1º Bachillerato Oxford Grammar Exercises
1º Bachillerato Oxford Grammar Exercises
1º Bachillerato Oxford Grammar Exercises
1. write a question. Use the correct tense: present simple or present continuous.
How often / she / go / to the gym
3. write a question. Use the correct tense: present simple or present continuous.
Why / David / wear / your T-shirt
9. Complete the short answer. 'Does she eat meat?' 'Yes, she __________ .'
10. write a question. Use the correct tense: present simple or present continuous.
What / you / do / next Saturday
11. Complete the question using the present perfect simple or continuous
Martin _________________ a headache since six o'clock this morning. (have)
12. Complete the question using the present perfect simple or continuous
Where _____________________? I've been looking for you everywhere! (you / be)
15. Use the words to write a sentence using the present perfect simple or continuous.
I / never / understand / my sister
16. Complete the question using the present perfect simple or continuous
How many times________________________ your leg? (you / break)
22. Complete the sentence using one of the verbs in brackets and the correct form of
the present simple or present continuous. Only one of the verbs is correct.
In Britain, people____________on the right they drive on the left. (lead, drive)
25. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple or continuous.
Why _____you__________ a skirt? You usually ___________ jeans. (wear, wear)
27. Complete the sentence using one of the verbs in brackets and the correct form of
the present simple or present continuous. Only one of the verbs is correct.
Unfortunately, James how dangerous it is to play with matches.
(realize, count)
29. Complete the sentence using one of the verbs in brackets and the correct form of
the present perfect simple or continuous. Only one of the verbs is correct.
Katie her bag. She can't find it anywhere. (lose, miss)
31. Complete the sentence using one of the verbs in brackets and the correct form of
the present perfect simple or continuous. Only one of the verbs is correct.
___________________the new exhibition at the Tate Gallery? It's really good.
(you / watch, you / see)
32. Complete the sentence with the words in brackets. Use the present perfect simple
or continuous.
We ______________________to the supermarket twice today, but we_______ still
______________to get milk. (go, not remember)
34. Complete the text. Use the present perfect and these verbs:
book hire go have eat
I _______________to France many times before, but this is the first time I
_____________frogs' legs. This time we _________________a car for a change,
and we ______________some nice hotels. We ___________a lovely time so far.
35. One of the sentences is incorrect. Identify the incorrect sentence and write it correctly.
a. Why have you been sitting in my chair?
b. How long have you been knowing Kate?
c. Where have you put my keys?
36. Complete the sentence using one of the verbs in brackets and the correct form of the
present perfect simple or continuous. Only one of the verbs is correct.
3) They first met when they .... for a big company in Madrid.
a. was working b. have worked c. were working
4) Sandra told me she really .. the party last week. a. enjoys b. enjoyed c. enjoying
5) What ... the weather like on your holiday? a. was b. were c. was being
6) I rang home just as the train ... into the station. a. get b. has got c. was getting
7) ... Peter go skiing with you last year? a. Was b. Has c. Did
10) Was John waiting for you when you got to the station?
a. Yes, I was. b. No, he didn't. c. Yes, he was.
11) Our holiday villa ... been cleaned, so I rang the owners to complain.
a. wasn't b. didn't c. hadn't
12) We missed the first part of the film because it ... by the time we got to the cinema.
a. was starting b. had started c. started
13) My car wouldnt start, but luckily Joanne ... me a lift to the station.
a. gave b given c. had given
14) I didnt recognise my old school friend because she ... so much.
a. have changed b. had changed c. was changed
15) I ... French at school, but Im not really very good at it.
a. study b. studied c. had studied
16) They were excited about their holiday because they ... abroad before.
a. had never been b. weren't c. had ever been
18) I had a sandwich in the garden and then I ... back to the office.
a. went b. have gone c. had gone
20)When we got back from the shop, we found that someone ... our car window.
a. broke b. broken c. had broken
21) Before they built the flats, thats where the old garage used ... .
a. to be b. being c. to being
22)I ... to take much exercise, but now I go to the gym regularly.
a. don't use b. am not used c. didn't use
23) Before I had an internet connection, I used to ... to the library two or three times a week.
a. go b. went c. going
24)I remember my grandfather as a very kind man who .... never lose his temper or
be impatient. a. used b. didn't c. would
25)Id rather you ... smoke inside the house, if thats OK with you.
a. won't b. didn't c. couldn't
40. Use the words to write a question. Use the correct tense: past simple or past continuous.
How much / that meal / cost / last night?
42. Complete the sentence using the past simple or past continuous and the correct
form of the verb in brackets.
Oh dear! how __________________________ (you / break) the glass?
43. Complete the sentence using the past simple or past continuous and the correct
form of the verb in brackets.
Sheila ______________shower when I rang, so she didnt hear the phone. (have)
44. Use the words to write a question. Use the correct tense: past simple or continuous .
Where / you / go / when I saw you last Saturday
45. Complete the sentence using the past simple or past continuous and the
correct form of the verb in brackets.
It _________________ to rain as soon as we got to the campsite. (begin)
47. Use the words to write a question. Use the correct tense: past simple or continuous.
What time / you / get home / last night
48. Use the words to make a question. Use the correct tense: past simple or past perfect.
Where / you go / on holiday last year
52. Use the words to make a question. Use the correct tense: past simple or past perfect.
How / you know / John / move house
53. Complete the sentence. Use the past simple or past perfect and the verb in brackets.
We hired a car on holiday, but I found it a bit strange because I ___________
(not drive) an automatic before.
54. Use the words to make a question. Use the correct tense: past simple or past perfect.
How did you do so well in the test? you / do / the question paper / before?
56. Complete the sentence. Use the past simple or past perfect and the verb in brackets.
When she tried to put one of her summer dresses on, she realised that
she _________________ (put on) a lot of weight.
60. Complete the sentence. Use the correct form of use to and the verb in brackets.
People ____________________ (know) their neighbours - but not anymore.
62. Complete the sentence. Use the correct form of use to and the verb in brackets.
When I was younger, we ___________ to school, but now we go in the car. (walk)
66. Complete the sentence. Use the correct form of use to and the verb in
brackets.
I ________________________ fish very much, but now I really enjoy it. (like)
68. Complete the text. Use the past simple or past continuous and the verbs below.
wait not come send go
I _______________to the train station yesterday afternoon to collect Jenny,
but while I ____________________ for the train to arrive, she ____________
me a text to say that she ____________________after all because of some
problem at home.
69. Complete the sentence using one of the verbs in brackets and the correct form of
the past simple or past continuous. Only one of the verbs is correct.
Dan __________________________the paper when he came across a really
interesting article about sunken treasure. (read, look)
70. Complete the sentence using one of the verbs in brackets and the correct form of
the past simple or past continuous. Only one of the verbs is correct .
I ____________________________ the starter very much, but I thought
the main course and the dessert were very nice. (like, admire)
72. One of the sentences is incorrect. Identify the incorrect sentence and write it correctly.
a. I spoke to Jack and he said he wasnt doing anything special this weekend.
b. I wasnt knowing how to fix the problem, so I phoned the technical helpline.
c. How did he react when he heard the news?
73. Complete the sentence with the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or
continuous.
When the alarm bell ______________, I __________________ on the 10th floor,
so I shut down my computer and headed for the stairs. (ring, work)
74. Complete the sentence with the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or continuous.
I _____________ some money down the side of the chair while I
_____________ the sitting room. (find, tidy up)
75. Complete the sentence using one of the verbs in brackets and the correct form of the
past simple or past continuous. Only one of the verbs is correct.
We left the motorway and took the small road that ________to the village. (take, lead)
78. Complete the sentence. Use one of the verbs in brackets and the correct form of the past
simple or past perfect. Only one of the verbs is correct . (retreat, retire)
Im afraid Mr Ramos doesnt work here anymore. He ___________ last year
79. Complete the sentence. Use one of the verbs in brackets and the correct form of
the past simple or past perfect. Only one of the verbs is correct.
By the time we eventually made it to the station the train (leave, be)
82. Complete the sentence. Use the past simple or the past perfect.
I _________________(manage) to get into the house because I
______________________ (hide) a spare key in the garden.
83. Complete the text. Use the past simple or past perfect and the verbs below.
Leave not change look not see
Going back to my old university was a strange experience. The town itself
_________________ much, and all the places I knew ___________much the same. But it
felt terribly empty because all my friends _______________________and I_________
any familiar faces.
84. Complete the sentence. Use one of the verbs in brackets and the correct form of
the past simple or past perfect. Only one of the verbs is correct.
My brother______________ a house in the village a few months ago. (buy, move)
86. One of the sentences is incorrect. Identify the incorrect sentence and write it correctly.
a. I emailed Peter to say that the package had arrived.
b. I gave James a lift because his car breaking down.
c. My car tax ran out while we were away on holiday.
88. One of the sentences is incorrect. Identify the incorrect sentence and write it correctly.
a. Id prefer to go and see a film I dont like musicals much.
b. Its time you stopping going out every night and got down to some serious work .
c. Id rather your friends came this weekend, as next weekend is very busy.
89. One of the sentences is incorrect. Identify the incorrect sentence and write it correctly.
a. I would have a dog called Pookie when I was six.
b. I used to be much shyer before I became a sales rep.
c. Our old car would never start on cold mornings.
90. Complete the sentence using one of the verbs in brackets and the correct form of
use to or would. Only one of the verbs is correct.
When I was a kid I _________those sweets, but I hate them now. (love, admire)
91. One of the sentences is incorrect. Identify the incorrect sentence and write it correctly.
a. We would go to the coast for a month every summer.
b. They used to visit France five times last year.
c. Did she use to take the train there?
93. Complete the sentence using one of the verbs in brackets and the correct form of
use to or would. Only one of the verbs is correct.
In the old days, there_________________ a pub on the corner, but its a
private house now. (be, stand)
94. Rewrite the sentence in the negative.
We used to go abroad for our holidays.