NAME :

DATE :

GRAMMAR TEST

1/ Mettez à la voix passive :

- All students should learn their lessons.

- They will check up on the boss's accounts.

- The policeman arrested them.

- Mr Jenkins gives me a test every Friday.

2/ Mettez le verbe entre parenthèses au temps qui convient :

- He will never arrive before the train (to start).

- Could anybody tell me when the manager (to be) back?

- Come to my office when you (to finish) with that report.

- Will you be there while I (to take) my exam?

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3/ Complétez avec la forme en "-ing" ou l'infinitif :

- Please, let him (go away).

- Will you help me (carry) my bags ?

- Don't forget (lock) the door when you leave.

- She will never stop (smoke).

4/ Fabriquez des phrases comportant des génitifs (si possible):

- I have been offered / three years / a contract / in Texas

- He celebrated / of his wife / recent / driver / license

- I'd like to know / the address / Henry / the doctor

- We heard / the screams / a woman

5/ Mettez au style indirect :

- "Please don't stand in the way," the man told him.

- "He will have to come again tomorrow, when the boss is here," the assistant said.

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- "You needn't worry," Joyce said to me.

- He said : "May I have a glass of whisky, please ?"

6/ Complétez avec "for", "since" ou "ago" :

- He wrote his latest letter (2 months).

- We haven't eaten anything (two days).

- She has been working on her novel (over two years).

- They've been swimming (two o’clock).

7/ Compléter par un relatif si nécessaire :

- The beer ........we tasted was very good.

- That pub .....….. was built in 1655, is very popular.

- Nick, ……….. has a red car, is coming to pick me up.

- The Simpsons welcomed the neighbour……………they had just met.

8/ Choisissez : “little – few- a little – a few :

- There are …………. restaurants in my street.

- He is not very rich, he has………….. money.

- ………… people have a car like yours !

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- I understand Russian ……………..

9/ Trouvez des équivalences en utilisant des modaux :

- It is possible that he will be back next week.

- They haven't met him. It's impossible.

- He is obliged to do his homework.

- It's not good for you to drink too much beer.

10/ Mettez l’adjectif au comparatif

- John is (big) than Jack.

- Your case is (heavy) than I thought.

- The weather is getting (bad).

- Can't you write (well).

11/ Mettez les phrases au superlatif :

- She is so clever !

- Are you a good player ?

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- Their house is so big !

- London is much farther

12/Complétez avec la préposition qui convient.

1. I'll have to think……………… it.

2. I'm afraid I don't agree ………………..you.

3. She likes to keep me waiting ……………..her

4. Please give me your answer…………Monday, not later.

5. We exported to the US …………1966.

6. This is exactly what I asked ……………