Grammar Review Units 5 & 6
Adverbs of Frequency
A- Reorder the words to get coherent sentences.
1- I often go to the swimming pool.
2- Sonia never rides horses in London
3 - My father always eats peanuts before dinner.
4- Her mother sometimes goes to the supermarket.
5- They never read detective stories.
6- Madonna always sings.
7- I often collect stamps.
8- I always have milk for breakfast.
9- my sister is usually late.
B- Reorder the words to get coherent sentences.
1- I am never late at school.
2- He can always help his father.
3- We sometimes share the house chores 4- How often do you go out in the evenings?
5- How often do you go shopping?
6- You always go hiking at the weekend.
7- I usually do my homework after school.
8- He is always hanging around with his friends.
9- We never ask personal questions.
10- Is he often angry?
Sonia never rides horses in London.*
My father alw ays eats peanuts before dinner.*
Madonna alw ays sings.*
My sister is usually late.*
Verbs + Gerund and infinitives
Put the verbs in brackets in the Gerund or the infinitive.
1) We decided to buy a new car.
2) They've got some work to do.
3) Peter gave up smoking.
4) He'd like to fly an airplane.
5) I enjoy writing picture postcards.
6) Do you know what to do if there's a fire in the shop?
7) Avoid making silly mistakes.
8) My parents wanted me to be home at 11 o'clock.
9) I dream about building a big house.
10) I'm hoping to see Lisa.
Put the verbs in brackets in the Gerund or the infinitive:
1) I can't imagine Peter going by bike.
2) He agreed to buy a new car.
3) The question is easy to answer.
4) The man asked me how to get to the airport.
5) I look forward to seeing you at the weekend.
6) Are you thinking of visiting London?
7) We decided to run through the forest.
8) The teacher expected Sarah to work hard.
9) She doesn't mind working the night shift.
10) I learned to ride the bike at the age of 5.
Modals for requests
1. Teacher: Marco, ______________ erase the blackboard for me?
Marco: _________________, teacher.
A. ? Would you please / Yes, of course
2. Student: _________________ help me with my homework, please?
Teacher: Of course!
A. ? Could you please
3. Sandy, ________________ photocopy these letters right away?
A. ? can you
4. Charlotte, ______________ send me the document by email?
A. ? Would you please
5. Teacher, ______________ explain this grammar to me again, please?
A. ? could you
6. A: _________ you show me how to use this computer software?
B: _________________. How can I help?
A. ? Can / I'd be glad to
Modals of Ability/Possibility
Fill in the blanks with can/could/be able:
1) Last week, we could go swimming, this week we can't.
2) Maybe the Smiths can build a new house next year.
3) If you try hard, you will pass your examinations.
4) When I was five, I could not swim.
5) Dennis will be able to play the trumpet after four months.
6) Luke has passed his driving test, now he can drive a car.
7) For three weeks, I couldn’t speak to him on the phone.
8) Alex cannot do his homework when his desk is in such a mess.
9) They were so busy, they could not send me a text message.
10) Lisa could clean her dress. She can wear it again.
The Past Progressive:
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
1. When I phoned my friends, they were playing monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I was preparing dinner.
3. The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I was practicing the guitar when he came home.
5. We were not cycling all day.
6. While Aaron was working in his room, his friends were swimming in the pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they were not listening.
8. What were you doing yesterday?
9.
Most of the time we were sitting in the park.Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past progressive):
1. My father dropped 4 plates while he was washing up last night; none of them broke.
2. He was thinking of something else all the time you were talking to him.
3. When I saw him, he was singing and smoking a cigar at the same time.
4. The dog bit her on the ankle while she was trying to catch it.
5. He was leaning against the door and was listening to the radio when I first tried to speak to him.
6. Scenes from the whole of his past life were flashing through his mind as the plane crashed.
7. She remembered the day she first went to school.
8. When he had left school and had left for a job, he met a school-friend of his.
9. The director of the prison discovered that he was expected to treat prisoners equally.
10. The child took another cake when its parents were not looking.
The Simple Past
Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).
1. Last year I spent my holiday in Ireland.
2. It was great.
3. I travelled around by car with two friends and we visited lots of interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually went to a pub.
5. One night we even learned some Irish dances.
6. We were very lucky with the weather.
7. It did not rain a lot.
8. But we saw some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where did you spend your last holiday?
Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Simple Past. Watch the punctuation and
form sentences or questions.
1) I did my Maths homework yesterday. (to do) 2)Did Susan go to England by plane? (to go) 3) They visited a farm two weeks ago. (to visit)
4) Jenny and Peggy did not help their brother. (not/to help) 5) The children were not at home last weekend. (not/to be) 6) When did you design this wonderful skirt? (to design) 7) My mother did not crash into the van. (not/to crash)
8) The boys took off the mudguards of their bicycles. (to take off) 9) Did you phone your aunt last week? (to phone)
10) He did not drink milk at school. (not/to drink)
