English Grammar Exercises: Modals, Conditionals & Vocabulary

1. Choose the Correct Answer

1. Can you see that car? It is going to hit the tree!
2. If you make an effort, I’m sure you’ll be able to solve the problem.
3. Years ago I used to play football.
4. I hope to see you soon.
5. Don’t phone me between 7pm and 8pm because I will have had dinner by then.
6. “I don’t know how to use this camera.” “It’s easy, I’ll show you.”
7. “What would you like to eat?” “I’ll have a sandwich.”
8. I’m studying a lot this year. I miss going out with my friends.

2. Correct the Errors

1. I would have called you if I had had a mobile phone.
2. I saw two horrible films yesterday.
3. How much did it cost you?
4. The police could have caught the thief if he had run faster.
5. I had just written you a letter when you phoned me.
6. Recycling, which is very good for the environment, is very easy.

3. Modals: Choose the Correct Option

1. has to
2. mustn't
3. should have
4. has to
5. will have to
6. might have
7. didn't have to
8. could
9. should
10. should have

4. Join the Sentences Using Relative Clauses

1. A man who used to be a policeman lives next door.
2. Mrs. Pilton, whose daughter lives in Canada, is my new neighbor.
3. The strange phenomenon, which many people saw, has a scientific explanation.
4. This is an old building where my mother saw a ghost.

5. Conditionals

1. If Francesca touches a cat, her skin always goes red.
2. Unless you are exceptionally gifted, you will have to work hard to be successful.
3. Peter, we are lost! We wouldn’t have got lost if we had taken a map.
4. If I were you, I would choose the red dress.
5. You are very clever. I’m sure that if you try a little bit harder, you will solve the problem.

6. Vocabulary

1. Timón: rudder
2. Tomar el sol: sunbathe
3. Fussy: exigente
4. Fango: mud
5. Madura: ripe
6. To grease: engrasar
7. Refugio: shelter
8. Remolcar: tow
9. Enredadera: vines
10. Yams: boniato

7. Phrasal Verbs

1. Break into: entrar por la fuerza
2. Hold on: aguantar / sostener
3. Cut down: reducir / recortar
4. Make up: inventar
5. Run after: perseguir
6. Turn out: resultar
7. Come up with: tener una idea
8. Take up: comenzar una actividad
9. Watch out: vigilar
10. Pick up: recoger

8. Rewrite Using Modal Verbs

1. You shouldn’t have driven your car too fast.
2. Eduardo couldn’t have cooked that.
3. It might have been false.
4. He must have sent that Valentine’s card; I saw him writing it yesterday.

9. Translate into English

1. Her friends suggested that we go fishing, but we decided to stay.
2. He doesn’t have to go shopping because his mother lets him play in the park.
3. She recommended that we travel by bus, but we decided to take the train.
4. He couldn’t have sent that letter because he didn’t know how to write.

10. Verb Patterns: Gerunds & Infinitives

1. I miss going to the beach.
2. I chose to work here.
3. Finally, I managed to finish the work.
4. She risked being late.
5. I’m glad to see you.
6. He denies stealing the money.