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Grammar and Sentence Structure Exercises

Sentence Correction

1. A pen on the table? Is there?

2. 'Happy?' 'Yes,' 'Are you/I am

3. Donald the cooking on Sundays. Doesn't do

4. There a pen on the table. Is

5. Who that bunch of roses? Bought

6. My team the match last night. Won

7. Susan to work when she a flat tyre. Was driving/got

8. I my bike in the park when it raining. Was riding/started

9. Yesterday, it to rain at 7 a.m. Began

10. 'What to you?' 'I off the ladder while I the windows. Happened/fell/was cleaning

Past Simple and Past Perfect

1. She to buy the tickets, because the admittance was free. Didn't have

2. Where last night? Did you sleep

3. Liz home and then dinner. Got/cooked

4. Where your holiday this summer? Did you spend

5. Tim and Lucy two years, Got married/ago

6. Mum to me to clean my room. Said

7. I my wallet on the train. Lost

8. Last night, Ted the table. Laid

9. When? Were you born

10. Susan me she wanted to buy a new house. Told

Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

1. Julie Rome twice this year. Has been to

2. The Robinsons don’t live here anymore. They to Liverpool two years ago. Moved

3. The baby has gone to sleep. Already

4. It hasn’t rained three weeks. For

5. Don’t come in! I’ve cleaned the floor. Just

6. He hasn’t been to his grandparents’ house last summer. Since

7. Rodney has met such friendly people. Never

8. The children lots of exotic animals at the zoo last Monday. Saw

9. The Robinsons don’t live here anymore. They to Liverpool for two years. Have moved

10. They haven’t bought the tickets for the cinema. Yet

Present Perfect vs. Past Simple

1. John Mary six months ago. Got married

2. John and Mary for six months. Have married

3. I your brother for ages. Haven’t met

4. When we were on holiday, we for two hours every day. Walked

5. Anna that from now on she will recycle paper and plastic. Has decided

6. It is the first time I such delicious food. Have eaten

7. It is the last time I for you. Am waiting

8. Have you come in? Just

9. A bad attack of flu often people up longer than we think. Stays

10. Billy work. He should be home by 3 pm. Has gone to

Present Perfect Continuous and Present Simple

1. James and Lynn New York for a few days. They are coming back tomorrow. Have gone to

2. They have Spain on holiday five times. Been to

3. Oliver isn’t here at the moment. He to the bank. Has gone

4. She has to the hairdresser’s twice a week. Been

5. You can’t see Herman before Friday, because he on a business trip. Has gone

6. We Madrid twice so far this year. Have been to

7. Harry to the sports centre and won’t be back until 5 o’clock. Has gone

8. I have an e-mail to Mr. Johnson. Written

9. Peter sleepy. He a nap. Is/hasn’t had

10. This is the best film I Have ever watched

Future Perfect and Simple Future

1. I that book, yet. Haven’t read

2. The plane yet. Hasn’t landed

3. Tom. Has just arrived

4. She abroad. Has never travelled

5. I letters all the morning. Have been typing

6. John house. Has already moved

7. if the cake? Have you checked/Sally has baked

8. Jack football for a big team when he younger. Played/was

9. She in that museum for ten years, when she died. Had worked

10. The children their homework by the time their mum came home. Had finished

Past Perfect and Past Simple

1. The thieves when the police arrived. Had already run away

2. Last Sunday, Tony to spend the day at the seaside. Decided

3. She her room before John came back. Had tidied

4. After she the washing, it started raining. Had hung out

5. Robert from Maria for ages before she called him. Had heard

Articles and Determiners

1. John isn’t honest man. An

2. I have three, two and a girl. Children/boys

3. I have been waiting for you for hour. An

4. Julie has hot two. New bushes

5. Put the and the on the table. Knives/forks

6. The Evanses have got two in their garden. Geese

7. The living upstairs are noisy. Families

8. The stop near the police station. Bus

9. The working in the factory are foreigners. Women

10. Put those into the washing machine. Handkerchiefs

Plural Forms and Collective Nouns

1. The in this radio are flat. Batteries

2. Go to the in Baker Street. His hairstyles are great! Hairdresser

3. I’ve got toothache, I need to go to the. Dentist

4. Are you going to the? Please, buy some bread. Baker's

5. Did you read? Yesterday's newspaper

6. Sons are lazy. Mary and Jane's

7. I am doing unit in my exercise book. An

8. My collar is expensive. Dog's

9. There are some in the garage. Mice

10. Thomas doesn’t like. Cherries

Adjectives and Possessive Forms

1. Love bananas. Monkeys

2. There are on the of the tree. Birds/branches

3. Are animals that can talk. Parrots

4. There are two in my bedroom. Windows

5. I have four in my kitchen. Cupboards

6. I read ten in my book. Pages

7. Are where you learn. Schools/places

8. There are on the table. Sandwiches

9. Please, help me wash after lunch. The dishes

10. The police are questioning the. Thieves

Specific and Non-Specific Articles

1. This blouse is. Jane's

2. House is near the football stadium. They got married last week. John and Helen's

3. Your eyes are beautiful. Mother's

4. My computer doesn’t work. Son's

5. My boyfriend is funny. Sister's

6. My bikes are in the garden. Friends'

7. Is new. James's car

8. Pamela has got two. Babies

9. This pair of is new. Nylon socks

10. There are some sculptures by Michelangelo in. St Peter's

Prepositions and Location Phrases

1. Is Turkish. One of my father's friends

2. Is in strike at present. One of Mr Taylor's secretaries

3. Look! It is getting dark. There are lots of clouds in the sky. The

4. You need permit to park here. A

5. Courage is not one of my virtues. X

6. That house has stone roof. A

7. I always do some jogging after work: it’s relaxing. X

8. Do you like ice cream? X

9. Would you like to be astronaut? An

10. I am looking for new house with garden. A/a

Definite and Indefinite Articles

1. Jane is wearing black dress and is carrying black bag in hand and big suitcase. A/a/one/a

2. What was weather like in Spain? The

3. Last week, we had awful weather. An

4. We spent day in Athens before going to Sepses. A

5. My house have garden, so I can keep pet. A/a

6. Day, I will buy house in London. One/a

7. I like to spend my holidays in mountains in summer. X/the

8. Chess is game that requires great concentration. X/a/X

9. A lot of people are crazy about football. X

10. I haven’t got courage to speak to him. The

Proper Nouns and Geographical Locations

1. Sicily is island in Mediterranean Sea. X/an/the

2. My mother loves apples with cheese. X/X

3. Give us. Cows/milk

4. Pass me sugar, please! The

5. Jane knows that my favourite subject. Maths

6. It is nice to walk in sun on spring days. The/X

7. I’m afraid dogs. Of

8. Plants don’t grow easily here: soil is too dry. X/The

9. Can you imagine life in a big town without electricity? X/X

10. Roof of that house is made of stone. The

Travel and Directions

1. It is very dangerous to travel Sahara. Across the

2. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in Asia. X/X

3. My uncle lives in New York in USA. His flat is near Empire State Building. X/the/the

4. John plays piano. The

5. Sri Lanka is island that lies in Indian Ocean. X/an/The

6. Great Britain includes England, Scotland and Wales. X/X/X/X

7. Jack is in hospital. He had temperature and cough. X/a/a

8. I have to go hospital to visit my aunt. To the

9. I like travelling by sea, particularly when sea is a little tough. X/the

10. James has applied for scholarship at Harvard University. A/X

Communication and Media

1. I usually listen to radio after dinner. The/X

2. Do you remember dinner at Browns’? The/the

3. David can speak German and Japanese. X/X

4. John is not in office today. The

5. I have terrible headache. I’m not going to school today. A/X

Transport and Travel

1. Let’s go to country by bicycle tomorrow! The/X

2. Last month, I went to Marocco in North Africa. X/X

3. We went out for meal yesterday. We had Mexican food. A/X

4. Now season with salt and. Pepper

5. All my family skiing. Likes

6. 'A pen and 2 pencils. How much is it?' '£1.50.' It's

7. The children are putting on their. Coats

8. Ravioli really delicious. These/are

9. How many people queuing outside the cinema? Are

10. The team confident of winning the match. Seems to be

Collective and Uncountable Nouns

1. The staff in this office very helpful. Seem to be

2. Cattle kept for their meat. X/are

3. Seventy miles a long distance when there were no cars. Were

4. Susan’s glasses broken. Are

5. A very difficult subject. Economics is

6. Her clothes very smart. Are

7. The police looking for the bank robbers. Are

8. There a lot of people standing outside the cinema. Are

9. The Taylors’ on the train. Baggage is

10. Six months not a long time. Is

Numbers and Quantifiers

1. Nine o’clock. Only ten minutes to departure. It's/there are

2. She put on some clean. Clothes

3. John went on a business to Japan. Trip

4. Thirty trapped in the flames. People are

5. The police sealed off the area. Have

6. We must buy some new for our flat. Furniture

7. Let’s not wait for the coach. Two miles to the village. It's

8. I enjoyed very much the from Genoa to Haifa. Trip

9. He runs A business

10. I’ve got for you. An interesting piece of news

Miscellaneous Topics

1. If your weak, new hopes are opening up for you. Hairs are

2. No money in the piggy-bank. There is

3. The tornado caused. Great damage