Grammar Drills and Exercises

Give the correct past form of the verb.

01. The referee (bear) with fortitude the insults of the football hooligans.

02. His captors (bind) him hand and foot.

03. His artery severed, the injured man (bleed) to death before help could be summoned.

04. He (breed) tropical fish as a hobby.

05. Not until they had built the bridge did they discover that it swayed dangerously when the west wind (blow).

06. For two days the drowning man (cling) to the lifebelt.

07. As fast as their father (blow) up the balloons, the children (burst) them.

08. From dawn to dusk, the gardener (dig) the garden.

09. At the weekend, our neighbours (fling) a noisy party to which they did not invite us.

10. Scottish law (forbid) the playing of golf on Sundays.

11. When he got angry, he (grind) his teeth.

12. The philosopher (seek) the truth.

13. The clock was slow so I (wind) it on.

14. It hurt when the elephant (tread) on his foot.

15. The pig sty (stink).

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