english grammar exercises

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TH IRD TERM GRAMMAR EXERC ISES

EXERC ISE 1 : Comp le te w i t h t he co r rec t f o rm o f TO BE o r TO HAVE . My grandmother _____________ very well today. (Affirmative)

_____________ you a careful driver? (Interrogative)

My eyes _____________ blue. (Affirmative)

They ___________ always late. (Affirmative)

My name _______________ Brian. (Negative)

Alexander ______________ a new computer. (Negative)

I ____________ nine years old (Negative)

He ___________ a very good job. He works in the city. (Affirmative)

She __________ two children, a boy and a girl. (Negative)

_________ you tired? (Interrogative)

Our postman ______________ a big bag. (Negative)

I __________ fine, thanks. (Affirmative)

My mother _____________ from the USA. (Negative)

Betsy and Ralph ______________ in the garden. (Negative)

EXERC ISE 2 : W r i t e ques t i ons f o r t he f o l l ow ing answers :

______________________________________? No I havent

______________________________________? Yes, I am.

______________________________________? Yes, they have.

______________________________________? No, she isnt.

______________________________________? Yes, I have.

______________________________________? Yes, we are.

______________________________________? No, Im not.

EXERC ISE 3 : W r i t e t he SHE/HE/ I T (3 R D s i ngu l a r pe r son) f o rm o f t he f o l l ow ing

ve rbs .

a. do: _____________

b. drink: ___________

c. get: ____________

d. push: ___________

e. say: _____________

f. match: ___________

g. have: ____________

h. mix: _____________

Ainhoa Prez

Ainhoa Prez

Ainhoa Prez

Ainhoa Prez

Ainhoa Prez

Ainhoa Prez

Ainhoa Prez

Ainhoa Prez

Ainhoa Prez

Have you got a jumper


EXERC ISE 4 : Pu t t he wo rds i n o rde r t o make a sen tence .

1. go / they / to / on / the / Sundays / always / stadium.

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2. dancing / usually / Fridays / on / go / you.

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3. sometimes / winter / in / warn / is / it.

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4. often / January / it / rains / in.

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5. never / July / travels / she / in.

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6. live / at / you / do / school / ?

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7. in / students / do / the canteen / ? / eat

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8. at / school / finish / does / three oclock / ?

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9. live / near / do / your friends / you / ?

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EXERC ISE 5 : Co r rec t t he m i s takes I n t hese sen tences :

a. She dont want to come with us.

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b. We go often to the cinema.

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c. This car not belongs to me.

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d. Vitamins is important to your diet.

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e. My uncle dont like to listen to music.

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f. Lucy work at the hospital. Shes a nurse.

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EXERC ISE 6 : Use t he p resen t s imp le .

I ________________ (play) tennis after school.

You ______________ (start) school at nine oclock.

We _______________ (have) lunch at school.

How _________ you __________ (spell) that in English?

Serena __________________ (not know) what to do.

Wendy ___________________ (not like) to do homework.

My grandfather _________________ (not live) in London.

My sisters _____________ (walk) to school every day.

What _________ they ___________ (do) in the evening?

When __________ Mary ___________ (start) school?

Gill _________________ (not work) in a supermarket.

EXERC ISE 7 : Rewr i t e t he f o l l ow ing sen tences , pu t t i ng t he f r equency e xp ress ions

i n t he r i gh t p l a ce .

1. They are happy to have guests. (always)

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2. We laugh at people in trouble. (never)

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3. Im busy on Wednesdays. (usually)

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4. Dalit is late for school. (rarely)

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5. My parents help me with my homework. (hardly ever)

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6. We are at home on Saturdays. (often)

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7. We have fish for lunch. (sometimes)

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8. Sharon has lunch before two oclock. (twice a week)

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9. They sing very loudly. (every day)

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EXERC ISE 8 : W r i t e t he ques t i ons f o r t he f o l l ow ing answe rs :

a. ______________________________________________________________

I study English four days a week.

b. ______________________________________________________________

We usually finish school at 13:25.

c. ______________________________________________________________

Bob is writing a letter.

d. ______________________________________________________________

My father washes the car once a week.

e. ______________________________________________________________

Rita comes late to work because she takes her son to Kindergarten.

f. ______________________________________________________________

My sister studies French because she wants to go to France.

g. ______________________________________________________________

Nobody is listening to the teacher.

h. ______________________________________________________________

I live in Haifa.

i. ______________________________________________________________

Our children visit their grandparents twice a week.

j. ______________________________________________________________

The President and his wife live in Madrid.

k. ______________________________________________________________

A ticket for Saturdays concert costs 15.

l. ______________________________________________________________

The film starts at 20:00.

EXERC ISE 9 : Rewr i t e t hese sen tences i n t he nega t i ve f o rm :

1. She is eating an egg sandwich.

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2. We are taking some photos.

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3. They are drinking a milkshake.

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4. I am getting nervous about my test.


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EXERC ISE 10 : Ask t he ques t i ons and answer us i ng t he P resen t Con t i nuous :

(the children / play?) / Yes.

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(you / write/ a letter?) / Yes.

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(that clock / work?) / No.

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(he/ listen to / radio?) / No.

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(your parents / stay / hotel?) / Yes.

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(Paul / have a shower / at the moment?) / No.

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(you / feel well?) No.

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EXERC ISE 11 : Co r rec t t he m i s takes i n t hese sen tences :

a. Shes studing hard for tomorrows exam.

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b. We are rembering him very well.

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c. We dont visiting Toledo. Its not part of our plans.

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d. They have lunch with some friends now.

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e. We dont learn Spanish at the moment.

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f. I am teach English right now.

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EXERC ISE 12 : Pu t t he e xp ress i ons unde r t he r i gh t head ing . T rans l a te t hem.

Every day just now - always on Fridays these days this afternoon hardly ever today

very often in the evening at the moment rarely - usually - never at present


PRESENT S IMPLE PRESENT CONT INUOUS

EXERC ISE 13 : C i r c l e t he co r rec t t ime exp ress ion :

1. Im studying for a test every day / at the moment.

2. The first lesson starts at nine oclock every day / now.

3. My parent dont work on Fridays / at the moment.

4. Where are they meeting twice a week / tonight.

5. Lets run! The bus is leaving every hour / in five minutes.

6. Do you wake up late on weekends / right now?

7. Damon and his friends go to the moves at least once a week / at the moment.

8. He studies French four times a week / now.

9. David doesnt visit his parents every day / now.

10. Is the teacher correcting the homework four times a week / at the moment?

EXERC ISE 14 : F i l l t he ve rbs i n b racke t s i n t he co r rec t f o rm :

The neighbours children _______________________ (not sleep) two hours every

afternoon.

Uncle Peter _______________________ (eat) dinner with us every Friday night.

Where is Laura? She _______________________ (talk) to the teacher about her

homework.

He often _______________________ (go) for a walk at five oclock.

Be quiet! Sarah _______________________ (play) the piano.

My sister _______________________ (need) some money to buy a new notebook.


Mr Smith _______________________ (work) 35 hours a week.

Patrick and Yuri _______________________ (not write) letters to their aunt now.

I _______________________ (not like) classical music very much.

Excuse me. ______________________ (you / speak) English?

Where is Tom? ____________________ (he / have) a shower.

____________________ (I / not / watch) television very often.

Listen! Somebody _______________________ (sing).

Sandra is tired. _________________________ (she / want) to go home now.

How often ____________________________ (you / read) a newspaper?

Im sorry, ____________________________ (I / not / understand). Can you speak

more slowly?

Its late. ______________________ (I / go) home now. ___________________

(you / come) with me?

What time ________________________ (your father / finish) work in the evenings?

Where is Paul? In the Kitchen. _________________________ (he / cook) something

EXERC ISE 15 : W r i t e t he pas t s imp le o f t hese ve rbs :

INF IN IT IVE PAST S IMPLE INF IN IT IVE PAST S IMPLE

Buy Give

Go Feel

Have Play

Be Dream

Come Hear

Try Forgive

Study Leave

EXERC ISE 16 : Comp le te t he sen tences w i t h t he pas t s imp le :

1. I _______________________ (lose) my watch in the park.

2. David ________________________ (not hurt) his knee.

3. I kicked the ball and it _________________________ (break) a window.

4. My new shoes ________________________ (not cost) a lot of money.

5. I ____________________ (get) this book from the library.

6. We had a garage where we __________________ (keep) our car.


7. The glass __________________ (fall) off the table.

8. We ________________ (sell) our old car.

9. We _____________________ (not buy) a new car.

10. The bell ____________________ (not ring).

11. The dog ____________________ (catch) the ball.

12. Jane _______________________ (write) a letter.

EXERC ISE 17 : W r i t e ques t i ons i n t he co r rec t o rde r :

night? / meet / did / you / them / last

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film? / like / you / Did / the

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you / many / did / ask? / how / people

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a / have / time? / they / did / good

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did / weekend? / the / What / do / we / at

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she / DVD? / where / that / did / buy

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party / on / your / go / Saturday? / he / did / to

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did / yesterday? / who / you / see

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EXERC ISE 18 : Co r rec t t he sen tences :

1. Who do you met on Saturday morning?

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2. Did he went to school yesterday?

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3. Why did you to go home early?

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4. Where you did learn English?

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5. Did she works last summer?


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6. What do you do yesterday?

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7. Did they last night phone you?

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EXERC ISE 19 : F i l l i n w i t h CAN CAN T MUST MUSTN T .

In Britain you _________________ get married when you are 16.

You _______________________ have a passport when you travel to the USA.

A house in Rome __________________ cost a lot of money.

Children ____________________ go to school.

Babies ___________________ read books.

We ___________________ be late for school.

_______________ you play tennis?

You ________________ eat chewing gum in class.

My teacher ______________ sing well.

I ___________________ play football like a professional player.

My sister ________________ pay the mortgage.

Your mother ________________ be older than you.

EXERC ISE 20 : W r i t e t he compara t i ve f o rms o f t he ad j e c t i ves :

AD JECT IVE COMPARAT IVE

TALL

FAST

HEAVY

DANGEROUS

SMALL

LARGE

LIGHT

RARE

COMMON

BAD

GOOD


EXERC ISE 21 : Co r rec t t he sen tences :

1. Cats are popularer than snakes.

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2. Turtles are slow than crocodiles.

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3. Pigs are more intelligent as other animals.

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4. Elephants are smaller than ants.

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5. Bears are more rare than snakes.

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6. Vegetables are gooder than pizza.

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7. The sofa is comfortabler than the chair.

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EXERC ISE 22 : Comp le te w i t h a compara t i ve ad j e c t i ve and a l l t he necessa r y

wo rds .

Snakes are ___________________________ (fast) snails.

London is ____________________________ (big) Madrid.

Snails are ____________________________ (slow) snakes.

My literature book is _____________________ (difficult) my English book.

Lord of the Ring is ______________________ (interesting) Mission Impossible.

Summer is ____________________________ (hot) spring.

Winter is _____________________________ (cold) summer.

The Eiffel Tower is ______________________ (modern) the Coliseum.

China is _____________________________ (far) Italy.

EXERC ISE 23 : Make sen tences compar i ng t hese t h i ngs .

English / maths (important).

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A tortoise / a cat (slow).

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My friend / I (handsome)

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Chocolate milkshakes / lemonade (good)

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A tiger / a rabbit (dangerous)

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Swimming / skating (easy)

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The Eiffel Tower / my house (big)

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Planes / cars (fast)

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I / my brother (intelligent)

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History / Science (boring)

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