English grammar exercise, elementary level.

In this exercise you will practise using different tenses (present simple, present continuous, past simple,
present perfect and future simple).
1 Do you like the film? (change to past simple) the film?

2 My father loves seafood. (change to past simple) My father seafood.

3 He speaks four languages. (change to past simple) He four languages.

4 My sister doesn't have a job. (change to past simple) My sister a job.

5 He reads a lot of books in his spare time.(change to past simple)He a lot of books in his spare time.

6 I saw a great film. (change to present perfect simple) I a great film.

7 Elizabeth isn't at home. (change to past simple) Elizabeth at home.

8 He liked his job. (change to present simple) He his job.

9 He liked the job. (change to future simple) He the job.

10 Are they here? (change to future simple) here?

Fill in with the correct form of verb!

1 (you/speak) to Angela last week?

2 What year (Columbus/discover) America?

3 Why (you/not/come) to my birthday party?

4 What year (Elvis/die) ? Was it 1977 or 1978?

5 How much (you/pay) for your iPod?

6 When (you/play) tennis with Martin?

7 Which hotel (you/stay) in when you were in London?

8 How many times (Tom/take) his driving test before he passed?

9 How old (you/be) when you left school?

10 How old (she/be) when she started school?

Ex. 4: Stative Verbs

Stative verb or action verb? Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. He often helps other people. I he is a good man.

think am thinking have been thinking had been thinking

2. I about this project since last spring.

 think am thinking have been thinking thought

3. Can you help me, please? I for Mr. Smith's office.

look am looking have looked looked

4. Is that Alan over there? He old and tired. Is he sick?

looks has looked has been looking looked

5. She the soup in the kitchen when the telephone rang.

has tasted has been tasting was tasting

6. This soup good. I really like it.

is tasting has been tasting tastes

7. Could you call a little later? We dinner now.

are having have had had

8. She him for quite a long time. They are good friends.

knows has known has been knowing had known

9. Your bag a ton. There are too many books in it.

weighs is weighing has been weighing weighed

10. I a little boy in the room. He is sleeping on the sofa.

see am seeing saw had seen

Ex. 6: Conjunctions
1. Whose keys are these? – They are Mike's. I noticed them only he left.

after before by the time while

2. it happened, I was in my room.

How When Where Why

3. She has been studying French she was a child.

as long as as soon as since until

4. She came back sooner he had expected.

than that what when

5. He didn't eat the salad he doesn't like onions.

as if as though because unless

6. She has an umbrella it rains.

if in case on condition that provided that

7. he will agree to do it remains to be seen.
 As If Though Whether
8. I didn't hear he said.

that what which whom

9. Yesterday she came to work at ten o'clock. The manager asked her she was late.

how when where why

10. The man brought the box is in the hall.

which who whom whose

This exercise gives you practice using the present simple tense.
1 Michael (have) four brothers.

2 We (live) in London.

3 She (live) in Manchester.

4 My cat (love) fish.

5 Where (you/work) ?

6 Where (he/work) ?

7 What time (you/start) school?

8 What kind of music (you/like) ?

9 What kind of music (your brother/like) ?

10 (you/like) football?

11 (you/know) this man?

12 Why (you/want) to live in Italy?

Arrange the words to make affirmative sentences. Place time expressions at the end of the
sentences.

I will go home now.

1. go / now / home / will / I →

2. give / the present / tomorrow / we / him / will →

3. her / met / last night / at / we / the station →

4. was / last week / he / in hospital →

5. in Greece / spend / I / will / next year / my holiday →

6. must / at five o'clock / leave / we / the house →

7. the library / take / I / the book / will / today / to →

8. my mum / breakfast / in the morning / made →

9. tonight / want / to the cinema / to go / we →

10. wrote / last week / they / at school / a test →

Identify the wrong word

Identify the word or phrase that needs to be removed from the sentence to make it grammatically correct.
1. He called me as a fool.
a) called
b) as
c) a
2. This is the house where Jack was born in.
a) where
b) was
c) in
3. I have visited them a couple of times during my stay in Mexico.
a) have
b) couple
c) of
4. I live half of a mile from here.
a) half
b) of
c) a
5. I don’t think so that I will have time.
a) so
b) that
c) will
6. Despite of having a headache I enjoyed the film.
a) despite
b) of
c) having
7. He asked to her why she was angry.
a) to
b) why
c) was
8. He was very kind enough to invite me.
a) very
b) enough
c) to
9. I have bought a chicken in case of Peter stays to lunch.
a) in case
b) of
c) to
10. I want to know as to why I have been detained.
a) as to
b) why
c) been