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