GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Choose the correct answer:
Choose the correct answer:
1. I --------- 3 beers since morning.
have been drinking / drank had drunk / have drunk
2. Why are your hands dirty ?
I have fixed my computer since morning.
I had fixed my computer since morning.
I have been fixing my computer since morning.
I fixed my computer since morning.
3.
She got home at 5 in the morning. The party should have been really good.
She got home at 5 in the morning. The party might have been really good.
She got home at 5 in the morning. The party may have been really good.
She got home at 5 in the morning. The party must have been really good.
4. It`s raining. She`d better take an umbrella if she goes out,…………………….. ?
5. First time you are here,………………….?
6. Choose the correct sentences:
It is time that the government took action.
It is time that the government has taken action.
It is time that the government had taken action.
It is about time that the government took action.
It is high time that the government has taken action.
It is high time that the government took action.
Does she mind to help him?
Do you mind helping me?
Do you mind my opening the door?
Do you mind to open the door?
Do you mind opening the window?
She doesn`t mind cooking today.
It is time for the government to take action.
7. Choose the correct sentence/s:
Hardly had he come home before the police arrived.
Hardly had he gone to bed when the bell rung.
Hardly had he start reading when somebody called her up.
Hardly had she left home when she realized that she hadn`t locked the door.
She had hardly finished reading when she noticed some smoke coming from the kitchen.
8.
You needn`t have done that exercise. I had already done it for you.
You didn`t need to do that exercise. I had already done it for you.
9.
Perhaps Tim has written this letter but I`m not sure. He could have written it.
Perhaps Tim has written this letter but I`m not sure. He should have written it.
Perhaps Tim has written this letter but I`m not sure. He ought to have written it.
Perhaps Tim has written this letter but I`m not sure. He may have written it.
10.
She said she would have to stay in until the storm stopped.
She said she will have to stay in until the storm stopped.
She said she can have to stay in until the storm stopped.
She said she has to stay in until the storm stopped.
11. Choose the correct sentence/s:
She made me to laugh.
She made me laugh.
I was made to laugh.
They were made to laugh.
She was made laughing.
New information has arrived recently.
New information have arrived lately.
New information has arrive recently.
How many information have arrived recently?
How much information has arrived recently?
A number of information has arrived recently.
A number of information have arrived recently.
A lot of information has arrived recently.
The number of students was going to take a difficult exam.
The number of students were going to take a difficult exam.
12. Write the question tag [ be sure that the sentences are correct !]:
Nothing has been said,…………………
The sun hardly shone all summer,………………
Hardly had she done anything,…………………
It`s no use trying to do that,………………….
Somebody has to help them,……………….
Let the door open,……………………..
The Chinese are friendly people,………………..
Dutch is interesting,………………..
The Netherlands is a nice country,…………………
Let us go downtown,…………………
Let`s go out,……………….
Bad news don`t make people happy,……………..
Bad news doesn`t make you happy,…………………..
13. Choose the correct sentence/s:
Since I last saw her, I haven`t though of anything else.
Since I last had saw her, I haven`t thought of anything else.
Since I last saw her, I haven`t thought of anything else.
Since I last saw her, I hadn`t though of anything else.
Since I last seen her, I haven`t though of anything else.
14. Is the following sentence correct?
In general, a journey is lengthier than a travel or a trip.
15. Translate:
Try as I may / might, I can never solve this problem.
Far be it from me !
Come what may !
16. Choose the correct sentence/s:
I would like helping you but I have no time.
I would like to help you but I can`t do it right now.
It was worth doing it.
It was worth to do it.
It was worth walking in the park.
