Esercizi di inglese: condizionali, passivo e discorso indiretto

Esercizi di grammatica inglese

1. First conditional

Write the verbs in brackets in the correct form to make first conditional sentences.

1. If she “studies” (study) hard, she “will pass” (pass) her English exam.
2. If she “doesn’t study” (not study) hard, she “won’t pass” (not pass) her English exam.
3. I “will be back” (be back) by 9 pm if the train “isn’t” (not be) late.
4. They “will have” (have) an accident if they “aren’t” (not be) careful.

2. Second conditional

Write the verbs in brackets in the correct form to make second conditional sentences.

1. If I “studied” (study) hard, I “would pass” (pass) my English exam.
2. If we “knew” (know) the answer, we “would tell” (tell) you.
3. I “would buy” (buy) a new car if I “won” (win) the lottery next Saturday.
4. You “would be” (be) healthier if you “didn’t smoke” (not smoke).

3. Present passive

Complete these sentences with the verb in the present passive.

1. English “is taught” (teach) at our school.
2. Hamburgers “are eaten” (eat) all over the world.
3. Service “is included” (include) in the bill.
4. My parents “are invited” (invite) to the wedding.

4. Past passive

Complete these sentences with the verb in the past passive.

1. The radio “was invented” (invent) first by Marconi.
2. The laws of gravity “were discovered” (discover) by Isaac Newton.
3. A lot of ships “were made” (make) in Glasgow.
4. Chichen Itza “was built” (build) by the Mayans.

5. Active to passive

Rewrite these active sentences in the passive.

1. I bought a new flat two years ago.
A new flat was bought by me two years ago.

2. They speak German in this shop.
German is spoken in this shop.

6. Reported speech

Write the sentences below in reported speech.

1. Robert said: “They will go tomorrow.”
Robert said that they would go the day after.

2. She said: “I don’t want a new house here.”
She said that she didn’t want a new house there.

3. My dad said: “She visited her relatives yesterday.”
My dad said that she had visited her relatives the day before.

4. I said: “I’m coming to your party next weekend.”
I said that I was coming to your party the next weekend.

Riepilogo delle risposte

First conditional: “studies” / “will pass”; “doesn’t study” / “won’t pass”; “will be back” / “isn’t”; “will have” / “aren’t”.
Second conditional: “studied” / “would pass”; “knew” / “would tell”; “would buy” / “won”; “would be” / “didn’t smoke”.
Present passive: “is taught”; “are eaten”; “is included”; “are invited”.
Past passive: “was invented”; “were discovered”; “were made”; “was built”.