LATIHAN GRAMMAR

GRAMMAR EXERCISES A. topic: Articles: A or AN? Choose the correct article: 1. I am going to ________ concert tomorrow. 1) a 2)an 2. My boyfriend is ________ actor. 1) a 2)an 3. Her cousin has ________ very good job. 1) a 2)an 4. That was ________ interesting game. 1) a 2)an 5. She is ________ honest person. 1) a 2)an 6. We had ________ really good time yesterday. 1) a 2)an 7. Bring ________ umbrella. It is going to rain. 1) a 2)an 8. Tomorrow will be ________ hot day. 1) a 2)an

a) NO ARTICLE

b) a

6. He bought ________ new car. a) NO ARTICLE b) a 7. What does he do? He sells ________ cars. a) NO ARTICLE b) the 8. I live on ________ Washington Street. a) NO ARTICLE b) the 9. I drank ________ glass of milk. a) NO ARTICLE b) a 10. Two of my classmates come from ________ Vietnam. a) NO ARTICLE b) the C. topic: ARTICLES: Mixed Articles For each blank space, choose the proper article (a, an, the, or no article): 1. I moved to __________ USA when I was 15 years old. a) a b) the c) no article

9. Mary is ________ good friend. 1) a 2)an

2. I can spell as well as __________ most students. a) a b) the c) no article

10. I want to eat ________ apple. 1) a 2)an

3. He is __________ most famous actor I know. a) a b) the c) no article

B. topic: Article of no article? Choose the correct article:

4. Hurry up. We don’t have __________ lot of time. a) a b) the c) no article

1. How much money do you want? Give me ________ 10 dollars. a) NO ARTICLE b) the

5. I live around here = I live in __________ neighborhood. a) a b) the c) no article

2. I gave him ________ money that I found. a) NO ARTICLE b) the

6. I don’t know at all = I don’t have __________ clue. a) a b) the c) no article

3. She is ________ only person here that speaks Japanese. 7. I have __________ idea! a) NO ARTICLE b) the a) an b) the c) no article 4. I live in ________ London. a) NO ARTICLE b) the

8. ___________ tea in my cup is too hot to drink. a) A b) The c) no article

5. This kind of ________ weather makes me happy.

9. The US President lives in __________ White House.

a) a

b) the

c) no article

10. My parents live in __________ white house. a) a b) the c) no article D. topic: The SIMPLE PRESENT tense Fill in the blanks with the correct simple present tense form of the verb (in parentheses):

Choose whether the verb should be in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS or the SIMPLE PRESENT tense: 1. I usually ________ to rock music. a) listen b) am listening 2. What is she doing? She ________ to music. a) listens b) is listening

EX: Jim reads (read) every day. 3. My professor always ________ very slowly. 1. My brother ________________(go) to college. a) is speaking b) speaks 2. I ___________________ (understand) English. 4. What are you doing tonight? We ________ to see a movie. 3. My friends always _________________ (laugh) a) are going b) go at my jokes. 5. He normally ________ very fast. 4. The weather in California ________(be) perfect. a) drives b) is driving 5. Our cats ___________________ (sleep) all day. 6. I never ________ what to expect. a) am knowing b) know 6. Your dress _______________ (look) very pretty . 7. I'm sorry, Angela can't come to the phone - she 7. My sister ________________(walk) very quickly ________ a shower. . a) is taking b) takes 8. We ___________________ (make) mistakes when we speak English. 8. I ________ home right now. a) go b) am going 9. I ___________________ (be) from Italy. 9. Those girls ________ out every Friday. 10. My brother _______________(have) two dogs. a) are going b) go 10. (Generally) I ________ classical music. E. topic: SIMPLE PAST a) like b) am liking Fill in each blank space with the simple past tense of the verb in parentheses. Yesterday I (to have) ________ a really bad day. I G. topic: SIMPLE PAST OR PAST (to wake)_________ up at 9 o'clock because I (to CONTINUOUS? forget) ________ to set my alarm clock the night Choose which verb tense (simple past or past before. I (get) ________ up as fast as I (can) continuous) fits better. ________ and I (to put) ________ on some clothes. I ran into the kitchen and (to make) 1. I ________ - I didn't hear you come in. ________ myself a cup of coffee. Then I ________ a) was sleeping b) slept (to drink) the coffee very fast and I (to run) ________ to my car. It (to be) ________ a terrible 2. I ________ to see her twice, but she wasn't morning! home. a) was coming b) came F. topic: PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT tense

3. What ________? I was watching TV. a) did you do b) were you doing

was____________ a meeting. 4. Robin Hood was a character who ________ from the rich and gave to the poor. a) stole b) was stealing

8. We had a party. We were ____________ a party.

9. The band played a beautiful song. The band 5. Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I ________ to her was ____________ a beautiful song. a) was talking b) talked 10. I tried to explain. I was ____________ to 6. I ________ home very late last night. explain. a) came b) was coming 7. How long ________ the flu? a) did you have b) were you having 8. ________ a good time in Brazil? Yes, I had a blast! a) Were you having b) Did you have 9. We ________ breakfast when she walked into the room. a) had b) were having 10. Last month I decided to buy a new car, and today I finally ________ it. a) bought b) was buying

I. topic: Irregular verbs (simple past/present perfect) Choose the correct verb tense for each of the verbs (in parentheses): 1. He ________ to get very angry. (to begin) a) begun b) began 2. I ________ my glasses when I fell. (to break) a) broken b) broke 3. Those kids have ________ five windows playing baseball. (to break) a) broken b) broke 4. I have ________ studying French. (to begin) a) begun b) began

H. topic: PAST CONTINUOUS tense Change each sentence into the past continuous tense.

5. He told me that he had ________ all the work himself. (to do) a) done b) did

EX: "I played baseball --> I was playing baseball": 6. Have you ________ yet today? (to eat) a) ate b) eaten 1. I spoke to my teacher. I was ____________ to my teacher. 7. My father has ________ me to talk to you. (to forbid) 2. She listened to the song. She was a) forbidden b) forbade ____________ to the song. 8. I ________ him stealing that woman's purse. (to 3. My friend laughed at my joke. My friend was catch) ____________ at my joke. a) caught b) catched 4. She was silly. She was ____________ silly. 5. I sang. I was ____________ yesterday.

9. He must have ________ 8 beers last night. (to drink) a) drank b) drunk

6. They did their homework. They were ____________ their homework.

10. I ________ down and broke my arm. a) fallen b) fell

7. My boss planned a meeting. My boss

J. topic: Irregular verbs (simple past/present perfect) Choose the correct verb tense for each of the verbs (in parentheses):

there last summer. (to be)

1. I ________ a tire on the way to work. (to blow) a) blew b) blown

3. By the time I'm 50, I ____ a million dollars. (to make)

a) have never been b) had never been c) was never being

2. We have ________ to the seaside resort many a) will make b) would make c) will have made times. (to drive) a) drove b) driven 4. I want ________ the exercises for advanced students. (to try) 3. I haven't ________ a bike in three years. (to ride) a) try b) to try c) to have tried a) rode b) ridden 5. Hey, you ________ at the computer all day. You 4. Someone has ________ 10 books from the should really take a break. (to sit) library. (to steal) a) stolen b) stole a) have been sitting b) were sitting c) did sit 5. Godzilla ________ up and began attacking the 6. He claimed that he had never seen that man, city. (to rise) but I know that ________. a) rose b) risen a) he did b) he had c) he was 6. The song that she ________ was very pretty. (to sing) 7. What ________ to her about last night? (to a) sung b) sang speak) 7. I have ________ her many emails, but I've never received a response. (to write) a) written b) wrote

a) have you spoken b) you spoke c) did you speak 8. What have you been doing all day? _________ TV? (to watch)

8. I ________ out those shoes long ago. (to wear) a) worn b) wore a) watch b) watching c) have watched 9. He said that he ________ two aspirins last night. (to take) a) taken b) took 10. He ________ across the lake. (to swim) a) swum b) swam

9. She ________ lunch when someone rang the doorbell. (to prepare) a) was preparing b) prepared c) has been preparing 10. She never ________ when someone leaves her a message. (to call back)

K. topic: Mixed Verb Tenses 5 For each sentence, choose the correct form of the a) has called back b) calls back c) will call back verb. 1. I never ________ you that I loved her, I only said that I liked her. (to tell) a) told b) have told c) was telling 2. I ________ to Greece until Sally and I went