee? B: Behind the garden wall, I'm afraid. A: Doctor, | don't feel very well. B: We'll see. | must take your temperature first. A . good at English? B: Eve's the best student in her class. A: | can see three wolves in the park. ... B: Yes, you are. | can only see three shepherd dogs Mixes tenses What.......... the longest river in the world? (be) The longest rivers . the Amazon and the Nile. (be) What in your free time? (do) nything. | just lie in bed get bored. (not do) Mrs Jolie, | must tell you that your son ..... Oh, no. It's a shame. How long ... Sir, .. that your bag over there? (be) I think it mine. (not be) What about your children? ... to the same school? (go) Annie .. .. to school. She is only four years old. (not go) Sue and Kam .. well-dressed today. (be) Are you crazy? They ... . well-dressed at all! (not be) 2 crazy? in my lessons. (sleep) .? (sleep). your husband a good driver, Mrs. Johnson? (be) Well, I'd say that he always..... .. his best. (try) Greg is the best player in our team. He never ... (miss) Really? How often Use the present simple or continuous tenses and future forms to complete this text. 1. ... (not do) housework on Sundays normally. But tomorrow 1... (tidy) my room, because my boyfriend Jim (come). The bus .. {arrive) at 10. | think Jim .. ‘on time as usual, because hy to be punctual. | (look) forward to him. We ...... s+ (have) a date ‘every Sunday and |. (always look) forward to him. Tomorrow we (have) a special date. We .... to see his parents. We a good time, | hope. Make questions to match the answers. What time .. The meeting starts at 8.30 tonight. No, | don't watch TV every day. ‘What .. | don't know what I'll do.Yes, she is going to try it. When He is leaving next month. How often ... She helps me twice a week. No, no. Marion won't study at university. Match these sentences. Example: 4. He's getting married a. sooner or later. 2. He'll get married b. on Saturday. 4b,2a 1, t snows here, a. This is a cold place. 2. Itis snowing here. b. Look at that. 4.1'm writing a story. a. I'm nota novelist. 2. | write short stories. b. I'm going to finish itsoon. 4. This bag is a Are you going 80 heavy! to take it? 2. The final exam is b Will you take it, ‘on Monday. please? 4. My laptop doesn't a What are you work! going to do?2. 1 can see you! b What will you do? Per Perfect ... Frank in Toronto? a) Did you meet b) Have you met c) Were you meeting He had a break after he ... for two hours, a) was walking b) had been walking c) has walked 1. ..» her for a long time. a) know b) have known c) have been knowing We... the windows and the car on Saturday morning. a) were cleaning b) cleaned c) have been cleaning 1. .. in York for a week in 1998. a) worked b) have been working c) have .. you in your office with a girl! a) saw - ve just talked b) ‘ve seen -just talked c) saw - were just talking How many cupboards .. yesterday?a) did they move b) have they moved c) have they been moving Ashe... a bike, a dog .... a) was riding - bit b) rode - bit c) was as riding has bitten When the dog .. his bike. a) was biting - fell off b) bit - was falling off c) bit - fell off \ didn't notice that you a) had come b) came c) have been coming . him. him, he I can't stand it anymore. |... the furniture since breakfast. a) am polishing b) have been polishing ) have polished e dishes yet? a) Has he washed b) Has he been washing c) Did he wash TREY ...sosssvessueseeeseeeene @ hotel in York, but then: they .... a a) have bought - sold b) bought - have sold c) bought - sold She couldn't play yesterday because she her ankle the day before. a) have sprained b) sprained c) had sprained J can't find Todd. Where is he? - He a) 's been working b) worked c) was workingShe .. ... books on the shelves all day. That's why she is so exhausted. a) was putting b) has put c) has been putting The sun ... ‘on the white sand. a) shone - were lying b) was shining - were lying ¢) shined - lay YOU vesessscssssseesecrsssneesers A Last! WNEFE vessvseserreee .. 80 long? a) arrived - have you been b) have arrived ~ have you been c) arrived - were you 1 was so relaxed because | .. anything all day. a) have not been doing b) didn't do c) had not been doing What's your teaching experience? .. .. and we .... anyone? a) Have you ever taught b) Did you ever teach c) Have you ever been teaching She's hurt her arm. - When a) has she hurt b) has she hurt c) did she hurt Where is Mum? - She the shopping all the morning. a) has done b) has been doing ¢) was doing Mixed Tenses: Future Continuous and Future Perfect Tenses Exercise 4 Use the words in brackets and write the it?sentences in the future continuous or future perfect simple and continuous tenses. Keep similar meaning. Example: I'll be on the 10.25 train to London. (travel) At 10.25 I'll be travelling to London. The tickets will be available on Tuesday. (printed) The tickets by Tuesday. | must replace the lock after lunch. (repairing) ! the lock after lunch. Bruce is not willing to give us a hand on Saturday morning. (help) Bruce .. us on Saturday morning. There's a film on our programme tonight. (be) a film tonight. like this pen. Will you need it today? (using) like this pen. In ten years’ time most teenagers will have their own cars. (driving) In ten years’ time more and more teenagers their own cars. We will have a new motorway this year. (built)anew motorway by the end of this year. ‘They started to build this motorway two years ago. (building) By the end of this year they..... .. this motorway for three years. Ihave a lot of texts to translate for tomorrow. (be) Po alot of texts today. By the year 2020 there will be no water in this Jake. (disappeared) By the year 2020 all the water from this lake. ‘This is my fifth day in bed. (lying) Exercise 29 points Read the first sentence and find a sentence with similar meaning in part A or B. 4. In a couple of hours there will be no goods ‘on the shelves. A. In a couple of hours all goods on the shelves will be disappearing. B. Ina couple of hours all goods on the shelves will have disappeared. 2. This is my second year at university. A. This year I'll have been studying atuniversity for two years. B. This year I'll be studying at university for two years. 3. Please, don't call me while I'm driving to work in the morning. A. I'll have been driving to work at seven, so don't call me. B. I'll be driving to work at seven, so don't call me. Tenses in ti itences, Exercise 1 Use the following time expressions and words in brackets to complete the sentences. after till as soon as before when whenever What time is she going to leave? - Why do you want to know oe Shi 2 (leave) Will you do it before or you sseeseeeeusnnannesneeneessrsnnsnnsceseseere this WOK? (finish) I want to get up early tomorrow - .. the sun... . (rise) ‘Can | call you from time to time? - Of course. Feel free to contact me it. (need) You should water the garden..... . dark. (get) you(land) Exercise 2 Use conditional sentences to respond to the following situations. Example: | can't speak Spanish. | won't get the job. If could speak Spanish. | would get the job. He didn't have money. He didn't buy the house. Hf... | don't know her number. | can't call her. Provided ..... J enjoyed it. | stayed till the end. " agreed. It was a good offer. Ve... He isn't from here. He will get lost. i I didn't like the film. | didn't watch it. a He is not a good actor. He will not get the part. "Exercise 3 Make similar conditional sentences. Example: Itwill not snow. We will not go skiing. i it does not snow, we will not go skiing. She won't come. You must tell her. She .. unless ... Give him a present. He'll be surprised. MH... Take it. You won't regret it. i... Nwill rain. I'll take my umbrella. In case .... We will miss the plane. We must set off early. ‘We will miss the plane if .. You crashed. You drove too fast. You wouldn't .. provided you .. He didn't take an aspirin. He had a headache. He wouldn't. incase he ish tenses in the si and Exercise 1 Direct speech into reported speech.“Lused to be slim." Liz told us: “Why are you wearing such a hat?" He asked me .. “1 wouldn't do it if | were you.” Terence said .. “We will stay in Madrid.” "Don't open the door, please.” ‘She told us. "I'm just looking.” ‘They explained that .. “I have never eaten this cake.” He admitted that ... “Are you from France?" He wanted to know “You must help me." She said .. "1 have not been doing anything." He told me... “The Amazon is the biggest river.’ I knew that .. “We couldn't swim in the sea." ‘They claimed that “I can't go to school.” He said"Why don't you like it?” She wondered ... Exercise 2 Write the sentences in the passive voice. Example: A postman delivered this parcel. This parcel was delivered by a postman. ‘The firm uses white bricks to build the hall. ‘They were cooking the dinner at 7 o'clock. Mr. Black will inform Derek. El Greco painted this picture. ‘They are knocking down the old school. Has anyone switched on the light? Exercise 3 Make questions in the passive voice. Use the words in brackets. Example: ‘have seen the riot outside our school.Yes? ... {anybody/injure) Yes? Has anybody been injured? ‘There was a sci-fi film on at the cinema last night. {your children/admitto see it) Mr. and Mrs. Moore will give a party on Friday. (Susaniinvite) Last night a hurricane hit the coast of Florid: {people/warn before) Please, leave your coat and bags here. (must leave/handbags) Your desk is here now and the copying machine is in the corner. {anything else/change) ‘The police caught the robbers early in the morning. ‘Where... (the robbers/catch) ‘The earthquake has damaged a lot of houses. {anybody/kill)Modal verbs, imperatives, infinitives, qerunds. Exercise 4 Use modal verbs can, may, must in a positive or negative form to complete the following sentences. You . give me a lift. | can go by train. Don't talk. You be quiet. I want a computer at home. | .......... buy one. Idon't understand. .......:.- you repeat it? Where is it? | . see it. rive fast. We have enough .. stop here. Itis not allowed. How can | get there? - You .. wa take a taxi ifyou want. Hailed the English test. But |. again! | want to pass it. Exercise 2 Put the words in the correct order to make imperative sentences. over/seat/althere/take try eat/something/to/have so/bags/havelmany/don'tMake questions to match the answers. No, they needn't help her. No, you mustn't park here. Yes, you can tell him. How many exercises .... You must do three exercises. Exercise 4 Match these sentences. Example: 1. | must eat less. a. | am so thin. 2.1 can't eat less. b. I'm getting fat. 1b,2a4. Hurry up! a The train is coming. 2. We needn't worry. b. The train comes: ‘on time, 1. He may take it. a. | don't need it. 2. He can take it. b. Who knows? 41. | must study hard. a. | want to be good. 2. 1 mustn't study hard. b. | am ill, 41. You needn't water a. They are dry. the flowers. 2. You must water b. But you could the flowers. wash the dishes. 41. You mustn't work. a. You don't feel well. 2. You needn't work. b. You can relax. 1. We must clear a Let's do it now. the table. 2. He must clear b Let him do it now. the table. 4. This seat is free. a Do not sit down. 2. This chair is dirty. b Sit down, please. Exercise 5 Mark the correct verb forms.‘We needn't 1 to watch TV all night. watch TV all night. ‘She was made [i to sell her house. Osell her house. ‘They made me (i get off the bus. Dito get off the bus. Did she ask you 0 to fetch her bag? fetching her bag? You shouldn't risk 0 to get sunburnt. O getting sunburnt. I don't think he'll give up O drinking coffee. Oto drink coffee. Was the book worth [ reading? Oto read?