- Present Simple - Verbs - Leisure activities - Prepositions
- Telling the time - Wh Questions
The text of this exercise is based on "Grammar Tests"
(PDF resource from Birmingham UK).
Multiple-choice quiz
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What _____ you _____ at the weekend?
do / do
do / does
does / do
does / does
What _____ Dick and Tom like _____?
do / doing
does / doing
do / do
doing / *
Do boys like _____ jeans?
to wear
worn
wearing
wear
My classmates _____ on picnic every month.
go
going
goes
went
Mary _____ face every morning.
washes their
washes her
washes his
wash my
I _____ a cigarette, but my teacher _____ smoke.
smokes / smokes
don’t / smokes
smoke / doesn’t
smoke / don’t
They _____ wash _____ car every day.
don’t / their
don’t / our
don’t / my
don’t / his
My parents _____ eat meat.
aren’t
don’t
doesn’t
are
Summer holidays _____ in June.
began
begin
begins
beginning
We _____ tennis on Monday evenings, but my little sister _____ on Sundays.
plays / plays
play / play
plays / play
play / plays
You _____ a lot of things in _____ free time.
do / our
do / your
do / my
does / your
My cat licks _____ tail every evening. But my dogs never lick _____ tails.
* / *
its / their
its / its
their / its
I like _____ football, but my brother doesn’t.
played
plays
play
playing
She likes _____ TV, but her husband doesn’t.
to watch
watches
watching
watched
Her sister doesn’t _____ eating a hamburger.
liking
like
likes
liked
Do you like _____ in your free time?
reading
read
to read
reads
I like _____ but I _____ like swimming.
sail / don’t
sailing / don’t
sail / do
sail / doesn’t
Tom _____ her but she doesn’t like _____ .
like / her
likes / him
likes / he
like / him
Andrew buys a newspaper everyday. _____ reads _____ at home.
Him / it
He / it
His / it
It / he
Mike eats cheeseburgers because _____ likes _____ .
him / they
him / them
he / them
he / their
“What time is it?” “3:45”
It is fifteen to four
It is quarter to four.
It is fifteen past four.
It is quarter past three.
It is half past eight.
7:30
17:30
18:30
8:30
It is quarter past eight.
7:30
8:15
8:30
17:15
It is five to nine.
9:35
9:05
8:55
9:55
It is five past nine.
9:05
9:35
9:55
8:55
A friend of mine likes _____ on picnic at weekends.
going
go
to go
goes
I _____ my teeth every morning.
to brush
brush
brushes
brushing
_____ Kate live near Jane?
Is
Are
Does
Do
His father _____ , but Bill’s father _____ smoke.
smokes / doesn’t
smokes / don’t
smoke / don’t
smokes / isn’t
My father _____ driving.
don’t likes
doesn’t like
doesn’t likes
don’t like
She _____ a bus to university.
takes always
always take
always takes
take always
I _____ to a football match every Sunday but my father _____ .
go / don’t
goes / don’t
go / doesn’t
goes / doesn’t
Every year millions of people _____ The London Museum.
come
visit
want
go
The Buckingham Palace _____ lots of rooms.
have
has
to have
having
Visitors _____ to India ‘s Independence Day from all over the world.
visit
leave
goes
come
I _____ English, Russian, and Romanian, but I _____ Chinese.
speaks / don’t speak
speaks / speak
speak / don’t speak
speaks / speaks
Many foreigners in our country _____ to the Golden Bazaar.
come
buy
want
go shopping
A: What _____ you _____ ? B: An architect.
do / do
do / are
does / do
are / do
A: What _____ your niece _____ ? B: A nurse.
does / is
does / do
is / do
do / do
A: Where _____ your parents _____ ? B: In the Ministry of Education.
are / work
do / work
do / do
work / *
A: _____ languages do they speak? B: Just one.
How
How many
What
Which
A: Do you _____ Afghani? B: No, _____ .
speak / you don’t
speak / don’t I
speak / I don’t
speaks / don’t speak
A: _____ does Margaret start work? B: At 7 in the morning.
What about
What sort
What time
What kind
A: _____ do your brothers like working in this factory? B: Because they earn much money.
What
When
Whom
Why
_____ he like his job?
Does
Do
Is
Are
I _____ an accountant.
does
am
is
do
_____ New York exciting?
Do
Are
Does
Is
Where _____ they live?
is
are
does
do
Why _____ you want to learn English?
are
is
*
do
We _____ Algerians.
am
are
do
does
What _____ he do at weekends?
do
are
is
does
He plays football _____ Friday mornings.
of
on
at
in
Do you relax _____ weekends?
by
at
on
in
Where do you go _____ holiday?
of
on
in
at
I like _____ .
cooking
cook
cooks
cooked
She gets up early _____ the morning.
by
at
in
on
She gets up early _____ the weekdays.
at
of
on
in
He takes photos only _____ spring.
on
at
by
in
He hates _____ football _____ television.
to watch / in
watching / in
watching / on
watch / on
They like _____ very much.
sailing
sailed
sail
sail
My brother’s birthday is _____ March.
to
in
at
on
The train leaves Paris _____ 4 p.m.
on
in
at
by
Vancouver is very cold _____ winter.
at
on
to
in
Sometimes we _____ cards.
to play
plays
play
playing
She never _____ meat.
eat
eating
to eat
eats
We always _____ lemonade in the evenings.
to drink
have
drinking
has
A: I’m sorry. I’m late. B: _____ Come and sit down.
Why are you late?
What’s the matter?
Don’t worry!
Excuse me!
A- _____ your wife _____ English? B- Yes, she does.
Do / speaking
Do / speak
Does / speaking
Does / speak
“How many languages _____ you _____ ?” “Three: English, German and Spanish.”
does / speak
does / speaking
do / speaking
do / speak
Why _____ you like _____ in the hotel?
does / working
does / work
do / work
do / working
They never go out _____ Friday evenings .
on
at
by
in
She loves _____ to music.
to listen
listens
listening
listen
They often eat in a restaurant ___ Tuesdays.
in
on
at
of
_____ summer I play tennis _____ Sundays.
In / on
In / in
At / in
At / on
“Do Mr. Adams and his daughter like going _____ ?” “No, they _____ .”
ski / does
skiing / do
skiing / don’t
ski / don’t
“_____ they _____ a winter holiday?” “Yes, they do.”
Do / want
Does / want
Do / wanting
Does / wanting
What time ____ you go to bed?
have
is
does
do
“_____ do you do your homework?” “After dinner.”
When
Where
How
What
“_____ you go out on Friday evenings?” “Yes, I do sometimes.”
Are
Does
Where
Do
“_____ do you like your job?” “Because it’s interesting.”
Where
What
How
Why
“_____ do you travel to school?” “By bus.”
Why
What
Where
How
“____ ____ you live with?” “With my mother and sisters.”
Who / do
Where / does
What / do
Who / does
“_____ do you _____ on Sundays?” “I always relax.”
How / doing
What / relax
What / do
Where / does
“_____ do you _____ on holiday?” “To Rome or Paris.”
Where / go
Where / like
Why / go
How / relax
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