English Grammar Exercises: Modal Verbs, Tenses, and Clauses

Modal Verbs

• Did you have to make your bed?
• Will you be able to travel to new galaxies?
• It might rain at the weekend.
• You mustn't smoke in public places.
• Manufacturers will lower prices.

Tenses

• My sister used to be.
• The government has taxed.
• Suppliers will raise prices.
• After the government has passed the law.
• Children aren't allowed.
• People are mad.
• I regret being.
• Remember to close the door.
• Did you use to be respectful?

Appropriate Pronouns

• Made ourselves.
• Cut himself.
• To each other.
• Buy something nice.
• There's another.

Adjectives and Verbs

• Embarrass me.
• Worrying situation.
• Interest us.
• I find it annoying.
• Feel worried.

So, Such, Too, Enough

• Comfortable enough.
• Too colorful for an old lady.
• So stylish these days.
• Such smart clothes.
• Casual enough to go to a rave.

Gerunds and Infinitives

• Rafa aims to arrive.
• They tend to like.
• Drinking alcohol.
• Tired of being.
• Put off doing.

Conditional Clauses

• I wouldn't if I were you.
• The holidays would have been better if the weather had been nice.
• You will be sorry if you don't revise.
• If I understood more about it, I would be able to help.
• Jamie won't feel hungry if he eats.

Relative Clauses

• ACD, who wrote Sherlock Holmes, was born in Edinburgh.
• We met an old man who told us he had seen Jessie.
• Spiders are animals which I'm afraid of.
• I saw a friend yesterday whose mother is in the hospital.
• People who are called Scots live in Scotland.

Passives

• Coal is imported by India.
• The travel companion was given a refund by the agency.
• More attention has been paid to new policies since the last election.
• Moodiness is considered a bad thing.

Translate

• Wasting time is something I can't stand.
• Politicians behave more irresponsibly than the rest of the citizens.
• Does the minister regret reducing alcohol consumption?
• The head of state wishes he were spending time with his family.
• The government doesn't feel too optimistic about the change.
• Banning computer games aims to reduce the number of teens addicted to them.
• It worries me that teens smoke a lot.
• My mother doesn't let me grow sideburns.
• My teachers make us wear a uniform at school.