1st WRITTEN GRAMMAR TEST

NAME AND SURNAME: ___________________________________

CLASS: ____________
DATE: _____________
POINTS: ______/42
MARK: ________

Group A

1. For each sentence write a question and negative. Next to each sentence write the name
of the tense.
a) He understands you very well. ________________________

b) I went to school yesterday. __________________________

c) Sue has written her homework. _______________________

d) We are watching TV right now. ________________________

e) He was working long yesterday. _______________________

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2. Read the sentences. Is the verb in bold an auxiliary verb (A) or full verb (B)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Have you ever been to China? _______

We had a lovely meal at Angie's. _______
Did anyone phone last night? ________
We did the washing up before we went to bed. _______
She has coffee for breakfast every morning. ________
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3. Complete the sentences using the correct auxiliary verb. Some are positive, some are
negative.
a) What ____________ you doing when the phone rang?
b) I'm sorry. I can't drive you to the station because ny car ________ being repaired.
c) In France they say bon apetit. In Britain people _________ usually say anything before they
start a meal.
d) What time ________ you get up this morning?
e) _________ Janet ever been abroad? No, it was her first time.
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4. Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

a) Phil/the/is/why/Computer Helpline/ringing?

b) work/for/Phil/does/company/which?

c) doing/when/computer/he/his/was/what/stopped?

d) Phil/why/remember/message/can't/the?

e) switched/computer/he/has/his/off?

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5. Complete each sentence with a noun made from the verb given.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

There are over one million _____________________ in this city. INHABIT

George often suffers from _____________________ in the school holidays. BORE
This is the tallest ____________________ in the whole of the country. BUILD
Some student's can't find suitable _____________________. ACCOMMODATE
I was upset by Carol's __________________ to help me. REFUSE
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6. Match the words in A with a grammar term in B.

A
a) write, want
b) she, him, me
c) car, tree, house
d) slowly, always
f) nice, pretty
g) on, at, under
h) because, when
a

B
1. noun (n)
2. adverb (adv)
3. verb (v)
4. conjunction (con)
5. pronoun (pron)
6. adjective (adj)
7. preposition (prep)
c

g
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1st WRITTEN GRAMMAR TEST

NAME AND SURNAME: ____________________________________
CLASS: ____________
DATE: _____________
POINTS: ___________/42
MARK: ___________

GROUP B

1. For each sentence write a question and negative. Next to each sentence write the name
of the tense.
a) He goes to work every day. _________________________

b) We made a cake yeseterday. ________________________

c) I have already read this book. ________________________

d) He is having a shower right now. ______________________

e) I was waiting for Sue at the station. _____________________

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2. Read the sentences. Is the verb in bold an auxiliary verb (A) or full verb (B)?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

We weren't using your car, honestly! ____________

Where were Andy and Lou at lunchtime? _________
Philippa never does her homework. _________
What have you done to my pen? ___________
Why are you looking so sad? _____________
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3. Complete the sentences using the correct auxiliary verb. Some are positive, some are
negative.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

____________ you ever read Ernest Hemingway?

How long __________ she been studying English?
___________ you go to work yesterday?
I __________ watch the movie last night. Was it good?
What ____________ she studying last year?
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4. Put the verbs in the right order to make questions.

a) parents/where/were/your/born?

b) moment/what/you/at/are/wearing/the?

c) play/any/the/at/sports/weekend/you/do?

d) up/time/morning/what/did/get/this/you?

e) person/famous/ever/a/have/met/you?

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5. Complete each sentence with a noun made from the verb given.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

It took Richard years to become a successful _________________. ACT

Every _______________ in this company has received a pay rise. EMPLOY
You need a lot of _______________ to write a good story. IMAGINE
Don't forget to turn off the ______________ before you leave. COOK
I saw an interesting _______________ in the local paper. ADVERTISE
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7. Match the words in A with a grammar term in B.

A
a) write, want
b) she, him, me
c) car, tree, house
d) slowly, always
f) nice, pretty
g) on, at, under
h) because, when
a

B
1. noun (n)
2. adverb (adv)
3. verb (v)
4. conjunction (con)
5. pronoun (pron)
6. adjective (adj)
7. preposition (prep)
c

g
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