English Grammar Exercises

English Grammar Review

• The correct answer is "ate," as it uses the simple past tense to indicate an action completed in the past. "She ate breakfast an hour ago."

• The correct answer is "as pleasant as" to form a correct comparison. "The weather in this city is not as pleasant as the one in my hometown."

• The correct answer is "spoke," simple past tense is appropriate in this context due to the presence of "last Monday". "We spoke to the manager about the issue last Monday."

• The correct answer is "did." The auxiliary verb "did" should be used to form a past simple question. "Where did they go on vacation last summer?"

• The sentence that is NOT correct is "He could speak French when he was a child, but he doesn’t manage now."

• The appropriate answer here is "finished," as the simple past tense is used to describe actions that concluded in the past. "We finished the project last week."

• The correct answer is "has left" because it uses the present perfect tense, which is appropriate with "just now." "The train has left just now."

• The correct answer is "have already spoken," which uses the present perfect tense to indicate something that happened at an unspecified time before now. "We have already spoken with the manager about the issue."

• The correct answer is "better and better" as it is the correct comparative form to describe continuous improvement. "You can tell Billy is training a lot because he keeps getting better and better."

• The sentence that is NOT correct is "I can close the window, but I not manage to lock it."

• The correct answer is "prize." "My sister won first prize in the poetry contest."

• The sentence that is NOT correct is "Although he isn’t able to swim, he can be able to ride a bike."

• The correct answer is "saw," as it uses the simple past tense to describe something witnessed last night. "You saw such a beautiful sunset last night."

• The correct answer is "tried," as it uses the simple past tense, indicating a completed action at a specific time in the past (last year). "He tried sushi for the first time last year."

• The correct answer is "Did," as it is the auxiliary verb to form a past simple question. "Did you go to the party last night?"

• The correct answer is "have" because the present perfect tense is needed to form a question about where someone has been. "Where have you been all day?"