English language grammar exercises, Exercises of English

Download English language grammar exercises and more Exercises English in PDF only on Docsity! Fill the gaps with the correct tenses. I (learn) _____________ English for seven years now. But last year I (not / work)   _____________ hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not / be)   _____________ really that good then. As I (pass / want)   _____________ my English exam successfully next year, I (study) _____________ harder this term. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send)   _____________ me on a language course to London. It (be)   _____________ great and I think I (learn)   _____________ a lot. Before I (go)   _____________ to London, I (not / enjoy)   _____________ learning English. But while I (do)   _____________ the language course, I (meet)   _____________ lots of young people from all over the world. There I (notice)   _____________ how important it (be)   _____________ to speak foreign languages nowadays. Now I (have)   _____________ much more fun learning English than I (have)   _____________ before the course. At the moment I (revise)   _____________ English grammar. And I (begin / already)   _____________ to read the texts in my English textbooks again. I (think) ____________ I (do)   _____________ one unit every week. My exam (be) ____________ on 15 May, so there (not / be)   _____________ any time to be lost. If I (pass_____________ my exams successfully, I (start)   _____________ an apprenticeship in September. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) _____________ back to London to work there for a while. As you (see / can) __________, I (become_____________ a real London fan already. Fill in the correct tenses of the words given I _____________ (not talk) to Mr. Smith yet, but I _____________ (talk) to him soon. I _____________ (wait) long enough. I am going home now. How long _____________ (the boys, play) football? - I think for half an hour. While we _____________ (play) with our toy cars, the girls_____________ (watch) TV. Jack _____________ (speak) with Mary yesterday. Princess Anne _____________ (open) the new hospital in a few weeks. Listen! I believe Jack _____________ (take) a shower. While you _____________ (shop) someone _____________ (come) and _____________ (leave) this note. I _____________ (learn) English since I was four years old. 10. They _____________ (meet) after school every day. 11. We usually _____________ (drink) coffee, but we _____________ (not drink) any for more than a week. 12. How many plays _____________ (Shakespeare, write)? 13. _____________ (You see) Anne recently? No, but I _____________ (see) her two weeks ago. 14. Jack _____________ (just, get) home when I phoned. He said he _____________ (be) in London. 15. Jim _____________ (come) back from a holiday a few days ago.  But I _____________ (not see) him so far. 16. After John _____________ (repair) the car, he _____________ (help) in the garden. 17. Tom _____________ (burn) his hand while he _____________ (cook) dinner. 18. I _____________ (go) to bed now! Good night. 19. It usually _____________ (not rain) very much in Texas. 20. I am tired. I _____________ (do) a lot of work today. 21. At 10 o'clock yesterday Sally _____________ (be) in her office. She _____________ (work). 22. We _____________ (eat) two big Macs before we _____________ (go) home. 23. Our neighbours _____________ (travel) around Europe for three months. They _____________ (be) in 5 countries so far. Choose the best option: Oh no! I ____________ my phone. Have you seen it anywhere? lost have lost There ______________ an accident in the town centre and the road is closed to traffic. was has been I _______________ to Australia when I was a student. have been went _________________ lunch yet? We're going to the canteen if you'd like to join us. Have you had Did you have I _____________ here since I left school. have worked worked We _______________ twenty years ago. have married got married '__________________ to Australia?' 'No, never.' Have you ever been Did you ever go Where ______________ this morning? I tried to call you but your phone was off. have you been were you 'How long ______________ in London?' 'For two years. From 2000 - 2002.' did you live have you lived I ______________ a cake. It's in the kitchen if you'd like a piece. have made made I've been to Europe once. It ____________ in 1995. has been was I _____________ running twice this week. have been went Fill in all the gaps with a suitable form of the verb in brackets. Choose from past simple and present perfect. (Remember, there are no contractions I've, he's etc. in formal business letters.) Dear Mr Harrison, I am writing to complain about the work that you _____________ (carry out) at our offices at 106 Delia Street from 1 - 5 December last year. You will recall that your workmen were supposed to repair the sealing around the windows in the second floor conference room. This work _____________ (appear) to be satisfactory at first. However, the sealing _____________ (now / deteriorate) and for the past month water _____________ (come) in every time it _____________ .(rain) I _____________ (call) your office a number of times over the past week only to get a recorded message each time. Although I _____________ (leave) my number and a message each time I still _____________ (not / reveive) a reply. I would be grateful if you would call me on 2901 4304 as soon as possible to arrange a time for the work to be redone. Yours faithfully, C M Jenkins Complete the short dialogue by filling each gap with the correct verb form. Some of the verbs are in brackets to help you. Use present perfect simple, past simple and past continuous tenses, and one full infintive. Kate: 'Have you ever _____________really frightened? Mat: 'Yes, I _____________ . Many times! But I think the worst time _____________ about ten years ago when I _____________ on holiday in Spain with my parents.' Kate: 'What _____________ ?' (happen) Mat: 'Well, we _____________ (drive) to Madrid, the capital, _____________ (visit) some friends who _____________ (live) there. We were late, so we _____________ (go) quite fast. Suddenly a dog _____________ out onto the road in front of us. My dad _____________ (put) his_____________ foot on the brake and the car _____________ (skid) It _____________ (make) a terrible noise and we _____________ (hit) a fence at the side of the road.' Kate: 'Oh no. _____________ anyone hurt?' Mat: 'Fortunately not. Not even the dog! But the car _____________ damaged slightly.'