inglese - esercizi su verbi con soluzioni

 Ecco una serie di esercizi  di inglese, con un livello intermedio (B1-B2), accompagnati dalle soluzioni. Questi esercizi riguardano grammatica, vocabolario e comprensione del testo.

Esercizio 1: Present Perfect vs Past Simple

Completa le frasi scegliendo tra Present Perfect o Past Simple.

1. I ______ (finish) my homework an hour ago.
2. She ______ (live) in Paris since 2010.
3. We ______ (already/see) that movie.
4. They ______ (not/be) to London yet.
5. He ______ (visit) his grandparents last weekend.

Soluzioni:

1. finished
2. has lived
3. have already seen
4. haven’t been
5. visited

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Esercizio 2: Phrasal Verbs

Abbina i verbi composti (phrasal verbs) al loro significato.

1. Give up
2. Look after
3. Run into
4. Turn down
5. Pick up

a) incontrare per caso
b) prendersi cura di
c) rifiutare
d) rinunciare
e) prendere qualcosa o qualcuno

Soluzioni:

1 - d) Give up → rinunciare
2 - b) Look after → prendersi cura di
3 - a) Run into → incontrare per caso
4 - c) Turn down → rifiutare
5 - e) Pick up → prendere qualcosa o qualcuno

Esercizio 4: Condizionali

Completa le frasi con la forma corretta del verbo al condizionale.

1. If I ______ (be) you, I would study harder.
2. If it ______ (rain), we will cancel the picnic.
3. If they had left earlier, they ______ (arrive) on time.
4. If I ______ (win) the lottery, I would travel the world.
5. If he ______ (ask) me, I would have helped him.

Soluzioni:

1. were
2. rains
3. would have arrived
4. won
5. had asked

inglese - esercizi verbi con off e on

inglese - esercizi con off e on

completare con il verbo adatto

1) the fireworks ……………….off with such a noise that we were nearly deafened
2) the trade talks which ha begun between the two  countries were ………………..off when war began
3)  he ……..off on his journey
4)  I can't hear you. Do ……….off that vacuum cleaner
5)  the astronaut found  the experience  of weightlessness strange at first but the feeling ………...off a time
6)  the candidate ……………...on  everyone in his constituency and asked them to vote  for him in the impending by-election
7)  some people use d to have servants to ………...on them  now they mostly have ……….on themselves
8) If can't decide on a play we all want to see we'd better …………..off the theatre party tomorrow
9)  don't be …………...off by her  odd appearance; she  I really very nice
10)  I said to the shop assistant " I like this coat, could I ………….it on?
11)  you won't ……………..on  very fast with your work if you try to watch television at the same time

soluzioni




1) went
2) broken
3) set
4) turn
5)wore
6)called
7)wait,wait
8) call/put
9)put
10)try
11)get

inglese - esercizi gerundio e infinito

inglese - esercizi gerundio e infinito

mettere I verbi nelle parentesi nella forma corretta

1) He hates ( answer) …………………...the phone, and very often just lets it (ring) …………………
2) If you go on (let)…………………..your dog (chase) ………………….. cars he'll end by (be) …………………...run over
3) I prefer (drive)………………..to (be driven) ………………….
4) I advise you (start) ……………….look...………….for  a flat at once
5) Would you mind (lend) …………………….me ten pence ? I want (make)…………….a phone call
6) (lie) ………………...on this beach is much more pleasant than (sit) …………………..in the office
7) She likes he children (go)………………..to the dentist every six months
8)  By (neglet)…………..(take) ……………. ordinary precautions he endangered the life of he crew
9)An instructor is coming (show) ………………….us how (use)  the aqualung
10) I have no intention of (go) ………………..to that film; I couldn't bear (see) ………………...my favourite actress in such a dreadful part



soluzioni

1) answering, ring
2) letting, chase, to come
3) driving being driven
4)  to start looking
5) lending, to make
6) Lying, sitting
7) to go
8) neglecting to take
9) to show, to use
10) going, to see/seing

inglese present simple e present continuous esercizi

esercizi di inglese - su present simple e present continuous

metti i verbi tra parentesi  al tempo giusto

1. Cuckoos (not build) ........................... they (use) ...................... the nest of other birds
2. you can't see Tom now : he (have)................... a bath
3. He usually (drink)................cofee but today he (drink) ........................tea
4. What she (do) ................ in the evening ?
5. I won't go out now  as it (rain) .......................  and I (not have) ......................... unbrella
6. The last train (leave) .......................... the station  at 11.30
7. He usually  (speak) ......................... so  quickly  that I (not undestand) ..............................him
8. Ann (make) .....................a dress for  herself  at the moment. She (make) ................... all her own clothes
9. Hardly  anyone (wear) ............................ a hat nowaday
10. I'm afraid  I've  broken one of your coffee cup. don't worry  I (not like) ....................that set anyway
11. I (wear) my sunglasses today because  the sun is very strong
12. Tom can't have the newspaper  now because  his aunt (read).........................it
13. I can't answer the phone  now because I (paper) .............................the sitting room walls
14. The kettle (boil) ................now  shall I make the tea ?
15. you  (enjoy)........................myself  very much. I (want) .................................to stay  to the end.
16. How you (get)) .............................. to work as a rule ?
17. Whyyou (put)......................... on your coat ? I (go) ................................for a walk. You (come)...........with me. Yes I'd love to come. You (mind) if I bring my dog?
18. How much you (owe) .........................him ? I (owe)............. him 5 $. you (intend).................. to pay him ?
19. You(belong)  ..........................to your local library Yes I do. You (read) ................... a lot  ? How often you (change) ....... your books ? I (change) .............................one every day
20. Mary usully (learn) ...................... languages very quickly  but she (not seem)........... able to learn modern Greek
21. I Always (buy)..........................  lottery tickets  but I never (win)......................... anything.
22. You (like) ........................this necklace ? I (give) .................... it to my daughter for  her birthday Tomorrow  
23. I won't  tell you  my secret unless you (promise) not  to tell anyone. I (promise) .......................
24. You  Always (write) ............................with your left hand ?
25. You (love) ..................................me ?
26. You (dream) .............................at night ? Yes I Always (dream)...................... and ifi I (eat )................too much  supper I (have) ...........................nightmares
27. Who ( whistle) .............................? It is mr Pitt He (feel) ....................................happy
28. these workmen are never satisfied they Always ( complain) .................
29. We (use)  ...............................this room today  because the window in the other room is broken
30. He Always (say).......................that he will mend the window but he never (do) ..................it
31. You (know) ..................why  an apple (fall) .............................down and not up?
32. You (write) to him  tonight . Yes I Always (write)............... to him on his birthday. You (want) ................
33. Tom an Mr Pitt(have) a long convesation. I (wonder ) ...............................what they(talk) ..........about .
34. You (believe) .................. all that new spaper say ?  No I (not believe )......................any of it Then Why you (read).........................  newspapers ?
35. This car (make ) ..................a very strange noise: you (think))............it is all righht ? Oh that noise (not matter) ......................It Always (make) .....................a noise like that
36. The fire (smoke) ...............................horribly  I can't see across the room. I (expect) ...............that birds(build) .............a nest in the chimney . They Always (do) ...............that Why you (not put) ................................. wire acrosso the top of your chimney ? We do sometimes  but the birds usually (remove) .............it

vedi soluzioni sotto

1. don't build, use
2. is having
3. drinks, is drinking
4. does she do , plays, watches
5. is rainin, haven't
6. Leaves
7. speaks, don't understand
8. is making, makes
9. wears
10. don't like
11. am wearing
12. is reading
13. am papering
14. is boiling
15. are you enjoying, am enjoying, want
16. do you get, go, am going
17. are you puttin, am going, are you coming, do you mind
18. do you owe, I owe, do you intend
19. do you belong, do you read, doyou change, I change
20. learns, doesn't seem
21. Always buy/am Always buying
22. do you like, am giving
23. promise, promise
24. do you Always  write
25. do you love, like, don't love
26. do you dream, dream,eat, have
27. is whisling, is feeling
28. are Always complaining/Always complain
29. are using
30. is Always saying/Always says, does
31. do you know, falls
32. are you writing, write, do you want
33. are having, wonder, are taking
34. do you believe , don't believe, do you read
35. is making, do you think, doesn't matter, makes
36. is smoking, expectm, are building, are Always doing/Always do, dont you put, remove

esercizi di inglese - su simple present e present continuous

esercizi di inglese - su present simple e present continuous

metti i verbi tra parentesi  al tempo giusto

1. Cuckoos (not build) ........................... they (use) ...................... the nest of other birds
2. you can't see Tom now : he (have)................... a bath
3. He usually (drink)................cofee but today he (drink) ........................tea
4. What she (do) ................ in the evening ?
5. I won't go out now  as it (rain) .......................  and I (not have) ......................... unbrella
6. The last train (leave) .......................... the station  at 11.30
7. He usually  (speak) ......................... so  quickly  that I (not undestand) ..............................him
8. Ann (make) .....................a dress for  herself  at the moment. She (make) ................... all her own clothes
9. Hardly  anyone (wear) ............................ a hat nowaday
10. I'm afraid  I've  broken one of your coffee cup. don't worry  I (not like) ....................that set anyway
11. I (wear) my sunglasses today because  the sun is very strong
12. Tom can't have the newspaper  now because  his aunt (read).........................it
13. I can't answer the phone  now because I (paper) .............................the sitting room walls
14. The kettle (boil) ................now  shall I make the tea ?
15. you  (enjoy)........................myself  very much. I (want) .................................to stay  to the end.
16. How you (get)) .............................. to work as a rule ?
17. Whyyou (put)......................... on your coat ? I (go) ................................for a walk. You (come)...........with me. Yes I'd love to come. You (mind) if I bring my dog?
18. How much you (owe) .........................him ? I (owe)............. him 5 $. you (intend).................. to pay him ?
19. You(belong)  ..........................to your local library Yes I do. You (read) ................... a lot  ? How often you (change) ....... your books ? I (change) .............................one every day
20. Mary usully (learn) ...................... languages very quickly  but she (not seem)........... able to learn modern Greek
21. I Always (buy)..........................  lottery tickets  but I never (win)......................... anything.
22. You (like) ........................this necklace ? I (give) .................... it to my daughter for  her birthday Tomorrow  
23. I won't  tell you  my secret unless you (promise) not  to tell anyone. I (promise) .......................
24. You  Always (write) ............................with your left hand ?
25. You (love) ..................................me ?
26. You (dream) .............................at night ? Yes I Always (dream)...................... and ifi I (eat )................too much  supper I (have) ...........................nightmares
27. Who ( whistle) .............................? It is mr Pitt He (feel) ....................................happy
28. these workmen are never satisfied they Always ( complain) .................
29. We (use)  ...............................this room today  because the window in the other room is broken
30. He Always (say).......................that he will mend the window but he never (do) ..................it
31. You (know) ..................why  an apple (fall) .............................down and not up?
32. You (write) to him  tonight . Yes I Always (write)............... to him on his birthday. You (want) ................
33. Tom an Mr Pitt(have) a long convesation. I (wonder ) ...............................what they(talk) ..........about .
34. You (believe) .................. all that new spaper say ?  No I (not believe )......................any of it Then Why you (read).........................  newspapers ?
35. This car (make ) ..................a very strange noise: you (think))............it is all righht ? Oh that noise (not matter) ......................It Always (make) .....................a noise like that
36. The fire (smoke) ...............................horribly  I can't see across the room. I (expect) ...............that birds(build) .............a nest in the chimney . They Always (do) ...............that Why you (not put) ................................. wire acrosso the top of your chimney ? We do sometimes  but the birds usually (remove) .............it

vedi soluzioni sotto

1. don't build, use
2. is having
3. drinks, is drinking
4. does she do , plays, watches
5. is rainin, haven't
6. Leaves
7. speaks, don't understand
8. is making, makes
9. wears
10. don't like
11. am wearing
12. is reading
13. am papering
14. is boiling
15. are you enjoying, am enjoying, want
16. do you get, go, am going
17. are you puttin, am going, are you coming, do you mind
18. do you owe, I owe, do you intend
19. do you belong, do you read, doyou change, I change
20. learns, doesn't seem
21. Always buy/am Always buying
22. do you like, am giving
23. promise, promise
24. do you Always  write
25. do you love, like, don't love
26. do you dream, dream,eat, have
27. is whisling, is feeling
28. are Always complaining/Always complain
29. are using
30. is Always saying/Always says, does
31. do you know, falls
32. are you writing, write, do you want
33. are having, wonder, are taking
34. do you believe , don't believe, do you read
35. is making, do you think, doesn't matter, makes
36. is smoking, expectm, are building, are Always doing/Always do, dont you put, remove