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                            Grammar Challenge 1 (first, second, third)

 

                                                  Prepositions

1. I am up ______ five o'clock ___ the morning.  (at, in, on, into)

2. Lina's birthday will be ___ a few months.  (before, in, on, at)

3. We eat cereal ___ breakfast-time.  (at, in, on, for)

4. I am in bed by eleven o'clock ___ the evening.  (at, in, on, into)

5. It's eleven o'clock _______ night ______ Moscow.  (in, on, at, after)

6. Will you drop me ___ my house on your way home?  (in, at, on, into)

7. At eight o'clock in the morning, I am hard ___ work.  (at, in, on, into)

8. Diamond was born ___ the 30th of July.  (at, in, on, into)

9. Do you like to shop ___ Lucky's Supermarket?  (at, in, on, into)

10. Would you like to go out ___ Friday?  (at, in, on, into)

11. It happened ________ December, 2005.  (at, in, on, into)

12. Lina was born ___ 1954.  (at, in, on, into)

13. What day were you born _____? What year were you born ____?  (at, in, on, into)

14. Will you stop me ____ the mall ____ the way ____my house?  (at, in, on, into, to)

15. I like to swim _____ the beach, not just _____ the pool.  (at, in, on, into, to)

 

                              Grammar Challenge 2 (first, second, third)

 

                       State verbs  (S)  vs Action (Dynamic) verbs (AD)  or BOTH (B)

 
understand                                     speak
 
look                                               mind
 
hate                                               feel
 
sit                                                  sing
   
run                                                watch
 
imagine                                          listen
 
include                                           recognize
 
see                                                swim
 
hear                                               seem
 
own                                               involve
 
appear                                           taste
 
recognize                                        like
 
 

                      Grammar Challenge 3 (first, second, third)

 

                         Present simple vs Present continuous

 
1. In Johannesburg most people ____________  (speak) at least five languages.
 

2. Languages __________  (disappear) very fast. Half of world's languages will disappear by 2100.

 

3. Tim will call you later; he _____________  (have) a bath.


4. What time  ________________________________  (the first train / leave)?


5. I finished watching the series you recommended. Now I ___________ (watch)

another one.

 

6.  What ________________ (you / do) tonight? Would you like to come and watch the game?

 

7.  At the moment, nobody __________________ (think) they will win the match.

 

8. The weather ______ (get) colder and colder now that we are in December.

 

9. My father ________________ (complain) about the weather whenever the sun isn't out.

 

10. John __________________ (constantly / make) mistakes in spelling.

 

11. We __________________ (work) hard in the gym this month to be ready for the upcoming World Cup.

 

12. What _________________________ (have) for lunch at the moment?

 

13. ____________________________ (have) your camera with you at the moment?

 

14. She ____________________ (always / smile). That's a bit annoying, don't you think?

 
 
 
 

               Grammar Challenge 4 (first, second, third)

 

                                    Past Simple vs Past Continuous

 
1. She couldn't come to the party. She ____________________  (work).
 

2. I _____________ (see) my old friend, while I ______________ (go) to work.

 

3. I ______________ (have) a great weekend. I ____________ (watch) two great movies. What about you?


4. When the guests _______________ (arrive), Jane __________________ (make) the dinner.


5. Who _________________ (tell) you what ________________ (happen)?

 

6.  What ____________________ (happen) when I ______________ (see) you the other day?

 

7.  _________________ (Sam/ play) basketball when we _______________ (be) at the university?

 

8. What ___________________ (Sam / do) when I _________________ (phone)?

 

9. I ________________ (wake up) early this morning. When ____________________ (you / wake up)?

 

10. We _________________ (clean) the house the whole morning. That's why I ___________ (miss) my favourite radio show.

 

11. While I _________________(do) my homework, my brother ________________ (sleep).

 

12. I _______________(take) my car keys, ______________ (leave) the room and _____________ (go) to work.

 

                                                  

 

                                             Grammar Challenge 5 (second, third, fourth)

 

                             Past Simple vs Present Perfect Simple

 
1. She _____________ (do) great things for our company since we ____________ (hire) her.
 

2. I _____________ (not see) my old friend for 10 years now. Last time I ___________ (see) him was in 2012.

 

3. What ____________________ (you / do) with your appartment? It looks great. I'm impressed.


4. _____________________ (you / bought) a present for Joan? Time is running out.


5. He's not playing tonight. He ____________ (sprain) his ankle. It _____________ (happen) on yesterday's practice.

 

6. I'll take a rain check. I ________________ (see) this movie two times.

 

7.  Susan _____________ (buy) several books at a book fair.

 

8. When ______________ (they / arrive)? I ______________ (not hear) from them yet.

 

9. It ____________ (be) ages since we _____________ (have) a cup of tea together.

 

10. Do you think I ___________ (make) the right decision. I still ________________ (not find) a new job.

 

 

 

                    Grammar Challenge 6  (second, third, fourth)

 

              Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous

 
1. The grass looks wet. __________________________ (it / rain)? 

2. She __________________ (read) 10 books this summer.

 

3. You ____________________ (clean) your bathroom! It looks lovely!


4.  I need a break! I ____________________ (clean) my bathroom since the morning. 


5. She __________________ (read) that book all day.

 

6. Sorry about the mess. I _____________________ (bake).

 

7.  Julie  ___________________ (cook) dinner. Let's go and eat. 

 

8. _________________ (they / already / arrive) ?

 

9. I _______________________  (drink) more water recently and I feel better. 

 

10. How much coffee __________ (she / drink) this morning?

 

11. David feels great these days. He _____ (get) up early lately.

 

12. We __________________ (write) this book for months and months. 

 

13. I __________________ (want) to go back to university for a long time. 

 

14. What's that smell. _______________________ (you / cook) ?

 

15. Simon __________________ (write) three books. What about you? 

     __________________________ (you / ever / write) a book?

 

 

                          Grammar Challenge 7 (second, third, fourth)

 

              Future will vs Future going to vs Future present continuous

 
1. Don't forget, you _________________ (see) the dentist at 6.
 

2. A: "Oh, we don't have sugar."  B: "Don't worry, I _______________ (buy) some."

 

3. Wow! Just look at the clouds. It ____________________ (rain).


4.  We ____________________ (redecorate) out living room next week.


5. ___________________ (you / propose) her?

 

6. The ladder is shaking. That man _________________ (fall).

 

7.  Get in the car. I _________________ (take) you to the station.

 

8. I wonder which team _______________ (come) on top at the end of the season.

 

9. Joan and I __________________ (have) a lunch together after work tomorrow.

 

10. This summer I _________________ (practice) my English a lot so expect more from me next school year.

 

11. We _________________ (get) married next week.

 

12. He ___________________ (be) a good teacher.

 

                       Grammar Challenge 8 (third, fourth)

 

              Past simple vs Present perfect simple vs Past perfect simple

 

 

1. When I (arrive) ___________ home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare)  _______________ a  beautiful candlelight dinner.

2. Since I began acting, I (perform) _____________ in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama.

However, I (speak, never even) _______________ publicly before I came to Hollywood in 2010.

3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) _____________ without me.

My boss (be) ___________ furious with me and I (be)______________ fired.

4. When I (turn) _______________ the radio on yesterday, I (hear) ______________ a song that was popular

when I was in high school.  I (hear, not) ________________ the song in years, and it (bring) _______________ back

some great memories.

5. Last week, I (run) _______________ into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (see, not) _____________ each other in years,

and both of us (change) _______________ a great deal. I (enjoy) ______________ talking to her so much that

I (ask) _____________ her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.

6. When Jack (enter) ______________ the room, I (recognize, not) _________________him because he (lose) _______________

so much weight and (grow) ______________ a beard. He looked totally different!

7. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually) _________________

by the time Europeans first (arrive) _______________ in the New World.

8. I (visit) _______________ so many beautiful places since I (come) ______________ to Utah. Before moving here,

I (hear, never) ________________ of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyonlands.

 

 

                     Grammar Challenge 9 (third, fourth)

 

                                        Conditional sentences

 

1. If I were rich; I ________________ (buy) a house.

2. You would have passed the exam, if you _________________ (study) more.

3. If it ________________ (not rain) on Monday, we'll go on a school trip.

4. I _________________ (buy) a big house, if I ________________ (win) the lottery.

5. I get a stomach ache, if I ___________ (eat) spicy food.

6. What ______________ (you / do), if you were in my position?

7. If we had taken a taxi, we ____________________ (not miss) the plane.

8. If you study grammar, it _________________ (get) easier.

9. ___________________ (you / tell) her please, if you see her?

10. What _______________ (happen) with the ice cream, if you melt it?

11. She _____________________ (not be) tired, if she had gone to bed on time?

 

Grammar Challenge 10 (fourth)

 

                                        Active vs Passive

 

1. A= Somebody stole my car.

   P =

2. A =

    P = The packages were collected by your brother Stan.

3. A = They are making the movie in Hollywood.

    P =

4. A = I wash my car every Sunday.

    P =

5. A = I washed my car on Sunday.

   P =

6. A= Did you wash your car on Sunday?

    P =

7.  A= Do you ever wash your car?

    P =

8. A: Jack will buy a present for Susan.

    P:

9. A: Jack is doing his homework.

    B:

10. A:

     B: The dinner is being made by my father.

 

Grammar Challenge 11 (fourth)

 

                                        Reported Speech

 

1. Which is a reporting verb?

 tell
 go
 be

2. He said that it was cold outside. Which word is optional?

 said
 that
 was

3. "I bought a car last week." Last week he said he had bought a car

 a week ago
 next week
 the week before

4. "Where is it?" said Mary. She

 said where it is
 asked where it was
 asked if it was there

5. Which of these is usually required with reported YES/NO questions?

 if
 do
 why

6. Ram asked me where I worked. His original words were

 "Do you work there?"
 "Where do I work?"
 "Where do you work?"

7. "Don't yell!" is a

 direct request
 direct order
 reported order

8. "Please wipe your feet." I asked them to wipe

 your feet nicely
 their feet nicely
 their feet

9. She always asks me not to burn the cookies. She always says

 "Not to burn the cookies!"
 "Please don't burn the cookies."
 "Do not burn the cookies."

Additional tasks - Reported speech:

  1. I explained, "The game won't be so easy".
    I explained that the game  so easy.
  2. She said, "I can see the Eiffel Tower from here":
    She said that  the Eiffel Tower from  .
  3. He asked me, "Did you see John yesterday?"
    He asked me  John __________________. 
  4. Dad said, "Don't drive so fast !"
    Dad advised me  so fast.
  5. My friend said, "I will have to go to London next week."
    My friend said that he/she  to London .
  6. The doctor warned her, "Don't smoke any more cigarettes!"
    The doctor warned her  any more cigarettes.
  7. Jack told us, "I have been enjoying my new job ".
    Jack told us that he  new job.
  8. The hotel guest said, "I don't like coffee".
    The hotel guest said that he/she  coffee .
  9. He said: "She is coming to the party."   ----  Reported speech: 
  10. He told me: "We are not visiting Paris during our trip." ----- Reported speech: