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English Grammar Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

John made me ____ a lot with his hilarious jokes.

a)

laughing

b)

to laugh

c)

laugh

d)

laughed

2.

My mother said that she would rather ____ to Hoi An than Nha Trang.

a)

to travel

b)

travelling

c)

not to travel

d)

travel

3.

My parents let my sister ____ camping with her friends in the mountain.

a)

not go

b)

going

c)

go

d)

to go

4.

I’d like ____ all of you to enjoy my party on this Friday.

a)

to invite

b)

inviting

c)

invite

d)

not invite

5.

We expect Linh ____ to the airport late as the plane will take off in 15 minutes.

a)

to come

b)

not to come

c)

not coming

d)

coming

6.

I allow my little daughter ____ with her friends in the flower garden.

a)

not to play

b)

to play

c)

playing

d)

play

7.

We intend ____ him the truth for fear that he’ll fly into a fit of madness.

a)

to tell

b)

telling

c)

not tell

d)

not to tell

8.

My family really loves Japanese food, ____ we order it twice a week.

a)

yet

b)

so

c)

but

d)

nor

9.

These games are challenging, ____ it’s not easy to spend little time playing them.

a)

so

b)

and

c)

for

d)

or

10.

We were lost in the forest, ____ luckily my friend had a map in his backpack.

a)

and

b)

so

c)

for

d)

but

11.

Minh had his teeth decayed, ____ he refused to see the dentist.

a)

and

b)

so

c)

or

d)

but

12.

He invested a lot of money in this business, ____ it went bankrupt in a very short time.

a)

but

b)

and

c)

for

d)

nor

13.

Peter wonders he should stay home and watch TV, ____ he should go out and have dinner with his friends.

a)

so

b)

or

c)

and

d)

nor

14.

What ____ _when you injured your finger? - I was playing volleyball.

a)

did you do

b)

were you

c)

you did

d)

were you doing

15.

This time last week, we ____ for the exam. It was so hot in the examination room.

a)

would have been sitting

b)

had been sitting

c)

sat

d)

were sitting

16.

While the teacher was explaining to the whole class, she ____ carefully.

a)

didn't listen

b)

wasn't listening

c)

had listened

d)

wasn't listened

17.

We arrived at the hotel quite early, ____ in and had lunch.

a)

checking

b)

checked

c)

was checking

d)

to check

18.

Last Sunday, our volunteer team ____ a lot of food packages to homeless people in the flood-hit region.

a)

were bringing

b)

brought

c)

have brought

d)

had brought

19.

We ____ in silence when he suddenly ____ me to help him.

a)

were walking - was asking

b)

were walking - asked

c)

walked – asked

d)

walked - was asking

20.

I ____ my report when my boss ____ the hall.

a)

made - was entering

b)

made - entered

c)

was making - was entering

d)

was making - entered

21.

All the kids ____ their homework when the volunteer team ____.

a)

were doing - arrived

b)

did - arrived

c)

were doing — were arriving

d)

did - were arriving

22.

While the Cambridge boat ____ under a bridge, it ____ another boat.

a)

went - was hitting

b)

went - hit

c)

was going - was hitting

d)

was going - hit

23.

My cousin and I ____ on the computer when there ____ a power cut.

a)

played - was

b)

were playing - was

c)

played - were

d)

were playing - were

24.

When I ____ my best friend, she ____ as a voluntary teacher in Dream Homeless Shelter.

a)

met - was working

b)

was meeting - was working

c)

met - worked

d)

was meeting - worked

25.

Where ____ you ____ when I ____ you on the bus last night?

a)

did - go - saw

b)

were - going - was seeing

c)

were - going - saw

d)

did - go - was seeing

26.

When you ____ yesterday, I ____ in the garden, so I didn’t hear the phone.

a)

rang - worked

b)

were ringing - worked

c)

were ringing - was working

d)

rang - was working

27.

While Tom and I ____, someone ____ at the door.

a)

were talking - knocked

b)

were talking - was knocking

c)

talked - knocked

d)

talked - was knocking

28.

When the robbery ____, the safeguard ____!

a)

happened - slept

b)

was happening ~ was sleeping

c)

was happening - slept

d)

happened - was sleeping

29.

I ____ the accident while I ____ for the bus.

a)

was seeing - waited

b)

saw - was waiting

c)

was seeing – was waiting

d)

saw – waited

30.

We ____ an old box while we ____ in the garden.

a)

found - dug

b)

found - were digging

c)

was finding - dug

d)

were finding - were digging

31.

When I ____ into the room, two boys ____ a picture book together.

a)

came - were reading

b)

were coming - were reading

c)

come – read

d)

was coming - reading

32.

I ____ this washing machine for five years now. It looks old, but it still works well.

a)

have

b)

had

c)

is having

d)

have had

33.

Have you ever read the Wuthering Heights? - Oh. That's my favorite. I ____ it many times, at least four.

a)

read

b)

have read

c)

was reading

d)

used to read

34.

Until now, the disease ____ over thirty thousand people worldwide.

a)

has killed

b)

killed

c)

kills

d)

is killing

35.

Liverpool football club ____ 18 Premier League titles so far.

a)

won

b)

used to win

c)

win

d)

has won

36.

A correction pen is used for ____ your writing mistakes.

a)

cover

b)

covered

c)

covering

d)

to cover

37.

It's no good ____ him the truth now.

a)

not to tell

b)

tell

c)

telling

d)

to tell

38.

It's important ____ too much about your failure.

a)

not to worry

b)

not worry

c)

not worrying to

d)

don’t worry

39.

3-D printing ____ complex tools and components.

a)

is used for produce

b)

is used to produce

c)

uses for producing

d)

uses to produce

40.

My computer is used for ____ music and video.

a)

having played

b)

play

c)

playing

d)

to play