English Grammar Exercises: Verb Tenses and Sentence Structure

Time Expressions and Verb Usage

You will have received an answer: by this time, at this time, while, at the moment, yet, in ages, soon.

Future Perfect and Continuous Tenses

By next summer, we: will have finished, will be visiting, are going to miss, will help, think, did you do, did they do, are you thinking about, have ever seen, didn't recognize.

Opinion and Present Perfect

What is his opinion of my: What does he think of my proposal?, She doesn't eat meat, She had never flown before, Sam was doing his homework when we arrived, I haven't completed my essay yet, Our team has never won before.

Alex Zanardi: Achievements and Actions

Alex Zanardi: has, finished, were, cheering, had completed, has been, last, didn't stop, participates, has won, will continue, will be taking.

Present Perfect and Past Perfect Contexts

This plant is nearly dead: haven't watered, had been sleeping, hadn't heard, has just texted, has been cooking, had been playing.

French Language Studies

She began to study French: She has been studying French for three years, By the time I started to do my job, Linda had finished her homework, We took a break after rehearsing for four hours, How long have you been in Thailand?

Technician and Laptop Repairs

Will the technician have repaired your laptop: by next Monday?, at this time tomorrow, while, ever, before, tomorrow, right now, last Saturday, later, usually.

Sensory Verbs and Past Narratives

The milk has a strange smell: The milk smells strange, My little brother cried while the doctor was examining him, She is going to read all evening, Before last night he had never made Thai food, I have never been interested in learning to ice-skate, By the time Mum gets home I hope you will have cleaned your room.

Shakespearean Theories

Some people say Shakespeare: can't have written, may have been, must have created, can't have had, must have worked, might have been.

Dallas November Assessment

Dallas, November: A, C, C, D, B, A, C, A.

Obligation and Modal Verbs

It is obligatory to go: have, can go, can't drink, can't vote, have to be, don't have to be, have to be, can't change, have to be.

Adjectives and Emotional States

I was: annoyed, hopeless, embarrassing, boring, successful.

Midnight Narratives

It was midnight: had been reading, have been saving, will we have studied, had given, hadn't saved, will have returned, hadn't driven, has she always lived, I haven't eaten, hasn't worked.

Sequence of Events

I woke up suddenly: at first, a few minutes later, after a while, then, the following day.

Conjunctions and Linking Words

Mike wants to live by himself: despite, therefore, since, in addition to, in spite of.

Modal Verbs of Deduction

She wanted to see the house: should have, needn't have, must, should, would, mustn't, must have, might have, could, can't.

Passive Voice and Reported Speech

My dog: had been fed, is thought, sentenced, has been passed, that red meat is unhealthy, should have asked.

Pill Administration and Passive Voice

These pills: must be taken, haven't received, is being cleaned, should have been given, hadn't been repaired, haven't been washed, must have been turned down, is known.

School Meals and Passive Constructions

Our school provides meals: are provided for the students by our school, should have been reported, didn't destroy their house, it is said that Johnny is a great chess player, be announced by the judge tomorrow?, was given to them.

Medical Examination Contexts

The patient is being: examined, hadn't been, may, is believed.