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Articles

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Article Gap Fill
Choose "a", "an", "the" or nothing to fill each gap in these sentences.
Exercise Number: 2G1

Article Error Correction
Are these sentence with articles correct or not?
Exercise Number: 2G36

Indefinite Article
Put either a, an or nothing in each of the spaces.
Exercise Number: 2G45

Present Perfect

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Present Perfect Structure
Present Perfect Use
For, Since and Ago

Past Simple or Present Perfect Gap Fill
Which of these two tenses should you use to complete each of these sentences?
Exercise Number: 2G11

Past Simple or Present Perfect Gap Fill 2
Further practice of the difference between past simple and present perfect.
Exercise Number: 2G12

Present Perfect & Past Simple: Right or Wrong?
Which of these sentences are correct and which contain errors?
Exercise Number: 2G13

Present Perfect & Past Simple: Right or Wrong? 2
Another exercise where you need to find which of these sentences are correct and which contain errors?
Exercise Number: 2G14

Been or Gone?
These words often cause confusion when used in present perfect sentences. This exercise will help you see the difference between them.
Exercise Number: 2G2

For/Since Gap Fill
Many students get confused about the difference between "for" and "since". This exercise should help you see the difference.
Exercise Number: 2G3

For/Since Exercise
For each time expression, choose to use either "for" or "since".
Exercise Number: 2G4

Finished or Unfinished Time
For each time expression, decide if it refers to finished or unfinished time. Practice for past simple and present perfect.
Exercise Number: 2G23

The Old Colonel
Read about the colonel's life, then use the present perfect to complete questions about him based on the text.
Exercise Number: 2G30

Just, Yet, Already
Choose the best of these words to fill in the spaces in each sentence.
Exercise Number: 2G7

Past Simple or Present Perfect: George Richards, Film-Maker
Read this text about someone who makes movies for a living, then complete the spaces using either the past simple or the present perfect.
Exercise Number: 2G25

Past Simple or Present Perfect: George Richards, Film-Maker 2
This is an interview with George which you have to complete using either the past simple or the present perfect.
Exercise Number: 2G26

Modal Verbs

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'Should', 'May' and 'Might'
'Have To' and 'Must'

Modal Verbs: Right or Wrong?
Some of these modal verb sentences are correct, but some aren't. Your job is to choose the correct ones.
Exercise Number: 2G5

Must/Have To Difference
There is a small difference between these two ways of expressing obligation. This exercise will help you to see the difference.
Exercise Number: 2G8

Mustn't/Don't Have To Difference
One of these expresses a lack of obligation while the other expresses an obligation NOT to do something. Can often cause confusion. This exercise should help you see the difference.
Exercise Number: 2G9

Should / Shouldn't Exercise
Put the correct form of "should" into the spaces in these sentences.
Exercise Number: 2G18

Should / Shouldn't Exercise 2
Another should/shouldn't exercise.
Exercise Number: 2G47

Future

Grammar Reference >>> 'Will' or 'Going To'?

I Was Going To...
Match the two halves of these sentences which use I Was Going To to talk about past intentions.
Exercise Number: 2G20

Present Simple & Continuous For Future
For each sentence, choose between the present simple and the present continuous. Both can be used to refer to the future.
Exercise Number: 2G21

Will / Going To Exercise
These two future forms can often be confusing. Choose the best one for each sentence.
Exercise Number: 2G33

Conditionals

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Zero Conditional
First Conditional

First Conditional Exercise
Complete these first conditional sentences. Be careful of positives and negatives!
Exercise Number: 2G24

What Do You Do If?
Zero conditional questions and their answers. You just need to put them together.
Exercise Number: 2G42

Conditional Matching Exercise
Match the two halves of these sentences about Murphy's Law!
Exercise Number: 2G46

Quantifiers

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Quantifiers: Right or Wrong?
Some of these sentences using quantifiers (some, few, many, much, etc.) are correct, but some aren't. Your job is to choose the correct ones.
Exercise Number: 2G6

Quantifiers Gap Fill Exercise
Complete these sentences using the correct quantifiers.
Exercise Number: 2G41

Past Continuous

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Past Continuous Structure
Past Continuous Use

Past Continuous Sentence Completion
Match the two halves of these sentences which show how the past simple and the past continuous tenses are used.
Exercise Number: 2G10

Alibi Jigsaw Reading
Choose the best past simple and past continuous questions to complete this police interview of a suspect.
Exercise Number: 2G22

Past Continuous Gap Fill
Complete these sentences which all use the Past Continuous .
Exercise Number: 2G39

Tenses

Handsome Rick
Read the text about Handsome Rick and think about the questions you need to ask for the missing information. Past simple and present simple.
Exercise Number: 2G27

John Carpenter
Read the text about the famous musician John Carpenter and choose the best questions to you need to ask for the missing information. Present simple, past simple and present continuous.
Exercise Number: 2G28

The Penguin Story
A nice story about a friendly penguin. Complete it using the past simple, past continuous, present perfect, future simple and present continuous (for future) tenses.
Exercise Number: 2G31

John The Stuntman
John the stuntman has an interesting life. Read his story and fill the spaces. Practice of elementary verb tenses and comparative/superlative.
Exercise Number: 2G29

Question Tags

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Question Tags Exercise
Question tags are hard, aren't they? This exercise will help you, won't it?
Exercise Number: 2G16

Prepositions

Prepositions Gap Fill
Which is the correct preposition for each space?
Exercise Number: 2G15

Tom's Weekend
Read about Tom's weekend and decide which preposition is required for each space.
Exercise Number: 2G19

Prepositions Of Time
When do you use "on", "in" or "at"? When don't you use any preposition? This exercise will help you.
Exercise Number: 2G32

Adverbs

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Adverbs.

Position Of Adverbs
Choose the most natural sounding sentence, all of which use adverbs.
Exercise Number: 2G40

Like

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'Like' as verb and preposition.

Like / Would Like Exercise
Choose the correct form of "like" or "would like" for each of these sentences.
Exercise Number: 2G34

Like / Is Like Exercise
Questions with "like" and "to be like" can often be confusing. In this exercise, you have to read a question and choose which of the possible answers most makes sense.
Exercise Number: 2G35

So & Such

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So and Such.

So Rich, Such Wealth
Choose either so or such to fill the spaces in each of these sentences.
Exercise Number: 2G43

Miscellaneous

Question Word Exercise
Which interrogative word should you use when making questions? This exercise will help you make the right choice.
Exercise Number: 2G17

Bored or Boring?
Adjectives such as "bored" and "boring" can be a little confusing. This exercise should help.
Exercise Number: 2G37

Using "Enough"
Using "enough" both before nouns and after adjectives.
Exercise Number: 2G38

So & Because
Finish each of the sentences with a phrase using either so or because.
Exercise Number: 2G44