GRAMMAR EXERCISES

Rewrite the sentences below using the words in brackets or the beginning of the sentence given.
Do not change the meaning of the original sentence:

1. They’re married. They got married six months ago. (FOR)

-They´re married for six years.

2. They’ve been playing in the same team for five years. (AGO)
-They began to play in the same team five years ago.

3. The last time I went to the theatre was a month ago. (HAVEN’T)
-I haven´t been on a theatre for a month.

4. When did Tom move to London? (HOW LONG)

- How long has Tom living in London?

5. He has had his new car since February (BOUGHT)

He bought his new car in February.

6. Andy hasn’t drunk a beer for two months (GAVE)

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7. They were playing chess for the whole day (SPENT)

8. She moved into another house in 1997 (HAS)

9. He has never visited a fortune-teller before. (FIRST)

10.Perhaps they’ll bring her a present if you ask her

They ...
11.I’m sure he was responsible. Nobody else visited the place yesterday.
He ...
12.You are paying more than necessary for this house. (SHOULD)

13.I think they have lost the match but I’m not sure
They ...
14.I’d prefer to stay her and watch TV (RATHER)

15.I’m sure that dictionary isn’t my brother. His is yellow.

That dictionary ...
16.It was impossible for him to know what was going to happen.
He …
17.You bought more food for the party than necessary (HAVE)

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18.I’d prefer you not to tell her the truth
You ..
19.I think there is nobody at home. No one answered when I knocked on the door.
There ...
20.Will you prepare the dinner for me, please? (MIND)

21.Do you want any more biscuits for breakfast? (LIKE)

22.Let’s go to a restaurant for lunch. (SHALL)

23.He wasn’t able to play because he was injured

Because of ...
24.As he was tired, he went to bed very early. (DUE)

25.I felt too tired to walk any further, so I took a taxi

Since ...
26.He missed the bus. He got up very late this morning.
As ...
27.The cause of his death was a heart attack.
He
28.We won the match although we played worse than the other team (DESPITE)

29.Although it was hot, he was still shivering. (SPITE)

30.Despite all my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong. (ALTHOUGH)

31.In spite of not having eaten for hours, he didn’t feel hungry.
Although ...
32.She spoke very slowly. She wanted the man to understand what she said. (SO THAT)

33.He wants to go to the bank. He will take some money out. (TO)

34.She went to the police station. She wanted to report that her car had been stolen. (SO THAT)

35.As I wanted to live near my work, I moved into a new house. (IN ORDER)

36.The plane left before I got to the airport.

By the time ..
37.He went to the shop and then came back home (AFTER)

38.She waited for an answer. At the same time, someone opened the door.
While ...

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39.I cleaned my shoes and then I tied my shoelaces
Before ...
40.The bell rang and the schoolchildren left the school. (AS SOON AS)

41.The match began and then he arrived at the stadium

By the time ...
42.I brushed my teeth and I went to bed.
Before …
43.He doesn’t like working during his holidays. (WHILE)

44.What’s your date of birth?

When ...

CLOZE TESTS. Complete the texts using the words in the boxes.

are as can drawback from (x2) go (x2) good live matter or (x3) quite towns
sport (x2)

That sports are very ......... for the health is ........ true. We should all ........ in for sports,
no ........... whether we are young ......... old. We can choose ........a vigorous sport, such ......
climbing to a mild ..... such as angling. The ....... for people living in ...... is that either they ...... too
busy or the ..... installations are too far ..... the place where they ....... In summer we can ....... in for
swimming, tennis ...... golf. In winter we ......... go in for skiing ...... skating.

a after be country feel has hear long of one or (x2) time when who

Most of the people ...... live in a town ..... to live in the ......... They would like to ....... in
contact with nature. ...... we have lived in ........ town for a long ......, we forget the charms ..........
the country, but if ....... day we happen to ........ the bleating of sheep ........ the lowing of
cows ......... smell the lamp earth ...... a shower, then we ....... a pleasant sensation which ....... been
hidden inside us.

a (X2) bringing but comes dinning disposition everything his least life night
of Rip shake starve that to (x3) would

Rip Van Winkle, however, was one ……. those happy mortals of foolish, easy-going ……. who
take the world as it …….., eating white bread or brown, according ………. which can be got with the
………… thought or trouble, and would rather ………. on a penny than work for ………. pound. If left
to himself, he ……… have been perfectly content to whistle ………. away, but his wife kept
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continually ……… in his ears about his idleness, ………. carelessness, and the ruin he was …..… on his
family. Morning, noon, and …….., her tongue was incessantly going, and ……. he said or did was
sure -------- produce a torrent of household eloquence ……. had but no one way of replying ……. all
lectures of the kind, and ……., by frequent use, had grown into …… habit. He would shrug his
shoulders, …… his head, cast up his eyes, …… say nothing.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple
or Continuous and the Past Perfect Simple or Continuous.
1. A: ______________________ (you / take) the dog for a walk yet?
B: I _______________ (work) all day. I ________________ (just/ come) home from work and I
_____________ (not have) the time yet to walk the dog.
2. The passengers were cross because the airline ________________ (lose) everyone’s bags.
3. I was delighted when I found my keys. I ___________________ (look) for them for hours.

FUTURE. Now fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use any future
tenses you have studied.
1. A: Can I have a look at your photos tomorrow?
B: No, I’m sorry. I ________________________ (not develop) them by tomorrow.
2. I feel exhausted. I ____________________________ (take) some days off.
3. This time next month, we ________________________ (enjoy) our Christmas holidays.
4. Next holiday we _______________________ (stay) in a five-star hotel.
5. Don’t phone me between 7 and 8 this evening. I ___________________ (have) dinner with an
interesting person.
6. She ______________________ (get) in touch as soon as she ________________ (have) the
information.
7. By the time you wake up tomorrow morning, I ________________________ (prepare) breakfast.
8. Have you heard that Jenny ___________________________ (have) a baby?

GERUND OR INFINITIVE? Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Do you mind _________________ (wait) a few more minutes?
2. Sheryl forgot _________________ (bring) her purse, so I lent her 10€.
3. ____________________ (read) is a great way to relax. I love to sit back and enjoy a good book.
4. Dad, you promised _______________________ (take) us to the beach today. Why don’t we go then?
5. I can’t help ____________________ (wonder) how my grandmother’s life would have been different
is she had been able to go to college.
6. Jenny wants _________________ (go) to the cinema, but I’d rather ______________ (stay) at home
and ________________ (watch) TV.
7. I completely forgot __________________ (come) here when I was a kid. But now I remember!!! My
parents brought me here when I was a kid.
8. Lydia really regrets ________________ (leave) high school when she was 16. Now she can’t find the
job she wants.

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