Beginner Exercises
The Present Continuous Tense
How to make the Present Continuous Tense? If you already understand the Present Continuous Tense and you know when to use it and you know why you need the -ing ending, you can move to next step. In this part of the Present Continuous Tense I would like to show you how...
Present Continuous ing
What is the - ing ending? Many English learners wonder why they need to learn some different verb endings. They ask what these endings are for, why they have to use the -s ending or the - ing ending. Some of them claim that knowing the - ing ending or the -ed ending...
Present Continuous Uses
What is the Present Continuous Tense? Present Continuous is one of twelve English tenses. Its full name is the Present Continuous Tense but it is also called the Present Progressive Tense. The Present Continuous Tense is also one of the basic English tenses. Your...
Past Simple vs Present Simple
Past Simple vs Present Simple This time let's try the opposite. Now your task is to change the past simple sentences into the present simple sentences. I think this task might be a little bit more difficult. You must be very careful when it comes to the endings,...
Present Simple vs Past Simple
Present Simple vs Past Simple In this exercises I would like you to pay attention to the verbs and their endings. See the difference between present simple and past simple. Think and consider the ending -s, the ending -ed and the irregular verbs. If you want to revise...
Past Simple Wh- questions
Past Simple Wh- questions Wh- questions quite often make some troubles to students. When they see such words as why, when, how, etc., they often forget about auxilary verbs and they are essential in order to make questions. Wh- quesion words are just words and they...
Past Simple Negative and Questions
Past Simple Negative and Questions From my previous posts you know how to make positive sentences in the Past Simple tense. You can check it here: https://www.sq-lan.com/2022/11/27/past-simple-regular-verbs/...
Was and Were Mixture
Was and Were Mixture In this post I would like you to practise was and were as a mixture of positive, negative and question sentences. By this exercise you will also practise the word order in a sentence. Take your time, read the words carefully and make correct...
Was and Were Negative and Questions
Was and Were Negative and Questions If you remember how to make negative and questions with the verb 'to be', you shouldn't have any problems with was and were. The rules are the same. These are also the strong verbs and they can make negative and questions...
Past Simple Was and Were 2
Past Simple Was and Were 2 In this part of the Was and Were post I want you to pay attention to a subject or a person in a sentence. Instead of WE, we can use Mike and I. → Mike and I were on a date yesterday. (NOT: Mike and I was...) Instead of THEY, we can...
Past Simple Was and Were
Past Simple Was and Were On this post I want to show you the verb to be in the past form. You must know that this verb is irregular and in order to make the past we have to change it. See below: I am - I was You are - You were He is - He was She is - She was It is -...
Past Simple Regular and Irregular Verbs 2
Past Simple Regular and Irregular Verbs 2 Did you go well in the previous exercise? Can you already differentiate the regular and irregular past verbs? Let's try such a task once more and find out if you are a master of the past regular and irregular verbs! Read the...
Past Simple Regular and Irregular Verbs
Past Simple Regular and Irregular Verbs Time for some mixture of the past simple verbs. Let's check if you remember the rules of adding the -ed ending and if you already know the irregular verbs. Read the sentences carefully and decide if the verbs are regular or...
Past Simple Irregular Verbs 6
Past Simple Irregular Verbs 6 Here you can find the last part of the irregular past verbs. After practising the previous parts that one shouldn't cause you any problems. Study the examples and then do the test below. Check if you are already a master of the irregular...
Past Simple Irregular Verbs 5
Past Simple Irregular Verbs 5 You'll find here the next part of the irregular verbs. Read them and look for some pattern, for example, speak and steal, send and spend, sing and swim. Practise the irregular verbs and try to remember them. Complete the tast below and...
Past Simple Irregular Verbs 4
Past Simple Irregular Verbs 4 You will find here the next portion of the past simple irregular verbs, the verbs that don't take the -ed ending. Read them a few times, see what changes in these words, what pattern can you notice? Practise them and complete the task...
Past Simple Irregular Verbs 3
Past Simple Irregular Verbs 3 This post presents the third portion of past simple irregular verbs. Study the verbs carefully and then try to do the exercise. Repeat the irregular verbs a few times. See how easy it is to remember them! forget - forgot - forgotten...
Past Simple Irregular Verbs 2
Past Simple Irregular Verbs 2 Here you can find the next portion of past simple irregular verbs. See the list below and then do the exercise. Check if the second part of past simple irregular verbs is as easy as the previous one. cut - cut - cut do - did - done...
Past Simple Irregular Verbs
Past Simple Irregular Verbs You have already learned past regular verbs. This post focuses on past simple irregular verbs. The irregular verbs are a little bit more complicated because there aren't any rules how to make them. In fact, there are no endings that you can...
Past Simple Regular Verbs 2
Past Simple Regular Verbs 2 You already know how to make past simple regular verbs. You know that you must add the -ed ending to make past simple regular verbs. From the previous post you also know that there are some exceptions when it comes to adding -ed. This task...
Past Simple Regular Verbs
Past Simple Regular Verbs In order to make past simple regular verbs you need to add the -ed ending to verbs. It is very easy but you must remember about a few rules. See some examples below: 1. + ed cook - cooked push - pushed kiss - kissed 2. -e + only -d dance -...
Present Simple Test
Present Simple Test This online exercise includes a mixture of positive, negative and question sentences. The Present Simple Test exercise will show you how well you have mastered this present tense. Do this test and check if you are already perfect at building...
Present Simple – Short Answers
Time for short answers! You know how to make positive sentences, questions and negative sentences in the Present Simple Tense. Now you can practise something really easy, the short answers in present simple. We use the short answers when we want to agree or disagree....
Present Simple – Questions into Positive
Questions and Positive Sentences. Do this online exercise if you want to check whether you remember about all the rules in the positive sentences. Remember that the positive sentences sometimes need the -s ending, do you remember when? Remember about DO and DOES, do...
Present Simple – Questions 3
Questions and the word order. This time you must focus not only on questions but on the full sentences as well. Read all the words carefully and put them in order so that you can make a correct question. If you have any doubts, check the previous posts to see how to...
Present Simple – Questions 2
Questions one more time! How about some more difficult questions? This time you must read the sentences very carefully and find out what the real subject is. Don't focus only on the first word, it might be tricky. When you finally guess the correct subject make...
Present Simple – Questions
QUESTIONS Time for the next step, questions in the Present Simple Tense. In order to make correct questions you need two special words: Do and Does. Place them at the beginning of a sentence and that's it! The question is ready! Do this grammar exercise and check if...
Present Simple – negative
Present Simple negative Are you ready for something a little bit more difficult? You know when you should use don't and doesn't in the Present Simple negative sentences. DON'T for negative sentences with I, you, we, they and DOES'T for he, she, it. Read the sentences...
Present Simple – don’t, doesn’t
Do you know the difference between DON'T (do not) and DOESN'T (does not)? Both auxilary verbs are used to make negative sentences in the Present Simple Tense. The third person singular (he, she, it) takes doesn't but I, you, we and they take don't. We don't use...
Present Simple, -s ending
You know the usage of the Present Simple Tense. Let's focus on the next step, the -s ending. You should remember that each tense has some ending which we add to verbs. The Present Simple tense takes the -s ending. BUT only the third person singular (he, she, it)...
Plural – 3
Time for the real challenge - th irregular plural nouns! Are you ready for this? Take your time and do this exercise online! Be careful because there is no the -s ending - that's what the irregular plural nouns are about! After doing this exercise the irregular plural...
Plural – 2
Are you ready to do the next step with plural? You already know the common rules but do you know some exceptions? In this exercise you will find the regular forms of plural nouns and some exceptions as well. If you succeed in this task, try the next level which is...
Plural
What about plural? Do you think you know it well? Do this exercise and see the results. This online practice includes only regular forms and very basic rules of plural nouns. I'm sure you won't have bigger problems with this task. When you finish this, try next...
This, That, These, Those – 2
Do you know the difference between this and these or that and those? Try this online exercise and check yourself! See how easy it can be.
This, That, These, Those
Do you know what the demonstrative pronouns are? Can you use this, that, these and those properly? Try this online exercise and practise this grammar! Best of Luck!
Present Simple 2
Practise more how to use the present simple! Routine, feelings, timetable or general truth? Check if you understand the present simple! Good luck!
Present Simple 1
Do you know how to use the present simple? Do you know how to make sentences in the present simple? This exercise will help you to understand the present simple tense. It also shows how the sentences look like. Take a look and practise and remember and use it!...