English Grammar Exercises and Answer Key

1. Multiple Choice Answers

1: B / C / E / A / D

2: appeals / bargain / dependable / bighearted

3. Sentence Construction

• a) I think fashion magazines can influence young people.
• b) Martina is great. She knows how to get things done.
• c) We should make an effort to help others.
• d) There is a small charge for a plastic bag.
• e) They are advertising their new product on TV.

4. Present Tense Corrections

• a) The sun does not go around the Earth.
• b) The Olympic Games take place every four years.
• c) Look! Those children are feeding the cows.
• d) Today Helen is not wearing a jumper because it is not cold.
• e) Do you usually swim in this river?

5. Past Tense Usage

• a) I was hiking in the hills when I fell.
• b) My mum sold her old car last week.
• c) The child broke his leg while he was playing.
• d) She hurt herself when she fell.

6. Perfect Tense Practice

• a) Have you ever tried?
• b) She still hasn't found.
• c) How long have you been?

7. Past Perfect Exercises

• a) After the company had paid.
• b) After the class had started.

8. Mixed Tense Review

• a) By the time I arrived, everyone had left, so I didn't see anybody.
• b) I have never driven a tractor, but I would like to do it one day.
• c) I cannot go out because I have not finished my homework yet.
• d) I have known Janice since 2016.
• e) I only understood it because I had seen the film first.

9. Advanced Grammar Practice

• a) By the time we got up, they had already eaten.
• b) We were waiting for the bus when suddenly...
• c) At first it was difficult, but now I am used to getting up early.
• d) ...so few people used it.
• e) As a child, my sister used to sing all the time.
• f) We have been best friends since primary school.
• g) They have been divorced for a long time.
• h) This pen does not belong to me.

10. Verb Tense Mastery

• a) I saw you while you were walking.
• b) I had already bought the hat when my sister...
• c) Alex does not understand English.
• d) Joe has already done his homework.
• e) They have been married for a long time.
• f) I lost the keys while I was jogging in the park.
• g) Yesterday I did not get up early because...
• h) I decided to eat at a place where I had not eaten before.
• i) I do not believe in ghosts or spirits.
• j) Before he visited us that summer, I had not seen him.

11. Quantifiers and Determiners

• a) There is enough food for...
• b) It is still 4 p.m. We have plenty of time...
• c) ...have enough money for a taxi.
• d) He is sad because few people...
• e) Sorry, son, it costs too much...
• f) There are too many people...
• g) There is too much litter...
• h) Can you lend me a little money?