English Grammar Exercises: Passive Voice, Reflexive Pronouns, and More

1. Passive Voice

1. This book was sent to me yesterday by Jack.
2. Facebook is used by millions of people.
3. Two new schools will be built in my town next year.
4. It is accepted by people that wind power has lots of advantages.
5. A new smartphone is going to be released next year by the technology company.

2. Reflexive Pronouns

1. John designed the app himself.
2. Helen and Emma like to test one another on science facts because it helps them remember.
3. I'm going to buy myself a new dress.
4. The children can't go to the cinema by themselves.
5. We built a garden shed by ourselves.

3. Third Conditional

1. What would you have bought if you had won the lottery?
2. Do you feel tired when you don't do enough exercise?
3. We wouldn't have met in that café and got chatting if I hadn't moved from my flat.
4. I would eat more vegetables if I liked them.
5. If only we had gone on that holiday when we had the money.

4. Mixed Verb Tenses

4.1

1. Wave energy will be used to power 10,000 homes.
2. I had my bike repaired.
3. After eating the fish, I began to feel sick.
4. Alex knows how to get things done.
5. Katie is getting used to living without life's luxuries.

4.2

1. If we aren't hungry, we will miss the bus.
2. I'll go for a run, but only if you come with me.
3. If I had known you were ill, I wouldn't have asked you to help me.
4. We'll go to the beach tomorrow unless the weather is bad.
5. If only I had studied.

5. Causative Verbs

1. I didn't have my hair cut yesterday.
2. Do you have your house decorated often?
3. We had our furniture delivered last week.
4. My uncle doesn't have his house cleaned every week.
5. Rachel has her car washed every three months.

6. Causative Verbs (More Practice)

1. I didn't have my hair cut yesterday.
2. Do you have your house decorated often?
3. We had our furniture delivered last week.
4. They have their house cleaned every week.
5. Rachel doesn't have her car washed for three months.

7. Past Perfect Tense

1. I didn't have much money left after I had bought the scooter.
2. The film had already started by the time we arrived at the cinema.
3. Euan didn't play football on Saturday because he had sprained his ankle that morning.
4. I hadn't seen the advert before I bought the crisps.
5. Molly told us she had seen Alex at the party last Friday.

8. Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

1. Have dropped
2. Have studied
3. Has been waiting
4. Haven't been married
5. Haven't seen