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General grammar exercise

September 28, 2016 - pdf

Complete the following sentences. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of basic grammar rules and sentence patterns.

1. She would never …………….. if she hadn’t changed jobs.

Correct! Wrong!

2. I have no interest in politics. I never had, and I ………………

Correct! Wrong!

3. I am going to do my homework, and ………………. I am going to play.

Correct! Wrong!

4. I expected to pass the exam, but I failed ……………….

Correct! Wrong!

5. When I was ……………… I was working.

Correct! Wrong!

6. If I had known that she was coming, I ………………. the function in the first place.

Correct! Wrong!

7. ……………. she informed the police, she wouldn’t have been in trouble now.

Correct! Wrong!

8. I don’t know where they ………………..

Correct! Wrong!

9. If I hadn’t lost consciousness, I ………………… out what they were doing.

Correct! Wrong!

10. You ……………… this to him. He is really upset.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. She would never have been promoted if she hadn’t changed jobs.

2. I have no interest in politics. I never had, and I never will.

3. I am going to do my homework, and afterwards I am going to play.

4. I expected to pass the exam, but I failed after all.

5. When I was your age I was working.

6. If I had known that she was coming, I wouldn’t have attended the function in the first place.

7. Had she informed the police, she wouldn’t have been in trouble now.

8. I don’t know where they have gone.

9. If I hadn’t lost consciousness, I could have found out what they were doing.

10. You should not have done this to him. He is really upset.

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