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Intensive grammar review quizzes are a great way for English students to test their knowledge.
This exam covers some of the most important upper-intermediate level English tenses, structure,
and functions. Use it in class or at home to improve your reading and comprehension or to study
for an ESL, EFL, or TEFL test.
Grammar Quiz
Choose the correct word to fill in the gap. Answers can be found in the next section along with
explanations for each sentence.
1. If she _________ about his financial situation, she would have helped him out.
had known
knew
would have known
looking into
looking at
looking after
to do
doing
do
4. The test was _____ difficult she had problems finishing it on time.
such
so
as
finish
will finish
will have finished
finished
had finished
was finished
sat
setted
set
8. When I stopped __________ to Mary, she was picking some flowers in her garden.
speaking
to speak
speak
he studied
studied
studying
is used
is being used
uses
used
would to
would
was
are
were
arrives
will arrive
is going to arrive
he wants
does he want
wants he
as ... than
as .... so
as ... as
17. Why are your hands so dirty? - Well, I ______________ in the garden.
have worked
have been working
worked
locking
lock
to lock
20. That is the man ________ grandfather founded Kentucky Root Beer.
who
whose
that
see out
make through
make out
22. Look at those clouds! It ___________ rain.
's going to
will
shall
If not he comes
Unless he comes
Since he comes
any
not any
no
25. Where do you think Jane was yesterday? - She __________ at home.
must be
must have been
must go
is going to
will
was going to
27. He drove the car __________ the garage and left for work.
out of
out
into
28. Jack ______________ a fortune when his great uncle passed on.
came along
came into
came through
a few
a lot
few
30. 'I will finish that project soon.' - Ken said he ________ finish that project soon.
were
would
will
31. In his position _____ managing director, he is responsible for more than 300 employees.
like
as
so
bought
would buy
had bought
should better to
ought
had better
aren't you
will you
won't you
36. ______ the last market session the Dow Jones dropped 67 points.
During
While
For
1. He really didn't want to come last night. Neither did I.Use "neither" followed by the
opposite form of the helping verb to state negative agreement.
2. Do you think he knows what he wants? Be careful to change questions to standard
sentence structure when asking an indirect question.
3. I think San Francisco is as exciting as New York. Use "as ... as" to show equality.
4. Why are your hands so dirty? - Well, I have been working in the garden. Use the present
perfect continuous to show what has caused a present result.
5. Did you remember to lock the door?The verb "stop" can change meaning when used with
a gerund or infinitive.
6. Which model goes 250 m.p.h.? Subject questions take standard positive sentence
structure but begin with "who," "whom" or "which."
7. That is the man whose grandfather founded Kentucky Root Beer."Whose" is
the possessive relative pronoun required in this sentence.
8. I could hardly make out the ship in the distance. "Make out" is a phrasal verb meaning
"to see in the distance."
9. Look at those clouds! It's going to rain. "It's" is a contraction of "it is," the present tense.
Use the future continuous when making a prediction based on the evidence at hand.
1. Unless he comes, we won't have much to talk about. "Unless he comes" is a conditional
clause.
2. He has no interest in continuing the project.Use "no" when preceding a noun that lacks
an article.
3. Where do you think Jane was yesterday? -She must have been at home.Use "might have
+ participle" for a past modal verb of probability. The other forms include "could have +
participle - possibility, must have + participle - almost certain, can't have + participle -
almost certain in a negative way".
4. Jack told me he was going to come the next day. Use the past progressive tense to refer
to events that occurred in the past.
5. He drove the car out of the garage and left for work.Use the prepositions "out of" when
exiting a building.
6. Jack came into a fortune when his great uncle Jack passed on.The phrasal verb "to come
into" means "to inherit."
7. Unfortunately, Peter has few friends in Tacoma.Use "few" to express a small amount that
is considered negative in a disappointing sense.
8. "I will finish that project soon." - Ken said he would finish that project soon."Will"
becomes "would" in reported speech.
1. In his position as managing director, he is responsible for more than 300 employees.Use
"as" to indicate function, use "like" to indicate similarity.
2. She wished she had bought the new car.The use of the verb "wish" in the past is followed
by the past perfect similar to the third conditional.
3. Fiestas have been made in Cologne, Germany for many years now."Have been made" is
the correct present perfect passive form required in this case.
4. I really think you had better see a doctor."Had better," "ought to," and "should" are all
ways of giving advice.
5. You'll be leaving for Tokyo soon, won't you?Use the opposite of the auxiliary for a
question tag.
6. During the last market session, the Dow Jones dropped 67 points.Use "during" with a
noun, "while" with a verb clause.