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ESL Grammar Exercise for Beginners

December 18, 2025 A1pdf

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Progress 0 of 12 answered
1............... was the weather like yesterday?
Wrong!
Use "What" in the question pattern "What was it like?" to ask for a description.
2Didn't you ............... the doorbell?
Wrong!
After "didn't", use the base verb "hear".
3Haven't we ............... before?
Wrong!
In the present perfect, use the past participle "met".
4............... you want to go?
Wrong!
Use "Do" to make a present simple question with the main verb "want".
5Why ............... you come to work yesterday?
Wrong!
With the past time expression "yesterday", use "didn't" before the base verb.
6Parking ............... in front of the gate.
Wrong!
Use the passive form "is not allowed" to say that parking is forbidden.
7It was a sad film. It made me ...............
Wrong!
After "made me", use the base verb "cry".
8How many people ...............?
Wrong!
For a past simple object question, use "did you invite".
9What ............... you say?
Wrong!
Use "did" to form the past simple question "What did you say?".
10She speaks not only English ............... French.
Wrong!
The fixed pair is "not only" and "but also".
11Give me some bread ...............
Wrong!
At the end of a request, use "as well" to mean "too".
12She has got a bike ............... a car.
Wrong!
Before the noun phrase "a car", use "as well as" to add another thing.

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  1. What was the weather like yesterday?
  2. Didn’t you hear the doorbell?
  3. Haven’t we met before?
  4. Do you want to go?
  5. Why didn’t you come to work yesterday?
  6. Parking is not allowed in front of the gate.
  7. It was a sad film. It made me cry.
  8. How many people did you invite?
  9. What did you say?
  10. She speaks not only English but also French.
  11. Give me some bread as well.
  12. She has got a bike as well as a car.

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