Xword Grammar Exercises

for Students
of English as a Second Language
Jim Lydon

Part I

Revised April 1993 by Judith Coppock Gex

Revised 2004 by Bonny Hart

Xword Grammar for Students of English as a Second Language

Part I Contents
Lesson 1: Xwords........................................................................................................... page 1
Lesson 2: Verbs and Verb Forms................................................................................ page 3
Lesson 3: The Relationship between xwords and Verbs......................................... page 5
Lesson 4: What is the difference between Vb and Vns? / Infinitives................ page 7
Lesson 5: How to find the subject of a sentence in sentences with xwords ..... page 9
Lesson 6: Negative Statements ................................................................................ page 11
Lesson 7: Yes/No Questions......................................................................................page 15
Lesson 8: Information Questions..............................................................................page 17
Lesson 9: Do, Does, Did ..............................................................................................page 19
Lesson 9 : Do as a principal verb............................................................................ page 29
Lesson 10: Have, Has, and Had ..................................................................................page 31
Lesson 11: Have to ...................................................................................................... page 33
Lesson 12: Used to...................................................................................................... page 35
Lesson 13: The Future................................................................................................ page 37
Quizzes on Lessons 1-13
Review: Lessons 1-13