General Grammar Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. One day people .............................. live on Mars.

can
could
will be able to
We use will be able to to talk about future ability.

2. I am interested in ............................ to swim.

to learn
learn
learning
to learning
We use a noun or an ing form after a preposition.

3. You don't look happy ............................. me.

see
to see
seeing
The adjective happy is followed by a to-infinitive.

4. That skirt is too short, ............................?

is it
isn't it
does it
We use a negative tag after an affirmative sentence.

5. He was .............................. injured in the accident.

deadly
deathly

www.englishgrammar.org
 General Grammar Exercise

fatally
Deadly is an adjective. It is used before a noun; fatally is the adverb for this meaning.

6. I very much enjoy .............................

to sing
singing
Either could be used here
We use an ing form after enjoy.

7. She wouldn't have survived, if they ................................... her to

hospital.
didn't take
hadn't taken
don't take
In the third conditional we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past
participle in the main clause.

8. Alice didn't pass the test. Mary didn't .............................

also
either
neither
We can use 'not either' to add a negative idea to another negative idea.

9. She often comes and ............................... the afternoon with us.

spend
to spend
spends
Here the singular pronoun she is the subject of both clauses.

www.englishgrammar.org
 General Grammar Exercise

10. Get that cat .............................. the piano.

of
off
from

11. We need as ................................ volunteers as possible.

many
much
most
Before a plural noun we use many.

12. Do you know the reason ................................ her unhappiness?

of
for
about
Reason is followed by the preposition for.

PLAY AGAIN !
Answers
1. One day people will be able to live on Mars.
2. I am interested in learning to swim.
3. You don’t look happy to see me.
4. That skirt is too short, isn’t it?
5. He was fatally injured in the accident.
6. I very much enjoy singing.
7. She wouldn’t have survived, if they hadn’t taken her to hospital.
8. Alice didn’t pass the test. Mary didn’t either.
9. She often comes and spends the afternoon with us.
10. Get that cat off the piano.
11. We need as many volunteers as possible.

www.englishgrammar.org
 General Grammar Exercise

12. Do you know the reason for her unhappiness?

www.englishgrammar.org