Centro Linguistico di Ateneo

Università degli Studi di Firenze

Lingua Inglese
ESEMPIO DI DOMANDE DI GRAMMATICA
Livello B1

1. This time last year, Mark ___________ around the world.

• travel
• has been travelling
• would travel
• was travelling

2. John ________ in Spain since July 2002 and he’s just become a citizen.
• will live
• lives
• is living
• has been living

3. It was the third time she ____________ her wallet that month.
• had lost
• has lost
• loses
• will lose

4. I’ll leave as soon as your parents ______ home.

• got
• will get
• may get
• get

5. He’ll be very upset if he ______ win the scholarship to study abroad.

• doesn’t
• isn’t
• won’t
• wouldn’t

6. She would be able to afford a new car if she ______ more money.
• been earning
• will earn
• earns
• earned

7. John: “When are you returning from Portugal?” John asked me when
_________from Portugal.
• I was returning
• was I returning
• will I return
• I return
8. Americans ___________ get visas for western Europe. A passport is enough.
• have to
• mustn’t
• don’t have to
• must

9. Jeff has finally finished writing his thesis after 2 years of hard work. He
_________ be so happy.
• need
• must
• ought
• may

10. All students _________ access the information via the web.
• can
• are able
• ought
• need

11. Sorry for all the mess. The windows _________.

• be painted
• are being painted
• had been painting
• were painting

12. If we don’t pay the parking fine on time, we ______ double the amount.
• will be charged
• charge
• have charged
• had charged

13. Bill Gates, ______ was a college drop-out, is one of the richest men in the world.
• that
• who
• which
• whose

14. I wasn’t feeling well last night, so I went to bed ________ than usual.
• early
• earlier
• very early
• the earliest

15________ Nancy nor Scott enjoy going to discos; they prefer going to the
cinema.
• Hardly
• Neither
• Either
• Both
ANSWER KEY

1. was travelling

2. has been living

3. had lost

4. get

5. doesn’t

6. earned

7. I was returning

8. don’t have to

9. must

10. can

11. are being painted

12. will be charged

13. who

14. earlier

15. Neither