Basic English Grammar

Pretest

Part 1. Choose the correct answer

1. She is energetic to go to the beach with her friends at the weekend.

a. Noun b. Adverb c. Verb d. Adjective

2. John and his friends were playing football together.

a. Preposition b. Adjective c. Interjection d. Adverb

3. That book that you found in the classroom yesterday is mine.

a. Conjunction b. Pronoun c. Noun d. Adverb

4. They seldom go to the Italian restaurant at the corner of the street.

a. Adverb b. Verb c. Pronoun d. Adjective

5. He is very determined to help his sibling with homework.

a. Noun b. Adverb c. Verb d. Adjective

6. We enjoyed __________ basketball very much yesterday.

a. played b. playing c. play d. to play

7. Jack’s younger sister can __________ a picture of animals.

a. to draw b. drawing c. draw d. drew

8. She is well ___________ as the very famous artist in England.

a. know b. knowing c. knew d. known

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 9. Bruno Mars has just __________ his performance in the States.

a. nised b. nish c. nishing d. nishes

10. I think you will pass the nal test __________.

a. easiness b. ease c. easy d. easily

Part 2. Fill the gap with the provided word in the form of Present Simple Tense

11. He ____________ durians because of its taste. ( like )

12. __________ you __________ to join us to go to the cinema tonight? ( want )

13. She always ____________ her dog in the evening. ( walk )

14. Lyla and I ____________ best friends. ( be )

15. I ____________ basketball to football. ( prefer )

16. They ____________ keen to visit the museum with their teacher. ( not / be )

17. Her son usually ____________ dishes after dinner. ( wash )

18. Thomas ____________ homework by himself. ( do )

19. __________ he a good student in your opinion? ( be )

20. Anne ______________________ the lesson. ( not / understand )

Part 3. ( 21 - 40 ) Circle the correct past simple word (V.2)

Sleeped Goed Did Cut Writed Wake Gotten

Been Swimed Runned Seen Were Prefer Put

Gone Worked Drived Teached Ate Stoped Sitted

Understood Standed Beginned Sayed Make Heard Love

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Choosed Carryed Liked Ringed Shaken Taked Lectured

Speeked Invited Thinked Thrown Brought Holded Meeted

Risen Losed Dug Flied Look Beg Asked

Defeated Feeled Arrive Read Climb Water Spend

Doed Present Keeped Listened Finded Trusted Follow

Comed Bought Open Selled Was Callen Gaved

Part 4. Re-write the sentence as the instruction

41. I had been in Korea for a couple of weeks.

Present Perfect Tense : ______________________________________________________________

42. She is cooking breakfast in the kitchen.

Past Continuous Tense: ______________________________________________________________

43. He is very determined to go to the concert of Bruno Mars.

Past Simple Tense: _________________________________________________________________

44. They have been studying Chinese.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense: _____________________________________________________

45. He listened to music at night.

Present Simple Tense: _______________________________________________________________

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46. Lessons started at 9 in the morning.

Future Simple Tense: _______________________________________________________________

47. Every student will be supposed to compose an English essay.

Present Simple Tense: _______________________________________________________________

48. They swim in the swimming pool in the afternoon.

Past Continuous Tense: ______________________________________________________________

49. Pete was interested to study in University of Bath.

Present Simple Tense: _______________________________________________________________

50. We all had accomplished the project.

Future Perfect Tense : _______________________________________________________________

Name : _________________________________________

Nick name : _________________ ID :________________