English grammar practice test

Jun 15, 2016

Present and past. Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
1. John . . .
  usually plays
  tennis once or twice a week.
  - plays usually
  - usually plays
  - is playing usually
  - is usually playing
2. Tom . . .
  burnt
  his hand when he was cooking the dinner.
  - was burning
  - burnt
  - has burnt
3. It was a boring weekend I . . .
  didn’t do
  anything.
  - I didn’t do
  - I don’t do
  - I didn’t
4. I don’t understand this sentence. What . . .
  does this word mean
  ?
  - does mean this word
  - does this word mean
  - means this word
5. “ . . .
  Is Susan working
  this week?”
  “No, she’s on holiday.”
  - Does work Susan
  - Does Susan work
  - Is Susan working
6. How . . .
  are you feeling
  now? Better than before?
  - do you feel
  - are you feeling
  - you are feeling
Present perfect and past. Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
1. It’s two years . . .
  since I saw
  Joe.
  - that I don’t see
  - that I haven’t seen
  - since I didn’t see
  - since I saw
2. . . .
  Did they have
  a car when they were living in London?
  - Have they had
  - Had they
  - Did they have
  - Were they having
3. Jim is away on holiday. He . . .
  has gone
  to Spain.
  - has gone
  - is gone
  - has been
4. You’re out of breath. . . .
  Have you run?
  - Have you run?
  - Have you been running?
  - Are you running?
5. Everything is going well. We . . .
  haven’t had
  any problems so far.
  - don’t have
  - didn’t have
  - haven’t had
6. Ian . . .
  lived
  in Scotland for ten years. Now he lives in London.
  - has lived
  - lived
  - has been living
7. Sally has been working here . . .
  for six months
  .
  - for six months
  - since six months
  - six months ago
8. The Chinese . . .
  invented
  printing.
  - have invented
  - had invented
  - invented
9. Linda has lost her passport again. It’s the second time this . . .
  has happened
  .
  - happens
  - happened
  - has happened
10. We’re good friends. We . . .
  have known
  each other for a long time.
  - have known
  - know
  - knew
  - have been knowing
11. I . . .
  used to watch
  television a lot but I don’t any more.
  - was watching
  - was used to watch
  - used to watch
12. The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he before . . .
  hadn’t flown
  .
  - hasn’t flown
  - hadn’t flown
  - didn’t fly
  - wasn’t flying
13. Where’s the book I gave you? What . . .
  have you done
  with it?
  - have you done
  - are you doing
  - have you been doing
14. They . . .
  went
  out after lunch and they’ve just come back.
  - are gone
  - went
  - have gone
Future. Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
1. We’re late. The film . . .
  will already have started
  by the time we get to the cinema.
  - will already have started
  - will already start
  - will be already started
2. . . .
  I’m not working
  tomorrow, so we can go out somewhere.
  - I don’t work
  - I’m not working
  - I won’t work
3. “Ann is in hospital.”
  “Yes, I know . . .
  I’m going to visit
  her tomorrow.”
  - I’ll visit
  - I’m going to visit
  - I visit
4. I think the weather . . .
  will
  be nice later.
  - shall
  - is going to
  - will
5. That bag looks heavy . . .
  I’ll help
  you with it.
  - I’ll help
  - I help
  - I’m helping
6. Don’t worry . . .
  if I am
  late tonight.
  - when I am
  - if I’ll be
  - if I am
  - when I’ll be
Modals. Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
1. There’s plenty of time. You . . .
  needn’t
  hurry.
  - needn’t
  - mustn’t
  - don’t have to
2. I think all drivers . . .
  should wear
  seat belts.
  - had better to wear
  - had better wear
  - should wear
3. Why did you stay at a hotel when you went to New York? You . . .
  could stay
  with Barbara.
  - could stay
  - can stay
  - could have stayed
4. Take an umbrella with you when you go out. It . . .
  may
  rain later.
  - might
  - could
  - can
  - may
5. It’s late. It’s time . . .
  we went
  home.
  - we should go
  - we went
  - we must go
  - we go
6. The phone is ringing. It . . .
  might
  be Tim.
  - can
  - might
  - could
7. The fire spread through the building quickly but everybody . . .
  was able to escape
  .
  - was able to escape
  - managed to escape
  - could escape
8. What was wrong with you? Why . . .
  did you have to
  go to hospital?
  - did you have to
  - had you to
  - must you
9. It was a great party last night. You . . .
  should have
  come. Why didn’t you?
  - should have
  - had to
  - ought to have
  - must have
10. Jane . . .
  suggested that I should buy
  a car.
  - suggested me to buy
  - suggested that I should buy
  - suggested that I buy
11. I’ve lost one of my gloves. I . . .
  must have dropped
  it somewhere.
  - must have dropped
  - must be dropping
  - must drop
  - must have been dropping
Conditionals and ‘wish’. Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
1. I wish . . .
  had
  a car. It would make life so much easier.
  - would have
  - had
  - have
2. I’m not tired enough to go to bed yet. I wouldn’t sleep if I . . .
  went
  to bed now.
  - had gone
  - went
  - go
  - would go
3. I decided to stay at home last night. I would have gone out if I . . .
  hadn’t been
  so tired.
  - weren’t
  - hadn’t been
  - wouldn’t have been
  - wasn’t
4. If I were you, I . . .
  wouldn’t buy
  that coat. It’s much too expensive.
  - don’t buy
  - won’t buy
  - wouldn’t buy
  - am not going to buy
Passive. Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
1. “Where . . .
  were you born
  ?”
  “In London.”
  - were you born
  - have you been born
  - are you born
  - did you born
2. The train . . .
  was supposed to
  arrive at 11.30 but it was an hour late.
  - was supposed to
  - is supposed to
  - supposed to
3. We . . .
  were woken up
  by a loud noise during the night.
  - are woken up
  - woke up
  - were woken up
  - were waking up
4. There’s somebody walking behind us. I think . . .
  we are being followed
  .
  - we are being followed
  - we are being following
  - we are following
  - we are followed
5. Where . . .
  did you have your hair cut
  ? Which hairdresser did you go to?
  - did you cut your hair
  - did you have cut your hair
  - have you cut your hair
  - did you have your hair cut
Reported speech. Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
1. Hello, Jim. I didn’t expect to see you today. Sonia said you . . .
  were
  ill.
  - are
  - was
  - were
  - should be
2. Ann . . .
  said goodbye to me
  and left.
  - said goodbye to me
  - said me goodbye
  - told me goodbye
Questions and auxiliary verbs. Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
1. “How . . .
  did the accident happen
  ?”
  “Nobody knows.”
  - did the accident happen
  - did happen the accident
  - happened the accident
2. “Do you think it’s going to rain?”
  “ . . .
  I hope not
  .”
  - I hope not
  - I don’t hope so
  - I don’t hope
3. “You don’t know where Karen is, . . .
  don’t you
  ?”
  “Sorry, I’ve no idea.”
  - do you
  - is she
  - don’t you
4. “Do you know where . . .
  Tom has gone
  ?”
  “No, he didn’t say.”
  - has gone Tom
  - has Tom gone
  - Tom has gone
5. The police officer stopped us and asked us where . . .
  we were going
  .
  - were we going
  - we were going
  - we are going
  - are we going
-ing and the infinitive. Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
1. When Jane came to Britain, she had to get used . . .
  to driving
  on the left.
  - driving
  - to driving
  - to drive
2. . . .
  Having found
  a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.
  - We found
  - Having found
  - After finding
  - Finding
3. Jim doesn’t speak very clearly. . . .
  It is difficult to understand him.
  - He is difficult to understand.
  - He is difficult to understand him.
  - It is difficult to understand him.
4. I didn’t hear you . . .
  come
  in. You must have been very quiet.
  - came
  - come
  - to come
5. You can’t stop me . . .
  doing
  what I want.
  - do
  - doing
  - to do
  - that I do
6. Do you want . . .
  me to come
  with you or do you want to go alone?
  - me to come
  - that I will come
  - me coming
  - that I come
7. I’m thinking of . . .
  buying
  a house. Do you think that’s a good idea?
  - to buy
  - of buying
  - of to buy
8. The path was icy, so we walked very carefully. We were afraid . . .
  of falling
  .
  - from falling
  - to fall
  - of falling
9. I like . . .
  to clean
  the kitchen as often as possible.
  - clean
  - to clean
  - that I clean
  - cleaning
10. She tried to be serious but she couldn’t help . . .
  laughing
  .
  - that she laughed
  - laughing
  - to laugh
11. I must go now. I promised . . .
  not to be
  late.
  - not to be
  - I wouldn’t be
  - to not be
  - not being
12. I’m tired. I’d rather . . .
  not go
  out this evening, if you don’t mind.
  - not to go
  - don’t go
  - not go
  - not going
13. Are you looking forward . . .
  to seeing
  Ann again?
  - seeing
  - to see
  - to seeing
14. “Shall I stay here?”
  “I’d rather . . .
  you came
  with us.”
  - you to come
  - you would come
  - you come
  - you came
15. I’m sure I locked the door. I clearly remember . . .
  locking
  it.
  - to have locked
  - locking
  - to lock
16. I’m sure you’ll have no . . .
  difficulties passing
  the exam.
  - difficulty passing
  - difficulties to pass
  - difficulty to pass
  - difficulties passing
17. A friend of mine phoned . . .
  to invite
  me to a party.
  - to invite
  - for invite
  - for to invite
  - for inviting
Articles and nouns. Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
1. We visited . . .
  Canada and the United States
  .
  - the Canada and the United States
  - Canada and the United States
  - the Canada and United States
  - Canada and United States
2. Call an ambulance. There’s been . . .
  an accident
  .
  - accident
  - an accident
  - some accident
3. When . . .
  was telephone
  invented?
  - were the telephones
  - was the telephone
  - was telephone
  - were telephones
4. “Where are you going?”
  “I’m going to buy . . .
  some bread
  .”
  - a loaf of bread
  - a bread
  - some bread
5. Julia is a student at . . .
  London University
  .
  - London University
  - the University of London
  - the London University
6. It took us quite a long time to get here. It was . . .
  a three-hour
  journey.
  - a three-hour
  - three hour
  - a three-hours
7. Where is . . .
  the manager’s office
  ?
  - the manager office
  - the office of the manager
  - the manager’s office
  - the office of the manager’s
8. What time . . .
  is the news
  on television?
  - are the news
  - is the news
  - is news
9. Sandra works at a big hospital. She’s . . .
  a nurse
  .
  - nurse
  - the nurse
  - a nurse
10. . . .
  Crime is
  a problem in most big cities.
  - Crime is
  - The crimes are
  - The crime is
11. Every day . . .
  school
  begins at 9 and finishes at 3.
  - the school
  - a school
  - school
12. She works six days . . .
  a
  week.
  - for
  - the
  - in
  - a
13. There are millions of stars in . . .
  space
  .
  - a space
  - the space
  - space
Pronouns and determiners. Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
1. What time shall we . . .
  meet us
  this evening?
  - meet ourselves
  - meet
  - meet us
2. They live on a busy road. . . .
  It must be
  a lot of noise from the traffic.
  - There must be
  - There must have
  - It must have
  - It must be
3. We couldn’t buy anything because . . .
  none
  of the shops were open.
  - none
  - nothing
  - no one
  - all
4. It was a great party. . . .
  Everybody
  enjoyed it.
  - All
  - All of us
  - Everybody of us
  - Everybody
5. When we were on holiday, we spent . . .
  too much
  money.
  - a lot of
  - too much
  - much
6. . . .
  Most tourists
  don’t visit this part of the town.
  - The most tourists
  - Most of tourists
  - Most tourists
7. I’m going to a wedding on Saturday. . . .
  A friend of mine
  is getting married.
  - A friend of mine
  - A friend of me
  - One my friends
8. The bus service is very good. There’s a bus . . .
  every
  ten minutes.
  - each
  - all
  - every
9. “What would you like to eat?”
  “I don’t mind. . . .
  Anything
  — whatever you’ve got.”
  - Nothing
  - Something
  - Anything
10. He’s lazy. He never does . . .
  any
  work.
  - no
  - any
  - some
11. I asked two people the way to the station but . . .
  neither
  of them knew.
  - neither
  - both
  - either
  - none
Relative clauses. Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
1. Colin told me about his new job . . .
  which he’s enjoying
  very much.
  - that he’s enjoying
  - he’s enjoying it
  - which he’s enjoying
  - he’s enjoying
2. I don’t like stories . . .
  that
  have unhappy endings.
  - that
  - who
  - they
  - which
3. Some of the people . . .
  invited
  to the party can’t come.
  - inviting
  - who invited
  - invited
  - they were invited
4. What’s the name of the man . . .
  whose car you borrowed
  ?
  - whose car you borrowed
  - his car you borrowed
  - which car you borrowed
  - you borrowed his car
5. Sheila couldn’t come to the party . . .
  which
  was a pity.
  - what
  - which
  - it
  - that
6. I didn’t believe them at first but in fact everything . . .
  they said
  was true.
  - what they said
  - they said
  - that they said
Adjectives and adverbs. Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
1. He . . .
  tried hard
  to find a job but he had no luck.
  - tried hardly
  - hardly tried
  - tried hard
2. . . .
  We always have to wait
  a long time for the bus.
  - We have to wait always
  - We always have to wait
  - We have always to wait
  - Always we have to wait
3. I haven’t seen her for . . .
  such a long time
  I’ve forgotten what she looks like.
  - a such long time
  - so long
  - a so long time
  - such a long time
4. The more electricity you use . . .
  the higher your bill will be
  .
  - your bill will be higher
  - will be higher your bill
  - the higher your bill will be
5. Ann . . .
  doesn’t work here any more
  . She left last month.
  - doesn’t still work here
  - no more works here
  - still doesn’t work here
  - doesn’t work here any more
6. I haven’t got . . .
  enough money to go
  on holiday at the moment.
  - money enough to go
  - enough money to go
  - enough money forgoing
  - money enough for going
7. Maria’s English is excellent. She speaks . . .
  perfect English
  .
  - perfect English
  - perfectly English
  - English perfect
  - English perfectly
8. Let’s get a taxi. It’s . . .
  quite a long way
  to walk.
  - quite a long way
  - rather a long way
  - a quite long way
9. He’s a fast runner. I can’t run as fast as . . .
  he can
  .
  - he
  - him
  - he can
10. Jane doesn’t enjoy her job. She’s . . .
  bored
  because she does the same thing every day.
  - boring
  - bored
11. The woman was carrying a . . .
  small black plastic
  bag.
  - black small plastic
  - plastic small black
  - small black plastic
  - small and black plastic
12. The exam was quite easy — . . .
  easier than
  we expected.
  - more easy than
  - easier than
  - more easy that
  - easier as
13. The film was really boring. It was . . .
  the most boring film
  I’ve ever seen.
  - the film more boring
  - the more boring film
  - the most boring film
  - most boring film
14. . . .
  Even though
  she can’t drive, she has bought a car.
  - Even when
  - Even if
  - Even
  - Even though
15. Tom likes walking. . . .
  He walks to work every morning.
  - He walks every morning to work.
  - He walks to work every morning.
  - Every morning he walks to work.
Conjunctions and prepositions. Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
1. You should insure your bicycle . . .
  in case it is
  stolen.
  - in case it will be
  - if it is
  - in case it is
  - if it will be
2. I’ll be in London next week. I hope to see Tom . . .
  during my visit
  there.
  - during my visit
  - during I am
  - while I will be
  - while I am
3. I couldn’t sleep . . .
  despite of being
  very tired.
  - although I was
  - despite I was
  - despite of being
  - in spite of being
4. They are very kind to me. They treat me . . .
  as if I were
  their own son.
  - like I am
  - as if I was
  - as if I were
  - as if I am
5. Fred is away at the moment. I don’t know exactly when he’s coming back but I’m sure he’ll be back . . .
  by
  Monday.
  - until
  - by
6. Angela has been married a long time. She got married . . .
  when
  she was 23 years old.
  - when
  - as
7. The club is for members only. You . . .
  can’t go in unless
  you’re a member.
  - can go in unless
  - can’t go in unless
  - can’t go in if
  - can go in only if
8. What a beautiful house! It’s . . .
  like
  a palace.
  - as
  - like
Prepositions. Choose all the right answers below (in some sentences more than one answer is possible).
1. I’ll be at home . . .
  on
  Friday morning. You can phone me then.
  - on
  - at
  - in
2. “What time will you arrive?”
  “I don’t know. It depends . . .
  on
  the traffic.”
  - for
  - of
  - on
  - from
3. What time did they . . .
  get to
  the hotel?
  - arrive in
  - arrive at
  - get in
  - arrive to
  - get to
4. I saw Jack . . .
  at
  a concert last Saturday.
  - at
  - in
  - on
5. When we were in Italy, we spent a few days . . .
  in
  Venice.
  - to
  - at
  - in
6. They gave me a form and told me to . . .
  fill it in
  .
  - fill in it
  - fill it in
  - fill in
7. I prefer tea . . .
  to
  coffee.
  - to
  - against
  - than
  - over
8. We travelled . . .
  on the
  6.45 train, which arrived at 8.30.
  - in the
  - by
  - on the
  - by the
9. The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage . . .
  to
  the other car.
  - to
  - for
  - at
  - on
  - of
10. I’m not very good . . .
  at
  repairing things.
  - about
  - in
  - at
  - for
11. I don’t understand this sentence. Can you explain . . .
  this word to me
  ?
  - this word to me
  - to me this word
  - me this word
12. If you’re worried about the problem, you should do something . . .
  about
  it.
  - against
  - for
  - about
  - with
13. I’m going away . . .
  at
  the end of January.
  - on
  - in
  - at
14. Tom’s away at the moment. He’s . . .
  on
  holiday in France.
  - at
  - on
  - in
  - for
15. Why were you so unfriendly . . .
  to
  Tessa? Have you had an argument with her?
  - for
  - with
  - to
  - of
16. “Who is Tom Madly?”
  “I’ve no idea. I’ve never heard . . .
  of
  him.”
  - from
  - about
  - after
  - of
17. Our flat is . . .
  on
  the second floor of the building.
  - at
  - on
  - in
18. Have you read any books . . .
  by
  Agatha Christie?
  - from
  - of
  - by

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