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Basic Grammar Exercise


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UNIT 1 EXERCISES
1   Complete the sentences. Use am, is, or are.    > Grammar Reference (GR) 1.1
1   How are you?
2   I _________ fine, thanks.
3   Patrick _________ my brother.
4   We _________ both 23 years old.
5   Katy and Paul _________ married.
2   Complete the second sentence with the negative form of the verb to be.   
> GR 1.1
1   Marco?s 21. He isn?t 22.
2   Tom and Kate are from Manchester. They _________ from London.
3   I?m a nurse. I _________ a doctor.
4   You?re a good student. You _________ a bad student.
5   We?re French. We _________ Italian.
6   She?s single. She _________ married.
3   Complete the questions. Use What, Where, Who, How much, or How old.   
> GR 1.1
1   How old are you? I?m 22.
2   ____________ is Nick? He?s at home.
3   ____________ is this? It?s £40.
4   ____________ is your job? I?m a teacher.
5   ____________ is that? It?s Alex.
4   Match a question with a short answer.    > GR 1.1
1   Is she married?                            a   No, it isn?t.
2   Are you a doctor?                        b   Yes, she is.
3   Is it hot outside today?                 c   No, he isn?t.
4   Are your classmates nice?           d   No, I?m not.
5   Is he from Italy?                          e   Yes, they are.
5   Complete the conversation. Use my, your, her, or his.    > GR 1.2
Ann   Hi, (1) Myname?s Ann. What?s (2) _________ name?
Nick  Hi! (3) [rule 1.5cm] name?s Nick. This is my sister. (4) _________ name?s Maria.
Ann   Hi. This is my brother. (5) _________ name is Tom.
6   Rewrite the sentences. Use the possessive ?s.    > GR 1.3
1   Jane + book              Jane?s book
2   my friend + bag        _______________
3   my family + house    _______________
4   John + son                _______________
5   Andrea + brother      _______________
6   his wife + name        _______________


UNIT 2 EXERCISES
1   Change the sentences from positive to negative.   
> Grammar Reference (GR) 2.1
1   Olivier comes from Belgium. Oliver doesn?t come from Belgium.
2   Sandra works in a school. ________________________________________________
3   Bill speaks Japanese. ____________________________________________________
4   My sister has two children. _______________________________________________
5   Lucy goes to Greece every year. ___________________________________________
6   Peter studies art at college. _______________________________________________
2   Make questions.    > GR 2.1
1   study / Harry / German / at school / does / ?
     Does Harry study German at school?
2   does / she / live / where / ?
     ______________________________________________________________________
3   does / come / this stamp / where / from / ?
     ______________________________________________________________________
4   sports / does / enjoy / she / what / ?
     ______________________________________________________________________
5   Guy / does / have / a / dog / ?
     ______________________________________________________________________
3   Write the third person singular form of the verbs.    > GR 2.2
1   do does                          4   buy _________
2   watch _________          5   have _________
3   listen _________           6   walk _________


UNIT 3 EXERCISES
1   Complete the sentences.    > Grammar Reference (GR) 3.1
1   I don?t watch TV every day. (not watch)
2   John and Kate _________ French and German. (speak)
3   Nadia often _________ running before breakfast. (go)
4   I _________ six days a week. (work)
5   My brother _________ the piano, he plays the guitar. (not play)
6   We _________ in the city centre. (not live)
2   Make questions and short answers. Use the Present Simple.    > GR 3.1
1   he / like / swimming / ?
     Does he like swimming?
     No, he doesn?t .
2   you / have / a computer / ?
     ______________________________________________________________________
     Yes, ____________ .
3   they / live / in Paris / ?
     ______________________________________________________________________
     Yes, ____________ .
4   she / work / start / at 9.00 / ?
     ______________________________________________________________________
     No, ____________ .
5   we / have / any bread / ?
     ______________________________________________________________________
     Yes, ____________ .
3   Put the adverb in the correct place.    > GR 3.2
1   George walks to work. (always) George always walks to work.
2   Sandra watches TV. (never) ______________________________________________
3   You don?t go running. (often) _____________________________________________
4   I have toast for breakfast. (usually) _________________________________________
5   They play golf. (sometimes) ______________________________________________
4   Find and correct two incorrect sentences.    > GR 3.3
1   Vicky loves listen to the radio. ____________________________________________
2   My sister likes going shopping. ____________________________________________
3   They love reading. _____________________________________________________
4   David likes to cooking. __________________________________________________


UNIT 4 EXERCISES
1   Match the two halves of the sentences.    > Grammar Reference (GR) 4.1
1   Is there                      a   any biscuits?
2   There are                  b   a computer.
3   Are there                   c   a car park?
4   There isn?t                d   two girls.
2   Complete the sentences. Use the verb to be (+, ?, or ?).    > GR 4.1
1   (?) Are there any books?
2   (?) There ____________ any champagne.
3   (+) There ____________ five glasses.
4   (?) ____________ there a dictionary?
5   (?) There ____________ any magazines.
6   (+) There ____________ a black dog.
3   Complete the sentences. Use some or any.    > GR 4.3
1   There are some photos on the shelf.
2   Are there _________ glasses on the table?
3   There are _________ eggs in the fridge.
4   There aren?t _________ plates in the cupboard.
5   Are there _________ students in the classroom?
4   Underline the correct word in italics.    > GR 4.5
1   I like this / these clock.
2   Do you want those / that books?
3   These / this flowers are beautiful!
4   How much is that / those skirt?
5   Is this / these your coat?
6   This / Those is a picture of my mother.


UNIT 5 EXERCISES
1   Correct the sentences.    > Grammar Reference (GR) 5.1, 5.3
1   Tanya can sing, but she couldn?t dance.
     Tanya can sing, but she can?t dance.
2   Mark could to swim two years ago, but he couldn?t ride a bicycle.
     ______________________________________________________________________
3   Do you can play tennis?
     ______________________________________________________________________
4   What you can say in French?
     ______________________________________________________________________
5   Could you to write your name when you were four?
     ______________________________________________________________________
2   Write sentences that are true for you. Use can/can?t or could/couldn?t.   
> GR 5.1, 5.3
1   I ____________ play an instrument.
2   I ____________ use a computer.
3   I ____________ fly a plane.
4   I ____________ cook.
5   I ____________ ride a bike when I was six.
6   I ____________ swim when I was two.
7   I ____________ speak two languages when I was eight.
8   I ____________ swim when I was seven.
3   Rewrite the sentences in the past. Use was or were.    > GR 5.2
1   I?m in London. I was in London.
2   They are at a party. _____________________________________________________
3   Where are you? ________________________________________________________
4   You aren?t at school. ____________________________________________________
5   She?s at home. _________________________________________________________
6   Are they in the restaurant? _______________________________________________
7   Where?s David? _______________________________________________________
8   We aren?t at work. _____________________________________________________


UNIT 6 EXERCISES
1   Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets. Use the Past Simple.   
> Grammar Reference (GR) 6.1
1   I stopped playing football at 5 p.m. (stop)
2   She _________ in a café last summer. (work)
3   You _______________ John last week. (not see)
4   ______ he _________ to university? (go)
5   Sarah _________ in New York in 2002. (live)
6   When ______ they _________ ? (arrive)
7   Peter _________ to travel round Europe. (decide)
8   Luke _________ two dogs and a cat. (have)
9   When ______ the film _________ ? (finish)
10   They _______________ the film. (not watch)
2   Write short answers that are true for you.    > GR 6.2
1   Did you watch TV last night? _____________________________________________
2   Did you and your friends go out last weekend? _______________________________
3   Did your father teach you to ride a bike? ____________________________________
4   Did your parents read to you when you were a child? __________________________
3   Write the Past Simple of the verbs.    > GR 6.2
1   walk walked                       6   write _________
3   see _________                   8   run _________
4   eat _________                   9   sing _________
5   become _________         10   hear _________
4   Put the time expressions in the correct column.    > GR 6.4
morning   night   afternoon   year   evening   week
last                       yesterday
____________    morning
____________    ____________
____________    ____________
5   Number the times in chronological order, 1?6. (1 is the nearest time).   
> GR 6.4
__ yesterday morning
__ last year
__ last week
__ yesterday afternoon
 1  last night


UNIT 7 EXERCISES
1   Underline the correct preposition.    > Grammar Reference (GR) 7.2
1   They met on / at / in 11 June.
2   Kate was born in / at / on the 1980s.
3   We play tennis on / in / at weekends.
4   She bought the flat at / on / inMay.
5   What did you do in / at / on Monday?
6   I usually have breakfast in / at / on7.30.
7   I was born on / in / at 1990.
8   Did you see Mark on / in / atSaturday evening?
2   Change the adjectives into adverbs.    > GR 7.3
1   good well                              4   hard _______________
2   happy _______________    5   angry _______________
3   fast _______________        6   noisy _______________
3   Complete the sentences with the adjective or the adverb.    > GR 7.3
1   She drives very carefully. (careful / carefully)
2   Peter speaks Chinese very ____________ . (fluent / fluently)
3   It was a very ____________ journey. (slow / slowly)
4   He got  a very ____________ mark in the exam. (bad / badly)
5   I opened the letter ____________ . (immediate / immediately)
6   You play golf very ____________ . (good / well)


UNIT 8 EXERCISES
1   Write C (countable) or U (uncountable).    > Grammar Reference (GR) 8.1
1   magazine C               5   apple ______
2   money ______         6   bread ______
3   homework ______   7   fruit ______
4   CD ______               8   lamp ______
2   Underline the correct word in italics.    > GR 8.2
1   Can I have any / some milk, please?
2   Do they have some / any sandwiches?
3   There are some / any oranges.
4   Would you like any / some coffee?
5   Are there any / some tomatoes?
6   I haven?t got some / any bread.
3   Make questions. Then write answers that are true for you.    > GR 8.3
1   you / like / ice-cream / do / ?
     Do you like ice-cream?
     ______________________________________________________________________
2   plane / a / would / like / you / to / fly / ?
     ______________________________________________________________________
     ______________________________________________________________________
3   do / like/ going / you / to / restaurants / ?
     ______________________________________________________________________
     ______________________________________________________________________
4   where / you / would / like / go / to / for / your / holiday / next. / ?
     ______________________________________________________________________
     ______________________________________________________________________
5   you / would / to / like / be / millionaire / a / ?
     ______________________________________________________________________
     ______________________________________________________________________
6   sort / what / like / do / you / of / films / ?
     ______________________________________________________________________
     ______________________________________________________________________
4   Complete the sentences. Use is, are, some, any, much, or many.    > GR 8.4
1   How much sugar is there?
2   I?d like _________ water, please.
3   _________ there any bread?
4   How _________ people did you see?
5   There _________ some letters for you.
6   Have you got _________ money?


UNIT 9 EXERCISES
1   Write the comparative and superlative form.   
> Grammar Reference (GR) 9.1
1   easy        easier? the easiest
2   boring     ____________ ? ____________
3   far          ____________ ? ____________
4   noisy      ____________ ? ____________
5   nice        ____________ ? ____________
6   bad         ____________ ? ____________
7   hot          ____________ ? ____________
8   quiet       ____________ ? ____________
2   Tick the correct sentence in each pair.    > GR 9.1
1   ü  My TV?s bigger than yours.
     __ My TV?s more big than yours.
2   __ She?s the prettyest girl I know.
     __ She?s the prettiest girl I know.
3   __ It?s the worse film in the world.
     __ It?s the worst film in the world.
4   __ Tommy?s the quietest student in the class.
     __ Tommy?s the most quiet student in the class.
5   __ Museums are boringer than parks.
     __ Museums are more boring than parks.
3   Make sentences. Use have got (+, ?, or ?).    > GR 9.2
1   (+) I / a brother
     Have you got a brother?
2   (?) you / a pet
     ______________________________________________________________________
3   (?) they / a car
     ______________________________________________________________________
4   (?) we / any money
     ______________________________________________________________________
5   (?) he / a computer
     ______________________________________________________________________
6   (+) it / a cinema
     ______________________________________________________________________


UNIT 10 EXERCISES
1   Complete the sentences. Use the Present Continuous.   
> Grammar Reference (GR) 10.1
1   He?s studying maths at university. (study)
2   I ____________ a book at the moment. (not read)
3   Be quiet! I ____________ my homework. (do)
4   ______ they ____________? (work)
5   He _______________ the party. (not enjoy)
6   ______ you ____________ the film? (enjoy)
2   Write the -ing form.    > GR 10.1
1   write       writing
2   stop        _________
3   travel      _________
4   go           _________
5   dance     _________
6   read        _________
3   Complete the sentences. Use the Present Simple or Continuous.    > GR 10.2
1   Juan comes from Barcelona. (come)
2   I can?t talk now. I ____________ my lunch. (eat)
3   Why ______ you ____________ now? (laugh)
4   She always ____________ nice clothes. (wear)
5   We?re late! ______ you ____________ ? (come)
4   Complete the sentences with the words in the box.    > GR 10.3
everybody   anywhere   something   nobody   anything   nothing
1   I?m hungry. I want something to eat.
2   I didn?t buy ____________ at the shops.
3   I can?t find my keys ____________ .
4   I can?t cook dinner. There?s ____________ in the fridge!
5   ____________ likes the teacher. He?s really boring.
6   ____________ did their homework this week. Our teacher?s very happy.


UNIT 11 EXERCISES
1   Complete the sentences. Use going to (+, ?, or ?).   
> Grammar Reference (GR) 11.1
1   (+) Look! It?s going to be a lovely day!
2   (?) ______ Bill ____________ see Dan tonight?
3   (?) I ____________ study this weekend.
4   (+) Be careful! You ____________ fall.
5   (?) We ____________ play football today.
6   (?) ______ you ____________ cook dinner tonight?
7   (+) He ____________ pass the exam.
8   (?) I ____________ work tomorrow.
9   (?) ______ they ____________ stay with us?
2   Rewrite the sentences. Use an infinitive of purpose.    > GR 11.2
1   I?m going out because I want to walk the dog.
     I?m going out to walk the dog.
2   They?re saving money because they want to buy a flat.
     ______________________________________________________________________
3   She?s going to the bank because she wants to get some cash.
     ______________________________________________________________________
4   Nick is running because he wants to get fit.
     ______________________________________________________________________
5   You are studying because you want to learn English.
     ______________________________________________________________________
6   I?m going to the chemist?s because I want to buy aspirin.
     ______________________________________________________________________


UNIT 12 EXERCISES
1   Tick the correct sentence in each pair.    > Grammar Reference (GR) 12.2
1   ü  I went to Finland last year.
  __ I have been to Finland last year.
2   __ Have you ever met a famous person?
  __ Did you ever meet a famous person?
3   __ Kate?s not here. She's been to Paris.
  __ Kate?s not here. She?s gone to Paris.
4   __ You have met him when you were six.
  __ You met him when you were six.
2   Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect (+, ?, or ?).    > GR 12.1
1   (+) He?s travelled all over the world. (travel)
2   (?) _________ you ever _________ this film? (see)
3   (?) We _______________ on holiday this year. (be)
4   (+) They _______________ your letter. (read)
5   (?) _________ Bill _________ the shopping? (do)
6   (?) We _______________ the card yet. (send)
3   Write short answers that are true for you.    > GR 12.1
1   Have you ever been to Manchester? ________________________________________
2   Have you taken any exams this year? _______________________________________
3   Have any of your friends ever played in a rock band? __________________________
4   Has your best friend ever lied to you? ______________________________________
5   Has the lesson finished yet? ______________________________________________
4   Put the adverb in the correct place.    > GR 12.3
1   Have you finished the report? (yet) Have you finished the report yet?
2   I?ve been to Australia. (never) ____________________________________________
3   Tom has called. (just) ___________________________________________________
4   Has Bill lived in London? (ever) __________________________________________

5   I haven?t started cleaning the kitchen. (yet) __________________________________




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