GRAMMAR TEST

Exercise 1: Choose the word /phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence ( 5
points)
1. It ____________ heavily last August.
A. is rain B. was raining C. rained D. rain
2. What ___________ when I phoned yesterday?
A. were you doing B. do you do C. did you do D. do you did
3. I ______________ the accident when I was waiting for the Grab taxi.
A. was seeing B. saw C. had seen D. has been seen
4. While we ____________________ in the park, Mary fell over.
A. ran B. runs C. is running D. were running
5. _____________________ History at 6 p.m. yesterday??
A. Are you study B. Did you study C. Have you studied D. Were you studying
6. My dad found some money while he ________________ his suitcase.
A. was packing B. packed C. package D. are pack
7. My brother was staying in München when he ________________ his girlfriend.
A. meet B. met C. is meeting D. had met
8. Columbus ______________ America more than 400 years ago.
A. discovered B. had discovered C. discovering D. discovery
9. The train____________ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. was leaving C. left D. had left
10. Helen: “What were you ________ at 10p.m last night?” Susan: “I ______ on my Math project at that time.”
A. do/ works B. do/ worked C. doing/ was working D. does/ works

Exercise 2: Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting (2.5 points)
1. At this time last year, they build this house.
A. At this time B. last year C. build D. this house
2. I was chatting with my friends while my teacher were teaching the English lesson yesterday.
A. was chatting B. my friends C. were teaching D. yesterday
3. She was painting a picture when her mother was making a cake.
A. was painting B. when C. was making D. cake
4. When John, their son, was 11 years old, he was reading Shakespeare’s sonnets every night.
A. When B. was C. was reading D. every
5. Rammy, the feline, chased mice in the garden while we were talking.
A. feline B. chased C. garden D. were talking

Exercise 3: Write complete sentences using the clues given. (2,5 points)
1. They / play / tennis / 10.30 yesterday morning.
_______________________________________________________
2. My father / wash / car/ from five to six yesterday.
_______________________________________________________
3. The fire / start / while/ I/ sleep/ bedroom.
_______________________________________________________
4. you / have a good time / party / last night?
_______________________________________________________
5. What / your parents/ do/ while/ you/ go on holiday?.
_______________________________________________________

ANSWER KEYS
Exercise 1: Choose the word /phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence ( 5
points)
1. It ____________ heavily last August.
A. is rain B. was raining C. rained D. rain
2. What ___________ when I phoned yesterday?
A. were you doing B. do you do C. did you do D. do you did
3. I ______________ the accident when I was waiting for the Grab taxi.
A. was seeing B. saw C. had seen D. has been seen
4. While we ____________________ in the park, Mary fell over.
A. ran B. runs C. is running D. were running
5. _____________________ History at 6 p.m. yesterday??
A. Are you study B. Did you study C. Have you studied D. Were you studying
6. My dad found some money while he ________________ his suitcase.
A. was packing B. packed C. package D. are pack
7. My brother was staying in München when he ________________ his girlfriend.
A. meet B. met C. is meeting D. had met
8. Columbus ______________ America more than 400 years ago.
A. discovered B. had discovered C. discovering D. discovery
9. The train____________ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. was leaving C. left D. had left
10. Helen: “What were you ________ at 10p.m last night?” Susan: “I ______ on my Math project at that time.”
A. do/ works B. do/ worked C. doing/ was working D. does/ works

Exercise 2: Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting (2.5 points)
1. At this time last year, they build this house.
A. At this time B. last year C. build D. this house
2. I was chatting with my friends while my teacher were teaching the English lesson yesterday.
A. was chatting B. my friends C. were teaching D. yesterday
3. She was painting a picture when her mother was making a cake.
A. was painting B. when C. was making D. cake
4. When John, their son, was 11 years old, he was reading Shakespeare’s sonnets every night.
A. When B. was C. was reading D. every
5. Rammy, the feline, chased mice in the garden while we were talking.
A. feline B. chased C. garden D. were talking

Exercise 3: Write complete sentences using the clues given. (2,5 points)
1. They / play / tennis / 10.30 yesterday morning.
____They were playing tennis at 10.30 yesterday morning.______________________
2. My father / wash / car/ from five to six yesterday.
___My father was washing his/ the car from five to six yesterday. ______
3. The fire / start / while/ I/ sleep/ bedroom.
__The fire started while I was sleeping in the bedroom. ________
4. you / have a good time / party / last night?
____Did you have a good time at the party last night? ______________
5. What / your parents/ do/ while/ you/ go on holiday?.
________What were your parents doing while you were going on holiday? _________