ENGLISH REVIEW EXERCISES

PART ONE: GRAMMAR EXERCISES:

Choose one of the options to answer the initial questions:

1. Can you swim?

 In a pool
 Yes, I can
 Very good

2. Did he go to work or to school?

 To work
 No, he doesn't
 At 3:00 PM

3. Has your class finished?

 Yes, it has
 In five minutes
 It's English

4. Where is my pen?

 Because it's lost

 On the table
 No, you didn't

5. Who did you visit?

 I visit my mother
 Yes, I did
 I visited Judy
6. Shall we go to your place or mine?

 My place
 It is yours
 Yes, we shall

7. When will Lucy arrive?

 At 7 PM
 No, she won't
 From France

8. Who called here so late?

 It's midnight
 It was Ryan
 Yes, I called

9. Do you want to watch a movie?

 At the cinema

 Yes, I watched it
 No, I don't

10. Have you done the laundry?

 Yes, I do
 On Wednesdays
 No, I haven't
PART TWO: VERB TENSE EXERCISES:

1. A bird sang to me this morning.

 third person singular present

 past simple
 base

2. They have been playing tennis all day.

 base
 present participle
 present simple

3. I don't think he will guess the answer.

 past simple
 third person singular present
 base

4. Have you baked the cookies yet?

 base
 past participle
 present participle

5. Had they finished before you arrived?

 past simple
 base
 past participle

6. I asked your brother to drive us there.

 base
 past simple
 present participle
7. It is a sunny day today.

 past simple
 third person singular present
 past participle

8. We are in the kitchen doing the dishes.

 present simple
 present participle
 base

9. He was feeding the dogs.

 base
 past simple
 past participle

10. He walks to my car with me at night.

 present participle
 third person singular present
 base

GRAMMAR : CAN AND COULD EXERCISES

1. _____ he understand what you were talking about?

 Could
 Cans
 Coulded

2. My sister _____ play tennis now.

  can to
 can
 will can

3. I _____ walk when I was less than a year old.

 can
 could
 have can

PART THREE: EXERCISES WITH CAN Y COULD

4. (Polite) _____ you tell me what time it is, please?

 Could
 Can
 Will

5. My grandfather ________ walk without any help last night.

 can
 could
 was able to

6. I would like to ________ play the piano.

 can
 could
 be able to

7. How long have you ________ drive?

 can
 coulded
 been able to
8. I'll ________ help you later.

 can
 could
 be able to

9. Can you help me? I ________ never understand this.

 can
 cannot
 am able to

10. Will people ________ live forever one day?

 could be
 be able to
 could be able to

SIMPLE PAST EXERCISES

Past Simple Quiz

You can do this grammar quiz online or print it on paper. It tests what
you learned on the Past Simple page.

1. I _____ to the mall after school.

 goed
 gone
 went

2. My brother _____ a bear an hour ago.

  seen
 saw
 sees

3. _____ Mike visit his grandmother last night?

 Did
 Are
 Does

4. Alex did not _____ last weekend.

 working
 worked
 work

5. _____ Judy and Liz at last month's meeting?

 Was
 Were
 Are

6. We _____ not happy after the sad ending.

 were
 was
 did

7. _____ you see Jody's new dog yesterday?

 Are
 Did
 Do

8. Sorry, I ________ hear you at the door.

  wasn't
 didn't
 am not

9. I _____ English for two years.

 studying
 study
 studied

10. What _____ you eat for lunch yesterday?

 do
 did
 were

TENSE EXERCISES

Which tense is used in each of these sentences?

1. Why do you live in France?

 present perfect
 present continuous
 present simple

2. You are visiting EnglishClub.

 present perfect
 present continuous
 present simple

3. I haven't had breakfast yet.

  present perfect
 present continuous
 present simple

4. Would you like a coffee?

 conditional
 present simple
 future simple

5. Were you working at 9 o'clock?

 past simple
 past continuous
 past perfect

6. Did Tara phone you yesterday?

 past simple
 past continuous
 past perfect

7. The train had already left.

 past simple
 past continuous
 past perfect

8. We'll have finished by 6pm.

 future perfect
 future continuous
 future simple

9. Will he still be travelling this evening?

  future perfect
 future continuous
 future simple

10. Will you be in Bangkok tomorrow?

 future perfect
 future continuous
 future simple

RESTAURANT EXERCISES

1. In a cafeteria or canteen, what do you take to your table?

 your chair
 your food
 your waiter

2. Soon after being seated in a restaurant, guests are offered

 a menu
 a pudding
 a bill

3. What does a sommelier do?

 serve drinks
 suggest wines
 polish glasses

4. Which is another word for maitre d’?

 bartender
 master chef
 head waiter
5. Which means main course in the USA and starter in the UK?

 entrée
 hors d’oeuvre
 appetizer

6. With which course are side dishes served?

 starter
 main course
 dessert

7. What does an à la carte menu offer?

 separate dishes
 set menus
 drinks only

8. Which does not mean "to reserve a table"?

 make a booking
 book a table
 table a booking

9. All service charges should be shared among a restaurant's

 service staff
 owners
 guests

10. If a 15% to 20% service charge isn't added, _______ the staff
yourself.

 bill
 service
 tip
WH QUESTIONS EXERCISES

1. Which question word is used for asking about time?

 where
 when
 how

2. Choose the correct question word: "I can't find my glasses. _______
are they?"

 What
 How
 Where

3. "I wasn't listening. _______ did she say?"

 How
 What
 Why

4. "Why did they go there?" means the same as "What did they go there
_______?"

 for
 with
 to

5. I pointed at the phone I wanted to buy and said, "_______ is that one?"
  How many
 How much
 What cost

6. After they'd checked the cinema listings, Mario said, " _______ one do
you want to see?"

 How
 What
 Which

7. To find out the reason for something, we usually ask a question that
begins with

 How
 What
 Why

8. Jenny made a suggestion. She said, "_______ we go for a walk?"

 Why didn't
 Why don't
 Why do

9. There was a phone on the floor, so I picked it up and said, "_______

phone is this?"

 Whose
 Whom
 Who

10. "How come?" is a more informal way of saying

 Why?
 What?
 Which?