This document contains a grammar quiz with multiple choice questions testing verb tenses and parts of speech. There are 20 questions in total with answers to choose from for each. The questions cover a variety of verb tenses and structures including simple present, present continuous, past tenses, question forms, and more.
This document contains a grammar quiz with multiple choice questions testing verb tenses and parts of speech. There are 20 questions in total with answers to choose from for each. The questions cover a variety of verb tenses and structures including simple present, present continuous, past tenses, question forms, and more.
This document contains a grammar quiz with multiple choice questions testing verb tenses and parts of speech. There are 20 questions in total with answers to choose from for each. The questions cover a variety of verb tenses and structures including simple present, present continuous, past tenses, question forms, and more.
a. leaves b. is leaving c. will leave d. has left 3 I think young people ____ harder than ever these days to make a living. It didn’t use to be so hard. a. are working b. have worked c. worked d. were working 4 Carla ____ about something. It’s such a bad habit. a. always complains b. is always complaining c. always complained d. has always been complaining
5 I’m so annoyed. I ____ my phone again!
a. am losing b. lose c. lost d.’ve lost 9 They teased him so much that in the end he ____ into tears. a. is bursting b. was bursting c. burst d. ’s burst
11 She ____ to borrow my computer. It was incredibly
annoying. a. continually asks b. was continually asking c. is continually asking d. ’d continually asked
14 Before Hannah ____ to Australia, they’d been
inseparable. a . moved b. had moved c. was moving d. had been moving
16 When they were children, they ____ going on holiday with
their cousins. a. were loving b. had been loving c. would love d. used to love 17 There ____ a house here once, but now there’s a block of flats. a. is b. would be c . used to be d. will be
18 We ____ away at weekends, and always dreaded coming
home on Sunday evening. a. were often going b. would often go c. have often gone d. will often go
19 Camilla grew vegetables in her garden, as ____ her
parents and grandparents before her. a. did b. does c. don’t d. grew 20 I ____ hate it when you crack your knuckles. I wish you’d stop. a. would b. used to c. do d. don’t Progress test 2
A Complete the sentences with in or at.
1 Every year, we have a big family celebration ____ the summer. 2 St Valentine's Day ____ February is a celebration of love. 3 Rachel and Tom are coming to the barbecue ____ the weekend. 4 I sometimes sit and read a book in the library ____ the afternoon. 5 The best time to see fireworks is ____ night. B Complete the conversations with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1. ‘What _____________________ (you / look) at?’ ‘The beautiful lights and decorations.’ 2. ‘How _____________________ (they / celebrate) New Year in Thailand?’ ‘With lots of water!’ 3. ‘Where is your baby sister?’ ‘She _____________________ (play) at a friend’s house.’ 4. ‘_____________________ (Toby / wear) fancy dress?’ ‘Yes, look. There he is!’ 5. ‘How often _____________________ (you / eat) in a restaurant?’ ‘Only for special celebrations.’ 6. ‘Why _____________________ (people / wear) red clothes today?’ ‘Because red is a lucky colour.’
C Circle the correct words.
1. There are five ambulances in / in front of the hospital. 2. I’m taking photos of a procession under / in the town centre. 3. Don’t build a bonfire near / on the trees. 4. I can’t see the balloons; they’re behind / in front of the door! 5. Please help me put these candles under / on the cake. 6. There’s a car park under / in the museum building. Progress test 2 D Read the description of a celebration. Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space. Tomatoes! In a small town (1) ___ Valencia in Spain, there is (2) ___ amazing festival where people throw (3) ___ of tomatoes! How (4) ___ tomatoes? One hundred and fifty thousand, to be exact! The festival is called ‘La Tomatina’ and takes place in August every year. The week before, there (5) ___ big parades, fireworks and cooking competitions (6) ___ the streets. Then the tomatoes arrive in big trucks. For the inhabitants of the town, the tomatoes are free but visitors have to buy a ticket. There are more than 20,000 people and for one hour there are (7) ___ lot of tomatoes everywhere! When there aren’t any more tomatoes, firefighters wash the streets and people with (8) ___ water. Many countries now (9) ___ their own Tomatina festival. But … are there (10) ___ tomatoes left after so many festivals? 1 A at B of C near 2 A an B a C – 3 A lots B lot C many 4 A number B many C much 5 A have B is C are 6 A at B in C of 7 A an B a C some 8 A much B many C some 9 A having B has C have 10 A any B much C a lot A Circle the correct words. 1 Do / Does Anita have a pet? 2 Mrs Brown’s / Browns’ kitten is five months old. 3 My best friends / friends’ all live near my house. 4 My aunt and his / her husband go horse riding. 5 ‘Do you play tennis at the weekend?’ ‘Yes, I play / do.’ 6 I usually read / read usually when I go to bed. 7 Drama classes always are / are always fun! 8 My granddad sometimes comes to visit us on / in the afternoons. (___ / 8 marks) B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1 My favourite food ______________ (be) ice-cream. 2 ______________ (be) you from Mexico? 3 I don’t have a pet but my best friend ______________ (have) a tortoise. 4 Jessica and Karen ______________ (not / have) a hobby. 5 Paolo and Andrea ______________ (be) Italian. 6 My sister ______________ (go) dancing every Saturday with her boyfriend. 7 Francisco ______________ (love) playing board games. 8 Our art classes ______________ (start) on Thursday. 9 I ______________ (not / chat) to my best friend every day. 10 ______________ (you / ride) your bicycle to school? (___ / 10 marks) C Complete the sentences using these question words. How What When Where Who Why 1 ‘____________________ do you play chess?’ ‘On Sunday mornings.’ 2 ‘____________________ do you do in your free time?’ ‘I draw and paint pictures.’ 3 ‘____________________ do you have a noticeboard?’ ‘Because I’m organised.’ 4 ‘____________________ is your favourite teacher?’ ‘Mr Philips. His classes are fun!’ 5 ‘____________________ do you get to the park?’ ‘We ride our bikes there.’ 6 ‘____________________ is the swimming pool?’ ‘It’s near the sports centre.’