Exercises

Unit 109 · Word order 1: verb + object; place and time

109.1

Is the word order OK or not

1Did you see your friends yesterday? OK(Example)

2Ben walks every morning to work. Ben walks to work every morning.(Example)

Joe doesn’t like very much football.

Dan won easily the race.

Tanya speaks German quite well.

Have you seen recently Chris?

I borrowed from a friend some money.

Please don’t ask that question again.

I ate quickly my breakfast and went out.

Did you invite to the party a lot of people?

Sam watches all the time TV.

Does Kevin play football every weekend?

109.2

Complete the sentences

1We (the children / to the zoo / took) . We took the children to the zoo .(Example)

I (a friend of mine / on my way home / met) . I .

I (to put / on the envelope / a stamp / forgot) . I .

We (a lot of fruit / bought / in the market) . We .

They (opposite the park / a new hotel / built) . They .

Did you (at school / today / a lot of things / learn) ? Did you ?

We (some interesting books / found / in the library) . We .

Please (at the top / write / of the page / your name) . Please .

109.3

Complete the sentences

1They (for a long time / have lived / in the same house) . They have lived in the same house for a long time .(Example)

I (to the supermarket / every Friday / go) . I .

Why (home / did you come / so late) ? Why ?

Sarah (her children / takes / every day / to school) . Sarah .

I haven’t (been / recently / to the cinema) . I haven’t .

I (her name / after a few minutes / remembered) . I .

We (around the town / all morning / walked) . We .

My brother (has been / since April / in Canada) . My brother .

I (on Saturday night / didn’t see you / at the party) . I .

Lisa (her umbrella / last night / in a restaurant / left) . Lisa .

The moon (round the earth / every 27 days / goes) . The moon .

Anna (Italian / for the last three years / has been teaching / in London) . Anna .

Theory

Exercises

Unit 109 · Word order 1: verb + object; place and time

109.1

Is the word order OK or not

1Did you see your friends yesterday? OK(Example)

2Ben walks every morning to work. Ben walks to work every morning.(Example)

Joe doesn’t like very much football.

Dan won easily the race.

Tanya speaks German quite well.

Have you seen recently Chris?

I borrowed from a friend some money.

Please don’t ask that question again.

I ate quickly my breakfast and went out.

Did you invite to the party a lot of people?

Sam watches all the time TV.

Does Kevin play football every weekend?

109.2

Complete the sentences

1We (the children / to the zoo / took) . We took the children to the zoo .(Example)

I (a friend of mine / on my way home / met) . I .

I (to put / on the envelope / a stamp / forgot) . I .

We (a lot of fruit / bought / in the market) . We .

They (opposite the park / a new hotel / built) . They .

Did you (at school / today / a lot of things / learn) ? Did you ?

We (some interesting books / found / in the library) . We .

Please (at the top / write / of the page / your name) . Please .

109.3

Complete the sentences

1They (for a long time / have lived / in the same house) . They have lived in the same house for a long time .(Example)

I (to the supermarket / every Friday / go) . I .

Why (home / did you come / so late) ? Why ?

Sarah (her children / takes / every day / to school) . Sarah .

I haven’t (been / recently / to the cinema) . I haven’t .

I (her name / after a few minutes / remembered) . I .

We (around the town / all morning / walked) . We .

My brother (has been / since April / in Canada) . My brother .

I (on Saturday night / didn’t see you / at the party) . I .

Lisa (her umbrella / last night / in a restaurant / left) . Lisa .

The moon (round the earth / every 27 days / goes) . The moon .

Anna (Italian / for the last three years / has been teaching / in London) . Anna .