ALL GRAMMAR EXERCISES

1. Complete the text with the Present simple or Present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
My uncle Ian 1 __ (have) a great job working as a freelance photographer, so
he never 2 __ (work) in the same place for long. At the moment he 3 __
(travel) around South America. His latest project 4 __ (involve) taking photos of
a motorcycle in exotic locations. I 5 __ (follow) his progress because he
6 __ (be) very kind by sending me updates every few days. It 7 __ (look)
like he 8 __ (have) a great adventure, even though I 9 __ (think) he’s
working very hard. He will be there for another month, but I can see
that the project 10 __ (look) great already.

2. Complete the second sentence using the word given.

1 Greg is more laid-back than his brother. AS
Greg’s brother ________________________________________________________.
2 Everybody in class is more organised than me. THE
I ________________________________________________________.
3 Joanie doesn’t play piano as well as Christine. MUCH
Christine plays ________________________________________________________.
4 Nobody in the team is as tall as Jim. FAR
Jim is by ________________________________________________________.
5 They find Chemistry a lot more practical than Philosophy. THAN
For them, Philosophy is _____________________________________________________.

3. Complete the sentences using the Present perfect form of the verbs below and the
adverb in brackets.
solve not meet not decide apologise spend
not find be have love arrive
1 We ____________________ our new flatmate _________. She’s arriving tomorrow.
(yet)
2 I ____________________ the most fantastic meal of my life. It was delicious. (just)
3 ____________________ (you) to Sara _________? She was really upset by what you
said. (yet)
4 I don’t think Polly ____________________ anyone as much as Gary. She simply
adores him. (ever)
5 My parents ____________________ where to go on holiday. My dad loves the
beach, but my mum detests it. (still)
6 I ____________________ the problem. It only took me a few minutes. (already)
7 Pat graduated last year, but she____________________ a job. (still)
8 The bus was late so they ____________________. (just)
9 Kevin ____________________ the money his dad gave him for his birthday. He
bought a bike. (already)
10 ____________________ (you) in love with someone who wasn’t interested in you?
(ever)

4. Find and correct the mistake in the sentences.

1 I didn’t used to eat fish, but I love it now.
__________________________________________________________________________
2 Rose would be good friends with Jack, but then they fell out with each other.
__________________________________________________________________________
3 Would you go to the cinema yesterday?
__________________________________________________________________________
4 Sam wasn’t used to sing as well as she does now.
__________________________________________________________________________

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5. Choose the correct alternative.
1 When Harriet used to/use to/got use to live in France, she got used to/use
to/would buy fresh croissants every day.
2 Did Ivan used to/get used to/use to be an actor? That’s funny – I use
to/would/used to do that job as well.
3 When I lived in the UK, I used to/got use to/use to drink a lot of tea, but I am
used to/would/was used to drinking more coffee now.
4 ‘How long did it take you to get used to/be used to/used to watching movies in
English without subtitles?’ ‘I am not use to/didn’t use to/haven’t got used to it
yet. I still get confused.’
5 Barbara used to/isn’t used to/didn’t use to getting up so early. She has to open
the bar at 6 a.m. every day now, so she needs to get used to/be used to/use to
it.

6. Complete the text with so (much/many) or such (a/an).

The fashion show was 1 __ disappointment. I had been 2 __ excited at
the chance of going but when I was there it was 3 __ different from what I had
imagined. There was 4 __ advertising and 5 __ photographers pushing
for space. We had to stand 6 __ far back that we couldn’t even see the
models. We looked around the stands but everything was 7 __ expensive that
we didn’t buy anything, and there weren’t 8 __ nice clothes anyway. I felt 9
__ idiot for spending 50 euros on the ticket. In the end, we decided it was 10 __
boring that we left early.

7. Complete the sentences with the correct narrative tense form of the verbs below.

finish not fall read travel work take become stop

1 Fred ____________________ asleep until I ____________________ him a story.

2 When I saw him, Dan ____________________ on the computer so long that his eyes
____________________ red.
3 While Jane ____________________ the last chapter of her novel, her computer
____________________ working.
4 ____________________ (Vince/ever) abroad before Ali ____________________ him to
Spain?

8. Write sentences using the prompts and the correct narrative tenses.
1 by the time/Lia/remember the meeting/be/too late
__________________________________________________________________________
2 Harry/not live in Paris/for long/when/he/get the job
__________________________________________________________________________
3 After Martin/write/his play/he/go to Australia/see his family
__________________________________________________________________________
4 when/I/get to the office/Paul/already/talk/to the boss
__________________________________________________________________________
5 when/they/leave/we/see/they forget/keys
__________________________________________________________________________

9. Write a sentence about each situation using a modal of deduction (past or present).
1 It’s impossible that Brenda stole your book. She’s so honest.
Brenda _______________________________________________________.
2 Perhaps I left the book in the car. I don’t remember.
I _______________________________________________________.
3 Steve and his girlfriend have just split up. I imagine he’s not very happy.
Steve _______________________________________________________.

4 I’m sure Rhys has seen that play. He said he loved the last scene.

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 Rhys _______________________________________________________.
5 Eva’s definitely got a passport. She’s been to China.
Eva _______________________________________________________.
6 Kelly and Rick weren’t here for dinner. Maybe they went out to eat.
Kelly and Rick _______________________________________________________.

10. Tick (✓) the correct article and correct the mistake in each sentence (– = no article).
1 Day and night are the same length all a ______ year round on the ______
equator.
2 The ______ Po is the longest river in the ______ Italy.
3 The ______ Sahara Desert has enormous potential for the ______ future energy
needs.
4 We’ll see you in a ______ hour by the ______ ticket office.
5 We wanted to go to Naples by a ______ bus but in the end we took the ______
car.
6 My friend Jack is in a ______ hospital. He had an ______ accident with his
motorbike.
7 There is so much more we should be doing to save the ______ environment and
stop the ______ pollution.

11. Complete the sentences using the Present perfect or Present perfect continuous.
Then choose the correct alternative.
1 We ____________________ (not hear) from Jill for/since 9 a.m. I hope everything is
OK.
2 ____________________ (you/have) this car for/since 1985?
3 Tina ____________________ (work) in Brazil for/since the last few months on an
exchange programme. She’ll be back in June.
4 Matt ____________________ (look) for a job for/since he graduated. I hope he
finds one soon.
5 Jo and I are old friends, but I ____________________ (know) her sister for/since just
a few months.
6 We ____________________ (study) for/since hours. I need a break!

12. Complete the sentences using the Present perfect or Present perfect continuous of
the verbs below.

learn chat laugh not finish see have

1 How long ____________________ (you) to play the guitar?

2 It’s a really long book and I ____________________ it.
3 Pete ____________________ that film five times. He loves it!
4 I haven’t been able to use the computer. My sister ____________________ with her
friends all day!
5 Fran and Jeff are going to be late. They ____________________ a minor accident
on the motorway.
6 We ____________________ so much that our faces are red!

13. Complete the sentences with the correct future form of the verbs below.

enjoy do arrange take leave have not take off call

1 Oh no, there’s a big queue. It ____________________ us ages to get through the

security check!
2 The plane ____________________ until 9 p.m. We’ve got time for dinner first.

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 3 I’m sure they ____________________ a great time in Montreal. There’s so much to
do there.
4 Don’t worry. I ____________________ you a taxi to the airport. I’ve got the phone
number here.
5 What ____________________ (you) this evening, Rob? Shall we go for a drink
together?
6 Mel’s ship ____________________ this evening at 9.
7 I don’t think Sabrina ____________________ her holiday. The island is really hot and
she hates extreme heat.
8 ____________________ (we) a big party for Jenna’s birthday? We’ve got ten days
to plan it.

14. Write sentences using the Future perfect or the Future continuous.
1 we/arrive/at the airport/by this time tomorrow?
__________________________________________________________________________
2 Frank/travel/to Scotland/at this time tomorrow
__________________________________________________________________________
3 you/still/work/here/in two years’ time?
__________________________________________________________________________
4 this time next year/they/be married/for ten years
__________________________________________________________________________

15. Choose the correct alternative.

1 I’ll take the dog out as soon as/until/before I get home this evening.
2 Do you think you will go/go/have gone to university when you finish high school?
3 Phil will meet us after he’ll clean/’s cleaning/’s cleaned his room.
4 When we get to Naples, we have had/have/’ll have a pizza!
5 I’ll do my homework before/when/while we have dinner.
6 Carol will speak Chinese fluently after she returns/is returning/will return from her
trip.

16. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the passive and the verbs below.
abandon discover cross not warn clean

1 The Mediterranean Sea ____________________ by nearly a million migrants every

year.
2 We got to the hotel while the room ____________________, so we had to wait.
3 Nowadays more and more traditional lifestyles ____________________ due to
globalisation.
4 The port was not ready for the visitors because authorities ____________________
about the boats.
5 Penicillin ____________________ in 1928 and saved many lives.

17. Rewrite the sentences in the passive form.

1 They say the refugees are in good health.
__________________________________________________________________________
2 There are fears that they are going to overdevelop the city in coming decades.
__________________________________________________________________________
3 Have they informed you about the safety policy?
__________________________________________________________________________

4 More people will speak Spanish in the USA in the future.

__________________________________________________________________________
5 Hundreds of people will have signed the petition by the end of the day.
__________________________________________________________________________
6 They should pass a new tax law.
__________________________________________________________________________

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18. Complete the sentences with the correct article (a/an/the/–) or quantifier (a lot
of/much/many/a few/few/a little/little).
1 Pete doesn’t do ____________________ exercise. He walks his dog for
____________________ minutes every day and that’s it.
2 Did the coach give you ____________________ advice about your serve? That’s
the part of the game that takes ____________________ while to improve.
3 Please only bring ____________________ luggage because there is very
____________________ space left in the car.
4 We only had ____________________ money at the end of the holiday so we didn’t
buy ____________________ presents.
5 Mick spent ____________________ whole of last year in the Himalayas, so he has
____________________ experience of climbing mountains.
6 We had never seen so ____________________ spectators. The stadium was empty;
and for such ____________________ important event. It was a real shame.

19. Complete the sentences using verbs of advice, obligation, permission or ability.
Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1 Mara, you really ____________________ bring so many clothes. It’s going to be hot
and our rucksacks ____________________ be as light as possible.
2 I think they ____________________ still get tickets, but they ____________________
get there early because there will be a long queue.
3 Only the goalkeeper ____________________ to touch the ball with his hands. The
other players ____________________ only use their feet or head.
4 We ____________________ park near the stadium now, so we ____________________
to walk for about 20 minutes.
5 Sue ____________________ ski until last year, but now she’s really good. She
____________________ win a big competition last month.
6 You ____________________ forget to bring the right shoes or we
____________________ to play. The rules are very strict.

20. Complete the second sentence so it means the

need ought mustn't
same as the first, using the words below.

1 Swimming is not allowed in the lake.

You ______________________________________________________________.
2 It wasn’t necessary to reserve the tickets.
They ______________________________________________________________.
3 Those kids spend more time online than they should.
Those kids ______________________________________________________________.

21. Complete the reported

sentences using the verbs below. agree advise beg deny insist

1 ‘I didn’t drop the vase!’

Darren ______________________________________________________________.
2 ‘Please lend me some money, Paula.’
Harriet ______________________________________________________________.
3 ‘You should work harder, Fred.’
The teacher ______________________________________________________________.
4 ‘I’ll pay for dinner. Really, it’s no problem.’
Katie ______________________________________________________________.
5 ‘Yes, 5 o’clock is fine. Let’s meet then.’
Fran and Zoe ______________________________________________________________.

22. Complete the reported statements.

1 ‘We climbed a mountain this morning.’

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 Sonny said ___________________________________________________________.
2 ‘Lola thinks that this city is dangerous.’
Jules told us ___________________________________________________________.
3 ‘We are having dinner with Aunt Rita tonight.’
Mum and Dad said
___________________________________________________________.
4 ‘The tsunami might cause massive damage to the coast.’
The reporter said ___________________________________________________________.
5 ‘I’ll play football with you tomorrow.’
Cindy told me ___________________________________________________________.

23. Complete the reported questions.

1 ‘Where are you going to travel next year?’
Sally asked us _____________________________________________________.
2 ‘Have you ever been here before?’
Josie asked Phil and Bob _____________________________________________________.
3 ‘Had they ever seen a gorilla before this trip to Cameroon?’
She asked me _____________________________________________________.
4 ‘Why isn’t Eve wearing her seat belt now?’
Dad wanted _____________________________________________________.
5 ‘How long have you been doing karate?’
I asked her _____________________________________________________.

24. Complete the sentences with relative pronouns. Then write D for defining or ND for
non-defining relative clause.
1 The house ____________________ guitar legend Jimi Hendrix lived in London has
just been opened to the public. _____
2 Amy Winehouse, ____________________ most famous song was Rehab, died at
the age of 27. _____
3 Her first record, ____________________ was released in 2014, was an instant
success. _____
4 After the concert we chatted to the bassist, ____________________ comes from
Wales, like me. _____
5 We’re going to that pub ____________________ they play reggae. Do you want to
join us? _____
6 Do you remember the name of the singer ____________________ first sang
Moondance? _____

25. Combine the sentences using a defining or a non-defining relative clause.

1 MTV is the world’s most popular music channel. It first went on air in 1981.
_________________________________________________________________________
2 Coldplay are one of the biggest bands around. Their song was in the film The
Amazing Spiderman.
_________________________________________________________________________
3 Didn’t you meet the girl last night? She was a dancer for Beyoncé.
_________________________________________________________________________

26. Rewrite the sentences with let, make, have or get.

1 We’ll never convince Fiona to sing in our band.
_________________________________________________________________________
2 My mum never allows me to go to concerts.
_________________________________________________________________________
3 I won’t insist that my kids have to sing in the choir.
_________________________________________________________________________
4 Tim gave his assistant director the responsibility of editing the video.
_________________________________________________________________________

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 5 Is your dad going to force your sister to stay home?
_________________________________________________________________________
6 I’m paying a technician to repair my computer.
_________________________________________________________________________

27. Complete the sentences

with too or enough and the hard people sweet many much
words below.

1 If you have received ____________________ gifts, you should give some away to
charity.
2 Frank didn’t study ____________________ to pass the exam. He’ll have to retake it.
3 This cake is far ____________________! Why did you put all that sugar in it?
4 Without the volunteers, we wouldn’t have had ____________________ to
complete all the work.
5 That fire is giving off ____________________ heat. It’s boiling in here.

28. Choose the best alternative.

1 When/If you start now, you are/will be able to finish before lunch.
2 As soon as/Unless I hear from Lily and John, I –/will tell you what they’ve
decided.
3 When/Unless it rains, the grass will get/gets wet.
4 I’d like him more if/when he were/is more polite.
5 Unless/As soon as the weather improves, they won’t/wouldn’t come.

29. Complete the sentences using the 1st or 2nd conditional and the verbs below.

give donate pay become save not be lend buy protest win

1 If you ____________________ Jimmy some money, I’m sure he ____________________

you back.
2 If someone ____________________ us a million pounds, we ____________________ a
house in the country.
3 People ____________________ (definitely) if he ____________________ the president.
4 If you ____________________ the lottery, ____________________ (you) any of the
money to charity?
5 Unless they ____________________ up for another six months, they
____________________ able to buy a new car.

30. Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first.
1 I can’t believe you didn’t tell me.
If only ______________________________________________________________.
2 Sadly, we haven’t got enough time.
I wish ______________________________________________________________.
3 Oh no! We missed the exhibition.
I wish ______________________________________________________________.
4 You never finished that sculpture.
If only ______________________________________________________________.
5 Ian hasn’t called for weeks!
I wish ______________________________________________________________.

31. Complete the 3rd conditional sentences using the verbs in brackets in the correct
gap.
1 I __ that jacket if it __ less. (cost, buy)
2 That painter might __ so successful if he __ a famous actress. (not
marry, not be)
3 Maya could __ a living as a sculptress if she __ more of her work.
(make, finish)

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 4 __ (your friends) to come to the museum if I __ it to them? (agree,
suggest)
5 If Ivan __ round the world as a young man his books __ nearly as
interesting. (not be, not travel)

32. Write sentences using mixed conditionals.

1 if/they/be/more attentive/in class/the teacher/not have to explain/it/twice
__________________________________________________________________________
2 Drake/still be/a professional athlete/now/if/he/not hurt/his back
__________________________________________________________________________
3 if/my parents/let/me/go/to Art School/I/be/a painter and not an accountant
__________________________________________________________________________
4 I/not know/her/today/if/we both/not go/to that party
__________________________________________________________________________
5 if/I/speak/Spanish/I/go/on holiday to Peru/last year
__________________________________________________________________________

33. Complete the sentences with question tags.

1 Your laptop doesn’t have a CD drive, _________________?
2 Marta isn’t working this week, _________________?
3 Nobody called, _________________?
4 Your dog Rusty loves his bed, _________________?
5 Let’s stream this movie, _________________?
6 My parents won’t be happy about this, _________________?
7 You haven’t been to the UK before, _________________?
8 Mack can’t send us that file, _________________?
9 Your dad will love this present, _________________?
10 Nothing made him feel better, _________________?

34. Complete the sentences using the -ing form or infinitive of the verbs below.

remember go save sell spend guess care have use turn

1 I didn’t mind __ a fortune on this computer because it is so simple

__.
2 Rudy regretted __ his car and couldn’t stand __ to go
everywhere by public transport.
3 Jack remembered __ off his computer before __ out to the
cinema.
4 __ energy in the home is at least a step towards __ for the
environment.
5 My password is easy __ but almost impossible for hackers
__.

35. Complete the sentences with the -ing form or infinitive of the verbs in the correct
gap.
1 I’m so tired of __ this job. There must be a better way __ a living.
(make, do)
2 You risk __ your licence if you don’t stop __ so dangerously. (drive,
lose)
3 __ a good password is the first step to online security. It can help to stop
people __ on your data. (spy, choose)
4 Do you think it’s worth __ newspapers at the newsagent’s? It can be
much cheaper __ them online. (read, buy)
5 __ a lot is the only way to get good at __ the violin. (practise,
play)

36. Complete the second sentence using the correct form of have/get something done.

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1 Mara had to renew her passport before travelling.
Before travelling, Mara ____________________________________________ .
2 The hairdresser is dyeing Deb’s hair now.
Now Deb ____________________________________________ .
3 Did Jules find someone to scan his ID?
Did Jules ____________________________________________ ?
4 We are going to fix the boat before summer.
We ____________________________________________ before summer.
5 Someone pierced Ali’s nose when she was in Spain.
Ali was in Spain she ____________________________________________ .