English Grammar Exercises

1. Pedro explained that he didn't work on Fridays.
2. Paul's mom told him not to draw on the walls.
3. Monika reminded me not to forget my passport.
4. I said that I didn't want to drive to the restaurant.
5. I told my brother I couldn't come because I was feeling ill.

1. My colleague mentioned that the printer wasn't working.
2. Mark explained that he didn't like dogs.
3. Myra phoned to say that she wasn't coming to the meeting.
4. Jon tried to persuade me not to eat any more cake.

1. The artist asked us what we thought of his painting.
2. Georges asked me if I'd ever been to Paris.
3. Dave asked if I like to go fishing with him.
4. Jon asked me why I was dressed as a clown.
5. Mom asked if I'd done the dishes yet.
6. My stylist asked me what I wanted to drink.
7. The waiter asked me what I wanted to drink.

1. He asked me where you live.
2. Sue asked me what I thought.
3. Amy asked us if she should bring something.
4. Paul asked why I left.
5. They asked me where the station is.
6. She asked when the exit was.
7. Mia asked me if I own a car.
8. They asked me who he is.

1. Peter asked if you were coming to the performance later.
2. My teacher asked me if I'd decided to study math at college.
3. Lou asked me where I wanted to go on Saturday.
4. The waiters asked if we wanted to order more drinks.
5. Susan asked me what time we usually have our lunch break.
6. She asked me if I wanted to go to the movies with her.
7. Claire asked her kids if they wanted mint or strawberry ice cream.
8. Fran asked how long we had lived in San Francisco.
9. Pete asked whether I could help him move house this weekend.

1. Paul asked if he could borrow my T-shirt.
2. Danny wanted to know if it is raining / was raining here.
3. Hiroshi asked whether you are coming to the lecture later today.
4. Shona asked me if I would post this letter for her.
5. My granddaughter asked me how long I have been knitting / had been knitting.
6. Antonia asked me where you are living at the moment.
7. Greg asked me who the singer is / was in the band we saw last night.
8. I asked the architect if he knew when they are going to finish / were going to finish the block.
9. Ella asked me who won / had won the marathon yesterday.
10. My children asked me to believe / if I believed in ghosts.
11. Patsy wanted to know who directed / had directed the new comedy.

1. Steph told me that she really missed her friends and family.
2. Les told me Christine had paid for lunch the previous week.
3. Rohan tells me he really doesn't want to work this Saturday.
4. Mia told Dan that her daughter dreamed of becoming an actor.
5. Liya once told me she'd be a famous singer by 2015.
6. Lou told me they were going to the theater the following day.
7. Angela tells me she's never been to the Tower of London.

1. Ruth explained why the results were so bad.
2. Phil said he'd finish the garden last Wednesday.
3. Carla asked whether she could leave the office early.
4. Liam told me he had visited Paris the previous year.
5. Ken asked Katie if she wanted to dance with him.

1. Karen told me she was going to Vietnam for her honeymoon.
2. Mike said he wanted to be a police officer when he was a kid.
3. Sophia mentioned that she has a spare ticket.

1. Main
2. Auxiliary
3. Auxiliary
4. Auxiliary
5. Main
6. Auxiliary
7. Main
8. Auxiliary
9. Main
10. Auxiliary

1. You should call your grandma. It's her birthday.
2. The students have all handed in their papers.
3. Sandra isn't coming to the party tonight.
4. My son could already swim when he was three.
5. I had already left by the time Jim arrived.
6. I didn't like her boyfriend. He was rude.
7. You mustn't speak so loudly in the library.

Examples:

• arrive, come, smile → Intransitive
• want, bring, throw → Transitive