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Grammar Quiz!!!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I _______live with my grandparents when I was younger

a)

used to

b)

would

c)

used to & would

2.

Which sentence is NOT correct?

a)

We would go to the zoo every summer.

b)

We would go swimming every Friday.

c)

My grandmother would have long, fair hair.

3.

You didn't _______ kill ants with a magnifying glass when you were in primary school.

a)

used to

b)

would

c)

use to

4.

The following sentence is incorrect. What is the correct explanation?

I would have Siberian hamsters as pets, but now I don't because they requiere intensive cares.

a)

The sentence is correct. The teacher is wrong.

b)

Would cannot be used with stative verbs.

c)

Siberian is not with a capital letter.

d)

The speaker still has Suberian hamsters as pets.

5.

We use Past Perfect Continuous when we want to emphasize _______, whereas Past Perfect Simple is used to highlight _______

a)

the number of finished activities in the past / the time spent on an activity in the past

b)

both are used in the same way

c)

the number of hours spent in something / to emphasize our feelings on that particular activity

d)

the time spent on an activity in the past / the number of finished activities in the past

6.

I _______ on this task for hours before there was a blackout in my city.

a)

had working

b)

had been working

c)

had being working

7.

We _______ five topics before the teacher told us there were two more to go.

a)

had finishing

b)

have finished

c)

had been finishing

d)

had finished

8.

Wolfs _______ men's closest companions even before they were tamed.

a)

had been being

b)

had being

c)

had been

d)

have been

9.

Before the change of administration and changes were brought, many of my mates and I _______ endlessly on this project without being recognized for the titanic labour we were doing

a)

had working

b)

had been worked

c)

had being working

d)

had been working

10.

Which of the following linkers are similar in meaning to FIRSTLY?

a)

to begin with, thus, first of all

b)

first of all, to begin with, first

c)

to begin with, first, then

d)

then, to begin with, afterwads

11.

Which of the following linkers are close in meaning to THEN?

a)

after that, next

b)

then, therefore, to begin with

c)

after that

d)

then, after that, therefore

12.

Which of the following linkers are close in meaning to FINALLY?

a)

in conclusion, to sum up, in the end

b)

to conclude, thus, hence

c)

moreover, in conclusion, to sum up

d)

in the end, to conclude, thus

13.

Read the following short anecdote and complete it with the Narrative tenses: past perfect, past continous, or past simple.

A woman _______ (feel) exhausted because she _______ (work) all day in the city, so she _______ (decide) to drive out to the sea.

a)

felt, worked, decided

b)

was feeling, had worked, had decided

c)

was feeling, had been working, decided

14.

Read the following short anecdote and complete it with the Narrative tenses: past perfect, past continous, or past simple.

After she _______ (drive) for over an hour, she _______ (arrive) at a beautiful, deserted stretch of sand just as the sun _______ (go) down.

a)

drove, had arrived, was going

b)

had driven, arrived, was going

c)

had been driving, had arrived, was going

15.

Read the following short anecdote and complete it with the Narrative tenses: past perfect, past continous, or past simple.

The sea _______ (be) at its highest point of the day, but the tide _______ just _______ (begin) to go out, so she _______ (park) her car and _______ (start) walking

a)

was, began, was parking, had been started

b)

was being, had been beginning, parked, was starting

c)

was, was beginning, parked, started