GRAMMAR AND GENERAL ENGLISH CHECK 1. We ________ British, we’re American. are aren't don't weren't 2. ________ your teacher live in London?
Is Do Does Was
3. This bag’s ________. Look! It’s got my name on it.
my mine me yours
4. ________ were a lot of people at the cinema last night.
Themt There The They
5. I ________ a new car last week.
buy am buying bought have bough
6. My sister ________ to music at the moment.
listening is listening listens listened
7. ________ you ever ________ your leg?
Do / broke Have / broken Did / break Have / broke
8. I ______ (be) to Italy three times.
have been was am will be
9. Happy anniversary! How long ______ you ______ (marry)?
have / married have / been married are / married was / married
10. What ______ you ______ (see) when you opened the door?
were / seeing did / saw have / seen did / see
11. When I arrived, Jack ______ already ______ (leave) – the house was empty.
had / left has / left did / leave was / leaving
12. Ann’s really ______. She always gives me presents.
generous mean lazy tipsy
13. It’s the ________ interesting book I’ve ever read.
more most some any
14. ‘How much coffee do you drink?’ ‘Quite a ________.’
a lot few many much
15. I don’t think it ______ (rain) tomorrow. There aren’t any clouds.
is going to rain rains is raining rained
16. Can you turn ______ the TV? I want to watch the film.
off in on for
17. My mother’s brother is my ________.
uncle nephew aunt niece
18. Are you looking ______ to your holiday?
forward for after into
19. He came first and ______ a great prize.
made did won earned 20. The plane made an emergency landing, but ______ no one was hurt.
fortunate luckily immediately suddenly
21. How long did you wait ______ a bus today?
to in forward for
22. Shall I tell you ______ the film?
about for at over
23. The opposite of safe is ________.
difficult different dangerous cheap
24. You can buy food at a ________.
market pharmacy post office hospital
25. I’m not ______ good at maths.
very bit frustrating successful
26. He ______ (look) for a job when he leaves university.
looked was looking is going to look looks
27. This time tomorrow, we __________________ on a train to Barcelona.
will sit would sit will be sitting will have sat
28. Mike ______ (live) in France, but now he lives in London.
lives is living has lived lived
29. Our office ______ (not clean) every day.
not cleaned will not clean is not cleaned has not been cleaned
30. She left the cinema because she ______ (see) the film before.
had seen has seen saw hadn't seen
31. They ______ a really good time on holiday.
had did make spend
32. Are you looking ______ to your holiday?
33. The boy jumped ______ the river.
onto into below along
34. The man____________________________
who died of lung cancer smoked 40 cigarettes a day. who smoked 40 cigarettes a day died of lung cancer. who died 40 cigarettes smoked a day. who smoked 40 cigarettes died of lung cancer everyday.
35. When I arrived, the house was empty. Everyone ________________.
left has left had left will have left
36. You ____________ eat those berries - they're poisonous.
mustn't don't have to wouldn't may not
37. I don't mind _________________ as long as the roads aren't too busy.
drive to drive driving to driving
38. She promised _________ me a letter, but I haven't heard from her.
write to write writing to writing
39. The FA Cup final ___________ by Arsenal many times.
has been won was had been is
40. If I had more money, I _________ a bigger house.
will buy would buy would have bought will have bought
41. 'I haven't got a dog.' ' ______________.
Neither do I Neither have I So do I But I haven't
42. 'We went abroad on holiday.' ' _______. '
So have we So we have So did we So we did
43. I wonder ____________________________.
if could you show me the way if you could show me the way if can you show me the way if the way can show you
44. Sharon asked me _________________________.
I could spend the night there when I could spend the night there why I could spend the night there if I could spend the night there
45. Since I grew up in a poor family, I am not used to ________ too much money.
spending spent spend have spent
46. Can you remember what you were doing when ___ the news?
hearing you heard you were hearing heard you
47. I could tell that David ___ because his breath smelt of whisky. had been drinking was drinking had drunk drank
48. Police confirmed that a man __________________ in connection with the attack. had been arrested arrested is arrested has arrested
49. I __________________ for three hours when I suddenly became sick. have been working had worked was working had been working
50. By the time we get to the party, Fat Bob ___________________ everything. will eat will be eating would be eating will have eaten
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