English Verb Tenses and Modals Practice
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Zsuzsa SzékelyEnglish Verb Tenses and Modals Practice
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Zsuzsa Székely1.
Write the verbs in present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect
simple or present perfect continuous.
1. My cousin _______________ (work) for IBM. She _________________ (usually/go) to work by car, but
this week she _____________ (take) the taxi because her car ________________ (break down).
2. Who _______________ (break) the window? Tom ___________ it yesterday.
3. Where _________________ (she/normally/go) shopping? I ______________ (love) her stylish clothes.
4. Peter __________________ (play) tennis for years. So far he _______________ (win) 11 tournaments.
5. We _________________ (go) to Barcelona in July. We __________ (just/book) our tickets. Can't wait!
6. You look tired. What ___________________________ (you/do)?
7. What _________ you __________ ( do) all day yesterday? I _____________ (prepare for) my exam.
2. Complete the sentences using modals
can / can’t / could / should / must / have to, has to / mustn’t / may/ will / would
1. You __________ forget to hand in your homework. I __________ check it before you leave.
2. You ___________ talk to the other candidates during the exam.
3. You ___________ not speak to your mother in that way. It’s too rude.
4. I __________ swim so I won’t come to the pool with you.
5. You ____________ smoke in the office. It’s forbidden
6. When I was young, I __________ run very fast.
7. ___________ you give me a lift to the bus station, dad?
8. Kate __________ to lose some weight since she has health problems. The GP ordered it.
9. _________ I borrow your book?
10. If I were you, I ___________ not buy that dress. It’s too expensiv
11. You ____________ not swim in that river. It's full of crocodiles.
12. The boy won’t ___________ finish the school project till next week.
3) Read and circle the correct word.
1. She´s a well / good student. She works hard / hardly.
2. He shouted loud / loudly so everyone could hear.
3. Please, drive careful / carefully ! Don’t go fast / fastly.
4. John is a slow / slowly learner. He can’t study quick/ quickly.
5. My car goes very fast / fastly . It is a very fast / fastly car.
6. Janet smiled happy / happily at me! He slept good / well.
7. it is raining heavy / heavily now.
8. Peter works hard / hardly every weekday.
4) a. I drink far too much / far too many coffee every day.
b. I eat a few / lots of fruit every week.
c. Samantha doesn’t eat much / many bread. d. My brothers don’t eat much / enough vegetables.
e. My friends don’t drink enough / many water. f. Grandma eats a lot of / a little cookies
g. Are there some/any new classified ads in the newspaper?
h. How much/many dollars have you got to spend in the shopping center?
i. How much/many time did you spend in the pool?
5. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the adjectives.
1. This is ___________________________ (fancy) dress I own.
2. The politician spoke ________________ (loud) than was necessary.
3. When we travel, my suitcase is always _______________ (heavy) than my husband’s.
4. January is _____________________ (cold) month of the year.
5. I have _______________ ( a lot of ) books than Peter.
6. December 21 is the _____________(short) day of the year. It is ______________ (short) than any other.
7. Andrew is __________________ (fast) runner on the team.
8. There are ________________ ( a few) appples in this basket than in that one.
9. Annie is as _______________ ( tall) as Judy.
10. Peter is ____________ ( good) student in the class.
11. A turtle moves _____________________(slow) than a rabbit.
12. This book is ____________________ (interesting) than the one I read last week.
13. That gold necklace is __________________(expensive) one in the whole store.
14. This is _____________________ (bad) movie I have ever seen.
15. I have the _______________ ( a little ) furniture in my room.
16. This film is ________________________ ( bad) than this book.
6. Fill in the gaps with the passive form of the verbs
[Link] book______________(sign) by the author yesterday.
2. That house _________ already ________________ (sell).
3. Meat ____________ ( consume) all over the world and excellent wine_____________( produce) in Spain.
4. This salad ____________________ ( should eat ) today.
5. The hotel _________________(close) four month ago.
6. The crocodiles _________________ (feed) twice a day.
7. __________ the keys _______________ yet (find) ? 8. This test ______________ easily. ( can do )
7. Use the conditionals
1. If I see him I ______________ (give) him a lift.
2. The table will collapse if you _______________ (stand) on it.
3. If I _____________ (win) a big prize in a lottery, I’d give up my job.
4. If you _________________ (put) some mustard in the sandwiches, they would have tasted better.
5. What ___________ (you do) if you found a burglar in your house?
6. If you _____________ (paint) the walls white, the room would be much brighter.
7. If he ______________ (eat) all, that he will be ill.
8. I wouldn’t drink that wine if I _______________ (be) you.
Use the reported speech
1. Tom: I meet my friends every weekend. He said that __________________________________
2. Sarah: I will do my homework tomorrow. She said that _____________________________
3. Peter: Did you find your keys yesterday? He asked ___________________________________
4. Jim: Can you solve this exercise ? He asked me ____________________________________
5. Sarah: How long have you been living here? She asked me _____________________________
