(Ing form) Gerund

1. I dislike ________ to the movies by myself.

• going
• to go
• going/to go

2. We started ________ dinner without you.

• eating
• to eat
• eating/to eat
3. I can't imagine ________ my own house.

• buying
• to buy
• buying/to buy
4. I used ________ that television show all the time.

• watching
• to watch
• watching/to watch
5. I always eat breakfast before ________ to school.

• going
• to go
• going/to go
6. When do you practise ________ the piano?

• playing
• to play
 • playing/to play
7. My grandmother prefers ________ science fiction books.

• reading
• to read
• reading/to read
8. My teacher said my essay needs ________ by tomorrow.

• correcting
• to correct
• corrected
9. I am used ________ her in a bad mood.

• to seeing
• to see
• seeing
10. Our neighbour used _____ a pipe.

• smoking
• to smoking
• to smoke

Correct Answer
1. going
2. eating/to eat
3. buying
4. to watch
5. going
6. playing
7. reading/to read
8. correcting
9. to seeing
10. to smoke

for and since for Time Quiz

1. My grandparents walk _____ twenty minutes a day.

• for
• since
2. How long is it _____ you visited your grandparents?

• for
• since
3. We have been dating _____ a long time.

• for
• since
4. That lady has been waiting for the bus _____ noon.

• for
• since
5. I studied for this test _____ three days straight.

• for
• since
6. My family has lived here _____ last March.

• for
• since
7. She has worked there _____ she finished college.

• for
• since
8. I have been calling you _____ half-an-hour.

• for
• since
9. Lisa and Jill have been at the library _____ a long time.

• for
• since
10. My teacher has been sick _____ last Monday.

• for
• since

Correct Answer

1. for
2. since
3. for
4. since
5. for
6. since
7. since
8. for
9. for
10. since

Sentence Structure Quiz

1. A simple sentence consists of

• one independent thought

• one independent clause
2. An independent clause contains

• a subject and a verb

• a subject and an object
3. A compound sentence consists of

• one or more independent clauses

• two or more independent clauses
4. Independent clauses can be joined by using

• a coordinating conjunction
• a subordinating conjunction
5. Which is a compound sentence?

• I like walking on the beach with my dog.

• I like walking but my dog likes running.
6. A complex sentence consists of an independent clause plus

• a subordinating conjunction
• a dependent clause
7. A dependent clause can begin with a relative pronoun or a

• a subordinating conjunction
• a coordinating conjunction
8. "I like him because he’s funny." Which is the dependent clause?

• I like him
• because he’s funny
9. Which is a complex sentence?

• I was late because I missed my train.

• We got up late so I missed my train.
10. A compound-complex sentence consists of two or more independent clauses and

• one or more dependent clauses

• two or more dependent clauses

Correct answer
1. one independent clause
2. a subject and a verb
3. two or more independent clauses
4. a coordinating conjunction
5. I like walking but my dog likes running.
6. a dependent clause
7. a subordinating conjunction
8. because he’s funny
9. I was late because I missed my train.
10. one or more dependent clauses

Grammatical Category Quiz

1. Grammatical category is related to

• word indexation
• word agreement
• calligraphic form
2. Only _____ can be affected by the grammatical category known as "number".
 • nouns
• adverbs
• adjectives
3. Possessive is a value of the grammatical category called

• number
• case
• gender
4. Modern English uses _____ gender.

• grammatical
• political
• natural
5. The grammatical category "person" is a property of pronouns and has _____ values.
• one
• two
• three
6. "Tense" is a grammatical category that applies to

• verbs
• adverbs
• adjectives
7. Continuous and perfect are examples of the grammatical category known as

• tense
• mood
• aspect
8. The subjunctive "mood" expresses __________ .
• a statement of fact
• unreality
• something desired
9. "Voice" is a grammatical category affecting
 • transitive verbs
• intransitive verbs
• all verbs
10. _________ can be affected by the grammatical category known as "degree".

• gradable adverbs
• non-gradable adverbs
• all adjectives

Correct Answer

1. word agreement
2. nouns
3. case
4. natural
5. three
6. verbs
7. aspect
8. something desired
9. transitive verbs
10. gradable adverbs

Phrases Quiz

1. Phrases are grammatical units that consist of

• one or more words

• more than one word
2. A noun phrase with more than one word can consist of a noun and words that

• replace the noun

 • qualify the noun
3. "The tour includes three Asian countries." Which is a noun phrase?

• The tour includes

• three Asian countries
4. A verb phrase consists of a main verb and its

• auxiliary verbs
• phrasal verbs
5. "She has been studying all day." Which is a verb phrase?

• studying all day

• has been studying
6. An adjective phrase can be a single adjective or a group of words built around

• an adjective
• a single noun
7. "Cats are playful pets, but dogs are very loyal as well." This sentence has

• one adjective phrase

• two adjective phrases
8. Which sentence has an adverb phrase?

• She sings very nicely.

• She sings very nice songs.
9. A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition and its

• object
• subject
10. "We always play football after work." Which is a prepositional phrase?
 • always play football
• after work

Correct answer

1. one or more words

2. qualify the noun
3. three Asian countries
4. auxiliary verbs
5. has been studying
6. an adjective
7. two adjective phrases
8. She sings very nicely.
9. object
10. after work

Irregular Verbs Quiz 1

Choose the correct form of the verb in each sentence:

1. Have you ______________ your lost dog yet?

find found
2. She spoke too softly. I couldn't ______________ her.

Hear heard
3. But we heard everything she ______________ .

say said
4. We went shopping and I ______________ a new pair of jeans.
buy bought
5. Did you ______________ well last night?

sleep slept
6. I used to ______________ a lot of money, but I don't make much now.

make made
7. We were really surprised when we ______________ the game.

win won
8. We thought we would ______________ for sure.

lose lost
9. Have you ever ______________ a movie star?

meet met
10. Mum taught our sisters how to cook, but she didn't ______________ us.

teach taught

Correct answer
1. found
2. hear
3. said
4. bought
5. sleep
6. make
7. won
8. lose
9. met
10. teach

Linking, Intransitive and Transitive Verbs Quiz

1. What do all verbs have?

• a subject
• an object
2. A linking verb connects a subject with a noun or adjective that tells you about

• the object
• the subject
3. In which sentence does a linking verb connect the subject to a noun?

• My daughter is a teacher.
• My daughter teaches English.
4. "Daniel looks tired." The linking verb connects the subject to

• an objective
• an adjective
5. Intransitive verbs don’t have

• an object
• a subject
6. "Katy runs every morning." In this sentence "run" is

• an intransitive verb
• a transitive verb
7. In which sentence is "run" used as a transitive verb?
 • She runs slowly.
• She runs a business.
8. "They bought a new car." The verb is

• monotransitive
• ditransitive
9. "They bought their son a new car." The verb is

• monotransitive
• ditransitive
10. Which is a list of ditransitive verbs?

• give, show, tell, lend

• want, like, eat, kill

Correct answer

1. a subject
2. the subject
3. My daughter is a teacher.
4. an adjective
5. an object
6. an intransitive verb
7. She runs a business.
8. monotransitive
9. ditransitive
10. give, show, tell, lend

Verb Classification
1. The grocery clerk will carry your bags out for you.
 • helping verb
• main verb
2. The mail arrived after I left.
• transitive verb
• intransitive verb
3. I have already done my homework.

• regular verb
• irregular verb
4. That book you recommended sounds interesting.

• linking verb
• non-linking verb
5. I prefer cream rather than milk.

• dynamic verb
• stative verb
6. Jerry studies for three hours every day.

• helping verb
• main verb
7. We looked at all of the art in the museum.

• regular verb
• irregular verb
8. Would you take a picture for us?

• transitive verb
• intransitive verb
9. I don't want to fight about who gets the car.
 • dynamic verb
• stative verb
10. I have had this phone for two years.

• helping verb
• main verb

Correct answer
1. helping verb
2. intransitive verb
3. irregular verb
4. linking verb
5. stative verb
6. main verb
7. regular verb
8. transitive verb
9. dynamic verb
10. helping verb

Verb Forms

1. A bird sang to me this morning.

• third person singular present

• past simple
• base
2. They have been playing tennis all day.

• base
• present participle
• present simple
3. I don't think he will guess the answer.

• past simple
• third person singular present
• base
4. Have you baked the cookies yet?

• base
• past participle
• present participle
5. Had they finished before you arrived?

• past simple
• base
• past participle
6. I asked your brother to drive us there.

• base
• past simple
• present participle
7. It is a sunny day today.

• past simple
• third person singular present
• past participle
8. We are in the kitchen doing the dishes.
• present simple
• present participle
• base
9. He was feeding the dogs.

• base
• past simple
• past participle
10. He walks to my car with me at night.

• present participle
• third person singular present
• base

Correct answer

1. past simple
2. present participle
3. base
4. base
5. past participle
6. base
7. third person singular present
8. present participle
9. past simple
10. third person singular present

What is a Verb

1. Verbs are used in

• some sentences
• all sentences
2. What's the smallest number of words a sentence can contain?

• one
• two
3. Which can be called a sentence?

• Wait!
• Why?
4. Most verbs convey the idea of action and describe

• doing something
• being something
5. Other verbs describe

• a place
• a state
6. Which verb describes a state?

• seem
• play
7. A verb always has

• an object
• a subject
8. "Marian teaches history." Which is the subject?

• Marian
• history
9. "Donald looks angry." The verb in this sentence describes

• an action
• a state
10. Verbs can have different forms in English, such as

• break and broken

• break and brake
Correct answer

1. all sentences
2. one
3. Wait!
4. doing something
5. a state
6. seem
7. a subject
8. Marian
9. a state
10. break and broken