Grammar

Verb forms exercise

Verb forms exercise Complete the following sentences using an appropriate tense form. 1. I ……………………. here since morning. a) am waitingb) have been waitingc) had been waiting 2. It ………………….. raining since yesterday. a) hasn’t stoppedb) didn’t stopc) hadn’t 3. I …………………….. interested in metaphysics. a) am alwaysb) have always beenc) had always been 4. They ……………………. in this street for twenty years. a) have livedb) have been livingc)......

Subject and object complements exercise Identify the verb, subject complement, direct object, indirect object and object complement in the following sentences. 1. George is the captain. 2. The judge pronounced the judgment. 3. My sister looked worried. 4. Parents should be kind to their children. 5. Mother brought us tea. 6. The officer asked him several questions. 7. Let us send him our greetings. 8. We should keep our surroundings......

Tenses exercise Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form that expresses the idea indicated in the brackets. 1. Our mother …………… up at 5.30 in the morning. (habitual action) will getgetswill be getting 2. Worldly pleasures …………….. temporary. (general truth) arewill bewere 3. Portia …………….. that mercy is a divine quality. (quoted from a source) saidsayshas said 4. My father …………….. ready. He …………….. here in a minute.......

Reflexive pronouns exercise Reflexive pronouns are words like himself, herself, itself, myself, themselves, yourself, yourselves and ourselves. When reflexive pronouns are used for emphasis they are called emphatic pronouns. Study the example given below. He did the job. He did not ask anyone to do it. We can express the same idea with the help of an emphatic pronoun. He did the job himself. OR He himself did the job. Let’s......

Opposites Complete the second sentence in each pair of sentences given below using an adjective opposite in meaning to the one in the first sentence. 1. The elephant is a large animal. The mouse is a ………………………. animal. 2. It is hot in summer. It is …………………. in winter. 3. Today it is very cloudy. Tomorrow will be a ………………….. day. 4. These clothes are wet. Those clothes......

Conjunctions exercise Fill in the blanks using suitable conjunctions: 1. This is a small ………………….. interesting story. 2. Manu and Anu help …………………….. 3. ……………………… I was a child, I lived in Dubai. 4. Make hay ……………………. the sun shines. 5. We will visit Paris ………………….. Rome during the summer. 6. Let us wait here ……………….. the rain stops. 7.......

Phrasal verbs with come Sentences are given with incomplete phrasal verbs. Complete the expression by supplying an appropriate adverb particle or preposition. 1. I came …………………… an old friend of mine yesterday. a) throughb) acrossc) round 2. She came ……………….. when we sprinkled water on her face. a) roundb) acrossc) off 3. Peter is coming ……………………. tonight. a) roundb) onc) out 4. When I came ……………………. I was lying in bed. a) roundb) aroundc)......

Grammar Quiz – Tenses Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb. 1. We ………………………. waiting here since morning. a) have beenb) has beenc) ared) were 2. We ……………………… them yesterday. a) visitedb) have visitedc) had visitedd) was visiting 3. He …………………….. from Jamaica yesterday. a) has returnedb) have returnedc) had returnedd) returned 4. See that you ………………………… for the meeting on time. a) will comeb) comec) would comed) came 5.......

Mistakes with prepositions Incorrect: We have been playing since two hours.Correct: We have been playing for two hours. Explanation Use since with the starting point of action; use for to indicate duration. Incorrect: This table is made with mahogany wood.Correct: This table is made of mahogany wood. Explanation We use made of when we identify the material used to make something. Incorrect:......

Simple present or present continuous tense Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form. 1. The hen ……………………… eggs. (lay) 2. I ………………………… a cake. (make) 3. The boys ………………….. in the garden now. (play) 4. ‘Which book are you reading now?’ ‘I ………………………. David Copperfield.’ (read) 5. He …………………… milk every morning. (drink) 6. I ……………………….. up every day at 6.30. (get) 7. Fortune …………………… the brave. (favor) 8. Here ……………………......

Expressing future | Grammar exercise Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of the verb given in the brackets. 1. I ………………… John tomorrow. a) seeb) am seeingc) have seen 2. What ……………………. this evening? a) will you dob) are you doingc) have you been doing 3. Martha ……………………. another baby in June. a) is havingb) is going to havec) will have 4. The train …………………….. at half past six tomorrow morning. a) is leavingb)......