Grammar Exercises: Modals, Conditionals, and More
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Grammar Exercises
Modals, Conditionals, Reported Speech, and More
1. Modal Verbs
Original: You must not smoke in here.
Corrected: Smoking is forbidden here.
2. Conditional Clauses
Original: If the tickets don’t arrive, we won’t be able to go.
Corrected: Unless the tickets arrive, we won’t be able to go.
4. Have Something Done
Original: The mechanic is going to repair her car next week.
Corrected: She is going to have her car repaired next week (by the mechanic).
5. Wish
Original: What a pity I didn’t have time to see you last week.
Corrected: I wish I had had time to see you last week.
6. Passive Voice
Original: This story will shock you.
Corrected: You will be shocked by this story.
7. Gerund/Infinitive
Original: Will you post this letter for me, please?
Corrected: Do you mind posting this letter for me, please?
8. Conditionals
Original: If you don’t review your notes tonight, you won’t do well tomorrow.
Corrected: Unless you review your notes tonight, you won’t do well tomorrow.
9. Reported Speech
Original: “How much money have you put into the account?” they asked.
Corrected: They asked me how much money I had put into the account.
10. Wish
Original: I’m sorry I can’t speak French perfectly.
Corrected: I wish I could speak French perfectly.
11. Question Formation
Original: The next plane leaves at 9.45 p.m.
Corrected: What time does the next plane leave?
12. Passive Voice
Original: You should post these letters.
Corrected: These letters should be posted.
13. Contrast Connector
Original: Although she was ill, she visited other countries.
Corrected: Despite being ill, she visited other countries.
14. Reported Speech
Original: “I have never seen anything so beautiful”, he said.
Corrected: He said that he had never seen anything so beautiful.
15. Wish
Original: Mary was sorry she ate so many cakes.
Corrected: Mary wished she hadn’t eaten so many cakes.
16. Conditionals
Original: I have failed all my exams at the university because I didn’t study enough.
Corrected: If I had studied enough, I wouldn’t have failed all my exams at the university.
17. Gerund/Infinitive
Original: I forgot to phone Lisa on her birthday.
Corrected: I didn’t remember to phone Lisa on her birthday.
18. Comparatives
Original: Sheila is 1.55 m tall. Her brother is 1.70 m tall.
Corrected: Sheila is less tall than her brother.
19. Contrast Connector
Original: Although it was cold, we went to the countryside.
Corrected: In spite of being cold, we went to the countryside.
20. Have Something Done
Original: The hairdresser cut my hair yesterday morning.
Corrected: I had my hair cut yesterday morning.
21. Relative Clauses
Original: This is the man. His dog bit my brother in the park.
Corrected: This is the man whose dog bit my brother in the park.
22. Conditionals
Original: I didn’t go to the gym yesterday because my foot hurt.
Corrected: If my foot hadn’t hurt, I would have gone to the gym.
23. Reported Speech
Original: The teacher said: “You have to hand your papers in at the end of this class”.
Corrected: The teacher said that we had to hand our papers in at the end of that class.
24. Conditionals
Original: If your boyfriend doesn’t arrive before eight, we will have to leave.
Corrected: Unless your boyfriend arrives before eight, we will have to leave.
25. Causal Connector
Original: The children couldn’t go out to the playground because it was raining.
Corrected: As it was raining, the children couldn’t go out to the playground.
26. Verbal Tenses
Original: The last time we saw that movie was six months ago.
Corrected: We have not seen that movie for six months.