English Grammar Exercises

1. Action
2. State
3. Action
4. State
5. Action
6. State
7. Action

1. We know Jenny very well. → State
2. This soup tastes awful. → State
3. Chris wants an ice cream. → State
4. Our vacation cost a lot of money. → Action
5. Craig understands Spanish. → State
6. I recognized that man. → Action
7. My son hates vegetables. → State
8. Dom's pie smelled great. → State
9. Your book sounds interesting. → State

Action: try, read, eat, kick, drive

State: be, contain, know, hear, own

1. Fatima is writing a book about her childhood.
2. It is raining outside. Let's watch something on TV.
3. Marco is playing guitar on stage now.
4. Rosita has two sisters, who live in the United States.
5. Claude hates all salad and vegetables.
6. I am reading a travel guide to Los Angeles.

1. plan → planned
2. play → played
3. do → done
4. like → liked
5. find → found
6. write → written
7. finish → finished
8. buy → bought
9. read → read
10. tell → told
11. hope → hoped
12. swim → swum
13. go → gone

1. Carla has finished all of her assignments.
2. Marsha's planning a surprise party for Ed.
3. Marion is going to get married this fall.
4. We hadn't planned to stay in, but it started raining.
5. We want to go to the art exhibition tomorrow.

1. Writing new vocabulary in a notebook helps me to remember it.
2. Tim's English teacher asked if he'd done his homework.
3. My husband keeps forgetting his keys. It's so frustrating.
4. My children don't want to go to school this morning.
5. I go swimming most weekends with my friends.
6. Everyone had sung Happy Birthday by the time I arrived.

1. I finally managed to buy a house after saving for years.
2. Alberto has finished painting the landscape.
3. We arranged to meet for a drink after work.
4. My brother considered buying a sports car when he turned 40.
5. I really enjoyed meeting your friends at the party.

1. My dad has decided to start studying Spanish.
2. My colleague offered to help me finish the report.
3. I really enjoy running on the weekend.

1. Carlo enjoys going to the theater each Friday.
2. Rob and Phil intend to buy a house this year.
3. Ellie is planning to visit Sydney while she's in Australia.
4. I don't feel like playing football this evening.
5. Margo refused to eat the ice cream I offered her.
6. My boss agreed to let me go home early from work.

1. I wish I hadn't told Jon about my job.
2. I was driving home when I decided to stop for a cup of coffee.
3. I will remember to pick Angela up later from the airport later.
4. Do you remember the time you first met Paul at the conference?
5. I used to drink coffee, but I decided to stop a long time ago.

1. Alfred spends a lot of time playing golf after work.
2. Janice watched the kids playing in the park.
3. Marco tried to sell his old car to me.
4. My boss wants me to work more quickly.
5. Helena heard people talking in the room next door.
6. My aunt borrowed a lot of money from my dad.
7. My mom wants me to clean my room immediately.
8. Hani asked me to help him use the new software.
9. Yuri bought an ice cream for his girlfriend.
10. Tom reminded Peter to buy some tickets for the concert.

1. My parents expect me to keep my room clean.
2. Gus's boss allows him to finish early on Fridays.
3. Danny watched the children playing on the lawn.
4. Den reminded me to phone my grandmother.
5. The principal told us to walk more slowly.
6. I can imagine Katie becoming an actor one day.
7. Ravi spent his summer lying on the beach.
8. Eleonora wants her dog to be more friendly.
9. Mona asked me to buy some milk from the store.

1. Emma is talking about quitting her job.
2. Anja finally admitted to stealing the jewelry.
3. My dad tried to prevent me from studying art in college.
4. Our company believes in doing the best possible job.
5. Frank apologized for forgetting my birthday.
6. I want to ask my tutor about doing the exam again.
7. We congratulated Sandra on winning the competition.
8. Paul objected to Danny eating a burger in the office.
9. We decided against buying a house in the country.

1. We're all looking forward to visiting you soon.
2. I need to concentrate on passing all my exams this spring.
3. Peter is worrying about his interview tomorrow.
4. The council banned people from taking dogs onto the beach.
5. Chloe accused me of stealing her idea for the presentation.
6. Leo's parents tried to stop him from marrying the girl he loved.