Grammar Drills and Exercises

Choose the correct answer from those given.

01. ................... they in when you called?
A. Wasn't B. Weren't C. Were being D. Was been

02. It................ a nice day to go out for a walk.
A. weren't B. wasn't C. was being not D. was not being

03. Yesterday, he.................. all day at the office.
A. works B. worked C. is working D. work

04. .................... she answer the telephone when you called?
A. Did B. Do C. Is D. Are

05. He................. his car in time to avoid the accident.
A. didn't stop B. don't stop C. not stopped D. not doing stop

06. She.................. to the bank to deposit a cheque.
A. go B. gone C. went D. going

07. We................. orange juice when we needed refreshment.
A. drinks B. drunk C. drank D. dronk

08. They............... sandwiches on their picnic.
A. eats B. ate C. eated D. eaten

09. I.................. took some work home from the office.
A. taken B. takes C. token D. took

10. They................. hymns together in the church choir.
A. singed B. sang C. song D. sung

11. She................. a bicycle until she had an accident.
A. rid B. ride C. ridden D. rode

12. I................... to the airport to meet my friends when the tyre burst.
A. were driving B. was driving C. were drive D. was drive

VERB FORM AND USE

01 simple present
02 simple present have-be
03 drill: third person
04 elementary present
05 intermediate present

07 elementary past
08 continuous and simple
09 irregular past
10 irregular past
11 irregular past

14 past tense review
15 past tense review

19 present perfect
20 present/past perfect

23 conditional review
24 conditional
25 conditional

28 use of gerund
29 gerund
30 gerund and infinitive
31 gerund and infinitive
32 gerund and infinitive
33 gerund and infinitive