English Grammar test 1-50

How many students _______in your class?

• are there

• there are

• is there

• there is

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'are there' because it matches the plural noun 'students'. The phrase 'How many students are there in your class?' correctly inquires about the number of students.

My brother _______ well how to play with ankle bones.

• is knowing

• know

• is know

• knows

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'knows' because it agrees with the singular subject 'my brother'. The verb 'know' needs to be in the third person singular form 'knows' to match the subject.

Many people _________Hybrid cars these days.

• is driving

• have driven

• are driving

• drive

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'are driving' because it indicates an ongoing action in the present. The sentence refers to many people currently engaging in the activity of driving hybrid cars.

We have never ________to America.

• not gone

• been

• gone

• went

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'been' because it is the past participle of 'be', which is needed after 'have never' to indicate an experience. 'Gone' and 'not gone' are incorrect in this context, and 'went' is the simple past form.

My father __________for his uncle’s farm for more than ten years.

• Works

• is working

• has been working

• has been worked

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'has been working' because it indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present, fitting the context of working on the farm for more than ten years.

The plane _________one hour ago.

• had landed

• has landed

• landed

• was landing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'landed' because it indicates a completed action that occurred one hour ago, fitting the simple past tense required by the context.

I_________in Osaka at this time last year.

• had worked

• was working

• worked

• had been working

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was working' because it indicates an ongoing action in the past at a specific time, which fits the context of 'this time last year'.

My mother_________ dinner by the time we arrived home.

• was cooking

• cooked

• had been cooking

• had cooked

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was cooking' because it indicates an ongoing action at the time we arrived, while 'had cooked' and 'had been cooking' suggest completion before that time.

They ________ together for two years before they got married.

• had travelled

• had been travelling

• were travelling

• travelled

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'had been travelling' because it indicates an ongoing action that started in the past and continued up to the point they got married, emphasizing the duration of two years.

A: I can’t hear you. It’s too noisy. B: So, I_____the music.

• am going to turn down

• am turning down

• will turn down

• turn down

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'will turn down' because it indicates a future action that B intends to take in response to A's statement about the noise. The other options do not fit the context of a decision made at the moment.