Simple Past Tense (EXERCISES)

A. Put the verb into Simple Past Tense

1) Last year I (go)  to England on holiday.
2) It (be)  fantastic.
3) I (visit)  lots of interesting places. I (be)  with two friends of mine.
4) In the mornings we (walk)  in the streets of London.
5) In the evenings we (go)  to pubs.
6) The weather (be)  strangely fine.
7) It (not / rain)  a lot.
8) But we (see)  some beautiful rainbows.
9) Where (spend / you)  your last holiday?

B. Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.
INFINITIVE
SIMPLE PAST
1
Meet

2
Drive

3
Speak

4
Put

5
Write

6
Sing

7
Do

8
Sit

9
Stand

10
Run


C. Complete the table in Simple Past Tense

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
He wrote a book.



He did not sing.



Was she pretty?


D. Put the sentences into Simple Past Tense.

1)We move to a new house. → 
2)They bring a sandwich. → 
3)He doesn't do the homework. → 
4)They sell cars. → 
5)Does he visit his friends? → 


E. Write sentences in Simple Past Tense.

1)Janet / miss / the bus → 
2)she / tidy / her room → 
3)Nancy / watch / not / television→ 
4)she / read / a book → 

F. Choose `was’ or `were’.

1) The teacher   nice.
2) The students  very clever.
3) But one student  in trouble.
4) We  sorry for him.

5) He  nice though.

06 February 2015

Simple Present Tense (EXERCISES)

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE EXERCISES

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

Part 1

a)  I  _________ (play)  soccer every evening at the field behind my house.
b)  Every Monday,Taylor  __________ (drive)  her friends to the food festival in         Atlanta.
c)  Justin  _________(write)  a book while  he is travelling across Southern Europe.
d)  “Jenna,do you want to _________(come)  over for dinner tonight? ”
e)  He _________(smile) at her as she is walking down the street in her high heels.
f)  She   _________(look) at him once in the eyes and she knows that he is lying to her.
g)  Kyler _______(climb) a tree at the  yard.
h)  Jane  _________(listen) to music when she is studying in her  room.
i)  Minnie _______(go) back home at 5 p.m .
j)  Jesse  ________(walk) to the playground with her best friends.
k)  Mr. Darren  always   _______(help) his wife with the houseworks at home.
l)  She _______(give) her a silent glare and she is silent in minutes time.

Part 2

a)  Sarah   _______ (dance)  gracefully on the stage  as she performs  in the musical,’The Black Swan’ .
b)  We  ________(cry) out loud when Ed Sheeran starts to sing at the concert.
c)  They  _________(run)  towards the finish line and the winner is chosen in the end.
d)  I   ________(miss)  her more than words could speak.
e)  He _______(stand)   there and walks away without saying anything.
f)  She  _______(kick) the ball  too hard  till it cracks the wall.
g)  Avril  _______(like)  to  sing so much that she buys a microphone for herself.
h)  Adam  _________(join) the crowd  cheering for the LA Lakers.
i)  She  ________(think) she knows the topic better than he does.
j)  He _______(hate)  me  more than I hate him.
k)  They  _____(release) the turtle back into the wild.
l)  Gigi   ______ (wash) the plates in the sink with her mum.

Adjectives (EXERCISES)

This is some exercises that you guys can do to help improve on your grammar (Adjectives)

Adjectives.
Part 1.
Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives.
Adjectives
Comparatives
Superlatives
Good
better

Bad


Handsome


Beautiful


Many


Fast


Thin


Happy


Long


Little



Part 2.
A)   Look at these sentences. The adjectives are in the wrong order. Change  the positions of the adjectives so that they are in the correct order.
1) She lives in the green old house by the lake.
2) He put all his books in a plastic red bag.
3) The Persian old cat could not tolerate the cold weather.
4) Have you seen my cotton blue new shirt?
5) I have recently bought a wooden expensive small table.


B)         At the end of each sentence, there is an adjective in brackets. Rewrite each sentence with the adjective in the correct position.
1) The children loved the lady.         (old)
2) The lawyer was a man.         (humble)
3) He has a history of mental illness.         (long)
4) She wanted a life.         (quiet)
5) The man was dressed in a suit.         (dark)
6) The bees buzzed around in the field of flowers.         (busy)
7) The doctor examined the child.          (injured)
8) The man got into his car.          (bald)
9) The bear chased the poachers away from her cubs.         (furious)
10) The cars were stolen from the showroom.         (expensive)

C) Choose the correct answer :        
1) We are [younger than / the youngest] the rest of the class.
2) He is [more popular / the most popular] student in the school.
3) Who is [the best / better than] singer in the class?
4) These sofas are [more comfortable than / the most comfortable] ours.
5) Tom's car is [as big as / the biggest] his friend's.
6) Is Jason's dog [older than / the oldest] yours?



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