P5 Grammar Revision 1

We saw him _______________ into the rhinoceros enclosure and alerted the zookeeper immediately.

•  

  trespasses

• trespassed

• trespassing

• has trespassed

 

 

Having more time to spend with her children _______________ something that Mrs Tan treasures.    

•  

  is

• are

• was

• were

These herbs will be dried in the sun before they  ________________ for cooking.

• are used

• were used

• had been used

• have been used

The tribes know the forest so well that they _____________ easily find their way about in the dark.

• can

• may

• shall

• would

The restaurant ______________ positive reviews from food critics ever since the new chef joined the team.

• receives

• received

• has received

• had received

Answer explanation

The word 'since' in the sentence shows you that something that started in the past is affecting the present. Thus, the present perfect tense should be used.

“The badminton players have been informed about their training schedules,

_____________ ?” asked the coach.

• aren’t they

• hadn’t they

• weren’t they

• haven’t they

Answer explanation

The sentence has the verb 'have been informed'. Thus, the tag question should be the opposite of it --haven't

I would have received the package before Christmas if the seller _____________ my address correctly.

• write

• wrote

• has written

• had written

Answer explanation

Hmm...The sentence says that the person did not receive the package before Christmas because the seller had written the address wrongly. We use the past perfect tense as 'the seller writing the wrong address' happened BEFORE the package was not received on time.

This book was so interesting that I could ______________ resist the temptation to peek at the last chapter to find out the ending.

• scarcely

• probably

• narrowly

• practically

Her lack of experience put her _______________ a disadvantage in comparison with the other candidates for the job.

• at

• in

• on

• with

The elderly man refused to use his walking stick ______________ his gait is slow and unsteady. 

• while

• since

• whereas

• although