Grammar Skills Test

Your name: _________________ Total 60 points/___

Write your answers in the ANSWER column.

TASK 1. TENSES. Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense.

ANSWERS
1. I’m taking my sister out as she ___ (never/see) any sun for a long time. Has never saw
2. By the end of the first term we ___ (read) many English books. Had read
3. “Nobody ___ (learn) in this country,” said Pinocchio to his friend. Is learning
4. I couldn’t imagine what ___ (happen) to her. happened
5. We don’t like him because he always ___ (tell) lies. tells
6. While the gentlemen ___ (discuss) the recent events, the ladies ___ (talk) about was discussing had talked
the weather.
7. What ___ (you/do) at 6 tomorrow? Will you do
8. “Who ___ (draw) this picture?” the teacher asks. draw
9. What ___ (you/do) at 5 p.m. yesterday? Did you do
10. We ___ (leave) for Niagara tomorrow. Will leave
11. Food prices ___ (rise) rapidly in the past few months. Have rised
12. She ___ (be) ill since last week. Has been
13. Mark ___ (go) into the army next year. Will go
14. They ___ (take) their English exam at this time tomorrow. Are taking
15. I ___ (sleep) if you come too late tomorrow. Will sleep
16. It was dark and cold. At one moment he thought that he ___ (loose) his way. lost
17. Look! The cat ___ (scrach) your sofa for an hour! Is scraching
18. Arthur ___ (pass) all his exams by 5 o’clock yesterday. Was passed
19. He evidently ___ (wear) his shoes for a very long time. They were worn-out. wears
20. Who ___ (go) on a hike yesterday? Did go
21. This time tomorrow we ___ (probably/fish). Will probably fish
22. During his school years Cronin ___ (take) great interest in literature. Was taking
23. The population of the world ___ (grow) very fast. Is growing
24. Yesterday at this time it ___ (snow). Has snowed
25. I shall be back by 6 and I hope you ___ (have) a good sleep by that time. Will have
26. - What a luck. I haven’t seen you for ages. Did we meet
- When ___ (we/meet) last time?
27. Before answering the telephone, he ___ (lay) down the table. Had layed
28. Surprisingly I found my father sitting beside me on the sofa. I said “How ___ Did you get
(you/get) here?”
29. I think I ___ (buy) a tablet PC and use it in class. Will buy
30. Hello! Who ___ (speak)? Is speaking
30 points/___

TASK 2. CONDITIONAlS. Choose the correct answer (A-E). Write your answer the ANSWER column.

ANSWERS
1. What ___ you ___ if the train ___ in time? e
A) will be / doing / come
B) did / will not come
C) do / didn’t / come
D) have / done / came
E) will / do / doesn’t come
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2. If he ___ in Tokyo he ___ us. b
A) was / will visit
B) were / would visit
C) will be / will visit
D) is / would visit
E) are / will visit
3. They ___ for the examination better if they ___ about it earlier. d
A) would prepare / knew
B) prepare / know
C) prepared / knew
D) would have prepared / had known
E) will prepare / know
4. The British people think, if you ___ tea ___ you. b
A) were depressed / cheers
B) are depressed / will cheer
C) shall be depressed / will cheer
D) have been depressed / cheered
E) had been depressed / was cheered
5. We ___ if they ___ . b
A) will not know / come
B) don’t know / will come
C) didn’t know / will come
D) haven’t known / come
E) knew / will come
6. If you ___ him yesterday he ___ you everything. d
A) asked / told
B) has asked / will tell
C) asked / would tell
D) had asked / would have told
E) would ask / would have told
7. I ___ living in England if the weather ___ better. d
A) don’t mind / was
B) didn’t mind / is
C) wouldn’t mind / is
D) wouldn’t mind / were
E) wouldn’t mind / will be
8. He ___ the picture if it ___ him. b
A) will buy / impressed
B) would buy / impresses
C) will buy / impresses
D) will buy / will impress
E) has bought / impress
9. If I ___ the car myself I ___ you use it. d
A) needed / would let
B) don’t need / would let
C) didn’t need / wouldn’t let
D) didn’t need / would let
E) doesn’t need / would let
10. The boy ___ at home an hour before, if he ___ his school at one o’clock last b
Monday.
A) would be / had left
B) was / would leave
C) had been / had left

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D) has been / left
E) would have been / had left
11. -He failed his exam and he has to take it again in summer. a
-If he ___ so many lessons he ___ it. But he didn’t follow the teacher’s advice.
A) didn’t miss / would pass
B) hadn’t missed / would have passed
C) doesn’t miss / won’t pass
D) has missed / will pass
E) will miss / doesn’t pass
12. This house ___ better if they ___ it, ___ the grass and flowers. e
A) will look / painted / cut / plant
B) would look / paint / cut / planted
C) looks / painted / cut / planted
D) looked / painted / cut / planted
E) would look / painted / cut / planted
12 points/___

TASK 3. VERB PATTERNS. Choose the correct answer (A-E). Write your answer in the ANSWER
column.

ANSWERS
1. He admitted ___ the car but denied ___ it by himself. b
A) stealing / doing
B) to steal / doing
C) stealing / to do
D) to steal / to do
E) stealing / to be done
2. Mother wants him ___ to the country during the summer. c
A) goes
B) go
C) to go
D) will go
E) went
3. This article is worth ___ . d
A) reading
B) read
C) to read
D) has read
E) will read
4. Miss Benson was looking forward to ___ the title role in the new play. a
A) play
B) playing
C) to be played
D) played
E) being played
5. It’s never too late ___ . e
A) being learned
B) not to learn
C) learned
D) learning
E) to learn
6. Tom wants to read a book but Susan makes him ___ something in the paper. c
A) to read

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B) reading
C) read
D) reads
E) to have read
7. Instead of ___ for Olga at home I decided ___ her in the street. b
A) to wait / to meet
B) waiting / to meet
C) waiting / meeting
D) to wait / to meet
E) wait / meeting
8. If you are lost in a snow storm it’s best ___ a hole and sit in it until it stops ___ . d
A) digging / snowing
B) dig / snowed
C) to dig / snowed
D) digging / snowed
E) to dig / snowing
8 points/___

TASK 4. THE PASSIVE. Put the verb in brackets in the correct passive form. Write your answer in the
ANSWER column.

ANSWERS
1. The Remembrance Day and the Veteran’s Day ___ (celebrate) on the 11th Is celebrated
of November every year.
2. I hope that the truth ___ (find) out very soon. Will be found
3. Everything ___ (do) before you came. Had been done
4. -Did the company test the equipment yesterday? Was tested
-Yes it _____(test).
5. The business letter ___ (just/write) Is just being written
6. By the time we came to the bookshop all books ___ (sell). Were being sold
7. Listen! The new film ___ (demonstrate) in all the big theatres of the city. Is being demonstrated
8. A few new schools ___ (build) in our city every year. Aren built
9. The people next door disappeared 6 months ago. They ___ (not/see) since Had not been seen
then.
10. We can’t get there in time. By the time we get there the papers _____ Were being destroyed
(destroy).
10 points/___