GRAMMATICAL EXERCISES FOR URBAN TRIBES

1. Write positive or negative sentences using the verb be.

a) (Paris/the capital of France) Paris is the capital of France.

b) (I/hungry) ……………………………………

c) (Rome/in Spain) ……………………………

d) (my hands/cold) …………………………….

e) (diamonds/cheap) …………………………

f) (cats/big animals) ……………………………

g) (I/hungry) ……………………………………

h) (Canada/a very big country) ………………………………..

2. Ask questions for these answers. Use the verb be.

a) (your name) ……………………………………? Paul

b) (British) ……………………………………? No, I’m not.

c) (where/from) ……………………………….? From Australia.

d) (how old) …………………………………? I’m 25.

e) (a student) …………………………………? No, I’m a teacher.

3. Put in have got/has got/haven’t got/hasn’t got.

a) Sarah hasn’t got a car. She goes everywhere by bicycle.

b) Everybody likes Tom. He ……………… a lot of friends.

c) An insect …………… six legs.

d) I can’t open the door. I ………………a key.

e) Quick! Hurry! We ……………………… much time.

f) It’s a nice town. It ………………… a very nice shopping centre.

g) Alice is going to the dentist. She …………… a toothache.

h) I’m not going to work today. I ………………… a bad cold.

4. Put in the correct form of there is/there are.

a) Dunford is a very modern town. There aren’t many old buildings.

c) Excuse me, …………………………… a restaurant near here?

d) ………………… five people in my family: my parents, my two sisters and me.

e) We can’t take any photographs. ………………………… a film in the camera.

f) How many students ………………………… in your class?

g) Where can we sit? ………………………… any chairs.

h) …………………………… a bus from the city centre to the airport?

5. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of these verbs.

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a) She’s very clever. She speaks four languages.

b) We usually …………… dinner at 7 o’clock.

c) I …………… films. I often ……………… to the cinema.

d) Water …………… at 100 degrees Celsius.

e) Shoes are expensive. They …………… a lot of money.

f) Peter ……………… his hair twice a week.

g) Your job is very interesting. You ……………… a lot of people.

h) Tina is a teacher. She …………………… mathematics to young children.

6. Complete these sentences. All of them are negative. Use don’t/doesn’t.

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a) They don’t sell newspapers in that shop.

b) She has a car but she ……………………… very often.

c) He smells because he ……………………… very often.

d) I ………………………… much about politics.

e) She is married but she …………………………… a ring.

f) He lives near our house but we ………………………… him very often.

g) I like films but I …………………………… to the cinema very often.

h) It’s a cheap hotel. It ……………………… much to stay there.

a) I work hard. And you? Do you work hard?

b) I play tennis. And you? …………………………………………..

c) I know the answer. And you? ……………………………………

d) I do exercises every morning. And she? ………………………………

e) I speak English. And your friends? ……………………………………

f) I want to be famous. And your brother? …………………………………

8. Complete these sentences. Use one of the verbs in the past simple.

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a) Yesterday evening I watched television.

b) The accident …………………. Last Saturday afternoon.

c) He ……………… his keys last Sunday.

d) Last Friday they …………………… to my house.

e) Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it ……………………

f) William Shakespeare ………………… in 1616.

g) Ann ……………… a lot of photographs from her trip.

h) The weather was good yesterday, so we ……………………… tennis.

i) It was hot in the room, so I ………………………. the window.

9. Put the verb in the correct from of the past (positive, negative or question).

a) I played (play) tennis yesterday but I didn’t win (not/win).

b) We …………… (wait) a long time for the bus but it ……………… (not/come)

c) That’s a nice shirt. Where ………………………. (you/buy) it?

d) She …………………. (see) me but she ………………… (not/speak) to me.

e) “………………… (it/rain) yesterday?” “No, it was a nice day.”

f) That was a stupid thing to do. Why ……………………… (you/do) it?

10. Put in am/is/are/was/were. Some sentences are present and some past.

a) Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.

c) Where …………… you at 11 o’clock last Friday morning?

d) Don’t buy those shoes. They ……………… too expensive.

e) We must go now. It …………… very late.

f) This time last year I …………….. in Paris.

g) We ……………… tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed early.

h) Charlie Chaplin died in 1978. He ………………. a famous film star.

i) Why …………………… you so angry yesterday?

11. Complete the sentences. Use going to + one of these verbs.

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a) My hair is dirty. I’m going to wash it.

b) I don’t want to go home by bus. I ……………………………….

c) John’s university course begins in October. He …………………… engineering.

d) Take an umbrella with you. It ………………………….

e) I’m hungry. I …………………………. This sandwich.

f) It’s Val’s birthday next week. We ……………………… her a present.

g) I feel tired. I …………………………… down for an hour.

12. Finish the sentences. Use me/us/him/her/it/them.

a) Who is that woman? Why are you looking at her?

b) “Do you know that man?” “Yes, I work with ……………”

c) I’m talking to you. Please listen to ………………

d) These photographs are nice. Do you want to look at ……………..?

e) I like that camera. I’m going to buy …………………

f) Where are the tickets? I can’t find ……………….

g) We’re going out. You can come with ………………

h) I don’t like dogs. I’m afraid of ………………

i) Where is she? I want to talk to …………

13. Put in my/our/his/her/their/its.

a) I like my job.

b) Do you like ……………….. job?

c) Does your father like ………………… job?

d) Sally is married. ……………… husband works in a bank.

e) I know Mr Watson but I don’t know ……………… wife.

f) Put on ……………… coat when you go out. It’s very cold.

g) ………………… favourite sport is tennis. I play a lot in summer.

h) My sister plays tennis too but ……………… favourite sport is athletics.

i) We’re staying at a very nice hotel. …………… room is very comfortable.

j) MR and Mrs Baker live in London but …………… son lives in Australia.

k) Thank you for ………… letter. It was good to hear from you again.

l) We are going to invite all …………… friends to the party.

m) John is a teacher but …………… sister is a nurse.

n) Do you think that most people are happy in …………… jobs?

o) I gave the money to my mother and she put it in ………… bag.

p) I often see that man but I don’t know ………… name.

q) They’ve got two children but I don’t remember …………… names.

r) The company has offices in many places but ……… head office is in New York.

14. Complete the sentences. Sometimes you need ‘s, sometimes of.

a) I like Ann’s camera (the camera/Ann)

b) What is the name of this town? (the name/town)

c) When is …………………………………………? (the birthday/your sister)

d) Do you like …………………………………………? (the colour/this coat)

e) Write your name at ………………………………………… (the top/page)

f) What is …………………………………………? (the address/Jill)

h) …………………………………… is near the cit centre. (the house/my parents)

i) …………………………………… is very good. (the spoken English/Maria)

j) For me the morning is ………………………………… (the best part/the day)

k) …………………………………………… very interesting. (the job/my brother)

l) The car stopped at ……………………………… (the end/the street)

m) ……………………………………… is blue. (the favourite colour/Pat)

n) ……………………………………… are very thin. (the walls/this house)

15. The words in the box are adjectives or nouns. Use an adjective and a noun

to complete each sentence.

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a) Jack doesn’t speak any foreign language.

b) Look at those ………………………………… in the sky! It’s going to rain.

c) She works very hard and she’s very tired. She needs a …………………………

d) I enjoy talking to her. She’s an ………………………………

e) Fire-fighting is a …………………………….

f) Can you open the window? We need some …………………………

g) This is an ……………………………… of Tom – he looks very different now.

h) I’ve got a ………………………………. I hope you can help me.

i) I need a ………………………………… to cut these onions.

j) They’ve got a lot money – they always stay at ………………………………

16. Put the words in the right order.

a) (a newspaper/reads/every day/Jill) Jill reads a newspaper every day.

b) (football/don’t like/very much/I) ………………………………………………

d) (Tom/the letter/slowly/read) ………………………………………………….

e) (London/do you know/very well?) ……………………………………………

f) (ate/we/very quickly/our dinner) ………………………………………………

g) (did you buy/in England/that jacket?) ……………………………………………

h) (I/ very well/French/don’t speak) ……………………………………………

i) (crossed/the street/they/carefully) ………………………………………………

j) (from my brother/borrowed/£50/I) ………………………………………………

k) (we/enjoyed/very much/the party) ……………………………………………

l) (passed/Ann/easily/the examination) ……………………………………………

m) (at the party/we/early/arrived) ……………………………………………………

n) (didn’t go/yesterday/I/to work) …………………………………………………

o) (they/since 1984/here/have lived) ………………………………………………

p) (next week/they/to London/are going) ………………………………………...

17. Make longer sentences. Use and/but/or + the sentences in the box.

He didn’t see me. Did you stay at home? They don’t use it very often.

Don’t come back! We watched television. I can’t remember his name.

She looked out. I didn’t read it. She swam to the other side.

Do you want to get a taxi? They took some photographs.

a) We stayed at home and watched television.

b) I bought a newspaper ……………………………………………………

c) She went to the window …………………………………………………..

d) I saw Jack …………………………………………………………………

e) The girl jumped into the river ………………………………………………

f) Did you go out last night …………………………………………………?

g) They walked round the town ………………………………………………

i) I can remember his face …………………………………………………

j) Go away …………………………………………………………………

k) Shall we walk to the hotel …………………………………………………?