Grammar and Usage Exercises with Answers
language learning solutions
10 PAST TENSE: IRREGULAR FORMS, USE OF ADVERBS
ELEMENTARY REMEDIAL
Answers. At lower intermediate level, you should have most, if not all, of this drill correct.
1. The concert always began on time.
2. Mr Jones seldom lost his temper.
3. Mrs Jones often went to the supermarket.
4. They never came early.
5. They generally drank tea every day in the UK.
6. A passenger plane hardly ever flew low over the Alps.
7. The student just learnt English in order to travel.
8. He always ran quickly.
9. She generally wore her coat.
10. You seldom woke up early.
11. It usually cost a lot.
12. The student quite often did his work after midnight.
13. The barbecued steak often smelt (smelled) good.
14. He just spent all his money on computer games.
15. Mr Jones sometimes rang at six.
16. Mary never threw the ball to her sister.
17. Mrs Jones always made a cup of tea when I called.
18. You scarcely ever felt ill in the summertime.
19. You nearly finished the letter on the train.
20. You quite understood the message, didn't you?
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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
