Intermediate English Grammar Exercises
Intermediate English Grammar Exercises
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Intermediate Level
Activity Book
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Day
Fill in the correct Past Simple, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous form of the verb. 1
A. Complete the past perfect continuous sentences using
[Link] (leave) after I (fill) up with patrol. the verbs in brackets.
[Link] were Good Friends. We (know) each other for years. 1. Sarah (play) the guitar for 3 years before she first
performed on stage.
[Link] were extremely tired. We (travel) for more tan 24 hours. 2. They (exercise) outside when there was a sudden
4.I was sad when I sold my car. I (have) it for a very long time. storm which made them run for cover.
3. We (wait) 45 minutes for the bus before it finally
[Link] secretary (finish) the report by the time her boss returned. arrived.
[Link] (attend) lectures all semester and was ready to take the exams. 4. I was exhausted because I (concentrate)
since 7am.
[Link] she (read)the letter, she (go)to eat something 5. As he (study) hard for the whole term, Zach was
[Link] last the bus came. I (wait) for 20 minutes. sure to pass the exam.
6. We both got i trouble because I (help) her with
9.I (make) a cup of cappuccino before I (call) my sister. her homework the whole time.
10. Cindy (leave) the hotel room after she (look) 7. Because of the recent heat wave, the plants (wilt)
8. I (work) for 5 months when my boss promoted
everywhere for her earring. me to supervisor.
11. The ground was wet. It (rain) since early morning. 9. They (decorate) the new house for hours and it was
time to have a break.
12. Pamela (arrange) the party for her mother by the time 10. I (not feel) worried about the presentation until
she (get) home. I saw the audience.
B. Each past perfect continuous sentence below contains an error. [Link] _________________ her ring for two hours and then we found it in the
Underline the mistakes. bathroom. (look for)
4.I _________________ for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.
1. We has been travelling around Europe for 4 weeks and had already visited 5 (not walk)
countries.
2. The authorities had been searched for him for 3 years before they finally caught him. [Link] long _________________ English before she went to London?
3. How long had he be waiting for her before she showed up? (she/learn)
4. I had been not sitting down for very long before I was called into the office. [Link] Sinatra caught the flu because he ________________ in the rain too
5. My family and I had living in England for 15 years before we moved to the United long. (sing)
States. [Link] _________________ less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.
6. The man left the room after he had was talking on the phone for over an hour. (drive)
7. I hope they had not being standing out on the street for long. [Link] were very tired in the evening because they _________________ on
8. Had she been cooked in the kitchen all afternoon or had she taken a break? the farm all day. (work)
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Complete the following sentences with the correct form of Day
the Simple Present Tense: 2
1. I usually _____________ to school. (go) Answer the questions below by using the present continuous
2. They _____________ us often. (visit) 1. It’s four o’clock in the morning (now). What are you doing?
I am sleeping .
3. You _____________ basketball once a week. (play) 2. It’s eight-thirty in the morning (now). What are you doing?
4. Tom _____________ every day. (work) _________________________________________________________
5. He always _____________ us funny stories. (tell) 3. It’s noon (now). What are you doing?
_________________________________________________________
6. She never _____________ me with that! (help)
4. It’s one-thirty in the afternoon (now). What are you doing?
_________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences in Negative.
5. It’s quarter to four in the afternoon (now). What are you doing?
My father makes breakfast. _________________________________________________________
6. It’s five-thirty in the afternoon (now). What are you doing?
They are eleven. __________________________________________________________
7. It’s eight o’clock in the evening (now). What are you doing?
She writes a letter. __________________________________________________________
8. It’s ten-thirty in the evening (now) What are you doing?
I speak Italian. __________________________________________________________
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PAST SIMPLE
Positive, Negatives and Questions. Day
Yes / No Questions (Past) Write the sentences below in the simple past.
1. He goes to bed early. He went to bed early .
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Past Simple / Present Perfect Present Perfect Simple / Present Perfect Continuous.
Fill in the gaps with the correct verb form. 1. Parvati_____________________________ the book all afternoon.(read)
2. They _______________________________ for hours (call)
1. The Titanic _______________________ (sink) in 1912.
3. Jenny, how many apples __________________________________(pick)
2. Somebody _______________________ (steal) my bicycle! Now I’ll have
4. He is very tired now. He __________________________________ (run)
to walk home.
5. Molly _____________________________ hard. She’ll take an exam next week.(study)
3. Gerry ___________________________ (fall) oof his bike three times
6. Dinner’s ready. My mother____________________ a Good meal for the family. (cook)
this month.
7. What________you _______________________Sirius? You are covered in paint. (do)
4. I ______________________________ (see) the movie Titanic three
8. They _______________________________ 4,000 meters. (run)
times. I’m going to see it again tonight.
9. How long _________ Peter ________________________ for the bus? (wait)
5. I ______________________________ (walk) to work every day for the
10. My grandparents _____________________________ in this house all their life. (live)
last six weeks!
11. My grandpa _______________________________many different countries. (visit)
6. When she was Young she ___________________________ (live) in
12. They _________________________ the house for Christmas. It looks nice. (decorate)
Seoul.
13. These boys ____________ for 15 minutes. They _________________ 3 fights this
7. Ouch! __________________________ (cut) my finger!
week. (fight / have)
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Present Perfect HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE Irregular Verbs Day
Complete the table with the past participle: Drag the past of the verbs and drop them where belong: 3
tired taken won dream / dreamed been seen put swam was/were left became went drank felt gave ate said
thought knew wrote ran bought built did read had flew slept
traveled driven had visited met played made got won
1 travel traveled traveled 1 be 16 begin
[Link] the past simple and the past participle of the verbs. 2. Choose the correct option (present perfect).
a. I have just made / maked my bed.
Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle
b. They have goed / gone to the cinema.
play c. She has taked / taken the train to Spain.
Regular watch d. It has been / beed a long day.
e. We have gived / given her a present for her birthday.
Verbs talk 3. Complete the sentences with the past participles.
act a. I have ___________(see) this exercise many times.
see b. We have ___________ (wear) lots of costumes.
eat c. He has ____________ (tell) me he has poetry books.
Irregular d. She has ____________ (dance) to that song since last year.
swim
Verbs write e. They have ___________ (work) in that place for a long time.
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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
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brackets. Use contractions where possible.
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The plane landed at the airport. What had these
1. Peter was Sally´s best friend. She _________ (know) him all her passengers been doing before it landed?
life.
Mr. Clark – read a newspaper
2. The children were wet because they __________ (play) football in
Mrs. Clark – look out of the window
the rain.
Julie – play with her teddy bear
3. We were very hungry because we ___________ (not/eat).
Peter – learn how to use his new pone
4. I was delighted when I found my keys. I __________(look) for them
for hours. Mr. Gregson – sleep
5. She was exhausted because she ___________ (work) since eight Mrs. Gregson – take photos
o’clock that morning.
Melanie – draw pictures
6. Everything was white because it __________ (snow).
Fiona and Eve – talk to each other
Supply a suitable SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT TENSE: Ben – listen to Fiona and Eve
Example: They went home after they had finished (finish) their work. Miss Smith, the flight attendant – deliver food to passengers
1. She ___________________ (just / go) out when I called her.
2. My brother ________________ (eat) all the pie before we got Mr. Clark _____________________________________________________
back.
3. He wondered why I _______________ (not / visit) him before. Mrs. Clark ____________________________________________________
4. She said that she ____________________________ Julie ________________________________________________________
(already/see) the Pyramids.
5. The fire ___________ (spread) to the next building before the Peter ________________________________________________________
firemen ___________ (arrive).
6. They drank small cups of coffee, after they Mr. Gregson __________________________________________________
___________________ (finish) dinner.
7. He told me he ________________________ (catch) a young lion. Mrs. Gregson _________________________________________________
8. His mother ______________ (worry) a lot about him before she Melanie ______________________________________________________
____________________ (hear) that he was safe.
9. He _________________ (already/learn) English before he Fiona and Eve _________________________________________________
________________ (leave) for England, but before he arrived in
England, he ______________________ (forget) some. Ben _________________________________________________________
[Link] _____________ (go) swimming after she ____________
(come) home. After she _________________ (swim), she Miss Smith ___________________________________________________
__________________ (call) her friend Judy.
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► Midterm Review Day
I. Choose the correct option: III. Complete with the Present Perfect
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Continuous of the verb in parentheses.
1. My uncle likes traveling a lot. He often visits
different countries. He _________ already
_________ to 35 countries so far.
a) Has / been
b) Have / visited
c) Hasn’t / been
d) Hasn’t / visited
2. Where is your uncle now? –He ___________
in Heligoland, small islands near Germany.
a) Already went
b) Has just arrived
c) Have been
d) Will have been
3. What was the most unusual thing _______? –
Eating snails. It sounds disgusting but I enjoyed
it.
a) did you try
b) you have ever tried
c) have you ever tried
d) were you trying
Choose the correct option:
► Midterm Review Day
1. I _______ English for two hours. I’m very tired. 3. The roads are closed because it __________ since yesterday. 4
a) Have been studying a) Was snowing
b) Study b) Has been snowed
c) Am been studying c) Has been snowing
d) Have been studying d) snows
2. How long _______ this watch? 4. William is my best friend. I __________ him for years.
a) Have been knowing
a) Have you been wearing
b) Have known
b) Have you wear
c) Am knowing
c) Are you wearing
d) Have been known
d) Did you wore
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► Midterm Review
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Write the sentences below in the past tense: II. Complete the sentences below by using simple Past. 4
1) He goes to bed early.
__________________________________________________________ 1. I __________ to Canada last month to see the snow. (go)
2) We don’t like onions. 2. My mom _______________ pasta yesterday. (prepare)
__________________________________________________________ 3. Last year my dad ____________ a course about fires (take)
3) Stewart lives in Vancouver. 4. Our cousin Matthew ___________ with us because he was ill. (play)
__________________________________________________________ 5. Your brother ___________ many TV shows so he didn´t sleep. (watch)
4) Does she exercise? 6. The choreographer _____________ for many years to be the best.
__________________________________________________________ (dance)
5) I have cooking. 7. OMG! It _______________ a lot, now we can´t go to the park. (rain)
__________________________________________________________
6) They play videogames.
__________________________________________________________ III. Change the sentences to negative form.
7) He knows the answer.
__________________________________________________________ 1) I ran 5 kms in the last marathon.
8) I forget his name. __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________ 2) My uncle Joe sang a romantic song in the karaoke last weekend.
__________________________________________________________________
3) My cat ate so much food!
__________________________________________________________________
4) The coach asked us to practice more our strategies for the game.
1) What time are you going to go to bed tonight?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
5) My sister´s boyfriend gave her some flowers and chocolates last night.
2) What time are you going to get up tomorrow?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
6) I did my homework on time.
3) What are you going to do after class?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
4) What are you going to do tomorrow morning? IV. Choose the correct option.
__________________________________________________________
5) Where are you going to go on the weekend? 1) What ____________ you do yesterday?
__________________________________________________________ a. do b. did c. are
6) How much money are you going to spend tomorrow? 2) I __________________ the exam, now I have to repeat it.
__________________________________________________________ a. didn´t passed b. didn´t pass c. didn´t passing
7) Who are you going to talk to tomorrow? 3) He ____________ take a shower because we ran out of shampoo.
__________________________________________________________ a. did´t b. did not c. diden´t
I. Write the past tense of the following verbs: 4) My mom ____________ angry with me yesterday but now she is ok.
1. Do _____________ 2. Drink ________________ a. is b. were c. was
3. Clean _____________ 4. Speak _______________ 5) _______________ you study for the exam that we have today?
5. Take _____________ 6. Watch ______________ a. are b. did c. do
7. Eat _______________ 8. Wake up _________________ 6) I _____________ English in Canada in 2018.
9. Write _______________ 10. Play ____________________ a. studied b. study c. studies
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TAG QUESTIONS (Present)
Draw a line to make questions: Complete these sixteen sentences to score your knowledge of Tag Questions.
1. John Works at the new office 9. Oh, no! I’m in the wrong classroom
She is at school, isn’t it? building downtown,…? again,…?
We are happy, am I? a) Doesn’t he a) aren’t I
I am in the park, are they? b) Isn’t it b) am I
Ben isn’t seven, aren’t I? c) doesn’t it c) is it
2. Ankara is the capital city of 10. There are about 200 countries in the
They aren’t students, aren’t we?
Turkey, …? World, …?
He was young, isn’t she? a) doesn’t he a) aren’t there
It is a new bike, is he? b) isn’t he b) isn’t there
I am not at hospital, wasn’t he? c) doesn’t it c) doesn’t it
3. Sam and David are studying in the 11. Today is Monday,… ? I think our
library,… ? English test is tomorrow.
a) isn’t he a) don’t we
b) aren’t they b) isn’t it
c) doesn’t he c) doesn’t it
4. Your pet dog doesn’t like to bite 12. Malaysia and Indonesia are both
people,…? Located in Asia,…?
a) is it a) are they
b) is he b) aren’t they
c) does it c) do they
5. You for and I are late for our English 13. Why isn’t Sarah here? She’s not
class, …? sick, …?
a) aren’t we a) does she
b) aren’t I b) isn’t she
c) do we c) is she
6. Your brothers don’t know how to 14. It usually rains a lot in your country,
speak Chinese,…? …?
a) do they a) doesn’t it
b) don’t day b) don’t they
c) are they c) are you
7. You never have eggs and toast for 15. That television costs five hundred
breakfast, …? dollars,…?
a) have you a) doesn’t it
b) don’t they b) don’t they
c) do you c) aren’t they
8. Excuse me, your name isn’t Thomas, 16. Tag questions are really quite easy,
…? …?
a) don’t you a) are they
b) are you b) do they
c) is it c) aren’t they 19
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TAG QUESTIONS. Find and correct the mistakes below 2. Drag and drop to match the questions tags to the sentences.
(one mistake per sentence). Some sentence use the Day
PRESENT tense, others use the PAST tense. 5 a) It’s important to tell the truth, _________________________? doesn’t she
b) You study French at school, __________________________? don’t they
c) Anna loves rock climbing, ____________________________? do you
3. Choose the correct question tag for each sentence from the 4
options.
a) David hasn’t got his football boots with him, has/ is he?
b) I think the door was open, didn’t / wasn’t it?
1. Choose the correct option to complete these facts about
questions tags. c) My console is older tan yours, is/isn’t it?
a) If the sentence contains a positive verb, the question tag is d) Sue can speak Good French, can’t/ speak she?
positive negative e) We haven’t got enough time to finish the game, are/ have we?
f) It’s very cold today, is/isn’t it?
b) If the sentence contains a negative verb, the question tag is
g) You’re not going to the cinema tonight, will/are you?
positive negative h) Eric made this lovely soup, wasn’t/didn’t he?
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5. Write the question tag after these questions, and then complete
the answers. Day
a) You couldn’t give me a hand,_____________? 5
Yes, ___________
b) We will be able to get home in time for dinner, __________?
No_________
c) My sister ate the last chocolate,___________?
No, ___________
d) Artificial Intelligence is a fascinating subject, __________?
Yes,___________
e) Luke designed the best robot ___________? No, I did!
f) You are going to be ready to leave at eight o’clock, _________?
Yes, of course!
g) This pasta is absolutely Delicious _____________?
Yes, ___________
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Choose the correct phrase for following:
Choose the correct option: [Link] worked hard just before Christmas___ we could really enjoy the holiday
_____ so that _____ in order to ______ to
1) I am working hard ________ save money for a car. 2. John just popped out ___ the paper.
_____ for buy _____ buy ______ to buy Day
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3. Take your house keys in case I _____ out when you come back.
_____ have gone _____ will go ______ went
2) ______ find a new house, I have to start look for one. 4. This oven is used _____ bread.
_____ to make _____ for make ______ for making
so that – In order to - to
5. This bracelet is _____ Sarah. It’s her birthday tomorrow.
_____ to _____ for ______ in order to
3) I’m going to star taking classes _______ learn how to
Choose the correct expression of purpose.
play the guitar. So as not to to so that in order not to
so that – In order to - to In order to so as to not to
so that – In order to - to
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1. I’ll give you my pone number _____________ you need some information.
2. He speaks French______________ they can understand him.
3. John studied hard _____________ he could enter the university.
4. Shall we book a table ______________ the restaurant is busy?
5. I helped him ____________ he could finish early.
6. He hurried _____________ not to miss the rain.
7. We’ll take our gloves with us _____________ my hands get cold.
8. Sue is saving money _____________ go on holiday.
9. I’ll give you my email _____________you can write to me.
10. He went up to his room ______________ sleep.
11. Peter quickly shut the window ______________ the rain wouldn’t get in.
12. You need a short break _______________ getting too tired.
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Final Review Day
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Complete the sentences with a appropriate time clause.
1) I’m going to eat my lunch AS SOON AS _____________________________________.
2) My father was going home WHEN _________________________________________.
3) Did you go home AFTER _________________________________________________?
4) I’m going to stay at work UNTIL ___________________________________________.
5) My sister finished her homework BEFORE __________________________________.
6) I’m going to make breakfast WHILE ________________________________________.
7) Tom was doing his homework WHEN ______________________________________.
8) Are you going to make cookies AS SOON AS ________________________________?
9) Does Nick always go home AFTER _________________________________________.
10) I’ve been going to the gym SINCE _________________________________________.
11) Kathy will stay up UNTIL __________________________________________________.
12) Did Annie finish the report BEFORE ________________________________________.
13) I was playing videogames WHILE __________________________________________.
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