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Random Grammar 6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It _____ our dog which barked continuously all night, since it was sleeping inside with us.

a)

can't have been

b)

may not have been

c)

won't have been

d)

shouldn't be

e)

might not be

2.

You _____ not come early. I mean, you _____ start to work at 10 o’clock.

a)

need / should

b)

must / can

c)

need / may

d)

should / might

e)

can / could

3.

Why are you wasting time? You______ your work already.

a)

need to have finished

b)

could be finishing

c)

must be finishing

d)

should have finished

e)

have to finish

4.

Well, if your pocket’s empty, you______ all your money.

a)

must have spent

b)

should have spent

c)

could spend

d)

had to spend

e)

have to spend

5.

He_____ be at home. His car is not in the garage.

a)

mustn't

b)

can't

c)

couldn't

d)

needn't

e)

does not need to

6.

I listened to some news on _____ radio about _____ man arrested for embezzlement last Tuesday.

a)

- / the

b)

the / -

c)

a / the

d)

the / the

e)

a / a

7.

Due to _____ rainy weather we've had recently, I didn't have to water _____ garden of our house everyday.

a)

a / a

b)

the / the

c)

- / the

d)

- / -

e)

the / -

8.

One of the _____ things the warring factions have in common is _____ opposition to the U.S.

a)

little / its

b)

few / their

c)

many / yours

d)

more / my

e)

amount / their

9.

American Indians often sold _____ land to white people or gave it away without realizing that it would no longer be _____.

a)

theirs / them

b)

its / them

c)

they / their

d)

their / theirs

e)

themselves / theirs

10.

Monkeys are famous for ____ eagerness to approach people and playfully interact with _____ especially in the circus.

a)

themselves / us

b)

their / them

c)

its / you

d)

our / theirs

e)

theirs / them

11.

Universities ______ a number of advantages by Athletic teams.

a)

bring

b)

brought

c)

are brought

d)

have brought

e)

were being brought

12.

What _____ ‘modern civilization’ is the result of accumulated knowledge applied to practical life.

a)

is called

b)

called

c)

calls

d)

is being called

e)

has called

13.

The test book _____ by two young brilliant men in 1990.

a)

wrote

b)

was wrote

c)

was written

d)

writes

e)

has written

14.

He began shouting as though he ______at what he_____ .

a)

annoyed / had seen

b)

was annoyed / saw

c)

could be annoyed / has been seen

d)

annoys/ sees

e)

is being annoyed / will see

15.

Can you tell us what we______to do?

a)

suppose

b)

are supposed

c)

supposed

d)

are being supposed

e)

have supposed

16.

Tim was very upset yesterday because he _____ that he ______ his wallet.

a)

realised / will lose

b)

had realised / lost

c)

realised / had lost

d)

realised / lost

e)

has realised / lost

17.

While mum __ the new IT show, I __ my assignment.

a)

was watching / finished

b)

is watching / had finished

c)

was watching / was being finished

d)

will watch / am finishing

e)

watches / have finished

18.

For the time being we _____ for the exam, but this time tomorrow we _____ the best movie of this year.

a)

study / will watch

b)

are studying / will be watching

c)

have been studying / are watching

d)

are studying / will have watched

e)

have studied / will be watching

19.

James Bond always drank champagne in the novels, although he _____ to wine by the time he _____ it to the silver screen.

a)

had switched / made

b)

has switched / has made

c)

switched / had made

d)

was switching / would make

e)

switched / was making

20.

These days, people who _____ manual work, often receive far more money than clerks who _____ in offices.

a)

are doing / are working

b)

were doing / were working

c)

have done / have worked

d)

are doing / work

e)

do / work