Grammar Exercises
Complete each of the sentences below with a verb from the box.
(The answers are at the bottom of the page.) start ⁄ take ⁄ eat ⁄ think ⁄ sleep ⁄ go ⁄ like ⁄ drink ⁄ write ⁄ lives
1. The film ________________ every day at 8 p.m.
2. Many children _________________ milk with their meals.
3. Cats generally _______________ a lot.
4. Julie _______________ a letter to her mother once a week.
5. Tom and Julie _______________ in a big city in the centre of the country.
6. Tourists _______________ to Egypt to see the pyramids.
7. Jimmy always _______________ the bus to go to school.
8. We all know that children _______________ sweets.
9. Anne _______________ it's a good idea to do English exercises.
10. If you want to be healthy, you must _______________ good food.
Present Continuous Tense
1. Every day Julie _______________ (take) the bus to go to her office.
2. At the moment you _______________ (do) an English exercise.
3. Tom and Julie _______________ (learn) English this year.
4. The Bank __________________ (open) at 9.30 every morning from Monday to Friday.
5. Our cousins ___________________ (come) to see us next Sunday.
6. Tom ______________ (read) the newspaper every morning on the train.
7. Julie usually __________________ (clean) the house on Saturdays.
8. At the moment she _________________ (write) a letter to a client.
9. Julie _________________ (speak) three languages : English, French and Spanish.
10. Today is Sunday. Tom and Julie _________________ (relax) in their garden.
Past Simple Tense 1. Yesterday evening I__________ (go) to the cinema with a friend. 2. From 1995 to 1998 I __________ (work) in Tokyo. 3. Last night the concert __________ (finish) at midnight. 4. I __________ (arrive) at the office this morning before my colleagues. 5. When he was young, Tom ________ (ride) a bicycle to school. 6. The train was at 8 p.m. so I ___________ (leave) home at 7
(The answers are at the bottom of the page.) start ⁄ take ⁄ eat ⁄ think ⁄ sleep ⁄ go ⁄ like ⁄ drink ⁄ write ⁄ lives
1. The film ________________ every day at 8 p.m.
2. Many children _________________ milk with their meals.
3. Cats generally _______________ a lot.
4. Julie _______________ a letter to her mother once a week.
5. Tom and Julie _______________ in a big city in the centre of the country.
6. Tourists _______________ to Egypt to see the pyramids.
7. Jimmy always _______________ the bus to go to school.
8. We all know that children _______________ sweets.
9. Anne _______________ it's a good idea to do English exercises.
10. If you want to be healthy, you must _______________ good food.
Present Continuous Tense
1. Every day Julie _______________ (take) the bus to go to her office.
2. At the moment you _______________ (do) an English exercise.
3. Tom and Julie _______________ (learn) English this year.
4. The Bank __________________ (open) at 9.30 every morning from Monday to Friday.
5. Our cousins ___________________ (come) to see us next Sunday.
6. Tom ______________ (read) the newspaper every morning on the train.
7. Julie usually __________________ (clean) the house on Saturdays.
8. At the moment she _________________ (write) a letter to a client.
9. Julie _________________ (speak) three languages : English, French and Spanish.
10. Today is Sunday. Tom and Julie _________________ (relax) in their garden.
Past Simple Tense 1. Yesterday evening I__________ (go) to the cinema with a friend. 2. From 1995 to 1998 I __________ (work) in Tokyo. 3. Last night the concert __________ (finish) at midnight. 4. I __________ (arrive) at the office this morning before my colleagues. 5. When he was young, Tom ________ (ride) a bicycle to school. 6. The train was at 8 p.m. so I ___________ (leave) home at 7