Grammar Exercises

NEW! Verb Training (8) – Advanced Irregular Verbs

The following exercise is very helpful in pinpointing gaps in knowledge, especially before an exam.


Change the following sentences to the present perfect (use the short form where possible)

1. We deal with a similar situation.
2. The tennis player undergoes knee surgery.
3. The hotel lies empty for twenty years.
4. We never beat this team.
5. They let us down again.
6. We draw up a list.
7. A new study shows that ….
8. The investigation leads to several arrests.
9. The footballer tears her Achilles tendon.
10. They dig up the road to lay the new cables.
11. The suspects flee.
12. He sticks with his exercise routine for six months.
13. She spills some coffee on her new notebook.
14. The director casts Karl in the lead role.
15. Your phone rings several times.
16. They tread on her plants.
17. They set a date for their wedding.
18. She strives to make a positive impactThe firefighters fight bravely.
19. They seek advice from several experts.
20. He swears under oath.
21. The firefighters fight bravely.
22. The river bursts its banks.
23. I sweep the floor.
24. We feed the dogs.
25. Her parents forbid her to go to the concert.

1. We’ve dealt with a similar situation.
2. The tennis player’s undergone knee surgery.
3. The hotel’s lain empty for twenty years.
4. We’ve never beaten this team.
5. They’ve let us down again.
6. We’ve drawn up a list.
7. A new study’s shown that ….
8. The investigation’s led to several arrests.
9. The footballer’s torn her Achilles tendon.
10. They’ve dug up the road to lay the new cables.
11. The suspects have fled.
12. He’s stuck with his exercise routine for six months.
13. She’s spilled/spilt some coffee on her new notebook.
14. The director’s cast Karl in the lead role.
15. Your phone’s rung several times.
16. They’ve trodden on her plants.
17. They’ve set a date for their wedding.
18. She’s strived/striven to make a positive impact
19. They’ve sought advice from several experts.
20. He’s sworn under oath.
21. The firefighters have fought bravely.
22. The river’s burst its banks.
23. I’ve swept the floor.
24. We’ve fed the dogs.
25. Her parents have forbidden her to go to the concert.

More Verb Drills

Verb Training 1: Present Perfect Simple (Positive) B1 / B2
Verb Training 2: Different Tenses (Elementary/Pre-Intermediate)
Verb Training 3: Past Simple (Elementary/Pre-Intermediate)
Verb Training 4: Present Continuous
Verb Training 5: Past Simple Questions
Verb Training 6: Mixed Tenses
Verb Training 7: Advanced Irregular Verbs


Other Grammar Exercises

Prepositions of Place Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Prepositions of time  Exercise 1  Exercise 2

Present simple or present continuous? Exercise 1

Present perfect continuous Exercise 1

Present perfect simple vs present perfect continuous Exercise 1

Question Tags, Basic  Exercise 1

Question Tags, Advanced  Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Reflexive pronouns – On my/your own vs. by myself / yourself, etc  Exercise 1

Full List of Exercises


Grammar Exercises

Adjective or Adverb? (1)

Complete the sentences using the adjective or adverb in brackets.

  1. “Shall we meet outside the cinema at seven?” – “Yes, ____!”    (perfect/perfectly)
  2. Why don’t you have a break? You’ve been working very ____.    (hard/hardly)
  3. It’s ____ cold today so make sure you wear your winter coat.  (terrible/terribly)
  4. The milk smells really ____. Don’t drink it!  (bad/badly)
  5. Ewan is very tired as he ____ slept last night.  (hard/hardly)
  6. He asked ____ for another glass of water.  (polite/politely)
  7. You’re very ____ today. Is something wrong?   (quiet/quietly)
  8. You look ____. Why don’t you sit down?   (tired/tiredly)
  9. The weather can change very ____ here.   (sudden/suddenly)
  10. Please close the door ____.   (quiet/quietly)
  11. I couldn’t finish the stew. It tasted ____ . (awful/awfully)
  12. Jack seems very ____ . (nice/nicely)





    Answers

    1. perfect
    2. hard
    3. terribly
    4. bad
    5. hardly
    6. politely
    7. quiet
    8. tired
    9. suddenly
    10. quietly
    11. awful
    12. nice

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Grammar Exercises

HAVE something DONE (1)

Structure: HAVE + something + PAST PARTICIPLE 

We use HAVE SOMETHING DONE/MADE/FIXED etc when we want to say that we ask or pay somebody to do something for us. They perform this action on our behalf, often because we don’t possess the necessary skills.

Add the correct form of have + the past participle of the verb in brackets.

  1. I need to _____ a spare house key _____ for my sister.  (make)
  2. “Where’s Antonia?” – “She’s _____ her hair _____.”  (do)
  3. “Are you sure you can see properly? Maybe you should _____ your eyes _____.” (check)
  4. They are going to ____ a burglar alarm _____ tomorrow.  (install)
  5. We didn’t feel like cooking so we _____ a pizza _____. (deliver)
  6. We’re _____ our roof _____ at the moment. (repair)
  7. When was the last time you _____ your car _____? (service)
  8. Billy _____ his tonsils _____ out last Thursday. (take out)
  9. Joanna’s mother says that she can _____ her ears _____ but she absolutely can not _____ a tattoo _____! (pierce; do)
  10. Bryan  _____ his appendix _____ when he was ten. (remove)
  11. Jeff can afford to  _____ all his shirts _____ every week.  (iron)
  12. Rachel is not looking forward to _____ her legs _____ tomorrow. (wax)












Answers

1. have…made
2. having…done
3. have…checked
4. have…installed
5. had…delivered
6. having…repaired
7. had…serviced
8. had…taken out
9. have…pierced; have…done
10. had…removed
11. to have…ironed
12. having…waxed