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The Complete English Grammar © Oxford University Press

Grammar summaries and exercises adapted for students with dyslexia

Answer key1 Be e there is/are

11 Are, am2 are, am/’m3 is/’s, is/’s4 is/’s, am/’m

21 is not/isn’t2 am not/’m not3 is not/isn’t4 are not/aren’t5 are not/aren’t

31 No, I’m not.2 Yes, I am. 3 No, she isn’t. 4 Yes, he is.5 No, they aren’t.

4 1 a football stadium/swimming pool2 any cinemas/airports3 three schools/two rivers4 any airports/cinemas5 a swimming pool/football stadium


51 Is there2 Are there3 Is there4 Is there5 Are there6 Is there

2 Present simple e have got

11 play2 work3 speaks4 lives5 go6 goes

21 don’t play2 don’t work3 doesn’t speak4 doesn’t live5 don’t go6 doesn’t go

3 Present continuous

11 am/’m listening2 is/’s having3 are/’re wearing4 are/’re playing5 are/’re waiting


21 ’m not2 aren’t3 isn’t4 aren’t5 isn’t

31 is … raining2 is … talking3 Are … waiting4 are … watching5 Is … cooking

41 I’m trying2 play3 is having4 are you going5 buys

51 are … reading, buy2 is/’s standing, is/’s talking3 are … eating, looks, have4 is … wearing

4 Past simple e used to

1 1 Were, was2 Was, wasn’t, was3 Was, He was, was4 weren’t, were you, was5 Were, was, was


21 passed2 studied3 watched4 played5 stopped

31 didn’t pass2 didn’t study3 didn’t watch 4 didn’t play5 didn’t stop

41 Did your sister pass 2 Did your mother study3 Did you watch 4 Did you play5 Did Simona stop

5 1 used to 2 didn’t use to 3 used to 4 didn’t use to

5 Past continuous e past simple

11 was raining2 was watching3 were living4 were not/weren’t working5 was not/wasn’t wearing


21 Yes, it was.2 No, he wasn’t.3 Yes, they were.4 No, I wasn’t.

31 was sailing, hit2 wrote, was teaching3 was sitting, fell

41 did … break, was climbing, fell, was … doing, was … trying2 Were, started, were playing, got3 saw, were coming, needed4 did … meet, was working, go, asked

6 Present perfect simple e continuous

11 have lived2 has lost3 Have … eaten4 have been5 Have … seen6 has not/hasn’t rained7 have not/haven’t taken8 Have had

21 has changed2 has gone3 Have … heard4 Have … dyed5 has run


31 since2 since3 for4 since5 for6 since

41 have/’ve been running2 have/’ve been playing3 has/’s been raining4 have/’ve been phoning5 have … been waiting

5 1 been driving2 bought3finished4 seen5 been waiting6 had

7 Present perfect e past simple

11 this week2 last night3 recently4 so far5 this morning6 yet

21 this year, last year2 recently, last night3 yesterday, this week4 at 11:30, already


31 I have not/haven’t spoken2 was3 got married4 I have not/haven’t seen5 did not/didn’t watch6 I missed

41 Have, heard, broke, did, do, did2 got, has, started3 Have, emailed, did4 have, seen, was

8 Past perfect e past perfect continuous

11 the police arrived, The robbers had run away2 When I arrived, they’d started the meeting3 we got to the party, Charlie had left

21 he’d prepared the drinks2 he hadn’t told the neighbours3 he hadn’t moved the furniture4 he’d chosen the music

31 ’d arranged, went2 arrived, ’d left3 ’d finished, wanted4 spoke, ’d not met


9 Tempifuturi1:decisioni,pianiedeventiprefissati

11 ’ll get2 ’ll wash3 ’ll pay4 ’ll send5 ’ll post

21 ’s going to buy2 ’s going to send3 ’s going to fill in4 ’s going to do

31 she’s playing2 she’s going to3 she’s meeting4 she’s having 10 Tempi futuri 2: previsioni e ipotesi

11 a2 b3 b4 a

21 I’m going to be2 you’ll regret3 It’s going to take4 I’m going to drop5 will


11 Ripasso dei tempi verbali

11 lives2 do you play3 don’t like4 is snowing5 are you from6 they do7 Do you play8 don’t forget

21 was born2 wasn’t feeling3 was4 were you talking to5 missed6 was having7 Did you use to have8 used to have

31 Have you ever been2 since I was a baby3 met4 have been doing5 I’ve been waiting6 known7 lost8 did you do


41 is getting2 going to rain3 was going to walk4 I’m going to fix5 I’ll have6 are going7 I’ll be doing8 when I arrive 12 Forma passiva e have/get something done

11 are eaten2 was written3 were invented4 is held5 was held6 wasn’t held

21 were injured2 was recaptured, was discovered3 was stolen

31 was used2 released3 spent4 was imprisoned5 were allowed6 is visited

4 1 ’m having my hair cut2 ’m having my scooter repaired3 had my bike stolen4 have it delivered


13 Verbi modali 1: tempi presenti11 Can, play, play2 can, run, can run3 Can, speak, can speak4 Can, drive, can’t drive

21 Can I borrow a pen, please?2 Could you help me?3 Would you offer a biscuit?4 Could you close the window?5 Can I use your mobile phone?

31 can2 can’t3 have to4 mustn’t5 can’t6 don’t need to

41 might2 must3 can’t4 might, can’t5 must

14 Verbi modali 2: tempi passati11 didn’t have to go2 had to leave, had to go3 must have been4 must have left 5 should have visited


21 couldn’t find2 couldn’t see3 could count4 couldn’t get

31 couldn’t play2 didn’t need to change3 had to study4 can’t have left 5 might have sent 6 must have been glad

41 could, could2 must, didn’t have to3 can, couldn’t, could

15 Domande11 Have you got2 did you start3 was your first film4 is your favourite food5 do you do

21 were you born2 are you3 do you live4 Do you like5 Do you play


31 team won2 wrote it3 bought it4 people went

41 What colour2 How fast 3 How much4 How far5 How old6 What kind

16 Domande indirette11 Could you tell me2 Do you know3 Have you any idea4 Do you know5 Have you any idea

21 Have you any idea what time it is?2 Do you know what time the back closes?3 Do you know where Paolo lives?4 Could you tell me how old you are?

31 when the film starts2 if this seat is free3 what time the bar closes4 if Erica speaks English


41 what the phone number is2 which is the best cinema3 where the theatre is4 who Anna is5 how far it is to the bridge

17 Verbi + -ing o infinito11 to do2 to do3 to do4 doing5 doing6 to do7 doing8 to do9 to do

21 to cook2 to arrive3 to come4 eating5 riding6 to drive7 to see8 going

31 to email2 reinstalling3 buying4 inviting5 to get


41 to go2 go 3 going4 playing5 to play6 play7 to see8 seeing9 see

18 Strutture verbali11 have, get2 get, takes3 go, went4 have, had5 get, go6 have, took

21 got2 have3 get4 have5 took6 takes7 take8 go


31 do2 do3 make4 do 5 make 6 make7 do 8 make9 make10 make 11 do12 make

41 make2 do3 make4 did5 do

51 do some shopping2 make a decision3 made a choice4 did my best5 made a mistake

19 Discorso indiretto11 said2 told3 told4 said5 said


21 she was exhausted2 I was going to be late for school3 were going to the cinema4 Tom’s taking his driving test5 to send the photo to Federica6 to be quiet

31 what Alice’s email address was2 where Patricia lives3 if I want to go for pizza4 if I have finished my project5 if I speak English

41 we go for a pizza2 for being late3 me to her party4 me help5 to tell me

20 Periodo ipotetico e wish11 miss, will/’ll be2 do not/don’t eat, will/’ll be3 have, will/’ll help4 do not/don’t understand, need5 will/’ll you do, rains

21 won, would/’d buy2 could speak, would not/wouldn’t need3 had/’d, would/’d read4 had/’d gotten up, would not/wouldn’t be 5 would not have gotten, had/’d taken


31 I’d send2 you’ll pass3 I’d go4 I’d help5 we wouldn’t have been

41 I’ll send2 you’ll pass3 you should go4 I’ll help5 we won’t be

51 I’d buy a sports car2 I’ll be able to go to university3 I’d read more books4 I’ll go to the beach5 I’d choose the Pope

21 Nomi11 some2 a3 a 4 some5 an6 some7 a 8 some9 a 10 some11 a 12 some13 some14 some


21 -, s, s2 s, -3 -, s4 -, s, -, s5 -, s6 -, s, -

31 schools2 monkeys3 coaches4 classes5 boxes6 wishes7 parties8 countries9 cities10 knives11 people12 teeth13 men14 children15 women16 mice17 feet

41 Guido’s2 Rick’s3 James’s


51 today’s paper2 Federica’s party3 back of the classroom4 next week’s school trip5 Charles’s6 parents’

22 Articoli11 a2 the3 the4 a, a 5 a, a, the, the, the

21 –, –2 the, the3 the, the4 –, –5 –, –

31 –, the, the, the, the, an2 a, the, the, the, the3 The, a, a, The, –, the, –4 a, the, the, The, –5 The, the, –, –, The, the, –6 –, the, –, the, –, –, –, the


23 Quantificatori11 any, any2 any, some3 any, some, any

21 Someone, something2 anything, something, someone

31 many2 a little3 much, a lot4 many, a few, a lot5 many, a few

41 a lot of2 a few3 a lot of4 a little

51 anyone2 many3 many4 any5 any6 some7 something8 anyone


24 Pronomi e possessivi11 her2 them3 me4 it5 you there6 him7 us

21 myself2 herself3 myself4 yourself5 ourselves6 themselves

31 his2 Their3 mine, yours4 hers

41 your2 yours3 myself4 us, we5 my, yours6 myself 7 him, me8 her, hers


25 Preposizioni11 next to 2 in front of3 to4 at5 from6 7 on8 out of

21 in (1983)2 in (December)3 on the (1st) 4 in (Venice)5 on (High Street)6 from (8:30) to (15:30) 7 to (Florence)8 at (22:00)

31 under2 on3 next to4 in front of5 above

41 on2 on3 in4 to5 from6 about7 in8 about9 for


51 in2 to3 of4 at5 of6 of

26 Phrasal verbs11 get up2 grew up3 turn up4 meet up5 fill … in6 Put … on7 switch … on8 hand … in9 look after10 throw away11 take after12 find out

21 Look it up2 turned up3 take my shoes off4 threw it away5 Try it on6 tidying up

31 get on with2 run out of3 look forward to4 put up with


27 Aggettivi11 red bike2 new laptop3 small village4 delicious apples5 beautiful girl

21 Are they new?2 Was the weather good?3 Were you tired?4 Was it expensive?5 Was the exam OK?

31 older than2 better3 sunnier than4 more popular than5 more dangerous than

41 the longest2 the highest 3 the biggest 4 the most valuable5 the most poisonous

28 Avverbi11 He always drinks coffee.2 I’m never late for school.3 I usually play tennis on Monday.4 Joe often cycles to school.5 She sometimes drinks tea.


21 very hot2 very good3 really hungry4 quite well5 very strict

31 well2 on Saturday3 at the moment4 in town5 badly6

41 still2 already3 still4 just5 yet

29 Frase relative11 who2 which3 who4 which5 who6 which7 which8 where


21 who writes for a newspaper2 that protects your computer from viruses3 that eats meat and plants4 who doesn’t believe in God5 that measures the temperature6 who looks after your children while you are out

31 (that) you lent to me at the weekend2 who knows you3 (that) the teacher asked us to do4 where we stayed last year5 (that) you’d really like6 (that) I was telling you about

41 which is a small country in South America2 who are students3 which was a bargain4 which was a disaster5 who is British

30 Coesione11 While2 After3 Then4 Finally5 First6 Next7 After that8 Finally


21 too2 also3 and4 as well5 also6 as well as7 despite8 though9 but10 however11 Despite12 yet

31 for2 so3 due to4 so5 Because

41 also2 too3 though4 yet5 despite6 However7 so8 so

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