Word order 1: verb + object – place and time

Exercise 1 

Is the word order right or wrong? Correct the sentences where necessary.

1) Everybody enjoyed the party very much.  ________

2) Ben walks every morning to work.  ________

3) Joe doesn’t like very much football.  ________

4) I drink three or four cups of coffee every morning.  ________

5) I ate quickly breakfast and went out.  ________

6) Are you going to invite to the party a lot of people?  ________

7) I phoned Tom immediately after hearing the news.  ________

8) Did you go late to bed last night?  ________

9) Did you learn a lot of things at school today?  ________

10) I met on way home a friend of mine.  ________

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1)

1  OK

2  Ben walks to work every morning.

3  Joe doesn't like football very much.

4  OK

5  I ate breakfast quickly and …

6  … a lot of people to the party?

7  OK

8  Did you go to bed late last night?

9  OK

10  I met a friend of mine on way home.

Exercise 2 

Put the parts of the sentence in the correct order.

1) (the party / very much / everybody enjoyed)  ________

2) (we won / easily / the game)  ________

3) (quietly / the door / I closed)  ________

4) (Tanya / quite well / speaks / German)  ________

5) (Sam / all the time / TV / watches)  ________

6) (again / please don’t ask / that question)  ________

7) (football / every weekend / does Kevin play?)  ________

8) (some money / I borrowed / from a friend of mine)  ________

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2)

1  Everybody enjoyed the party very much.

2  We won the game easily.

3  I closed the door quietly.

4  Tanya speaks German quite well.

5  Sam watches TV all the time.

6  Please don't ask that question again.

7  Does Kevin play football every weekend?

8  I borrowed some money from a friend of mine.

Exercise 3 

Complete the sentences. Put the parts in the correct order.

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

     They ________ .

2) (to the supermarket / every Friday / go)

     I ________ .

3) (home / did you come / so late)

     Why ________?

4) (her children / takes I every day / to school)

     Sarah ________ .

5) (been / recently / to the cinema)

     I haven’t ________ .

6) (at the top of the page / your name / write)

     Please ________ .

7) (her name / after a few minutes / remembered)

     I ________ .

8) (around the town / all morning / walked)

     We ________ .

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

     I ________ .

10) (some interesting books / found / in the library)

       We ________ .

11) (her umbrella / last night / in a restaurant / left)

       Laura ________ .

12) (opposite the park / a new hotel / are building)

       They ________ .

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3)

1  They have lived in the same house for a long time.

2  I go to the supermarket every Friday.

3  Why did you come home so late?

4  Sarah takes her children to school every day.

5  I haven't been to the cinema recently.

6  Please write your name at the top of the page.

7  I remembered her name after a few minutes.

8  We walked around the town all morning.

9  I didn't see you at the party on Saturday night.

10  We found some interesting books in the library.

11  Laura left her umbrella in a restaurant last night.

12  They are building a new hotel opposite the park.

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