CONTENTS of Structure Drills
Auxiliary Verbs
№ Structure Drills Page
1 Short answers Yes, I was. 1
2 Short answers I can but To, can't. 2
3 Negative additions to negative statements Neither could Tom. 3
4 Affirmative additions to affirmative statements So is Bill. 4
5 Affirmative additions to negative statements But his father did. 5
6 Negative additions to affirmative statements But Peter doesn't. 6
7 Short responses to affirmative statements Was it? 7
8 Short responses to negative statements Weren't you? 8
9 Affirmative+interrogative responses You did, did you? 9
10 Negative+negative interrogative responses You don't, don't you? 10
11 (a) Question tags – interrogative tags after negative statements You didn't see
him, did you?
(b) Question tags – negative interrogative tags after affirmative statements
You can go out whenever you like, can't you?
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12 Question tags You won't be late, will you? 13
14 Questions tags with a rising intonation You like Peter, don't you? 14
15 can and can't 15
16 have+object+past participle I have the windows cleaned. 16
have+object+past participle Did she have the window repaired? 17
17 had to I missed the last bus and had to walk home. 18
18 didn't have to We didn't have to ask permission. 19
19 had better + infinitive without to You'd better tell him today. 20
20 be+infinitive I'm to go with Jack tomorrow. 21
21 be+infinitive I was to phone him at 6.00 22
22 be+perfect infinitive We were to have borrowed a car. 23
23 may/might+perfect infinitive She may have taken it. 24

49 Negative of the simple present, present continuous and simple past 50
50 Present and past continuous with always He's always interrupting! 51
51 Past continuous with always contrasted with simple past 52
52 Past simple and continuous 53
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Simple past pronunciation -ed /Id /
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Simple past pronunciation -ed /t/
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Simple past pronunciation -ed /d /
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56 Simple past pronunciation mixed 57
57 Simple past irregular verbs 58
58 Simple past irregular verbs 59
59 Simple past interrogative 60
60 Simple past negative interrogative 61
61 I thought you + past tense 62
62 I thought you + past tense 63
63 I didn't know + past tense 64
64 Present perfect with only just 65
65 Present perfect interrogative contrasted with present perfect continuous 66
66 Present perfect negative I haven't written to him for ages 67
67 Present perfect continuous interrogative 68
68 Past perfect with just When I arrived he'd just told her. 69
69 Past perfect continuous He'd been following her for some time. 70
Future forms
70 Present continuous 71
71 will contrasted with present continuous 72

98 Would you mind if/Would it be all right if? 99
99 Expressions of preference would rather/would prefer to 100
100 I would rather you + past tense/I would prefer you + infinitive 101
like, hate, want, wish, prefer etc., mainly wit gerund or infinitive
101 like/liked + gerund 102
102 like/liked + gerund, wouldn't like/wouldn't care/would hate + infinitive 103
103 like/dislike/hate/don't mind/don't care for/enjoy + gerund 104
104 prefer ... to/like ... better than + gerund 105
105 what about? + gerund, would rather + infinitive without to, would prefer +
infinitive 106
106 would prefer + object + infinitive, would rather + subject + past tense 107
107 would like/want + object + infinitive 108
108 would like + perfect infinitive, wanted + present infinitive 109
109 doesn't/didn't want + object + infinitive 110
110 wish + infinitive 111
111 wish + subject + would, or wish + subject + past tense 112
112 wish + subject + past perfect tense 113
Verbs + gerunds
113 admit/deny/be suspected of/be accused f/be charged with 114
114 avoid 115
115 enjoy 116
116 fancy/imagine 117
117 have + object +-ing (present participle) 118
118 couldn't help 119
119 keep 120
120 mean 121
121 would you mind 122
122 mind/object to + him/his, won't have + him + -ing (present participle) 123
123 prevent + object + (from) 124
124 remember gerund, see/hear + object + -ing 125

152 see/hear + object + -ing, or see/hear + object + infinitive without to 153
153 see/hear + object + -ing 154
154 spend + time + ing 155
Infinitive without to
155 had better + infinitive without to, it's time + subject +past tense 156
156 let + object + infinitive without to 157
157 let + object + infinitive without to 158
158 let + object + infinitive without to 159
159 make + object + infinitive without to 160
160 make + object + infinitive without to, be made + infinitive without to 161
Verbs + (full) infinitive
161 happen +present and continuous infinitives 162
162 mean 163
163 occur + to + object + infinitive 164
164 offer 165
165 remember/forget 166
166 seem 167
167 seem + continuous infinitive 168
168 seem/appear/is said/is suppose + perfect infinitive 169
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169 subject + used 170
170 subject + used 171
Infinitive constructions
171 be afraid 172
172 be + horrified/glad/surprised/amazed/relieved etc. 173
173 it is/was + adjective + of + object + infinitive 174
174 what a/an + adjective + noun + infinitive 175
175 too + adjective + infinitive, adjective + enough + infinitive 176
176 too + adjective + infinitive, adjective + enough + infinitive 177
177 too + adjective + infinitive, adjective + enough + infinitive 178