English Grammar Exercises: Mixed Tenses and Sentence Structures

Conditional Sentences

Zero Conditional

If you mix blue and yellow, you get green paint.

First Conditional

If you study hard for the exam, you won’t make a lot of mistakes.

Unless the tickets arrive, we won’t be able to go.

Second Conditional

If I had a computer, I could type an essay on English grammar.

If I knew her address, I could write to her.

Third Conditional

If I had studied enough, I wouldn’t have failed all my exams at the university.

If Wendy had studied for her test, she wouldn’t have failed.

Reported Speech

She asked the students where her keys were.

He asked me where the robbery took place.

She asked me what time my party started.

Passive Voice

The pieces of the broken toy were glued by the teacher.

My television has been repaired by the engineer.

Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Fleming.

Relative Clauses

This is the man whose job is very dangerous.

Fiona, who is smiling in the picture, is my boss.

Shakespeare, who was a famous writer, wrote beautiful sonnets.

Other Structures

Despite being ill, she visited other countries.

Although it was very hot, she was wearing winter clothes.

As it was raining, the children stayed at home.

She has drunk too much alcohol for 2 years.

I haven’t seen Frank for 2 months.