GRAMMAR EXERCISES

7. What does he do? He sells ________ cars.

A. topic: Articles: A or AN? a) NO ARTICLE b) the
Choose the correct article:
1. I am going to ________ concert tomorrow. 8. I live on ________ Washington Street.
1) a 2)an a) NO ARTICLE b) the

2. My boyfriend is ________ actor. 9. I drank ________ glass of milk.

1) a 2)an a) NO ARTICLE b) a

3. Her cousin has ________ very good job. 10. Two of my classmates come from
1) a 2)an ________ Vietnam.
a) NO ARTICLE b) the
4. That was ________ interesting game.
1) a 2)an C. topic: ARTICLES: Mixed Articles
For each blank space, choose the proper
5. She is ________ honest person. article (a, an, the, or no article):
1) a 2)an
1. I moved to __________ USA when I was 15
6. We had ________ really good time years old.
yesterday. a) a b) the c) no article
1) a 2)an
2. I can spell as well as __________ most
7. Bring ________ umbrella. It is going to rain. students.
1) a 2)an a) a b) the c) no article

8. Tomorrow will be ________ hot day. 3. He is __________ most famous actor I

1) a 2)an know.
a) a b) the c) no article
9. Mary is ________ good friend.
1) a 2)an 4. Hurry up. We don’t have __________ lot of
time.
10. I want to eat ________ apple. a) a b) the c) no article
1) a 2)an
5. I live around here = I live in __________
B. topic: Article of no article? neighborhood.
Choose the correct article: a) a b) the c) no article

1. How much money do you want? Give me 6. I don’t know at all = I don’t have
________ 10 dollars. __________ clue.
a) NO ARTICLE b) the a) a b) the c) no article

2. I gave him ________ money that I found. 7. I have __________ idea!

a) NO ARTICLE b) the a) an b) the c) no article

3. She is ________ only person here that 8. ___________ tea in my cup is too hot to
speaks Japanese. drink.
a) NO ARTICLE b) the a) A b) The c) no article

4. I live in ________ London. 9. The US President lives in __________

a) NO ARTICLE b) the White House.
a) a b) the c) no article

5. This kind of ________ weather makes me 10. My parents live in __________ white
happy. house.
a) NO ARTICLE b) a a) a b) the c) no article

6. He bought ________ new car.

a) NO ARTICLE b) a
D. topic: The SIMPLE PRESENT tense
Fill in the blanks with the correct simple 1. I usually ________ to rock music.
present tense form of the verb (in a) listen b) am listening
parentheses):
2. What is she doing? She ________ to music.
EX: Jim reads (read) every day. a) listens b) is listening

1. My brother ________________(go) to 3. My professor always ________ very slowly.

college. a) is speaking b) speaks

2. I ___________________ (understand) 4. What are you doing tonight? We ________

English. to see a movie.
a) are going b) go
3. My friends always _________________
(laugh) at my jokes. 5. He normally ________ very fast.
a) drives b) is driving
4. The weather in California ________(be)
perfect. 6. I never ________ what to expect.
a) am knowing b) know
5. Our cats ___________________ (sleep) all
day. 7. I'm sorry, Angela can't come to the phone -
she ________ a shower.
6. Your dress _______________ (look) very a) is taking b) takes
pretty
. 8. I ________ home right now.
7. My sister ________________(walk) very a) go b) am going
quickly
. 9. Those girls ________ out every Friday.
8. We ___________________ (make) mistakes a) are going b) go
when we speak English.
10. (Generally) I ________ classical music.
9. I ___________________ (be) from Italy. a) like b) am liking

10. My brother _______________(have) two

dogs.

E. topic: SIMPLE PAST G. topic: SIMPLE PAST OR PAST

Fill in each blank space with the simple past CONTINUOUS?
tense of the verb in parentheses. Choose which verb tense (simple past or
past continuous) fits better.
Yesterday I (to have) ________ a really bad
day. I (to wake)_________ up at 9 o'clock 1. I ________ - I didn't hear you come in.
because I (to forget) ________ to set my alarm a) was sleeping b) slept
clock the night before. I (get) ________ up as
fast as I (can) 2. I ________ to see her twice, but she wasn't
________ and I (to put) ________ on some home.
clothes. I ran into the kitchen and (to make) a) was coming b) came
________ myself a cup of coffee. Then I
________ (to drink) the coffee very fast and I 3. What ________? I was watching TV.
(to run) ________ to my car. It (to be) a) did you do b) were you doing
________ a terrible morning!
4. Robin Hood was a character who ________
from the rich and gave
F. topic: PRESENT CONTINUOUS or to the poor.
SIMPLE PRESENT tense a) stole b) was stealing

Choose whether the verb should be in the 5. Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I ________ to
PRESENT CONTINUOUS or the SIMPLE her
PRESENT tense: a) was talking b) talked
 past/present perfect)
6. I ________ home very late last night. Choose the correct verb tense for each of the
a) came b) was coming verbs (in parentheses):

7. How long ________ the flu? 1. He ________ to get very angry. (to begin)
a) did you have b) were you a) begun b) began
having
2. I ________ my glasses when I fell. (to
8. ________ a good time in Brazil? Yes, I had a break)
blast! a) broken b) broke
a) Were you having b) Did you have
3. Those kids have ________ five windows
9. We ________ breakfast when she walked playing baseball. (to break)
into the room. a) broken b) broke
a) had b) were having
4. I have ________ studying French. (to begin)
10. Last month I decided to buy a new car, and a) begun b) began
today I finally
________ it. 5. He told me that he had ________ all the
a) bought b) was buying work himself. (to do)
a) done b) did

H. topic: PAST CONTINUOUS tense 6. Have you ________ yet today? (to eat)
Change each sentence into the past continuous a) ate b) eaten
tense.
7. My father has ________ me to talk to you.
EX: "I played baseball --> I was playing (to forbid)
baseball": a) forbidden b) forbade

1. I spoke to my teacher. I was ____________ 8. I ________ him stealing that woman's

to my teacher. purse. (to catch)
a) caught b) catched
2. She listened to the song. She was
____________ to the song. 9. He must have ________ 8 beers last night.
(to drink)
3. My friend laughed at my joke. My friend was a) drank b) drunk
____________ at my joke.
10. I ________ down and broke my arm.
4. She was silly. She was ____________ silly. a) fallen b) fell

5. I sang. I was ____________ yesterday.

J. topic: Irregular verbs (simple
6. They did their homework. They were past/present perfect)
____________ their homework. Choose the correct verb tense for each of the
verbs (in parentheses):
7. My boss planned a meeting. My boss
was____________ a meeting. 1. I ________ a tire on the way to work. (to
blow)
8. We had a party. We were ____________ a a) blew b) blown
party.
2. We have ________ to the seaside resort
9. The band played a beautiful song. The band many times. (to drive)
was ____________ a beautiful song. a) drove b) driven

10.I tried to explain. I was ____________ to 3. I haven't ________ a bike in three years. (to
explain. ride)
a) rode b) ridden

I. topic: Irregular verbs (simple 4. Someone has ________ 10 books from the
library. (to steal)
a) stolen b) stole a) he did b) he had c) he was

5. Godzilla ________ up and began attacking 7. What ________ to her about last night? (to
the city. (to rise) speak)
a) rose b) risen
a) have you spoken b) you spoke c) did you
6. The song that she ________ was very pretty. speak
(to sing)
a) sung b) sang 8. What have you been doing all day?
_________ TV? (to watch)
7. I have ________ her many emails, but I've
never received a response. (to write) a) watch b) watching c) have watched
a) written b) wrote
9. She ________ lunch when someone rang
8. I ________ out those shoes long ago. (to the doorbell. (to prepare)
wear)
a) worn b) wore a) was preparing b) prepared c) has been
preparing
9. He said that he ________ two aspirins last
night. (to take) 10. She never ________ when someone
a) taken b) took leaves her a message. (to call back)

10. He ________ across the lake. (to swim) a) has called back b) calls back c) will call back
a) swum b) swam

K. topic: Mixed Verb Tenses 5

For each sentence, choose the correct form of
the verb.

1. I never ________ you that I loved her, I only

said that I liked her. (to tell)

a) told b) have told c) was telling

2. I ________ to Greece until Sally and I went

there last summer. (to be)

a) have never been b) had never been c) was

never being

3. By the time I'm 50, I ____ a million dollars.

(to make)

a) will make b) would make c) will have made

4. I want ________ the exercises for advanced

students. (to try)

a) try b) to try c) to have tried

5. Hey, you ________ at the computer all day.

You should really take a break. (to sit)

a) have been sitting b) were sitting c) did sit

6. He claimed that he had never seen that man,

but I know that ________.