These exercises test your understanding of basic grammar rules.
1You are old enough to ............... your own bed now.
Wrong!
The correct collocation is "make" when we talk about arranging a bed.
2You saw James, ...............?
Wrong!
After the positive statement "You saw James", the correct negative question tag is "didn't you".
3If I ............... enough time tomorrow, I will come and see you.
Wrong!
In a first conditional sentence, use the present simple "have" after "if" for a future situation.
4I would get up earlier if there ............... a good reason to.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In this second conditional sentence, "was" and "were" are acceptable after "if there".
5This time tomorrow I ............... on the beach.
Wrong!
For an action in progress at a specific future time, use "will be lying".
6Have you ever watched ............... cats wash each other?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "how" and "the way" can introduce the manner in which the cats wash each other.
7She began ............... when she was just 12.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "began", both "working" and "to work" are correct verb forms.
8I am tired ............... waiting for people who never turn up.
Wrong!
The correct preposition in this phrase is "of".
9Look ............... the mirror before you drive off.
Wrong!
Use "in" when you mean seeing something reflected by a mirror.
10It was a ............... experience.
Wrong!
The adjective "magical" correctly describes the noun "experience".
Answers
- You are old enough to make your own bed now.
- You saw James, didn’t you?
- If I have enough time tomorrow, I will come and see you.
- I would get up earlier if there was / were a good reason to.
- This time tomorrow I will be lying on the beach.
- Have you ever watched how / the way cats wash each other?
- She began working / to work when she was just 12.
- I am tired of waiting for people who never turn up.
- Look in the mirror before you drive off.
- It was a magical experience.
