... him.
22 The twins used to play rugby.
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A PRACTICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR
EXERCISES 1
CONTENTS
Articles
PEG chapter I
1 Articles: a/an
2 Articles: the
3 Articles: a/an, the
4 Articles and possessive ... continuous and the be going to form
48 The future simple
49 The present continuous and the future simple
50 will + infinitive and the be going to form
51 will + infinitive and the be going ... perfect infinitive
PEG 152, 156, 159
must + perfect infinitive is used for affirmative deductions.
can't/couldn't + infinitive is used for negative deductions.
needn't + perfect infinitive...
... if you were thinking of going by bus.
A: If I ring Peter –
B (interrupting): Oh, are you thinking of ringing Peter?
A: What did you say?
B: I asked if you were thinking of ringing Peter.
If I ... news in English.
10. writes in Spanish.
11. goes to Indian films. (Use a French film in the answer.)
12. talks English.
13. corrects the Spanish essays.
14. explains in English.
15. lectures in ... waiting for a taxi.
The student must disagree with the first remark and repeat it with
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12.30 listening to a lecture
2.15 playing tennis
2.45 resting
3.45 working in the garden
5.15 having...
... Grammar Exercises
Indefinite and Definite Articles
L 1.,Fill in the blank with the correct indefinite article (a, an, or some) for
each word.
1. ... Aren’t you ordering something?
3. Isn’t he drinking wine?
4. Don’t you know the waiter?
5. Doesn’t she have a meeting today?
6. Aren’t we going to the hotel?
7. Isn’t he making an appointment?
8. ... room at the Peachtree Plaza costs two nineteen a night.
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Answers
Exercise Answers
Exercise Answers
Indefinite and Definite Articles
1. a tourist
2. a month
3....