Grammar Drills and Exercises

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

Provide the "to" or the "-ing" form of the verb. It may be necessary to provide a preposition as well.

01. They were thinking... some time on the North African coast. (spend)

02. The factory owner was accused... the health of his workers. (endanger)

03. He was planning... a holiday in the USA. (take)

04. The burglar decided... into the house... a window. (get, break)

05. The removal men were asked... the furniture into the van. (load)

06. He hurt his back... ... the sofa on his own. (try, lift)

07. The danger... on thin ice must be obvious. (skate)

08. Shopaholics just cannot stop themselves... things. (buy)

09. He bought the books... his friends, not... . (impress, read)

10. The newspaper printed a story about a man... a dog. (bite)