Grammar and Usage Exercises

In the following sentences, put the verb in the simple past tense and place the adverb in its correct position.

Example: He is coming in. (just)
          He just came in.

1. The concert will begin on time.           (always)

2. Mr Jones loses his temper.           (seldom)

3. Mrs Jones is going to the supermarket. (often)

4. They come early. (never)

5. They drink tea every day in the UK.           (generally)

6. A passenger plane flies low over the Alps.          (hardly ever)

7. The student learns English in order to travel. (just)

8. He runs quickly. (always)

9. She wears her coat.           (generally)

10. You wake up early.          (seldom)

11. It costs a lot. (usually)

12. The student does his work after midnight. (quite often)

13. The barbecued steak smells good. (often)

14. He is spending all his money on computer games. (just)

15. Mr Jones will ring at six.           (sometimes)

16. Mary throws the ball to her sister. (never)

17. Mrs Jones makes a cup of tea when I call. (always)

18. You feel ill in the summertime.  (scarcely ever)

19. You are finishing the letter on the train.    (nearly)

20. You understand the message, don't you?         (quite)

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