Adverbs of Frequency Exercise

1 Put the adverbs in the box onto the scale in the correct order.

always

occasionally

hardly ever

sometimes

often

1.__________

2.__________

3.__________

4.__________

usually

5.__________

6.__________

never

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2 Order the words in the boxes below to make sentences. Remember that the adverbs go after the
verb to be and before all the other verbs. SPECIAL NOTE: sometimes you will see some of these
adverbs at the beginning and at the end of sentences. However, that will not be accepted in my
exercise because that's too easy, so raspberry to you.

'm
1

never

always

go they in the week

her

we

see

out

___________________________________.
don't

___________________________________.
seldom

late

___________________________________.
on time

usually

Sam

isn't

our

___________________________________.

___________________________________?
sometimes

take too long in the shower I always

4

class

out go do always you on Fridays

often

___________________________________.

clean

sad

feel

you

do

___________________________________?
That dirty pig his teeth never cleans

arrives

___________________________________.
smiles

our maths
teacher

hardly ever

___________________________________.
1
0

___________________________________.

Possessive Adjective and Pronoun Exercise

Circle the correct answer.
1 This is ______ new car. I bought it yesterday.
A
B
C
2

my
mine
its

I'd like you to meet Rita. She's a great friend of

______ .
A
B
C

him
he
his

Find the missing possessive pronoun: mine,

5 yours, his, hers, ______ , yours, theirs.
A
B
C

we
our
ours

your
yours
you

7 Michael's married. ______ wife is an accountant.

A
B
C

His
Her
Its

Susan's coming to the party on her own. ______

8 boyfriend's staying at home.

they
theirs
their

4 This one's hers, so that one must be ______ .

A
B
C

A
B
C

our
us
ours

They live on the other side of the street. That's

3 ______ house, the red one.
A
B
C

6 A family photo. Which one's ______ sister?

A
B
C
9

His
Hers
Her

The cat belongs to my wife but the dog is

______ .
A
B
C

mine
hers
my

1 ______ best friend lives in London so I only see

0 her about once every two years.
A
B
C

Her
My
Pumpkin brain

Question Word Exercise

Circle the correct answer. Fill the gaps when youve checked your answers.
1 ___________'s the post office?
A

How much

Who

Where

___________ is your favourite football player?

6

2 ___________'s the president of France?

A

Who

Which

Whose

3 ___________ is your boyfriend. He looks about

thirty.

When

What

Who

___________ is The Atlantic Ocean?

7
A

How deep

How much

How

8 Jimmy, you've grown so much. ___________ are

you now?

How much

How long

How old

How much

How long

How tall

4 Billy ___________ are you angry with me? I

:
haven't done anything.
Sally Exactly.
:
A

How

What

Why

5 Billy:
Marie:

___________ is Paris like?

It's beautiful.

9 Sally ___________ do you take the dog for a

:
walk?
Jilly: Oh. Twice a day.
A

With what frequency

How often

When

10 ___________ does it take to get from Valencia

to Madrid by car?

How

How many time

What

How long

Who

How far

The Present Simple Tense Exercise

Use the verb in brackets to fill the gaps.
Affirmative sentences.
1 I ________ in Godella.(to live)
2 Daisy________ chocolate.(to love)
3 Andy ________ too fast.(to drive)
4 We ________ lunch at two.(to have)
5 You ________ great.(to look)
Negative sentences.
6 They ________________ much.(to say)
7 Charlie ________________ golf.(to play)
8 I ________________ hamburgers.(to like)
9 Sammy and I________________ much TV.(to watch)
10 It ________________ very often in Valencia.(to rain)
Questions.
11 ________ you play tennis?
12 ________ Carol drive?
13 ________ they do the shopping together?
14 ________ dogs eat fish?
15 What________ it do?

Fill the gaps with one of the words in brackets.

1 Jenny really ___________ Sammy. (like/likes)

2 Does Sammy ___________ Jenny? (like/likes)
3

Sadly, Sammy doesn't ___________ anyone except

himself. (like/likes)

They absolutely ___________ swing music.

(love/loves)

5 We always ___________ a swim in the river before lunch. (has/have)

6 ___________ anyone got the time? (Has/Have)
7 Nobody ___________ in that horrible old house. (live/lives)
8 All the critics ___________ that film is rubbish. (say/says)
9 Juli doesn't ___________ in the city centre anymore. (live/lives)
10 People ___________ films with a good story. (want/wants)
11 Does Begoa ___________ cakes? (bake/bakes)
12 Everybody ___________ mistakes sometimes. (make/makes)
13 Bob doesn't ___________ to go out tonight. (want /wants)
14 Their daughter ___________ to university. (go/goes)

15 Her dog ___________ three cans of food a day. (eat/eats)

Defining Relative Pronouns Exercise
people

that / who

owners

whose

things

that / which

places

where

Combine the sentences using defining relative pronouns. When the relative pronoun is an object, it can
be omitted.
1
That's the girl. She spoke to me yesterday.
_____________________________________________________________ .
2 What's the name of the book? You want me to read it.
_____________________________________________________________ .
3
We stayed in a hotel. The hotel was very expensive.
_____________________________________________________________ .
4 I rent a house. It is very small.
_____________________________________________________________ .
5 The car was stolen. It was a BMW.
_____________________________________________________________ .
6 The man smoked forty cigarettes a day. He died of a heart attack.
_____________________________________________________________ .
7 That's the building. I work there.
_____________________________________________________________ .
8 That's the boy. His mother works in the post office.
_____________________________________________________________ .
9 The businessman was very rich. I saw him last night.
_____________________________________________________________ .
10 That's the dog. Its owner is French.
_____________________________________________________________ .

Non-defining Relative Pronouns Exercise

Three things about Non-defining Relative Clauses.
1. The relative clause is closed off by commas and is quite similar to information in brackets.
2. Non-defining relative clauses are NOT used in spoken English. It would sound unnatural.
3. The relative pronoun can never be omitted.
Combine the sentences using non-defining relative pronouns.
1 Valencia is a great place. Valencia is due east of Madrid.
__________________________________________________________________________________
2 Jimbo is living in Thailand now. Jimbo got divorced last year.
__________________________________________________________________________________
3 Clare is a good teacher. I don't like Clare very much.
__________________________________________________________________________________
4 The Flaca pub rocks. I met my girlfriend in The Flaca. (use WHERE)
__________________________________________________________________________________
5 My greasy neighbour stinks of after-shave. My greasy neighbour is a bus driver.
__________________________________________________________________________________
6 Almeria is very dry. The beaches of Almeria are wonderful.
__________________________________________________________________________________
7 The school was built in 1907. The school has about 800 students.
__________________________________________________________________________________
8 The government handled the diplomatic crisis badly. The government is facing corruption
charges.
__________________________________________________________________________________
9 The Plaza Rodonda square is near the cathedral. They hold a market in The Plaza
Rodonda square every Sunday. (use WHERE)
__________________________________________________________________________________
10 Samantha is coming to the party. Samantha's mother is mayoress of this town.
__________________________________________________________________________________

The Present Continuous Exercise

Put the following sentences into the present continuous tense. Then put them into the negative and
interrogative form
1 Maria does yoga.
________________________________
2 Esteban speaks Greek.
________________________________
3 Joachin listens to the radio.
________________________________
4 Do they teach kung fu?
________________________________
5 Do you eat chocolate?
________________________________
6 Does Clara make cakes?
________________________________
7 I don't cook.
________________________________
8 We don't go to the cinema.
________________________________
9 Michael doesn't fight with his sister.
________________________________
10 Ana writes letters to her friends.
________________________________

The Present Simple or Continuous Exercise

Use the verbs in brackets to fill the gaps.

There was / there were Exercise

Complete the sentences. Use there was or there were.
1. ______________ two tables.
2. ______________ a kitchen and four bedrooms.
3. ______________ three men and a dog.
4. ______________ some boxes.
5. ______________ a man with a hat.
6. ______________a girl in the park.
Choose the correct answer. Then write the question.
1. There was / there were twenty people in the restaurant.
2. There was / there were a computer on the desk.
3. There was / there were many balloons in the sky
4. There was / there were a plane in the airport.
5. There was / there were five monkeys in the zoo.
Complete with there wasnt or there werent.
1. ______________an onion
2. ______________any coffee
3. ______________three apples
4. ______________any water
5. ______________ five eggs.

Irregular Verb Exercises Part 1

Use the verbs in the boxes to fill the gaps. Use your dictionary to check meanings.
1 Group One

3 Group Three

cost

hit

put

shut

cut

let

quit

spread

have

make

send

lend

pay

spend

1 The bank ____________ me the money to buy a

new car.

1 The ticket ____________ a lot more than I

originally expected to pay.

2 We ____________ twelve faxes yesterday.

2 Blast! I've ____________ my finger.

4 His car is ____________ in France.

3 When I told him I thought he was an idiot, he

____________ me.

5 They ____________ me in cash.

3 We ____________ the weekend in Cuenca.

4 My Dad ____________ me borrow his car last

weekend.

6 We ____________ sardines for lunch.

5 Where did you ____________ today's paper? I

can't find it.
6 She wasn't sacked. She ____________ her job.
7 When it started to rain, we ____________ all the
windows.
8 The virus has ____________ from Asia to Europe.
2 Group Two

4 Group Four

bring

catch

teach

buy

fight

think

1 Yesterday I ____________ the bus at exactly ten

thirty.

feel
keep

leave

read

meet

sleep

2 Elizabeth ____________ about it a lot before she

made her final decision.

1 I ____________ terrible about the news.

3 They ____________ me back a lovely little

wooden statue from Kenya as a souvenir.

3 My boss ____________ the office very early

yesterday.

4 My last English teacher was terrible. He

____________ me nothing.
5 I ____________ three new pens last week and
now I can't find any.
6 Valencia FC ____________ hard to win the match.

2 They ____________ ringing me all day.

4 I ____________ my cousin Natalia in the

supermarket yesterday.
5 I only ____________ for two hours last night.
6 I ____________ three books this summer.

Irregular Verb Exercises Part 2

Use the verbs in the boxes to fill the gaps.
1 Group One

3 Group Three

find

hear

say

sit

tell

get

lose

sell

stick

win

drive

fall

give

ride

take

eat

forget

hide

shake

write

1 We _____________ all night to get to France.

2 Have you ever _____________ a horse?

1 They _____________ the apartment that they

had in Gandia for a very good price.

3 I've _____________ a letter to my bank manager.

2 He _____________ me his name but now I've

forgotten it.

4 We _____________ hands at the end of the

meeting.

3 We _____________ home at three o'clock last

night.

5 She had a headache so she _____________ an

aspirin.

4 Sorry I'm late. I was _____________ in traffic.

6 I _____________ too much for dinner yesterday

and I feel fat.

5 Valencia FC _____________ The King's Cup in

1999.
6 I _____________ the news about The World Trade
Centre on the radio.
7 We entered the restaurant, _____________ a
table and sat down.
8 Sorry. I didn't hear what you _____________ .
9 We were all a bit hot and tired so we all
_____________ down on the grass.
1 I've _____________ three umbrellas this month.
0 Terrible! I'm so careless.
2 Group Two
be

break X2

come

see

become

choose

freeze

speak

steal

1 I've never _____________ to Caceres.

2 Have you _____________ Sarah today?
3 Mr Aznar _____________ president in 1996.
4 Has Beatriz _____________ back from lunch yet?
5 Rita _____________ her leg skiing.
6 What colour have you _____________ for the
curtains?
7 It was so cold that the lake _____________ over.
8 She _____________ fluent French on holiday last
year.
9 My purse's been _____________.
1
A friend's kid _____________ my stereo.
0

7 My sister _____________ me a watch for

Christmas.
8 He _____________ over on the wet floor and
broke his wrist.
9 She _____________ the money under the
mattress.
1
Blast! We _____________ to buy milk.
0

Past simple / past continuous exercises

1. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous forms of the verbs
in brackets.
1. The teachers _______________ (speak) when you _______________ (arrive) to school.
2. We _______________ (not like) the movie. It was boring.
3. I _________________ (not listen) to music last night. I ______________ (study) Chemistry.
4. She _______________ (have) a shower when you ______________ (knock) at the door.
5. They _____________ (not go) to the theatre last month. The tickets were all sold.
6. While Chris and Jane ___________________ (travel) on Saturday, we _________________ (prepare) the
party
for their arrival.
7. The children _______________ (sing) some songs last week, at the Christmas Festival.
8. Yesterday, I _______________ (hear) a strange noise while I _______________ (put on) my pyjamas.
9. We _________________ (write) notes in class, when the Headmaster _____________ (come) in.
10. What __________ you __________ (do) last Tuesday at 11 p.m.?
2. Underline the correct answer.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

While my mother [cooked / was cooking], she [watched / was watching] TV.
We [slept / were sleeping] in our bedrooms at 6 oclock.
The boys [played / were playing] baseball when it [started / was starting] to rain.
My cousin [had / was having] dinner when the telephone [rang / was ringing].
When I [got / was getting] up, my father [read / was reading] the newspaper.
Emilio [fell / was falling] when he [painted / was painting] the wall.
The doctor [examined / was examining] my eyesight yesterday.

3. Complete the following text with the Past Simple of the Past Continuous forms of the
verbs in brackets.
I _______________(be) with some friends and we _______________ (run) in a race. It was a marathon. There
_____________ (be) hundreds of runners around us, men and women, and it _____________ (be) extremely
hot. As
we _____________ (cross) a bridge over a river, I suddenly _____________ (notice) that everyone in the race
_______________ (have) the same face, even my friends! They were all the same person! I _____________
(want)
tostop, but there ______________ (be) so many people behind me that I _______________ (have to) keep
running.
Then I _________________ (wake up) screaming.