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English Grammar Tests - Test 1 (Essential English)

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______ a fluent speaker of English?

a)

Is her

b)

He

c)

Does she

d)

Is she

2.

This is ______ boyfriend?

a)

hers

b)

of her

c)

to him

d)

her

3.

This is a desk, and ______ tables?

a)

those are

b)

these

c)

that are

d)

that is

4.

There are ______ people in the office.

a)

the

b)

little

c)

some

d)

any

5.

______ money on Helens table?

a)

There is some

b)

There is any

c)

Is it some

d)

Is there any

6.

A: Where’s Helen?

B: She ______ in the office.

a)

is sitting

b)

sit

c)

sitting

d)

sits

7.

She ______ French and English, so she has got a good job.

a)

speak

b)

speaks

c)

speaking

d)

is speaking

8.

A: What _____ ?

B: She is writing a letter.

a)

does she do

b)

does she

c)

is she doing

d)

she is doing

9.

She ______ speaks no foreign languages.

a)

is not

b)

---

c)

doesn't

d)

don't

10.

A: Are Peter and Mary still sitting in the office?

B: No, _____

a)

they don’t sit

b)

they standing

c)

there aren’t

d)

they aren’t

11.

What language _____?

a)

do you speak

b)

you speak

c)

you are speaking

d)

speak you

12.

A: Are there any people in the bar?

B: No, ______

a)

any

b)

there aren't

c)

there isn't

d)

are there

13.

Helen has got only ______ money.

a)

any

b)

a little

c)

no

d)

few

14.

A: Do you want some tea?

B: No, I don’t want _____ thank you.

a)

nothing

b)

none

c)

anything

d)

something

15.

I’m sorry, but I ______ the test yet.

a)

don't finish

b)

haven't finished

c)

didn't finish

d)

aren't finished

16.

______ English before?

a)

Have you

b)

Do you study

c)

Are you studying

d)

Have you studied

17.

Marry ______ to the bank on Monday.

a)

go

b)

going

c)

gone

d)

went

18.

Marry ______ hasn’t telephoned Peter.

a)

yet

b)

still

c)

always

d)

never

19.

Peter ______ in the living room when the phone rang.

a)

was sitting

b)

has been sitting

c)

at

d)

has she wanted

20.

A: What ______?

B: She wanted to talk to him.

a)

wanted she

b)

did she want

c)

she wanted

d)

has she wanted

21.

Peter can’t speak Italian, ______?

a)

isn't

b)

can't he

c)

does he

d)

can he

22.

Jack ______ Turkish soon.

a)

goes to learn

b)

learns

c)

is going to learn

d)

is learning

23.

He asked her friend to speak ______ on the telephone.

a)

clear

b)

more clearly

c)

very clear

d)

too clearly

24.

“What ______ this evening?” Marry asked.

a)

you will do

b)

do you

c)

very clear

d)

are you doing

25.

She enjoys ______ to parties.

a)

to go

b)

that they go

c)

going

d)

go

26.

His girlfriend _______ while he was still having a bath.

a)

was arriving

b)

has arrived

c)

arrived

d)

is arriving

27.

“If I _______ quickly, we wont be late for the party,” said Peter.

a)

drive

b)

will drive

c)

drove

d)

would drive

28.

She asked him where ______.

a)

the party is

b)

the party was

c)

was the party

d)

is the party

29.

“If I _____ the way to the house, we wouldn’t be so late.” He replied.

a)

knew

b)

know

c)

would know

d)

had know

30.

Peter wanted ______ a policeman.

a)

that Mary would ask

b)

Mary asking

c)

Mary should ask

d)

Mary to ask

31.

Marry said she _____ him driving fast, and asked him to slow down.

a)

isn't liking

b)

hasn't liking

c)

didn't like

d)

doesn't like

32.

When they finally arrived, they _____ the car and went in.

a)

had parked

b)

were parking

c)

parked

d)

have parked

33.

They were _____ that they didn’t get anything to eat.

a)

such late

b)

so late

c)

too late

d)

very late

34.

Peter made Mary _____ all night.

a)

to dance

b)

that she danced

c)

dance

d)

dancing

35.

When you _____ him tomorrow, you will think he is ten years older.

a)

see

b)

will be

c)

would see

d)

are going to see

36.

He promised his wife they _____ here earlier next time.

a)

will get

b)

get

c)

shall get

d)

would get

37.

_____ Peter nor I was able to drive home.

a)

Either

b)

Not only

c)

Nor

d)

Neither

38.

Helen found a good job, and _____ Peter.

a)

also

b)

too did

c)

so did

d)

so

39.

The milk ______ at 8 o’clock the following morning.

a)

was delivering

b)

delivered

c)

was delivered

d)

is delivered

40.

“If I’d known I’d feel so ill, I _____ to party,” Peter moaned.

a)

would go

b)

wouldn't have gone

c)

didn't go

d)

would have gone

41.

He heard on the morning news that a family of 6 _____ in an explosion.

a)

were being injured

b)

had injured

c)

have injured

d)

had been injured

42.

The family had just had a new gas cooker _____ in their kitchen.

a)

fitted

b)

fitting

c)

to be fitted

d)

for fit

43.

The man who fixed it must ______ a mistake with the connections.

a)

have made

b)

to have made

c)

to made

d)

made

44.

He ______ his job properly because a lot of gas escaped.

a)

shouldn't do

b)

must have done

c)

was able to do

d)

can't have done

45.

After Peter ______ his breakfast, he went to work.

a)

finishing

b)

was finishing

c)

had finished

d)

has finished

46.

He thought he ______ able to read about the explosion when he got home.

a)

will be

b)

is

c)

would be

d)

was

47.

“By the time I get home the story _____ in the evening newspaper,” he thought.

a)

appears

b)

would be

c)

will have appeared

d)

has appeared

48.

Peter ______ spending weekends alone.

a)

didn't use to

b)

wasn't used to

c)

hadn't used to

d)

used not to

49.

He wished she ______ have to spend so much time away.

a)

didn't

b)

hadn't

c)

doesn't

d)

couldn't

50.

He suggested _______ him on Tuesday evening.

a)

het to meet

b)

she should meet

c)

she meeting

d)

that her meeting

51.

You ______ have worried because the test wasn’t difficult, was it?

a)

could

b)

needn't

c)

must

d)

wouldn't

52.

Now it’s time ______ a short composition.

a)

you write

b)

for to write

c)

you are writing

d)

you wrote

53.

He ______ ill for a long time.

a)

has had

b)

has been

c)

is

d)

were

54.

I had two eggs for breakfast and ______ of them was fresh.

a)

either

b)

neither

c)

no

d)

none

55.

A: Have you passed the test?

B: ___________

a)

I don't doubt.

b)

Yes, I doubt it.

c)

I doubt.

d)

I doubt it.

56.

I usually watch TV, but at present I ______ to the radio.

a)

am listening

b)

listened

c)

listen

d)

will listen

57.

He speaks English well ______ he has never been to England.

a)

however

b)

even

c)

so

d)

although

58.

How long _______ Mr. Brown?

a)

do you know

b)

did you know

c)

have you known

d)

will you known

59.

Jane is ______ than Mary.

a)

very tall

b)

taller

c)

the tallest

d)

tallest

60.

While I _______ my car I heard a scream.

a)

was parking

b)

will park

c)

park

d)

have parked

61.

Turkish is easy, but English ________.

a)

is

b)

does not

c)

is not

d)

is not, either

62.

_____ are broken.

a)

The legs of the table

b)

Table's leg

c)

One leg of the table

d)

One of the legs of the table

63.

There is _____ we can do to help you.

a)

nothing

b)

anything

c)

somewhere

d)

any

64.

My brother is a very _____ musician.

a)

the most talented

b)

talented

c)

more talented

d)

talent

65.

He wrote a _______ book last year.

a)

good

b)

the worst

c)

worst

d)

very

66.

The detective has not solved the mystery ______.

a)

still

b)

yet

c)

already

d)

therefore

67.

He ______ in Africa this time tomorrow.

a)

is traveling

b)

was traveling

c)

will be traveling

d)

has been traveling

68.

My brother is _______ young to be a team leader.

a)

enough

b)

too

c)

yet

d)

much

69.

______ of his books do you like best?

a)

Which

b)

What

c)

Who

d)

Whom

70.

My friend asked me _____ I wanted to drink anything.

a)

what

b)

which

c)

if

d)

that

71.

______ read any good book recently?

a)

Have you

b)

Do you

c)

Did you

d)

Are you

72.

She doesn’t have _____ money.

a)

many

b)

much

c)

no

d)

very

73.

George enjoys _____ in the sea.

a)

from swimming

b)

swim

c)

to swim

d)

swimming

74.

Can you tell me _____ ?

a)

where does Jack live

b)

where Jack lives

c)

where is Jack living

d)

where is Jack

75.

Did you see the pencil ______ two days ago?

a)

I bought it

b)

which I bought it

c)

that I bought it

d)

which I bought

76.

He would buy a new car if he ______ more money.

a)

had

b)

would had

c)

would have

d)

have had

77.

Alice is the same age _______ David.

a)

with

b)

like

c)

as

d)

by

78.

Who _____ the dinner?

a)

did cook

b)

cooked

c)

was cook

d)

is cooked

79.

How many times a week did you do English at school?

a)

Four times in a week.

b)

Twice in a week.

c)

Once in a week.

d)

Twice a week.

80.

She is staying with her parents _____ the time being because she can’t afford to rent an apartment.

a)

during

b)

for

c)

since

d)

in

81.

The children want me to ______ them a story now.

a)

say

b)

talk

c)

tell

d)

speak

82.

He _____ hard because he answered all the questions in the exam.

a)

must have studied

b)

should study

c)

should have studied

d)

ought to study

83.

His aunt died three months ago. Since then he ____ to Ankara twice.

a)

went

b)

has gone

c)

is going

d)

was gone

84.

She married ______ an Englishman.

a)

by

b)

with

c)

to

d)

too

85.

They met some people _____ sons were all football players.

a)

who

b)

who's

c)

whom

d)

whose

86.

They really don’t know ______.

a)

when does the football game begin

b)

when the football game begin

c)

when begins the football game

d)

when the football game begins

87.

He _____ difficulty on the last test he took.

a)

had

b)

has

c)

is having

d)

will have

88.

After _____ his coffee, he left the restaurant.

a)

drinking

b)

drank

c)

drink

d)

to drink

89.

She only takes ____ sugar in her tea.

a)

few

b)

a lot

c)

a little

d)

a few

90.

The teacher’s book, _____ lives of great men and women, has 500 pages.

a)

who contains

b)

which contains

c)

which is contain

d)

whose contains

91.

They ______ earlier than the others, but they arrived later.

a)

are leaving

b)

leave

c)

had left

d)

left

92.

You can travel ______.

a)

neither by train or by bus

b)

either by train or by bus

c)

either by train nor by bus

d)

or by train nor by bus

93.

They will leave the house as soon as they _____ lunch.

a)

finish eating

b)

will finish to eat

c)

finish to eat

d)

will finish eating

94.

____ all her efforts, she could not please her family.

a)

In spite of

b)

Nevertheless

c)

Although

d)

However

95.

We _____ helped you even if we had wanted to because we did not know how to do it.

a)

may not have

b)

can't have

c)

might not have

d)

couldn't have

96.

I should have called him right away if I _____ his telephone number.

a)

have know

b)

will know

c)

had known

d)

would know

97.

_____ coffee after dinner.

a)

I'm used to drinking

b)

I used to drinking

c)

I'm used drinking

d)

would know

98.

They were speaking so loudly that I couldn’t help _____ what they said.

a)

to overhear

b)

overhearing

c)

overhear

d)

but to overhear

99.

He seems to be the director. I remember ______ in school.

a)

saw him

b)

seeing him

c)

him to see

d)

to see him

100.

To travel in the European Community, Dutch people ______ a passport.

a)

haven't got

b)

don't need

c)

mustn't get

d)

shouldn't get