Grammar and Usage Test Level: Beginners | Total Marks: 50
Section 1: The Verb ‘To Be’ & Personal Pronouns (Units 1 & 2) Complete the sentences with am, is, or are.
- Hello, I _______ Ricardo.
- She _______ from Mexico.
- We _______ not from Spain; we are from Brazil.
- _______ you a teacher? No, I’m not.
- They _______ my parents.
Section 2: Possessive Adjectives (Units 1 & 2) Circle the correct word.
6. I’m John. (My / Your) surname is Davidson.
7. She is married. (His / Her) husband is a doctor.
8. We are brothers. (Our / Your) parents live in London.
9. He is a teacher. (His / Her) name is Mr. Smith.
10. Is this (you / your) bag?
Section 3: Prepositions of Place (Unit 5) Look at the context and choose the correct preposition: in, on, under, next to, or opposite. 11. The books are _______ the bookcase. (inside it)
12. The coffee table is _______ the sofa. (in front of it)
13. The bank is _______ the post office. (across the street)
14. Put your bag _______ the desk. (on top of it)
15. The hamster is _______ the chair. (below it)
Section 4: Present Simple – Daily Routines (Units 6 & 7) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. 16. I usually (drive / drives) to work.
17. She (finish / finishes) work at 5:00.
18. He (don’t / doesn’t) like football.
19. We (play / plays) tennis on Saturdays.
20. (Do / Does) you cook dinner every night?
Section 5: Adverbs of Frequency (Unit 7) Rewrite the sentence putting the adverb in parentheses in the correct place.
21. I go to the gym on Mondays. (usually)
22. She is late for work. (never)
23. We eat out on Fridays. (often)
24. He cooks dinner. (sometimes)
25. They are happy. (always)
Section 6: ‘Have Got’ vs. ‘To Be’ for Description (Unit 4) Choose is/are or has got/have got.
26. She _______ long fair hair.
27. He _______ tall and slim.
28. They _______ blue eyes.
29. Fiona _______ shy.
30. I _______ a new grey suit.
Section 7: Countable/Uncountable & Quantifiers (Unit 9) Circle the correct option.
31. Would you like (some / a) water?
32. We haven’t got (some / any) milk.
33. (How much / How many) eggs do we need?
34. There are (some / any) carrots in the fridge.
35. (How much / How many) money have you got?
Section 8: Present Progressive (Unit 10 & 11) Complete the sentences using the verb in brackets in the Present Progressive.
36. Look! It ___________ (rain) outside.
37. I ___________ (wear) my new coat today.
38. What ___________ you ___________ (do) right now?
39. She ___________ (not / sleep); she is reading.
40. They ___________ (wait) for the bus.
Section 9: Past Simple (Units 13 & 14) Complete the dialogue with the Past Simple form of the verbs.
41. A: Where _______ (be) you yesterday? B: I was at the beach.
42. A: Did you buy the computer? B: No, I _______ (not / buy) it. It was too expensive.
43. A: What did you do last night? B: We _______ (watch) a film on TV.
44. A: When _______ (do) they arrive? B: They arrived at 10 o’clock.
45. She _______ (go) to Paris last year.
Section 10: Modals & Functions (Units 12 & 15) Match the sentence start to the correct ending.
46. I can…
47. You should…
48. Would you like…
49. How about…
50. Can I…
A. …going to the cinema?
B. …take a message?
C. …speak three languages.
D. …some coffee?
E. …go to the dentist if you have a toothache.
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Answer Key
Section 1
- am
- is
- are
- Are
- are
Section 2 6. My 7. Her 8. Our 9. His 10. your
Section 3 11. in 12. in front of 13. opposite 14. on 15. under
Section 4 16. drive 17. finishes 18. doesn’t 19. play 20. Do
Section 5 21. I usually go to the gym on Mondays. 22. She is never late for work. 23. We often eat out on Fridays. 24. He sometimes cooks dinner. 25. They are always happy.
Section 6 26. has got 27. is 28. have got 29. is 30. have got
Section 7 31. some 32. any 33. How many 34. some 35. How much
Section 8 36. is raining 37. am wearing 38. are / doing 39. is not sleeping / isn’t sleeping 40. are waiting
Section 9 41. were 42. didn’t buy 43. watched 44. did 45. went
Section 10 46. C 47. E 48. D 49. A 50. B