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