2nd conditional, online English grammar game

2nd conditional, online English grammar game. Second conditional English language (ESL) game on learning how to make sentences with the second conditional. Resource for homeschool and classroom use by teachers and students. Have fun with this ESL rally game.

Second conditional
1.    The second conditional is used in which of the following situations?
a.    Impossible situations
b.    Probable situations
c.    Unlikely situations
d.    Both A and C
Complete the following sentences using the most logical conclusion
2.    If I was able to fly to the moon tonight….
a.    I would bring you back a moon rock.
b.    I would first go to China.
c.    My name would be Steve.
d.    I would be a doctor.
3.    If I were you…..
a.    I would be me.
b.    I would have made a different decision.
4.    If I became president of the United States tonight….
a.    I would try and make the country a better place.
b.    I would move to the United Kingdom.
c.    Talk with every person in the country.
d.    I would own a car.
5.    If everyone had access to perfect medical care….
a.    Many people would be in pain.
b.    There would be no need for artists.
c.    All of the people would be in better health.
d.    I would have lots of friends.
6.    If I won the lottery….
a.    I would not have very much money.
b.    I would have a cell phone.
c.    I would row a boat.
d.    I would share my money with lots of people.
7.    If I was still living in Los Angeles…
a.    I would be able to walk to New York.
b.    I would live in the United Kingdom.
c.    I would live in the United States.
d.    I would speak French every day.
8.    If I could take the test again knowing what I know now….
a.    I would get a better score.
b.    I would get the same score
c.    I would get a worse score.
d.    I would not get a score at all.
9.    If I was a pilot….
a.    I would be able to fly the plane.
b.    I would be a passenger in the plane.
c.    I would not be in the plane.
d.    I would teach children at school.
10.    John is very loyal.  If you told him to drive you from Boston to New York City….
a.    He would drive you to Hartford.
b.    He would drive you to New York City.
c.    He would give you a bus ticket to New York City.
d.    He would not offer to drive you.
11.    If I could speak Chinese….
a.    I would also be able to speak Italian.
b.    I would move to the United States.
c.    I would travel to China and practice.
d.    I would drive a car through Europe.
12.    Even if I was able to ask him for it….
a.    He would give it to me
b.    He would agree with me.
c.    He would listen to me.
d.    He would not give it to me.
13.    If I could change my nationality right now….
a.    I would keep it the same.
b.    I would travel the world.
c.    I would speak a different language.
d.    I would become a Russian citizen.
14.    If I could run a mile in 3 minutes….
a.    I would be a very fast runner.
b.    I would be a slow runner
c.    I would be an average runner
d.    I would never run again.
15.    If I had the ability to hold my breath for 10 minutes….
a.    I could drive a car long distance.
b.    I could stay underwater for 10 minutes.
c.    I would run for a government position.
d.    I would not need a jacket during the winter.

Past tense of lead, teach .. ESL game

Past tense of lead, teach .. ESL game on learning how to make sentences in English language based on fundamental rules of the past tense. Resource for homeschool and classroom use by teachers and students. Have fun with this ESL pirate game.

How to use the past tense in sentences.

Past tense
Identify the tense in the following sentences:
1.    I moved home after graduating from university.
a.    Past simple
b.    Past Continuous
c.    Present Perfect
d.    Present Perfect Continuous
2.    Steve was playing video games when I told him the news.
a.    Past Simple
b.    Past Continuous
c.    Present Perfect
d.    Present Perfect Continuous
3.    Alex was supposed to be here at 3:00PM, but she is still missing.
a.    Past Simple
b.    Past Continuous
c.    Present Prefect
d.    Present Perfect Continuous
4.    We have travelled all over the world in the last 6 months.
a.    Past Simple
b.    Past Continuous
c.    Present Perfect
d.    Present Perfect Continuous
5.    Rebecca had not seen the movie before I told her about it.
a.    Past Perfect Simple
b.    Past Perfect Continuous
c.    Past Simple
d.    Past Continuous
6.    Mark had been considering getting a new car, but in the end he decided he keep his current one.
a.    Past Perfect Simple
b.    Past Perfect Continuous
c.    Past Simple
d.    Past Continuous
7.    Sarah and Emily walked to school together.
a.    Present Prefect
b.    Past Continuous
c.    Past Simple
d.    Past Perfect Simple
8.    Adam has been waiting all day to find out if he got the job or not.
a.    Past Continuous
b.    Present Perfect Continuous
c.    Past Simple
d.    Past Perfect Simple
9.    I have accidently deleted my hard drive, so I was not able to complete the job.
a.    Past Perfect Simple
b.    Present Perfect Continuous
c.    Present Perfect
d.    Past Perfect Continuous
10.    She was trying to fix the pipe all day.
a.    Past Continuous
b.    Past Simple
c.    Past Perfect Continuous
d.    Past Perfect Simple
11.    I think that we had already had enough time off today.
a.    Past Simple
b.    Past Perfect Continuous
c.    Past Perfect Simple
d.    Past Continuous
12.    I learned about different cultures today in school.
a.    Past Perfect Simple
b.    Past Perfect Continuous
c.    Past Continuous
d.    Past Simple
13.    I learned today that Steve had been visiting Washington D.C.
a.    Past Perfect Continuous
b.    Past Simple
c.    Past Perfect Simple
d.    Present Perfect Continuous
14.     I turned off the light and left the room.
a.    Past Perfect Continuous
b.    Past Simple
c.    Past Perfect Simple
d.    Present Perfect Continuous
15.    I had not heard about his injury before meeting him.
a.    Past Perfect Continuous
b.    Past Perfect Simple
c.    Present Perfect Continuous
d.    Present Perfect

Reported speech exercises with answers

Reported speech exercises with answers. ESL game on learning how to make sentences in English language based on fundamental rules of reported speech. Useful resource for homeschool and classrooms. For teachers and students. Have fun with this ESL catapult game.

Some reported speech exercises are found below.
1.    Reported speech is used when we want to say what other people….
a.    Think
b.    Say
c.    Believe
d.    All of the above
2.    When reporting something in the future, present perfect or present the tense is not changed.
a.    True
b.    False
3.    When reporting something that has happened in the past, but is still true…
a.    The tense must be changed to past
b.    The tense must not be changed to the past
c.    The tense can be kept in the present or switched to the best
4.    When reporting what someone else has said, it is necessary to change the pronoun.
a.    True
b.    False
5.    When reporting something that was said in the past, the tense is made
a.    Present
b.    Future
c.    Past
d.    Present perfect
6.    Report the following statement, “The dishwasher has not been fixed.”
a.    She said the dishwasher has not been fixed.
b.    She said the dishwasher is not fixed.
c.    Both are correct
d.    Neither is correct.
7.    Report the following statement, “I think that I will go to Paris this summer.”
a.    Steve said he thinks he will go to Paris this summer.
b.    Steve said he thought about going to Paris this summer
c.    Steve said he is thinking about going to Paris this summer
d.    None of the above are correct
8.    Report the following statement, “I like to run on the team.”
a.    Mark said that he likes to run on the team
b.    Mark said that he liked to run on the team
c.    Both are correct
d.    Neither are correct
9.    Report the following statement, “You seem happy here.”
a.    I told her that she seemed happy
b.    I told her that she is happy
c.    Both are correct
d.    Neither are correct
10.    When reporting a statement or question, you should never change any of the words from the original statement.
a.    True
b.    False
11.    It is sometimes necessary to change the pronouns or times in the reported statement.
a.    True
b.    False
12.    Report the following statement that Alex said. “I want to eat at the restaurant tonight.”
a.    I said that I don’t want to eat at the restaurant
b.    I said that I do not to eat at the restaurant
c.    Alex said that he doesn’t want to eat at the restaurant
d.    Alex said that he does want to eat at the restaurant.
13.    Report on the following statement assuming a day as passed since it was said, “I will play tennis in the afternoon.”
a.    He said he will play tennis this afternoon
b.    He said he will play tennis yesterday afternoon.
c.    He said he will play tennis tomorrow afternoon
d.    None of the above
14.    Report on the following sentence, “Rebecca told you that I don’t want to go?”
a.    Yes, Rebecca told me that you do not want to go?
b.    She told you that I don’t want to go
c.    I told her that Rebecca doesn’t want to go.
d.    Rebecca told you that I don’t want to go.
15.    Report on the following sentence, “The coffee is good here.”
a.    He thinks that the coffee is bad here.
b.    He thinks that there is no coffee here
c.    He thinks that the coffee is good here.
d.    The coffee is good here.

Question tags exercises, English Grammar Game

Question tags exercises, English Grammar Game. ESL game on learning how to make sentences in English language based on fundamental rules making question tags. Resource for homeschool and classroom use by teachers and students. Have fun with this ESL game.

Understanding question tags in English Language
Select the correct tag to complete the following questions.
1.    There is a bank somewhere around here,
a.    Is he?
b.    Is she
c.    Isn’t there?
d.    Isn’t it?
2.    They are coming late to the party,
a.    Aren’t they?
b.    Isn’t they?
c.    Aren’t he?
d.    Isn’t he?
3.    The coffee at this café is really good,
a.    Wasn’t he?
b.    Isn’t it?
c.    Was it?
d.    Isn’t he?
4.    He is not from the United States,
a.    Is she?
b.    Is it?
c.    Isn’t he?
d.    Is he?
5.    We have so much work left to do,
a.    Does she?
b.    Does we?
c.    Don’t we?
d.    Don’t she?
6.    The food here is not very good,
a.    Is it?
b.    Isn’t it?
c.    Does it
d.    Doesn’t it?
7.    When replying to a positive sentence, use a negative question tag.
a.    True
b.    False
8.    When replying to a negative sentence, use a positive question tag.
a.    True
b.    False
9.    Question tags are commonly used in formal written English.
a.    True
b.    False
10.    There is no way that can be true,
a.    Isn’t there?
b.    Has there?
c.    Hasn’t there?
d.    Is there?
11.    I think your phone stopped working,
a.    Didn’t it?
b.    Did it?
c.    Did he?
d.    Did she?
12.    Alex has not met Steve,
a.    Has he?
b.    Hasn’t he?
c.    Isn’t it?
d.    Is it?
13.    He is a very fast runner,
a.    Is he?
b.    Isn’t it?
c.    Is it?
d.    Isn’t he?
14.    It is a very nice day out today,
a.    Is it?
b.    Isn’t it?
c.    Is he?
d.    Isn’t he?
15.    You have not already left,
a.    Haven’t you?
b.    Hasn’t he?
c.    Have you?
d.    has he?

Present simple and present continuous exercise

Present simple and present continuous exercise. ESL game on learning how to make sentences in English language based on fundamental rules of present simple or continuous. Useful resource for homeschool and classroom use by teachers and students. Have fun with this ESL catapult volley game.

Learn about the present simple or continuous with the following questions:
1.    The friends want to be in better shape, so they are _______ 5 miles.
a.    Running
b.    Run
c.    Runs
d.    Ran
2.    They are late for the meeting and trying to ____ through the crowd.
a.    Rushed
b.    Rushes
c.    Rushing
d.    Rush
3.    The computers ____ on when you push the button.
a.    Turn
b.    Turning
c.    Turns
d.    Turned
4.    He ______ the juice and soon the bottle will be empty.
a.    Drank
b.    Drinking
c.    Drinks
d.    Drink
5.    The phone is ringing so I ______ it.
a.    Answer
b.    Answered
c.    Answering
d.    Answers
6.    I am ______ an entire pizza because I am so hungry.
a.    Ate
b.    Eat
c.    Eaten
d.    Eating
7.    You should ______ on the shirt to make sure it fits.
a.    Try
b.    Tried
c.    Trying
d.    Tries
8.    I am _______ up.  I must have a fever.
a.    Burn
b.    Burning
c.    Burns
d.    Burnt
9.    The phone does not _______.  Is it broken?
a.    Work
b.    Works
c.    Working
d.    Worked
10.    The swimmer _______ the pool and sets a new record.
a.    Crosses
b.    Cross
c.    Crossed
d.    Crossing
11.    The boy ______ in front of the mirror to see himself.
a.    Standing
b.    Stand
c.    Stands
12.    She is _______ water into the pot for the plant.
a.    Pours
b.    Poured
c.    Pouring
d.    Pour
13.    The reporter is ______ the story on the news.
a.    Telling
b.    Told
c.    Tells
d.    Tell
14.    The light is _______ green when the cord is connected.
a.    Becoming
b.    Became
c.    Become
15.    I am ______ to explain it, but it is a difficult situation that we are in.
a.    Try
b.    Tries
c.    Tried
d.    Trying

Present perfect simple, English grammar Exercises

Present perfect simple, English grammar Exercises - ESL game on learning how to make sentences in English language based on fundamental rules of the present simple. Useful resource for homeschool and classroom use by teachers and students. Have fun with this ESL catapult volley game.

Practice the present simple tense with the following sentences:
1.    Mary ____ to school.
a.    walk
b.    walked
c.    walking
d.     walks
2.    Do cows ____ milk?
a.    Drinked
b.    Drinking
c.    Drink
d.    Drinks
3.    Chicago ___ a city.
a.    Was
b.    Is
c.    Has
4.    He never ____ the keys.
a.    Forgetting
b.    Forgets
c.    Forgot
d.    Forgotten
5.    He is ____ the car around the block.
a.    Driving
b.    Drives
c.    Drive
d.    Drove
6.    Does the moon ____ the Earth?
a.    Circled
b.    Circling
c.    Circle
7.    What time will we ___ for San Francisco?
a.    Leaving
b.    Leaved
c.    Leave
d.    Left
8.    She is now ____ her homework.
a.    Begin
b.    Begun
c.    Beginning
9.    Do you ___ football?
a.    Play
b.    Plays
c.    Played
d.    Playing
10.    I always____ my juice every morning.
a.    Drinks
b.    Drunk
c.    Drinking
d.    Drink
11.    The plane is _____ through the clouds.
a.    Flies
b.    Flying
c.    Flew
d.    Fly
12.    The children always ____ playing with puppies and kittens.
a.    Love
b.    Loving
c.    Loves
13.    Please _____ down, the doctor will see you soon.
a.    Sat
b.    Sitting
c.    Sit
14.    ____ on the computer when you are told.
a.    Turning
b.    Turned
c.    Turn
15.    Can you _____ the plate on the table?
a.    Placed
b.    Place
c.    Placing

Present perfect tense exercises, ESL game

Present perfect tense exercises. ESL game on learning how to make sentences in English language based on fundamental grammar rules of the present perfect tense. Useful resource for homeschool and classroom. Have fun with this ESL catapult volley game.

Present Perfect
1.    I know that you ________ it already several times.
a.    Has seen
b.    Have seen
c.    Has seens
d.    Have seens
2.    He _______ you before in Chicago.
a.    Have met
b.    Has met
c.    Have meet
d.    Has meet
3.    Sally _______ about the topic in several lectures this year.
a.    Have speaked
b.    Has speaked
c.    Have spoken
d.    Has spoken
4.    A few people _________ to the moon.
a.    Has travelled
b.    Have travelled
c.    Has travel
d.    Have travel
5.    The pilot ________ many planes in his life.
a.    Have flied
b.    Have flown
c.    Has flied
d.    Has flown
6.    The boy _________ substantially in the last few years.
a.    Have grown
b.    Have grewed
c.    Has grown
d.    Has growed
7.    Recently, the group ________ more interested in the topic of art.
a.    Have became
b.    Has become
c.    Have become
d.    Has became
8.    The child recently ________ to walk on his own.
a.    Have learned
b.    Have learnt
c.    Has learned
d.    Has learn
9.    The movie ______ and now we can go home.
a.    Have finished
b.    Has finished
c.    Have finish
d.    Has finish
10.    The tourists _________ the city several times in the past.
a.    Have visited
b.    Has visited
c.    Have visits
d.    Has visits
11.     Tim _______ with a doctor because of the pain in his arm.
a.    Have talked
b.    Have talks
c.    Has talked
d.    Has talking
12.    The construction crew ________ problems with the machinery that they are working with.
a.    Have has
b.    Have had
c.    Have is
13.    In the last 6 months, I _____ been to Los Angeles and Seattle.
a.    Have
b.    Has
c.    Is
14.    Ever since I was a child, I _________ old movies.
a.    Has loved
b.    Have loved
c.    Is loved
d.    Loving
15.    Medicine _______ many illness and saved many lives.
a.    Have cured
b.    Has cured
c.    Is cured
d.    Curing

Present perfect simple or continuous, grammar rules

Present perfect simple or continuous grammar rules. ESL game on learning how to make sentences in English language based on fundamental rules of present perfect simple or continuous. Resource for homeschool and classroom use by teachers and students. Have fun with this ESL game.

The present perfect simple or continuous
1.    He ________ the band in concert more than 5 times.
a.    Have seen
b.    Seen
c.    Has seen
d.    Has been seeing
2.    They _________ in the same place since 10am this morning.
a.    Sit
b.    Sitting
c.    Have been sitting
d.    Has been sitting
3.    Did you ______ a chance to _____ the movie?
a.    Have/watched
b.    Has/watch
c.    Have/watch
d.    Has/watched
4.    I _______ a student here since my freshman year in 2007.
a.    Has been
b.    Am
c.    Have been
5.    Is there a reason that you __________ on your project?
a.    Has not been working
b.    Have not been working
c.    Been not working
6.    He _________ to fix the pipe since yesterday morning.
a.    Have been trying
b.    Has been trying
c.    Is trying
d.    Tries
7.    Your English _________ once you moved to the United States.
a.    Have improved
b.    Has improved
c.    Have improving
d.    Has improving
8.    What _____ you _________ the last few yours?
a.    Has/been doing
b.    Have/been doing
9.    ____ you _________ for the test on Tuesday?
a.    Has/practicing
b.    Have/practicing
c.    Has/practiced
d.    Have/practiced
10.    We are still waiting, but the storm _________.
a.    Have not passed
b.    Have not passing
c.    Has not passing
d.    Has not passed
11.    It has been 5 hours and Steve ___________.
a.    Have not arrived.
b.    Has not arrived
c.    Have not arrive
d.    Has not arrive
12.    I __________ to you for the last hour, I need to work for a while now.
a.    Has been talking
b.    Have talking
c.    Been talking
d.    Have been talking
13.    My computer __________ down multiple times already this month.
a.    Broken
b.    Has broken
c.    Have broken
d.    Breaking
14.    I saw yesterday that Rebecca ___________ very hard.
a.    Has been working
b.    Working
c.    Work
15.     The team _______ all week to meet the deadline.
a.    Has been working
b.    Work
c.    Working

Past simple exercises, English language game

Past simple exercises, English language game on learning how to make sentences in English language based on fundamental rules of present perfect or past simple. Useful resource for homeschool and classroom use by teachers and students. Have fun with this ESL catapult game.

Learning about the present perfect or past simple tense
1.    It ________ several years since I ________ to London.
a.    Has been/have travelled
b.    Has been/has travelled
c.    Have been/have travelled
d.    Have been/has travelled
2.    I ________ the plant yesterday like you asked.
a.    Has watered
b.    Watered
c.    Water
3.    Up until recently, I _________ as a school teacher.
a.    Has been working
b.    Work
c.    Working
d.    had been working
4.    Steve _______ dinner for his family after work yesterday.
a.    Has cook
b.    Cooked
c.    Cooking
d.    Cooks
5.    Matt __________ to be a master chef, but decided to study art instead.
a.    Had been studying
b.    Has been studying
c.    Studying
d.    Been studying
6.    The box was _______ over and is now empty.
a.    Turned
b.    Turns
c.    Been turning
d.    Turning
7.    The computer _________ off during the storm last night.
a.    Has been shut
b.    Had been shut
8.    He ________ the chair under the table after he finished the meal earlier today.
a.    Has pushed
b.    Pushed
c.    Pushes
d.    Pushing
9.    The experiment ____ already ______ when he opened the door earlier today.
a.    Had/began
b.    Had/begun
c.    Has/began
d.    Has/begun
10.    He ______ and _____ to reach the bar with his hands.
a.    Jumped/tried
b.    Jumps/tried
c.    Jumped/tries
11.    His lungs ______ with air as he took a deep breath.
a.    Fills
b.    Filling
c.    Has filled
d.    Filled
12.    The student _____ completely still during the study.
a.    Standed
b.    Stood
c.    Had standed
d.    Had stood
13.    The bucket __________ sometime last night.
a.    Had been emptied
b.    was emptied
c.    Emptied
d.    Emptyed
14.    He ______ the light as a gift for his mom.
a.    Fix
b.    Fixed
c.    Fixied
d.    Fixing
15.    The dog ________ so much in the last few years.
a.    Had grown
b.    Has grown
c.    Grown
d.    Growed

Present Perfect Continuous Exercises

Present perfect continuous exercises. ESL game on learning how to make sentences in English language based on fundamental rules of present perfect continuous. Resource for homeschool and classroom use by teachers and students. Have fun with this ESL pirate game.

Sentences in the present perfect continuous form
1.    How long ____ you ________ here for me to arrive?
a.    Have/been waiting
b.    Has/been waiting
c.    Have/been waited
d.    Has/been waited
2.    The two of them ___________ it for the last few days.
a.    Have been discussing
b.    Has been discussing
c.    Have been discussed
d.    Has been discussed
3.    Adam __________by the company for 10 years.
a.    Have been
b.    Employed
c.    Have been employed
d.    Has been employed
4.    The teacher asked the students about what they _________ for their project.
a.    Done
b.    Has done
c.    Have done
5.    After graduating, Scott ___________ Math to children in Boston.
a.    Have been teaching
b.    Teached
c.    Has been teaching
d.    Teaching
6.    Where ____ you been?  We _________ for hours.
a.    Have/ have been
b.    Has/ has been
c.    Has/ have been
d.    Have/ has been
7.    The doctor asked the patient if he __________ his medicine or not.
a.    Has been taking
b.    Have been taking
c.    Has been takes
d.    Have been takes
8.    I exercise regularly and ___________ tired in the evenings.
a.    Have been feeling
b.    Has been feeling
c.    Been feeling
9.    I think that you __________ playing too many video games
a.    Has been
b.    Have been
c.    Have
d.    Has
10.    Adam ____________ practicing his English every day after school.
a.    Has been
b.    Have been
c.    Has
d.    Have
11.    We __________ for the last 2 hours.
a.    Run
b.    Have run
c.    Has run
d.    Have been running
12.    I _________ ice hockey since I was a little child in Canada.
a.    Played
b.    Have played
c.    Play
d.    Has played
13.    The plant ________ 3 inches since I bought it.
a.    Have grown
b.    Has grown
c.    Growed
d.    Grown
14.    The television _________ for a few weeks.
a.    Have been broken
b.    Has been broken
c.    Have broke
d.    Has broke
15.    We ________ furniture for our family all year.
a.    Has been building
b.    Building
c.    Have been building