Test your English Language and Grammar Understanding

Verb Usage
Put The Verbs in Parentheses into the Correct Tense. Once you have decided on your answer, click on the arrow to check if you are correct.
EXAMPLE: Harish is (be) very tall.

1. Unfortunately, the traffic held me up. When I arrived at the airport, the plane -- had already left (already/leave).
2. -- Have you seen (you/see) the new Harley model yet?
3. After he -- got OR had got (get) home he -- made (make) himself a cup of tea.
4. What clothes -- are you going to take OR are you taking (you/take) with you on holiday next week?
5. I -- was watching (watch) TV when Ma telephoned.
6. When I was young our family -- would go OR went OR used to go (go) on picnics every Sunday.
7. Don't worry Manish -- is always (be/always) late.
8. Unless you -- study (study) , you -- won't pass (not/pass) the exam.
9. You look tired!
   Yes, I feel tired. I -- have been working (work) a lot recently.
10. I -- am used to getting up (be used to/get up) early in the morning now, but before I wasn't.

Sentence Transformation

Rewrite the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Once you have decided on your answer, click on the arrow to check if you are correct.

Example: Do you have a bicycle?
Have you got a bicycle?

1. The exam was so easy that everyone passed it.
   It was -- such an easy exam -- (that) everyone passed it.
2. Although he was well paid in his new job he wasn't very happy.
   Despite -- (his) being well paid in his new job, he wasn't very happy.
3. I started learning English three years ago.                                                                                       I've -- been learning English for three years.
4. June asked, "Are you going tonight?"                                                                                               June asked -- me if I was going that night.
5. You won't pass this exam if you don't study.
   Unless -- you study, you won't pass this exam.

The following is a practice test for intermediate levels testing tense usage and vocabulary accuracy. Feel free to use this test in class and/or share with your friends and colleagues.
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Tenses
Example: Jassi always (get up) gets up late on Sunday.

1. I'm new to this job. What exactly (I/have to) Answer do I have to do?

2. While I (wait) Answer was waiting for my train this morning (meet) Answer met an old school friend.

3. (I/fly) Answer flew for the first time last year when I went to Brazil.

4. Next week we are leaving on our honeymoon. As soon as (we/arrive) Answer we arrive at our hotel in Goa (we/order) Answer we will order we are going to order some champagne to celebrate.

5. If he comes to the concert it (be) Answer will be the first time he has heard The Rolling Stones live.

6. I've got the tickets. Next week (we/go) Answer are going (to go) to the theatre.

7. Mr. Jana (be) Answer has been our managing director since 1985.

8. It was the most frightening film (I/ever/see) Answer I have ever seen.

9. You seem worried. What (you/think) Answer are you thinking about?

10. I (study) Answer have been studyingEnglish for three years now.

Vocabulary

EXAMPLE: I've got a house in the mountains
                    a. at b. on c. in

1. When you see Baljit can you Answer tell him that I have a book for him, please?
          a. say b. tell c. explain

2. What was Fiona Answer wearing at the party?
          a. putting on b. wearing c. dressing

3. I'm extremely Answer interested in learning about computers I think they are important for work.
          a. interested in b. interesting in c. interested for

4. Would you like a coffee? No thanks, I've Answer already had one.
           a. yet b. already c. again

5. I must fill in this form. Could you Answer lend me your pen please?
           a. borrow b. lend c. let

6. My greatest desire...? Well I would love Answer to see the world cup final.
           a. seeing see c. to see

7. I've lived in Darjeeling Answer for 4 years.
           a. from b. for c. since

8. When you were young did you Answer use to climb trees?
           a. use to b. used to c. use

9. This is the Answer easiest section of the exam.
            a. easiest b. most easy c. easier

10. It's a beautiful scooter but I can't afford to buy it. It's Answer too expensive.
             a. much b. enough c. too