Test your understanding of grammar rules with this exercise.
1. I would rather ............................ it.
After would rather, we use an infinitive without to.
2. Would you mind if I .................................. the window?
Past tenses are used after 'would you mind?'
3. What does the sentence 'Would you mind opening the window?' mean?
4. Do you mind people .......................... in the kitchen?
After 'do you mind...' we can use an ing form or a clause.
5. Do you mind if people ............................ in the kitchen?
We use a present tense in the if-clause after 'do you mind?'
6. I wouldn't mind .......................... this again.
Ing forms are used after 'wouldn't mind...'
7. I really ........................... when I went to Singapore.
To talk about having a good time, we use the expression 'enjoy myself / ourselves'.
8. I don't enjoy ......................... dinner.
Enjoy can be followed by an -ing form.
9. I have seen that film ................................
We use many before plural nouns and much before uncountable nouns.
10. I ................................ English for three years.
We use a perfect tense to say how long a present action or situation has been going on.
11. I am worried about .............................. he is safe.
We cannot use 'if' after a preposition. We use 'whether' instead.
12. She insisted on ............................. at once.
After prepositions, we normally use -ing forms instead of infinitives.
Answers
1. I would rather not do it.
2. Would you mind if I closed the window?
3. What does the sentence ‘Would you mind opening the window?’ mean? – Please open the window.
4. Do you mind people smoking in the kitchen?
5. Do you mind if people smoke in the kitchen?
6. I wouldn’t mind doing this again.
7. I really enjoyed myself when I went to Singapore.
8. I don’t enjoy cooking dinner.
9. I have seen that film many times.
10. I have been learning English for three years.
11. I am worried about whether he is safe.
12. She insisted on being paid at once.
