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WorksheetsGrammar Quiz!!!
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
I _______live with my grandparents when I was younger
used to
would
used to & would
Which sentence is NOT correct?
We would go to the zoo every summer.
We would go swimming every Friday.
My grandmother would have long, fair hair.
You didn't _______ kill ants with a magnifying glass when you were in primary school.
used to
would
use to
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.
The sentence is correct. The teacher is wrong.
Would cannot be used with stative verbs.
Siberian is not with a capital letter.
The speaker still has Suberian hamsters as pets.
We use Past Perfect Continuous when we want to emphasize _______, whereas Past Perfect Simple is used to highlight _______
the number of finished activities in the past / the time spent on an activity in the past
both are used in the same way
the number of hours spent in something / to emphasize our feelings on that particular activity
the time spent on an activity in the past / the number of finished activities in the past
I _______ on this task for hours before there was a blackout in my city.
had working
had been working
had being working
We _______ five topics before the teacher told us there were two more to go.
had finishing
have finished
had been finishing
had finished
Wolfs _______ men's closest companions even before they were tamed.
had been being
had being
had been
have been
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
had working
had been worked
had being working
had been working
Which of the following linkers are similar in meaning to FIRSTLY?
to begin with, thus, first of all
first of all, to begin with, first
to begin with, first, then
then, to begin with, afterwads
Which of the following linkers are close in meaning to THEN?
after that, next
then, therefore, to begin with
after that
then, after that, therefore
Which of the following linkers are close in meaning to FINALLY?
in conclusion, to sum up, in the end
to conclude, thus, hence
moreover, in conclusion, to sum up
in the end, to conclude, thus
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.
felt, worked, decided
was feeling, had worked, had decided
was feeling, had been working, decided
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.
drove, had arrived, was going
had driven, arrived, was going
had been driving, had arrived, was going
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
was, began, was parking, had been started
was being, had been beginning, parked, was starting
was, was beginning, parked, started
