Practice English: Grammar, Usage, and Vocabulary
English Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises
Verb Forms
- Making
- Do
- Make
- Doing
- Make
- Make
- Done
- Do
- Make
- Do
Modal Verbs
- We mustn't wear short skirts to school.
- You should wear warm clothes.
- You don't have to wear a tracksuit to school.
- You can wear what you want to the party.
- You may not have done your homework.
Passive Voice
- The milk is brought to my door by the milkman.
- The latter won't be brought to the haves in the future.
- This dress can't be washed; it must be dry-cleaned.
- The man was tried, found guilty, and sent to prison by the court.
- Has my parcel been posted?
Causative Form
- We had our kitchen redecorated last year.
- I am having my hair cut on Friday by the hairdresser.
- The neighbors have had her trees cut down.
- Emma is going to have her portrait painted soon.
- We haven't had a family photo taken for years.
Conditional Sentences
- Would you do, were
- Wouldn't have forgotten, had reminded
- Take, feel
- Will clean, tell
- Wouldn't drop, received
- Would have reported, had seen
Reported Speech
- Sarah said that she did not believe anything that she read in the tabloids.
- Phil asked me if I wanted to go to the cinema then.
- Mum said that Chris would be arriving at 6 o'clock the next Monday.
- Maria wanted to know why I had not told her my news the day before.
- He said that we had already seen the documentary with our class.
- Lucy said that Mary was looking really tired.
Music Vocabulary
Audience, concert hall (sala de conciertos), headphones, lead guitarist (guitarrista principal), musical score (puntuación musical), outdoor stage (escenario al aire libre), recording studio (estudio de grabación), rock concert, drum kit, microphone, violinist
American vs. British English
Fall - Autumn, Motorway - Highway, Cell phone - Mobile phone, Fries - Chips, Dinner - Restaurant, Check - Bill
Phrasal Verbs
Sing along (cantar a coro), be into (tener pasión por), take up (empezar), fit in with (encajar/pegar con), move along (circular/avanzar), hang out (pasar el tiempo/quedar)