ESL Grammar Test

Name:
Campus:

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FN / W / StA / Sunsh / M

Date: ...............

Instruction Read the sentences. Circle the correct word/s from the words written in bold. Do as many as you can. The first one has been done for you.

Example: My name is am are was Yassin.

1.

am

are

is

from Sudan.

2.

This

is

be

am

were my friend Abdul.

3.

He

comes

come

came

comed from Sudan too.

4.

Where

is

are

do

come

you come from?

5.

Tell me about

you

my

yours

your

work

6.

Did

Do

Does

Are

you work last year?

7.

Is

Are

Did

Do

you working now?

8.

How

does

did

dont

are

you get to school?

9.

Can you tell me how to

be

get

been

went

to the train station?

10.

Are you

come

to come

came

coming to class next week?

11.

Can I

gets

got

gives

get

some money here?

12.

While we were

watch

watched

watching

seeing

the television last

night the telephone rang.

13.

He

speak spoken

spoke

speaked

briefly about his plans for getting a job.

14.

My friend has

the

an big car.

15.

You should give up

smoke

smoking

smoked

as soon as possible.

16.

Are you thirsty? I

get

will get

gotten

something for you to drink.

17.

How long

have

has

is

are

you been a doctor?

18.

has been

been

having been

have been

a student for one year.

19.

How long

is

do

are

were

we have to wait for a bus?

20.

Im sorry but Im

on

in

about

up

a hurry at the moment.

21.

I cant see you on Saturday because I

am

was

will

did

playing football.

22.

Our house was

build

builded

building

built

in 1946.

23.

My computer was

is

did

being

stolen by someone.

24.

The traffic was terrible. By the time we at the airport the plane had left.

arriving

arrive

arrived

were arrived

25.

Despite

be

being

is

was

a cheap way to travel buses are a slow way to

get to Sydney. dont

26.

You

did

do

should

take an umbrella, in case it rains.

27.

Jane and Ben dont get hadnt

in

down

beside

on with each other at all.

28.

As I

have

is

having

paid my bill the phone company

disconnected me.

29.

The phone company cut me

in

up off

away.

30.

Cadbury is one of several companies chocolate.

whose

whom

which produces

31.

Amanda, week.

who

whom

whose

father owns the company, starts work next

32.

The students is asking

is asked

were asked

about their plans by the teacher.

33.

He was seriously

injury

injured

injuring

in the crash.

34.

Regular exercise helps to control your weight and improves physical fit fittingly.

fitness

35.

You look ill, you

must to

should

could

go home.

36.

The teacher said we had

must

could

to

come to class on time.

37.

Tickets

must be

have be

must

validated for each journey.

38.

He smiled

happiness

happily

happy

and kissed her.

39.

You have ever met

Have you ever met

anyone famous?

40.

As I

walked

will walk

was walking have slipped

to school this morning, I

slipped

was slipping

on the pavement.

41.

Melbourne, the city

where

which who I met my husband, is very beautiful.

42.

She seriously considered

gone

go

going to Sydney as a holiday option.

43.

If you

did

had done

was doing

the homework, the teacher would not had been so disappointed with your effort. will be

would not has 44.

would not have

In planning out a career pathway, it is important to consider what you will you be going doing this time next year.

45.

It was report has go

has be reported has gone

has been reported

that the Prime Minister

had gone

to the USA to visit the President.

46.

The

produce

produced

production

of cars is vital to the economy of Victoria.

47.

Surrounded by the police, the criminal gave himself.

gave himself up

gave up himself

48.

Its important, when fixing wages and conditions to consider the everyday hazards of working as a the some police officer.

49.

If I job, I

was to be would will

am can

were

you and wondering what I should do in terms of a

consider getting expert advice before making a decision.

ESL Placement Test Grammar Revised August 2012

Victoria University

v4.0