Category: Grammar exercises
Some words are followed by gerunds (ing forms) whereas others are followed by infinitives. Some words can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive. Sometimes there is a difference of meaning. Gerunds...
The simple present tense is used to talk about our everyday activities – things that we do regularly or at specific intervals. There is an important point to consider. In the simple present tense,...
Underline the relative (adjective) clauses used in the following sentences and identity the nouns modified by them. 1. The boys who created trouble in the class were suspended. 2. The mobile phone that I...
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form. 1. When I …………………. out of the window I ………………… the children playing in the park. (look, see) 2. Once upon a time, there …………………....
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate conditional verb form. 1. If I ……………….. her name, I would tell you. a) know b) knew 2. If you eat too much, you ………………… fat. a)...
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate tense form. 1. The boys …………………. out of the window. a) looked b) had looked 2. He …………………. as a bar tender before going abroad. a) worked...
Test your understanding of English grammar with these exercises. 1. I …………………… to Kamala yesterday. a) spoke b) have spoken c) had spoken 2. She is the prettiest girl in the whole universe, ……………………?...
Complete the following sentences using appropriate active or passive voice forms. 1. Those pyramids ………………. around 400 AD. a) built b) were built 2. The portrait …………………. by my grandmother. a) painted b) was...
We make the passive verb forms using the past participle form of the verb. Before the past participle, we use one or two auxiliary verbs. Study the examples given below. Simple present tense Active:...
Use big and large with concrete nouns; use great with abstract nouns. Use big with countable abstract nouns; use great with uncountable abstract nouns. 1. Get your …………….. feet off mine. a) big b)...