GRAMMAR EXERCISE – THE IMPERATIVE

Choose the correct verb

1.              upstairs.

2.              your teeth regularly.

3.              soccer in the classroom.

4.              your mobile.

5.               the instructions.

6.              slowly.

7.              silly.

8.              a cup of tea.

9.              yourself.

10.              your room.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – THE VERB TO BE

Fill in the blanks with the right subject / personal pronouns (I,
you, he, she, it, we, they):

1. Angelina Joli is American.   isn't French.

2. Brad Pitt is American, too.   isn't German.

3. Brad and Angelina aren't French.   are American.

 4. My friend and I are high school students.   aren't
primary school students.

5. The Statue of Liberty is in New York.   isn't in

Washington.

Fill in the blanks with the right form of to be ( am, are or is):

1.  you the new student?

2. Yes, I   .

3. Leila and Nancy   students.

4. Nancy   Australian .

5. My sister and I   students.

6. The girls   tired.

7. These women   beautiful.

8. The tea   delicious.

9. Nadia and Leila   friends.

10. The newspaper   cheap.

Choose the correct answer (negative or affirmative form of to

be):

1. Is Julia Robert French? No, she      French.

2. What about Robert de Nero? Is he an American actor? Yes,

he      .
 3. Are New York and Los Angeles Spanish Cities? No,

they      Spanish cities.

4. Is Big Ben in Paris? No, it      in Paris.

5. Is Mount Everest in Africa? No, it      in Africa. It is

in Asia.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – SIMPLE PRESENT

Choose the correct form of the following verbs:

wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) -

live(s) - play(s) - close(s) - live(s) - drink(s)

1. Ann   handball very well.

2. I never   coffee.

3. The swimming pool   at 7:00 in the morning.

4. It   at 9:00 in the evening.

5. Bad driving   many accidents.

6. My parents   in a very small flat.

7. The Olympic Games   place every four years.

8. They are good students. They always   their

homework.

9. My students   a little English.

10. I always   early in the morning.

Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form:

1. Jane (not/drink)   tea very often.

2. What time (the banks/open)   in Britain?

3. Where (John/come)   from?

4. It (take)   me an hour to get to work.

5. She (not/wake)   up early on Sundays.

Choose the right verbs to complete the sentences. Sometimes

you need the negative:

write - turn - eat - tell - rise

1. The earth   around the sun.

2. The sun   in the east.

3. Vegetarians   meat.

4. A liar is someone who   the truth.

5. A novelist   novels.

GRAMMAR EXERCISES – PRESENT CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE

Put the verbs into the present continuous:

1. Listen to the birds. They (sing)   .

2. Look at that one. It (fly)   high in the sky.

 3. The other one (play)   with a worm.

4. I feel happy because I (have)   a good time here in

these woods.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present
progressive)

1. Look! Sara (go)   to the movies.

2. On her right hand, Sara (carry)   her handbag.

3. The handbag (be)   very beautiful.

4. Sara usually (put)   on black shoes but now she

(wear)   white trainers.

5. And look, she (take)   an umbrella.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT

CONTINUOUS

Choose the correct answer (simple present or present

continuous)

1. It      cats and dogs. We'd better stay at home.

2. I      TV every day in the morning.

3.      to the party tonight?

4. The children are at the stadium. They      a

football match.
 5. I      to the cinema often.

6. She usually      late to school.

7. He      regularly.

8. John is busy. He      at the moment.

9. Be quiet! The baby      .

10. She      to New York next weekend.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – FUTURE PLAN

Choose the right form of the verbs:

1. I (fly)      by plane tomorrow.

2. Hi, what time ( the train/pull out)      

this evening?

3. ( you/travel)      to Paris tomorrow?

4. I      to the cinema tonight.

5. They always (have)      breakfast at 07.30

6. We (go)      out this weekend.

7. The library (open)      at 8.30 and

(close)      at 7.30.

8. The parents (have)      a meeting on Saturday

GRAMMAR EXERCISES – SIMPLE PAST

Put the verb into the simple past:

1. I   in Canada last summer holiday.

2. My sister   with me.

3. We   in Montreal.

4. She   very happy.

5. I   happy, too.

Put the verb into the simple present or the simple past:

1. I   an engineer.

2. Last year I   a student in Massachusetts Institute of

Technology.

3. I   in love with a beautiful girl at that time. We   

friends

4. Now, I live in New York and I   married to her.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – IS OR HAS

Choose the correct answer (is or has)

1. She's /      excited about the project

2. He's /      made a cup of tea.

3. Alan's /      done the job.

4. There's /      nothing to eat in the fridge.

 5. It's /      a quiet neighborhood.

6. She's /      been working as a teacher for twenty

years.

7. It's /      a silly question.

8. John's /      making a trip next weekend.

9. It's /      too difficult to do.

10. It's /      taken me a lot of time to convince my

parents.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. Last year I (go)   to England on holiday.

2. It (be)   fantastic.

3. I (visit)   lots of interesting places. I (be)   

with two friends of mine .

4. In the mornings we (walk)   in the streets of

London.

5. In the evenings we (go)   to pubs.

6. The weather (be)   strangely fine.

7. It (not / rain)   a lot.

8. But we (see)   some beautiful rainbows.

 9. Where (spend / you)   your last holiday?
10. Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive Simple Past

1. meet  .
2. drive  .
3. speak  .
4. put  .
5. write  .
6. sing  .
7. do  .
8. sit  .
9. stand  .
10 run  .
.

Complete the table in simple past.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

He wrote a book.
He did not
sing
Was she
pretty?

Put the sentences into simple past.

 1. We move to a new house. → 

2. They bring a sandwich. → 

3. He doesn't do the homework. → 

4. They sell cars. → 

5. Does he visit his friends? → 

Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / miss / the bus → 

2. she / tidy / her room → 

3. Nancy / watch / not / television→ 

4. she / read / a book → 

Choose "Was“ or "Were“:

1. The teacher      nice.

2. The students      very clever.

3. But one student      in trouble.

4. We      sorry for him.

5. He      nice though.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – PAST PROGRESSIVE

Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).

 1. When I phoned my friends, they (play)   
monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I (prepare)   dinner.

3. The kids (play)   in the garden when it suddenly

began to rain.

4. I (practice)   the guitar when he came home.

5. We (not / cycle)   all day.

6. While Alan (work)   in his room, his friends

(swim)   in the pool.

7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (not /

listen )   .

8. What (you / do)   yesterday?

9. Most of the time we (sit)   in the park.

10. I (listen)   to the radio while my sister

(watch)   TV.

11. When I arrived, They (play)   cards.

12. We (study)   English yesterday at 4:00 pm .

Write correct sentences:

Yesterday at 6 pm your family were doing different things.

Write positive sentences in past progressive.
 1. My mother / read / a novel 

2. My father / watch / a movie 

3. My elder sister / writing / in her

diary 
4. My two brothers / listen / to the

radio 
5. My little sister and I / not / watch / a

movie 

6. We / talk / about school 

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – SPELLING OF THE SIMPLE PAST FORMS

Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. The kids (play)   in the garden last Saturday.

2. She (visit)   her friends last weekend.

3. Yesterday, I (show)   my little brother the new

computer game.

4. Last Friday, we (decide)   to visit Cairo.

5. Who (invent)   the bulb?

6. The shop assistant (open)   the door to customers.

7. What (happen)   yesterday?

 8. The students (work)   on the project together
yesterday.

9. They (want)   to watch TV last night.

10. We (walk)   home last night.

Write the right form of the verbs:

Infinitive Simple Past

1. kiss.  .

2. wait.  .

3. live.  .

4.  . stopped.

5.  . cried.

6. hurry.  .

7. watch.  .

8. sail.  .

9. swap.  .

10 cook.  .
.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – PRESENT PERFECT

Choose the right answer

 1.       Matrix? It's an interesting movie.

2. For the past two years, I       Paris frequently.

3. My sister       to France.

4. My best friend and I       each other for over

twenty years .

5. I       this much fun since my childhood. .

6. My brother is still doing his homework.

He       yet.

7. She        her boyfriend for two months. .

8. Since I met my new friend, I       a lot from him.

.

9. You       late to work too many times.

10. I can't believe my eyes; she       a lot since

we last met.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – THE SIMPLE PAST VS PRESENT PERFECT

Choose the correct tense (simple past  or present perfect  )

1. Last holidays, I      to Spain.

2. She      the report yet.

3. I      a fantastic movie yesterday.

4.      her last weekend?

 5. She      well last night.

6. We      here since 2010.

7. Charley      ten books this month.

8. My sister      a new laptop two days ago.

9. I      this movie twice.

10. They      us an email last week.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND

CONTINUOUS

Write sentences in present perfect simple.

1. They / play / football - 

2. He / speak / English - 

3. I / write / a poem - 

4. We / not / wash / the car - 

5. Nancy / not / meet / her friends- 

Write questions in present perfect simple.

1. They / finish / their homework - 

2. She / visit / her friend- 

3. The maid / clean / the house - 

 4. He / drive / the van - 

5. You / ever / write / a poem - 

Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple or
simple past).

1. I (not / work)   today.

2. We (buy)   a new car last week.

3. We (not / plan)   our holiday yet.

4. She (not / see)   her mother for a long time.

5. He (write)   a beautiful poem yesterday.

Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple or
continuous).

1. I think the waiter (forget)   us . We (wait)   

here for over half an hour and nobody (take)   our

order yet.

2. I think you're right. He (walk)   by us at least

twenty times. He probably thinks we (order,

already)   .

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – ALREADY, SINCE, YET, FOR, JUST

Choose the correct answer: already, since, for, yet, or just

 1. A: I have         seen this movie twice. I like it.
B: Yes, they say it's an interesting story, but I haven't seen

it         .

2. A: I haven't seen John         Sunday. He just

disappeared.

B: I have         met him at the hospital. I was there

a few moments ago. He hasn't been feeling

well         the farewell party we had on Saturday.

3. Alan and Pamella have been married         twelve

years.

4. They have lived in the same house         they got

married.

5. I haven't told anyone         about my decision.

Please, keep it secret.
6. I am worried about my son. He hasn't come

home         .
7. My brother bought a house last month, but he hasn't

renovated it         .

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – SIMPLE FUTURE

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple future)

James, 18 years old, asked an ugly fortune teller about his

future. Here is what she told him:
 1. You (be)   very happy.

2. You (get)   a lot of money.

3. You (buy)   a beautiful house.

4. Your friends (envy)   you.

5. You (meet)   a beautiful girl.

6. You (marry)   her.

7. You and your wife (travel)   around the world.

8. People (serve)   you.

9. They (not/refuse)   to make you happy.

10. But all this (happen / only)   when you are

70 years old.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – WILL OR GOING TO

Choose the correct answer

1. A: Did you buy bread?

B: Oh, no! I forgot to buy it. I      to buy

some.
2. A: Why have you put on your coat?

B: I      dog out.

3. If I meet him, I      him the good news.

4. The phone is ringing. I      it.

 5. I've bought a new book. Tonight I      at
home and start reading it.

6. What      to her children if she doesn't find

a job?

7. I am not free tomorrow. I      the doctor?

8. I am so tired. I need some rest. I think I      a

week off.
9. A: Coffee or tea?

B: I      coffee, please.

10. A: Where are you going?

B: I      some shopping.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – FUTURE PROGRESSIVE

Put the verbs into the correct form (future progressive).

1. Tomorrow morning, we (work)   .

2. This time next week, we (have)   a party.

3. At midnight, I (sleep)   .

4. This evening, we (watch)   a talk show.

5. They (not/do)   their homework this afternoon.

6. He (listen)   to music.

7. I (read) a book   this evening.

8. (walk / you)   home this afternoon?

 9. He (not/draw)   tomorrow morning

10. They (argue)   again.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – PAST PERFECT SIMPLE AND

CONTINUOUS

Write the past participle of the following irregular verbs.

1. speak - 

2. catch - 

3. eat - 

4. understand - 

5. begin - 

Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (affirmative form.)

1. I lost the key that he (give)   to me.

2. He told me that he (see)   the film .

3. I went outside as I (hear)   a noise.

4. When they came home, Liza (cook)   dinner.

5. We could not send you a postcard because we

(lose)   your address.

Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (negative).

1. The waiter served something that we (not / order)   .

 2. He went to the country which he (not / visit)   
before.
3. She picked out the red dress, which she (not /

wear)   for ages.

4. He (not / swim)   in the beach before that day.

5. His mother was angry because he (not / do)   the

shopping for her.

Complete the questions in past perfect simple.

1. (you / finish)   your homework before you went to

the cinema?

2. Why (you / not /clean)   the bathroom before you

took a bath?

3. (you / have)   breakfast before you left the house?

4. (she / manage)   to find a place to stay when she

went to London?

5. Where (she / stay)   before she moved to live with

her friend?

Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect or the simple past)

1. The storm (destroy)   the house that they had built .

2. The children (clean)   the blackboard they had used

to do the mathematics exercise.
 3. When she went out to play, she (do / already)   her
homework.

4. She (eat)   all of the food that we had made .

5. He took off the jacket he (put on)   before.

Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense (past perfect
simple or continuous.)

1. I (try)   to get tickets for that play for months before
my friend finally got them.
2. When I arrived at the theater, my friend (pick,

already)   up the tickets.

3. He was really angry because he (wait)   for more

than half an hour when I arrived.

4. When the play started, I (already, apologize)   to my

friend.

5. We (watch)   the play when the lights went off.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE AND

CONTINUOUS

Put the verbs into the correct form (future perfect simple).

1. By 9 o'clock, we (finish)   our homework.

2. They (leave)   the classroom by the end of the

hour.

3. We (go)   home by next week.

 4. She (return)   from the excursion by 6 o'clock.

5. (buy / he)   the new house by October?

6. The sun (not / rise)   by 4 o'clock.

7. (you/do)   the shopping by 3 o'clock?

Put the verbs into the correct form (future perfect continuous).

1. By the end of the month I (live)   in this town for

ten years.

2. By the end of this week we (work)   on the

project for a month.

3. By July the fifth they (study)   English for 3 years.

4. By 10 o'clock she (watch)   TV for 4 hours.

5. She (sleep)   for 10 hours by 11 o'clock.

6. We (look for)   him for 40 days by next Saturday.

7. They (wait)   for the president for 5 hours.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (future perfect

simple or continuous.)

1. By 2018 we (live)   in Madrid for 20 years.

2. He (write)     a book by the end of the year.

 3. (finish, you)   this novel by next week?

4. He (read)     this book for 15 days by the end of

this week.

5. They (be)   married for 40 years by the end of

this month.

6. (be, she)   pregnant for three months this week?

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – FUTURE SIMPLE OR FUTURE PERFECT

Choose the correct answer: future perfect or simple future?

1. I think our team      the championship this

year.

2. By 11 pm tonight, she      writing the

report.

3. If I finish work tonight, I      TV.

4. They say it      heavily tomorrow.

5. I'm afraid,      to do the task tonight.

6.      fine tomorrow?

7. They      by 10 pm tomorrow.

8. I      Paris by the end of July next year.

9.      at home this evening?

 10. I am sorry! I      you this time. Enough
is enough!

GRAMMAR EXERCISE – MIXED TENSES

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present
progressive)

1. Look! Sara (go)   to the movies.

2. On her right hand, Sara (carry)   her handbag.

3. The handbag (be)   very beautiful.

4. Sara usually (put)   on black shoes but now she

(wear)   white trainers.

5. And look, she (take)   an umbrella because it

(rain)    

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect)

1. When he (wake up)   , his mother (already

/prepare)   breakfast

2. We (go)   to London because our friends

(invite)   us

3. He (hear)   the news, (go)   to the

telephone and (call)   a friend.

 4. When she (start)   learning English she (already

/learn)   French.

5. Jane (already / type)   three pages when her

computer (crash)   .

6. By the time the doctor (arrive)   at the house the

patient ( die)   .

7. Before that day we (never / think)   of traveling to

Japan.

8. I (know)   him a long time before I

(meet)   his family.

9. They (not / know)   where to meet because

nobody (tell)   them.

10. It (be)   cloudy for days before it

(begin)   to rain.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present
perfect).

1. I (just / finish)   my homework.

2. Mary (already / write)   five letters.

3. Tom (move)   to his home town in 1994.

 4. My friend (be)   in Canada two years ago.

5. I (not / be)   to Canada so far.

6. But I (already / travel)   to London a couple of

times.

7. Last week, Mary and Paul (go)   to the cinema.

8. I can't take any pictures because I (not /buy)   a

new film yet.

9. (they / spend)   their holidays in Paris last

summer?

10. (you / ever / see )   a whale?

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past
Progressive).

1. The receptionist (welcome)   the guests and

(ask)   them to fill in the form

2. The car (break)   down and we (have)   

to walk home.

3. The boys (swim)   while the girls

(sunbath)   .

4. My father (come)   in, (look)   and

(tell)   me to tidy up my room.

 5. While one group (prepare)   dinner the others

(collect)   wood for the campfire.

6. While the parents (have)   breakfast the children

(run)   about.

7. Martha (turn)   off the light and (go)   to

bed.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple future or future
perfect)

1. Tomorrow I think I (start)    my new project.

2. I (finish)   it by the end of this month.

3. The teacher (probably/assign)   a test to his

students next Monday.

4. He (correct)   it by the end of next week.

5. My friend (certainly/get)   a good mark.

6. By 9 o'clock, we (finish)   our homework.

7. They (leave)   the classroom by the end of the

hour.

8. I think I (start)   my trip tomorrow