BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR TEST.

A. Mixed Tenses
1. We __________(think) that sea gulls are beautiful birds.
2. I _______ already __________(see) that film; I __________(see) it in Jakarta
when I __________(go) there for my holiday.
3. A : Who is that man? I __________(think) that I __________(know) him, but I
__________(forget) his name right now.
B : Thats Mr. Martin.
A : Thats right! I __________(remember) him now.
4. Sam is at the library. He __________(sit) at a table. He __________(write) a
composition. He __________(use) a dictionary to look up the spelling of some
words. The dictionary __________(not, belong) to him. it __________(belong) to
his roommate. Sam __________(look) up words in the dictionary because he
__________(want) to make sure that he doesnt have any misspelled words in his
paper.
5. There __________(be) a heavy thunderstorm last night. The rain __________
(splash) into our room because we __________(forget) to shut the window.
6. As a punishment, they __________ (scrub) these drains. Then they __________
(learn) never to dump rubbish into drains.

Complete the dialogue below using the correct auxiliaries.

DIALOGUE ONE
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What time __________ the movie start?

Seven-fifteen. __________ you want to go with us?
Yes, What time __________ it now?
Almost seven oclock. __________ you ready to leave now?
Yes, Lets go.

DIALOGUE TWO
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Where _________ my keys to the car?

I dont know. Where _________ you usually keep them?
In my purse. But they are not there.
Are you sure?
Yes, _________ you see them?
No, _________ they in one of your pockets?
I dont think so.
_________ your husband have them?
No. He has his own set of car keys.
Well, I hope you find them.
Thanks.

B. Active and Passive

Change the sentences below into active.
1. Language skills are taught by our teacher to us every day.
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2. The acts of men and women are not dictated by such simple compulsions.
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3. That new house was built by Mr. Hamilton two years ago.
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4. When the boys came too close to the cage, the glass was snatched away form his hands
by the monkeys.
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5. Paper, the main writing material today, was invented by the Chinese.
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Fill the blanks with the correct verbs active or passive.
1. Its amazing that the lion __________(kill) two days ago. I heard that the brave
hunter __________(kill) it. Wow! How brave he is.

2. Nowadays many games

__________(play) in Internet Center.

Most students

__________ (play) online games. The game __________(play) an important role

for them.
3. Hey! Where is my computer? Oh sorry, I forgot to tell you, it ____________(repair)
now, something wrong with it. Then how long it ______________(repair) ? I dont
know, let me ask him.
4. Tom __________(get) an accident two days ago. What happened? The motorcycle
__________(ride) by him when someone suddenly __________(cross) the street.
Then he __________(crash) the boy. The boy __________(be) injured in a
motorcycle accident.

C. W-H Question
Translate these sentences into English.
1. Kapan kamu dilahirkan?
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2. Siapakah yang telah memberi kamu surat itu ?
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3. Siapa yang kamu telpon setiap malam?
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4. Mengapa kami harus melakukannya ?
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5. Apa yang akan kamu peroleh dari guru mu ?
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D. Conditional Sentences
Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs.
1. If you ___________(find) skeleton in the cellar dont mention it anymore.
2. Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole in the road somebody ___________(fall)
into it.
3. She ___________(be) able to walk faster if she didnt wear such high heels.
4. If it ___________(rain) , the roads ___________(be) wet.
Make conditional sentence using these clues.
1. Im not planning anything for this evening, when someone asks me to go to the movie,
probably Ill say :
(have time, go)_______________________________________________

2. Actually I dont have the time to go to the movies, but I want to go, probably Ill say:
(have time, go)_______________________________________________
3. I was in hurry and I spilled the milk over the carpet. What will I say?
(hurry, spill)________________________________________________
4. English is difficult. Tom is clever in English. He is kind, I know hell help me.
(ask, help) _________________________________________________
5. Paul isnt here now. Thats why we lost at the game.
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E. Reported speech
Change these sentence into direct or indirect sentence.
1. Cindy said, you are the most cowardly person to talk like this to a woman. Instead of
using force against me, you should reserve it to use against my husband when he comes
to my rescue.
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2. What did you have for breakfast today? the doctor asked the patient.
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3. I told him that a person had called. He was a salesman who wanted to sell some kind of
shaving soap.
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4. Did you come and look for me this morning? the director of MU Company asked me.
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F. Article (a, an, the) or no article
1. One of the first thing you need to do when you move to ______ new city is to find a
place to live. Most ______ newspaper ______ advertisements for ______
apartments that are for rent.
2. My wife and I have recently moved to this city. Since we are going to be here for oly
______ short time, were renting ______ furnished apartment. We decide that we

dint want to bring our furniture with us. ______ apartment is in ______ good
location, but hats the only good thing I can say about it.
G. Conjunction
Translate these sentences into English.
1. Anak perempuan itu tidak hanya pintar tetapi juga sopan.
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2. Dia(laki2) dapat membaca dan menulis Mandarin dengan baik.
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3. Betricia sedang makan atau tidur.
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4. Baik Fred maupun Mike tidak mengerjakan PR semalam.
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5. Tidak hanya Nancy tetapi juga Mandy dapat menari dengan indah.
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H. Comparison
Change these sentences into other two degrees of comparison.
1. She is more beautiful than any other girl in the class.
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2. Friendship is the noblest thing in the world.
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3. Nothing is as sweet as honey.
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I. Gerund and infinitive
1. The jury found Mr. Adams guilty _________(take) money form the company he
worked for and _________(keep) it for himself.
2. Bill isnt used _________(wear) a suit and tie every day.
3. Im going to visit my family during the school vacation. Im looking forward
_________(eat) my mothers cooking and _________(sleep) in my own bed.
4. The angry look on his face stopped me _________(speak) my mind.
J. Vocabularies
A lion caught a cat and wanted to eat him, but the cat asked the lion to 1.
___________ (justify, apply, exhibit) his cruel action. The lion simply replied that he
was bigger, so he had the right to 2. ___________ (feed, scheme, bully) on anyone
smaller and weaker.

The cat did not agree, saying that the lion was not really bigger and suggesting that
he should see himself in the mirror to 3. _________ (afford, implement, confirm) his
actual 4. _________ (physical, mental, measurable) prize.
The lion readily accepted the 5. _________ (plan, rivalry, proposal) and went to
the cats house to see his own 6. _________ (dimension, reflection, formation) in the
mirror.
On discovering his small 7. _________ (selection, option, figure), the lion was
greatly shocked. He was even more 8. _________ (amazed, trifling, captivating) when
the cat looked bigger. When asked who was bigger, the lion became 9. _________
(talkative, deaf, speechless). He 10. _________ (avoided, escaped, fled) to the forest
without turning his head.

K. Find the synonyms ( = ) and the antonym ( > < )

1. Able
= ______________
2. Enough
= ______________
3. Envy
= ______________
4. Admit
= ______________
5. Doubt
= ______________
6. Awake
> < ______________
7. Care
> < ______________
8. Freedom
> < ______________
9. Gentle
> < ______________
10. Vital
> < ______________