English Grammar Exercise

Simple Past Past Perfect action in the past taking place once, never or several times action taking place before a certain time in the past actions in the past taking place one after the other sometimes interchangeable with past perfect progressive action in the past taking place in the middle of another action puts emphasis only on the fact (not the duration or course of the action) Questions in Past Perfect Simple Complete the questions in Past Perfect Simple. 1. (what / Bob / do) that he was kept in after school? 2. (you / eat) anything before you went to the theatre? 3. (he / live) in London before he moved to Glasgow? 4. (she / find) a new job by that time? 5. (they / book) a room before they went to Dublin? 6. (how often / you / ring) the bell before he answered the door? 7. (why / they / have) dinner before they came to the party? 8. (Carly / wash) the dishes when her mum came home? 9. (you / read) the contract before you signed it? 10. (who / live) in the house before we moved in? 11. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) had built . 12. He (not / be) to Cape Town before 1997. 13. When she went out to play, she (do / already) her homework. 14. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) . 15. The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on) six weeks before. 16. The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order) . 17. I could not remember the poem we (learn) the week before. 18 19 20 Eng Probl which keep If you able t → Le Lege mom 8. The childre 9. (he / phone) 0. She (not / ri glish Ten lems with the E h tense. As the in mind. u know how to to use the past egend end ment in time en collected the ) ide) nses – Gra English tenses? ere is a similari o use the presen progressive co  action th  actions  actions e chestnuts that Angie bef a horse aphic Co ? 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II Progressiv have been football for te n e e ve n Use Simple Past Present Perfect action in the past taking place once, never or several times action that stopped recently or is still going on actions in the past taking place one after the other finished action that has an influence on the present action in the past taking place in the middle of another action action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking Use of Present Perfect  puts emphasis on the result Example: She has written five letters.  action that is still going on Example: School has not started yet.  action that stopped recently Example: She has cooked dinner.  finished action that has an influence on the present Example: I have lost my key.  action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking Example: I have never been to Australia. Signal Words of Present Perfect  already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now Exercise on Present Perfect Simple Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple). 1. I (not / work) have not w orked today. 2. We (buy) a new lamp. 3. We (not / plan) our holiday yet. 4. Where (be / you) ? 5. He (write) five letters. 6. She (not / see) him for a long time. 7. (be / you) at school? 8. School (not / start) yet. 9. (speak / he) to his boss? 10. No, he (have / not) the time yet. Write questions in present perfect simple. 1. you / correct / my mistakes - 2. you / practise / your English - 3. she / tidy up / her room - 4. the boss / sign / the letter - 5. Mary / shut / the door - Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence. 1. Tony has built a house. - 2. Avril has crossed the street at the traffic lights. - 3. They have never been to Australia. - 4. Rupert has dialled the number. - 5. Betty has spent 200 euros at the shopping mall. - Test Write the participle forms of the following verbs. 1. shut → 2. spend → 3. give → 4. teach → 5. sell → Complete the table in present perfect simple. positive negative question We have chatted. The lesson has not started. Have we won? She has turned around. They have not arrived. Write sentences in present perfect simple. 1. we / reach / our goal - 2. our team / lose / the match - 3. she / underline / the word - 4. they / not / discover / the treasure - 5. Ron / not / talk / about the problem - Write questions in present perfect simple. 1. you / knock / at the door - 2. the teacher / mark / the tests - 3. she / buy / a new computer - 4. they / rescue / the girl - 5. Brad / wear / a blue shirt - Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence. 1. They have seen him at the library. - 2. Robby Robber has robbed another bank. - 3. Bill has ordered three desserts. - 4. Clara has repeated the sentence five times. - 5. Jane has asked a question. - Simple Past (Past Simple) Exercises on Simple Past The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action. Use of Simple Past  action in the past taking place once, never or several times Example: He visited his parents every weekend.  actions in the past taking place one after the other Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.  action in the past taking place in the middle of another action Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.  if sentences type II (If I talked, …) Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you. Signal Words of Simple Past  yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday  If-Satz Typ II (If I talked, …) Write the verbs in simple past. 1. The first settlers (be) the Potawatomi. 2. They (call) this place Checagou (wild onion) because it (smell) like onions. 3. Constructions on the Sears Tower (begin) in 1970. 4. Until 1997, the Sears Tower (be) the highest building in the world. English pool of exercise Exercise on Simple Present Form positive sentences in Simple Present. 1. Anna / the window / open → 2. I / bread / buy → 3. they / their pens / count → 4. Christine / her home / decorate → 5. it / too much / weigh → 6. we / the game / lose → 7. the children / on the floor / sleep → 8. Benjamin / the rules / break → 9. you / the sentence / understand → 10. they / trees / plant → Exercise on Present Progressive Form positive sentences in Present Progressive. 1. we / in the mountains / walk → 2. I / a magazine / read → 3. we / her / an apple / give → 4. she / in a play / act → 5. the teacher / our homework / check → 6. my crush / at me / smile → 7. you / English / speak → 8. your father / a lorry / drive → 9. Jamie / the race / win → 10. the boss / the contracts / sign → Level 3 Form positive sentences in Present Progressive. 1. you / a question / ask → 2. the dog / bark → 3. she / a bag / carry → 4. she / home / walk → 5. they / their mum / thank → 6. my crush / at me / smile → 7. we / tea / drink → 8. they / their furniture / sell → 9. Katy / a lot of money / spend → 10. the passengers / panic → Exercise on Simple Past Form positive sentences in Simple Past. 1. the dog / bark → 2. you / high / jump → 3. You / a song / sing → 4. Eric / his homework / forget → 5. he / cash / pay → 6. she / her room / tidy → 7. she / the chapter / copy → 8. we / the numbers / divide → 9. he / his girlfriend / marry → 10. she / the word / underline → Check answers Level 4 Form positive sentences in Simple Past. 1. you / high / jump → 2. Albert / squash / play → 3. you / thirsty / be → 4. he / to school / go → 5. they / their calculators / use → 6. she / my mistakes / correct → 7. I / my point of view / defend → 8. the snowman / in the sun / melt → [...]...9 he / to our question / refer → 10 his nose / bleed → Exercise on Past Progressive Form positive sentences in Past Progressive 1 you / a question / ask → 2 you / cards / play → 3 it /rain → 4 Betty / her best / do → 5 I / a magazine / read → 6 she / on a... / cards / play → 4 you / the house / see → 5 she / on a chair / sit → 6 she / in a play / act → 7 Amelie / the door / close → 8 you / early / wake up → 9 she / poems / write → 10 he / his job / quit → Exercise on Past Perfect Simple Form positive sentences in Past Perfect Simple 1 they / us / call → 2 we / her / an apple / give → 3 the dinner / a fortune / cost → 4 he / cash / pay → 5 Henry / houses . Until 1997, the Sears Tower (be) the highest building in the world. English pool of exercise Exercise on Simple Present Form positive sentences in Simple Present Perfect  already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now Exercise on Present Perfect Simple Put the verbs into the correct form (present