Test 1

           

Choose the right answer: 

I'm going to meet... professor James.

an;  b) the;  c) a;  d) –

The little boy feared lest he ... punished by his mother. 

would be; b) should be;  c) could be;  d) were

Our advice was for them ... until the morning came. 

wait;  b) to wait;  c) should wait;  d) waited

May I suggest that you ... your mind? 

make up;  b) would make up; c) made up;  d) shall make up

Her only wish was that her children ... there for some more time.
 a] would be       b] could be      
 c] being              d] should be

I'd rather you ... mention it to my parents.

haven't;  b) will not; c) didn't;  d) don't

If only you ... me earlier! 

a) have told;  b) told;  c) had told;  d) would tell

Even if they ... ready, nothing would have changed.

a) were;  b) would be;  c) are;  d) had been

I wish you ... leaving! 

a) aren't;  b) weren't;  c) wasn't;  d) wouldn't be.

I wish I ... better for the exams! 

a) study;  b) had studied;  c) would study;  d) have studied

... he to agree to our proposal, we could go on with the project.

a) Was;  b) Is;  c) Were; d) Would

In this forest there are many .... 

a) wolves; b) wolfves;  c) wolfes

It is only fair that you ... the truth.

a) knew;  b) may know;  c) would know;  d) should know

Why ... the bus now? 

a) don't get on;  b) not get on;  c) not to get on;  d) not getting on

All the ... were covered with snow. 
a) roofvs;  b) roves;  c) roofs; d) roofes

Modal Verbs, Test 1

    

TEST  ON  MODALS

1. It`s important for me to work on Saturdays.

1. I must work on Saturdays.
2. I need to work on Saturdays.
3. I have to work on Saturdays.
4. I should work on Saturdays.

2. It`s advisable that I work on Saturdays.

a. I must work on Saturdays.

b. I should work on Saturdays.

c. I need to work on Saturdays.

d. I have to work on Saturdays.

3. It`s absolutely necessary that I work on Saturdays.

a. I should work on Saturdays.

b. I must work on Saturdays.

c. I need to work on Saturdays.

d. I have to work on Saturdays.

4. It`s not necessary that I work on Saturdays.

   a.I shouldn`t work on Saturdays.

b. I mustn`t work on Saturdays.

c.I needn`t  to work on Saturdays.

   d. I don`t have to work on Saturdays.

5. It`s important for me to pass that exam.
1. I need to pass that exam.
2. I have to pass that exam.
3. I should pass that exam.
4. I might pass that exam.

6. It`s forbidden to smoke in here.
1. You shouldn`t smoke in here.
2. You ought not smoke in here.
3. You don`t have to smoke in here.
4. You mustn`t smoke in here.

7. It`s possible that he arrives tomorrow.
1. He must arrive tomorrow.
2. He has to arrive tomorrow.
3. He would arrive tomorrow.
4. He might arrive tomorrow.

8. It`s not necessary that I go there.
1. I mustn`t go there. b. I don`t have to go there.
2. I shouldn`t go there.  c. I couldn`t go there.

9. She is obliged to do that.
1. She must do that.
2. She has to do that.
3. She should do that.
4. She could do that.

10. I was unable to swim when I was young.
1. I didn`t use to swim when I was young.
2. I  didn`t have to swim when I was young.
3. I couldn`t swim when I was young.
4. I shouldn`t have swum when I was young.

11. She expects that you be there at 7 pm.
1. You should be there at 7 pm.
2. You must be there at 7 pm.
3. You have to be there  at 7 pm.
4. You could be there at 7 pm.

12. There`s necessary to have a permit to enter the national park.
1. You should have a permit to enter the national park.
2. You must have a permit to enter the national park.
3. You ought to have a permit to enter the national park.
4.  You could have a permit to enter the national park.

13. I used to swim in that lake when I was young.
1. I could swim in that lake when I was young.
2. I should have swum in that lake when I was young.
3. I would swim in that lake when I was young.
4. I must have swum in that lake when I was young.

14. I suppose she is in California before 9:30.
1. She might be in California before 9:30.
2. She must be in California before 9:30.
3. She can be in California before 9:30.
4. She should be in California before 9:30.

15. He surely is our landlord; I would recognize him anywhere.
1. He should be our landlord.
2. He might be our landlord.
3. He may be our landlord.
4. He must be our landlord.

   16. He says she may go.

1. He says she is able to go.
2. He says she is allowed to go.
3. He says she can go.
4. He says she might go.

17.Which of the following is most polite and which is most formal?

a. Can I have some water, please?

b. Could I have some water, please?

c. Might I have some water, please?

d. May I have some water, please?

18. Which is correct?

a. I`d rather you go accompanied than alone.

b. I`d rather you would go accompanied than alone.

c. I`d rather you will go accompanied than alone.

d. I`d rather you went accompanied than alone.

19. Nu se poate sa fi facut o asememnea greseala.

a. He mustn`t have made such a mistake.

b. He can`t have made such a mistake.

c. He shouldn`t have made such a mistake.

d. He wouldn`t have made such a mistake.

20. Nu se poate/ Este imposibil sa faca o asemenea greseala.

a. He may not make such a mistake.

b. He can`t make such a mistake.

c. He shouldn`t make such a mistake.

d. He must not make such a mistake.

21. Cred ca probabil am fost putin cam dur cu ea cand a intarziat o ora.

a. I guess I may have been a bit hard on her when she came home an hour late.

b. I guess I can have been a bit hard on her when she came home an hour late.

c. I guess I must have been a bit hard on her when she came home an hour late.

d. I guess I should have been a bit hard on her when she came home an hour late.

22. N-ar fi trebuit sa cumperi bilete pentru spectacol. Le-am cumparat eu deja.

a. You shouldn`t have bought the tickets for the show. I have already bought the.

b. You mustn`t have bought the tickets for the show. I have already bought them.

c. You needn`t have bought the tickets for the show. I have already bought them.

d. You wouldn`t have bought the tickets for the show. I have already bought them.

Test 7

    

Choose the correct answer

1. You should ----- swimming.

a. start up           
b. get off             
c. take off     
d. take up

2. I'm fed up ----------- this exercise.
with doing              

to do         
to doing                
for doing

3. She has been ------- of murdering her husband.

charged          
accused                 
blamed       
arrested

4. You ----- the cleaning. I would have done it tonight.

didn`t need to do     
needn`t have done            
didn`t need to make    
shouldn`t have made

5. They have put speed bumps on the road to ----- accidents.

forbid            
prevent             
avoid       
prohibit

 6. We would never have had the accident if you ------ so fast.

wouldn't been driving        
hadn't been driving         
had driven                   
wouldn't drive

7. -------------------- the better team, we lost the match.

Despite of                  
Despite            
Despite being                 
Although

8. You ---- see a doctor.

should better            
would rather                
had better              
would prefer

9. The tree ----- by lightning.

was being strick          
was being struck        
was struck             
was stricken

10. Please do not read -----------. You're disturbing everyone else in the library. 

allowed                                
aloud                         
aloudly                    
allowedly

11. Small amounts of baby formula and breast milk are --------------- in the aircraft cabin if a baby or small child is traveling.
allowed                                
aloud                         
aloudly                    
allowedly

12. You ----------work  tomorrow. It`s Saturday.

must                  
don`t must              
don`t have to                
mustn`t

13. Active Voice:The farmer is growing vegetables.

      Choose the correct Passive Voice sentence below:

Vegetables are growing by  farmer                 
Vegetables are being grown by the farmer                
Vegetables are grown by the farmer               
Vegetables were being grown by the farmer

Test 14

                   

                                         TESTING ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct sentence:

I don`t mind to help you.                           

I don`t mind helping you.

She has many toys, hasn`t she?                   

She has many toys, doesn`t she?

I have to do some essays today, don`t I?     

I have to do some essays today, haven`t I?

It`s high time you do it.                               

It`s high time you did it.

How many information have you got?        

How much information have you got?

A lot of phenomenons happened here.         

A lot of phenomena happened here.

We can`t risk going there.                           

We can`t risk to go there.

She got home at 4 a.m. in the morning. The party mustn`t have been really good.

She got home at 4 a.m. in the morning. The party must have been really good.

She`d rather go home than stay here, hadn`t she?

She`d rather go home than stay here, wouldn`t she?

I would prefer to go home now.                      

I would prefer going home now.

He`d better see a doctor, wouldn`t he?            

He`d better see a doctor, hadn`t he?

If I`ll have time, I will go to the movie.           

If I have time, I will go to the movie.

Had you been here yesterday, I could help you.

Had you been here yesterday, I could have helped you.

Unless you go home now, you`ll be punished.

Unless you don`t go home now, you`ll be punished.

He needn`t go out, need he?                       

He needn`t go out, does he?

She can barely speak, can`t she?                 

She can barely speak, can she?

Somebody has to help him, don`t they?     

Somebody has to help him, haven`t they?

Bad news don`t make people happy.          

Bad news doesn`t make people happy.

  

All their money is in the bank.                   

All their money are in the bank.

That information was very good.               

Those information were very good.

She is always making noise at night.           

She always makes noise at night.

Do you know where is the station?              

Do you know where the station is?

It was worth to do it.                                    

It was worth doing it.

She was trying to cook something when he entered the kitchen.

She tried to cook something when he entered the kitchen.

Mary is the tallest of the two girls.                  

Mary is the taller of the two girls.

He warned me to not touch that wire.             

He warned me not to touch that wire.

He gripped his brother`s arm lest he should fall.

He gripped his brother`s arm lest he shouldn`t fall.

This is the first time I have done all the shopping.

This is the first time I did all the shopping.

I lay in bed for a while.                     

I laid in bed for a while.

I made all the necessary arrangements.         

I did all the necessary arrangements.

Justice has been made.                      

Justice has been done.

The President Trump was elected some time ago.

President Trump was elected some time ago.

How long have you been lieying to them?

How long have you been lying to them?

She has quitted smoking many times.               

She has quit smoking many times.

That man has dived for an hour.

That man has diven for an hour.

She has threw all the garbage this morning. 

She has thrown all the garbage this morning.

I laid on the sofa all day yesterday.                 

I lay on the sofa all day yesterday.

She wishes she knew the answer yesterday.

She wishes she had known the answer yesterday.

If only they were here with me now, but they are not.

If only they had been here with me now, but they are not.

She would like to go to the seaside.       

She would like going to the seaside.

Lucy is the most beautiful girl of the two.

Lucy is the more beautiful girl of the two.

It is the first time  did my homework.

It is the first time I have done my homework.

The reception was a success. The organizers did a good job.

The reception was a success. The organizers made a good job.

If only I hadn`t made that blunder at the party last night.

If only I didn`t make that blunder at the party last night.

What will happen if I will push this button?

What will happen if I push this button?

You keep interrupting me. I wish you didn`t do that. / I wish you wouldn`t do that.

Verb Tenses, Test 13

   

Choose the correct answer:

1. The major said that it ……………… him great pleasure to be there that evening.

a) gives                 

b) gave                        

c) was giving

2. He said that he ……………… go as soon as it was possible.

a) will                             

b) would                             

c) can

3. The teacher often tells me that if I ……………… hard I will fail.

a) didn’t work                       

b) don’t work                     

c) hadn’t worked

4. The lecturer said Amy was just and ……………. the respect of all races and classes.

a) won                             

b) had won                    

c) has won

5. He replied that he ………………. to reward his soldiers and that he kept his word.

a)  promised                       

b) had promised                     

c) would promise

6. The lion told the mouse that he was very weak and that his teeth ………………… out.

a) fell                     

b) have fallen                             

c) had fallen

7. The magistrate asked the accused what ……………… with his hand in the gentleman’s pocket.

a) was he doing                 

b) he was doing                        

c) had he done

8. The stranger asked Alice where she ……………..

a) was living                    

b) lives                            

c) lived

9. The king asked the philosopher whom he …………….. the happiest man alive.

a) consider                              

b) considered                   

c) was considering

10. He asked me whether I ……………….. him.

a) would accompany                      

b) will accompany                

c) have accompanied

11. The wind ………………. furiously. (blew / blown)

12. He ……………… to his mother every week. (writes / wrote)

13. My patience …………….. out at last. (wear / wore)

14. In a fit of rage, she ……………… up the letter. (tore / torn)

15. We couldn’t have ………………. a better day for organizing the party. (chose / chosen)

16. The old man was ……………… by a mad dog. (bit / bitten)

17. We ……………….. across the sea. (swam / swum)

18. A portrait of the founder of the company ……………. on the wall. (hung / hanged)

19. She neatly ……………… her books on the table. (lays / lies)

20. The seeds of dissension had already been ……………… (sowed / sown)

Verb *Wish*, Exercise 1

     

Choose the correct answer: 

1. She failed most of her exams, and now she wishes she __________ harder.

a. works                        b. worked                   

c. would work               d. had worked

2. I had to get the bus to work every day. I wish I __________ a car.

a. have got                     b. had                       

c. would have                 d. had had

3. The weather's terrible today. I wish it __________ a bit warmer.

a. is                             b. was                

c. would be                 d. had been

4. It really annoys me that you never do anything around the house! I wish you __________ from time to time.

a. wash up                      b. washed up               

c. would wash up           d. had washed up

5. I missed my English class yesterday because I went to the doctor's. I wish I __________ it.

a. don't miss                   b. didn't miss           

c. wouldn't miss             d. hadn't missed

6. The last bus always seems to leave early. I wish the driver __________ until the right time before leaving.

a. waits                      b. waited                   

c. would wait             d. had waited

7. My sister will have to cancel her party next week. She wishes she __________ cancel it, but she's broken her leg.

a. doesn't have to     b. won't have to      

c. didn't have to        d. wouldn't have to

8. We went to a new restaurant for lunch and I've been feeling sick all afternoon. I wish we __________ there.

a. go                             b. didn't go              

c. wouldn't go              d. hadn't gone

9. The two brothers are always fighting. Their mother wishes they __________.

a. don't                    b. won't               

c. wouldn't              d. hadn`t

10. I gave that man in the pub my phone number. I wish I __________.

a. won't                   b. didn't have                     

c. wouldn't              d. hadn't

11. My flat is cold. I wish _________

a. it wasn't                 b. weren`t          

c. wouldn`t be           d.  couldn`t be

12. You smoke. I wish ________

a. you wouldn't smoke          

b. didn`t smoke        

c. hasn`t smoked        

d. hadn`t smoked      

       

13. She told him! I wish______________.

a.  she hadn't told him            

b. she didn`t tell him           

c. haven`t told him           

d. hasn`t told him

14. You were too slow getting ready to go out. I wish you ____ so slow getting ready.

a. haven`t been                b. hadn`t been             c. wouldn`t be                  d. won`t be

15. Now we've missed the train. I wish we _______ the train.

a. haven`t missed                  

b. won`t miss                 

c. hadn`t missed      

d. couldn`t miss

16. I promised our friends we'd arrive on time. I wish I _________ we'd arrive on time, because now they'll be waiting for us.

a. wouldn`t promise            

b. hadn`t promise               

c. didn`t promised       

d. hadn`t promised

17. I wish you ___________phone me so early in the morning.

a. wouldn`t                        b. won`t       

c. didn`t                             d. couldn`t

18. I wish you _____ wait until later, because I don`t have the time to finish my report.

a. didn`t wait                    b. wait                  

c. would wait                     d. had waited

19. I wish you _________ me when you're going to be late. It`s disturbing.

a. told                b. would tell                 

c. have told       d. were

20. I haven't got any money. I wish I _____some money.

a. were             b. had been                     

c. had               d. would had

21. I don't earn much money. I wish I _______ some more money.

a. earn                       b. had earned                       c. had earn                d. Earned

22. We're all living in a small flat.

a. I wish we weren't living in a small flat.

b. I wish we were living in a small flat.

c. I wish we lived in a bigger flat.

23. Those children are really noisy

a. I wish they were quieter

b. I wish they would be quiet

c. If only they had been quiet

24. It's very hot.

a. I wish it were cooler       

b. I wish it would rain tomorrow           

c. If only it had rained

25. I wish I  ------     the answer, but I don't.

know      knew    had known      would know