Mastering English: Exercises and Verb Conjugations

English Grammar and Verb Exercises

Reading Comprehension Answers

Reading:

• Yes, he did.
• He continues the subject at university.
• Yes, it was.
• No, they won't.
• That we have to work hard but also to have a good time.
• The writer wanted to dye her hair because it had been [previously done/a certain way].
• Yes, they did.
• She wants to volunteer.
• No, she isn't.
• No.

Would you like:

• Won't have
• Will do
• Arrives
• Are going to celebrate
• Won't be
• Will suffer
• Are going to come
• Will go
• Seeing
• Won't get
• Close

Present Perfect Sentences and Questions

• I haven't written about the job yet.
• Have you ever worked with children?
• She has already had an interview.
• Has he ever studied a foreign language?
• They hadn't decided on a profession yet.
• Have they ever worked abroad?
• How long has the family worn glasses?
• I have just done my homework.
• She hasn't spoken to her ex-boyfriend for months.
• I haven't seen my girlfriend since last week.

Question Tags

• Will be, won't it?
• Aren't you?
• Haven't you?
• Were you?
• Did she?
• Aren't there?
• Did they?
• Would you?
• Shall we?
• -

Past Simple and Past Continuous

In the evenings:

• Played
• Came
• Was
• Inherited
• Played
• Have played
• Died
• Arrived
• Saw
• Left
• Put

Reported Speech

• Sarah said that her mother would be home soon.
• Bill said that he had to pass the exam.
• The teacher said that all of us had had exams.
• Ruth said that their parents were going to India.
• Bob said that he didn't know your address.
• He said that he had lost his keys yesterday.
• He told me that he couldn't come tonight.

Passive Voice

• A lot of things are forbidden.
• Clothes are worn by people.
• Three tickets had been given.
• A lot of money is being spent on videos.
• The pants were sewn.
• Several obstacles will be leapt.
• The floor was being swept with the broom.

Question Formation

• Where did you go?
• How much time does it take to get there?
• How many pounds does he earn a week?
• How long ago did they leave the country?
• How did they come?
• How long have you been here?
• Where did the students go?
• How far is it from here?
• What kind of car does she want?
• What will she buy?

Using Prompts

• Is that the man who has moved into the new flat?
• Is that the woman whose dog has been really noisy recently?
• I know that they haven't seen each other for years.
• I have seen him myself this morning.
• Cloze: said / third / - / the / bad / that / queen / wars / which

Modal Verbs

Use the words in the box:

Might not / must / might / must / can't / might / must / might not / could / must / might not / could

Conditionals and Future Forms

With the suitable:

• Make
• Will always find
• Would have always barked
• Had heard
• Would have always complained
• Had rained
• Predict
• Will carry
• Would drive
• Was
• Didn't pass
• Wouldn't take

Verb Tenses

Complete with the verbs:

Do / want / was thinking / don't decide / had / went / had bought / were dancing / are / get / was selling / was / get / isn't / was cancelled / will meet / will ask / are going to talk / want / have

Irregular Verbs

• Sow - Sowed - Sown - Sembrar
• Strive - Strove - Striven - Esforçar-se
• Tear - Tore - Torn - Estripar
• Bind - Bound - Bound - Lligar
• Forsake - Forsook - Forsaken - Abandonar
• Spill - Spilt - Spilt - Vessar
• Bear - Bore - Born - Suportar
• Swell - Swelled - Swollen - Inflar
• Slide - Slid - Slid - Relliscar
• Sew - Sewed - Sewn/Sewed - Cosir