Grammar Test

Present Simple vs. Present Progr. - Adjectives / comparatives

nouns/some/any- Past Simple - used to- Irregular verbs

Name:.......................................................................................................................
Exercise A. Fill in the gaps using Present Simple or Present Progressive.
1. Lisa ......................................................... (usually/study) in the mornings but today
she ........................................................(sleep).
2. This food ................................................(smell) very bad.
3. Jim .......................................................(sometimes/go) fishing on Sundays.
4.- What ....................................................(you/do) this weekend?
I .............................................................(visit) some friends.
5. How much ..........................................................(this CD /cost)?
6. Water .........................................................(freeze) at 0 C.
7. I .........................................................(not/understand) this exercise
8. Helen ....................................................(rarely/help) her mother.
Exercise B. Use the notes to make questions in Present Simple or Present Progressive.
1. How often / you / visit / your grandparents?
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2. John / chat / on the Net / at the moment?
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3. Your mum / call / you / every day?
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4. What / she / usually / eat / for breakfast?
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5. You / go / to the shops / tomorrow?
..........................................................................................................................................?
Exercise C. Complete with the correct form of the adjectives / adverbs in brackets
(Adjectives / Comparatives)
1. The new book is ...............................................................(interesting) than the old one.
2. Geometry is the .................................................................(difficult) subject of all.
3. I've got ........................................................(many) CDs than you.
4. Basketball is .......................................................(easy) than tennis.
5. Liz is as ..................................................... (tall) as her sister.
6. Bob is the ........................................................(short) boy in class.
7. Kate isn't as ........................................................(friendly) as Angela.
8. This is the ..............................................................(bad) restaurant I've been to.
Exercise D. Choose the correct answer. (some / any)
1. ................................. loves pizza. You are the only person who doesn't .
a. Nobody
b. Everybody
c. Anybody
2. There are .......................... apples left. We have to buy some.
a. some
b. no
c. any
3. Where are my keys? I can't find them ......................................
a. somewhere
b. anywhere
c. nowhere
4. I've got ............................. to do today so I'll just stay at home and relax
a. nothing
b. something
c. anything
5. Can I stay here? I've got ......................................... else to go.
a. somewhere
b. anywhere
c. nowhere

Grammar Test
Present Simple vs. Present Progr. - Adjectives / comparatives
nouns/some/any- Past Simple - used to- Irregular verbs

Exercise E: Complete the form of the irregular verbs. (Irregular verbs 1-30)
Base form
Past Simple
Past Participle
1. beat
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2. begin
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3. blow
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4. burn
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5. catch
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6. cut
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7. dream
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8. grow
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Exercise F. Use the correct form of Past Simple
1. We .......................................................... (not/ buy) any milk because
there ................................................. (be) a full bottle of it in the fridge.
2. What presents ..............................................................(you/get) for your birthday?
3. Lisa ...........................................................(come) late again yesterday.
4. ....................................................(Sue/wear ) her new dress at the party?
5. He ..........................................................(not/do) the exercise because
he ......................................................... (not/understand) what he had to do.
Exercise G. Form the Negative and the Interrogative. (used to)
1. She used to wake up early
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2. Steve used to be a good student.
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