Essential Exercises for Improving English Grammar Skills
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1. Complete the Sentences with the Right Option (1.5p)
1. I'm going ....... at the new hairdresser's.
a) to cut my hair
b) to get my hair cut
b) to get my hair cut
2. She needs to ..........
a) have her car repairs.
b) have her car repaired.
b) have her car repaired.
3. She is going to the shop to..........................
a) have developed these photos
b) have these photos developed
b) have these photos developed
4. He ......... while he was away on holiday.
a) had his flat burgled.
b) burgled his flat.
b) burgled his flat.
5. I ............ my phone repaired after I dropped it.
a) had.
b) had to.
b) had to.
6. She didn't have time to get to the shops and .............
a) get her film developed.
b) develop her film.
b) develop her film.
7. Can I............, please?
a) have my hair done
b) have done my hair
b) have done my hair
8. Ann ............ her house.....................
a) is having / painted
b) has / paint
b) has / paint
9. We are going to.............
a) have our roof fixed
b) have fixed our roof
b) have fixed our roof
10. I went to the dentist to.......................
a) take out my tooth
b) have my tooth taken out
b) have my tooth taken out
11. We need to have our computer ................ out for viruses.
a) check
b) checked
b) checked
12. I had to have my digital camera ............ after I dropped it in the water.
a) fix
b) fixed
b) fixed
2. Match the Basic Elements of the CV (1p)
Curriculum Vitae
1. Personal details E - Peter Jones, 25 years old, British
2. Education F - A-levels: Geography (A), Maths (B), English (B).
3. Languages B - Portuguese: Intermediate / Arabic: False Beginner
4. Other information A - Advanced programming capability
5. Professional experience D - One year working experience as administrative
6. Hobbies and interests C - Travelled round the world 1995 – 1996
3. Choose the Right Option (1.5p)
1. She denied ........................... the mobile phone, but no one believed her.
a) take.
b) taking
b) taking
2. 'You’ve been robbed’. Try.........................................an alarm
a) to put
b) to putting
b) to putting
3. She hopes .......................... for an international accounting firm in the future
a) to work
b) working
b) working
4. You should apologize for.........................us so many problems
a) having caused
b) to cause
b) to cause
5. My parents have decided ................... a party to celebrate their anniversary
a) to have.
b) having.
b) having.
6. Do you remember ....................... to school when you were about six?
a) to go
b) going.
b) going.
7. You can make the dog ............................ to you by shouting 'sit'.
a) sit.
b) sitting.
b) sitting.
8. I advise you to give up.................................
a) drinking
b) drink
b) drink
9. I can’t afford.........................................a new car
a) buying
b) to buy
b) to buy
10. My uncle finally gave up ........... at the age of fifty.
a) to smoke
b) smoking
b) smoking
11. I really enjoyed ........................ to those CDs you sent me.
a) listening
b) to listen
b) to listen
12. How did you learn ...........................Chinese?
a) to speak
b) speaking
b) speaking
13. I enjoy ....................................postcards.
a) to write
b) writing
b) writing
14. Do you mind .................................... the door?
a) to open
b) opening
b) opening
15. We managed ..................... in time
a) arriving
b) to arrive
b) to arrive
4. Match the Beginning of the Sentences with the Right Endings (1p)
1. US consumer data came in E - by email this morning.
2. The manager has been C - working on the project for over a month.
3. We just had time B - to deal with the most important issues in the meeting.
4. Paul came in A - as the new director two years ago.
5. IBM is setting up D - a low-cost airline called BI.
6. Although her colleagues worked on F - her changing her mind, she finally.