English Testing

English Test

Name | ________________________________ Date | _____________

Circle the correct answer. | Maximum time allowed is 30 minutes

1. I ___________ a teacher.

   1. is

   2. am

   3. are

2. John ________ car is red.

   1. es

   2. 's

   3. is

   4. has

3. There ________ three eggs in the fridge.

   1. is

   2. have

   3. are

   4. had

4. Are there ________ potatoes in the cupboard?

   1. any

   2. is

   3. was

   4. none

5. What ________ John like to do every weekend?

   1. did

   2. is

   3. does

   4. do

6. How often do they ________ to the cinema?

   1. go

   2. goes

   3. went

   4. have

7. He ________ to bed very late on Saturdays.

   1. went

   2. go

   3. goes

   4. goed

8. I ________ speak English very well.

   1. can

   2. does

   3. want

   4. am

9. What ________ your mother doing now?

   1. does

   2. did

   3. do

   4. is

10. Yesterday, my mother ________ me up at 6am.

    1. wake

    2. woke

    3. stood

    4. get

11. ________ you see Karen last week?

    1. Do

    2. Did

    3. Was

    4. Have

12. Waiter! I ________ like a cold beer, please.

    1. should

    2. would

    3. could

    4. might

13. That five star hotel is ________ expensive than the three star one.

    1. minus

    2. plus

    3. more

    4. little

14. Mount Everest is taller ________ Mont Blanc.

    1. as

    2. than

    3. from

    4. to

15. How long ________ you worked in this office?

    1. had

    2. have

    3. do

    4. did

16. I ________ ________ to Russia twice in my life.

    1. been have

    2. have been

    3. was been

    4. had been

17. Julie has been a teacher ________ three years.

    1. to

    2. since

    3. for

    4. from

18. Obama has been president ________ January 2009.

    1. to

    2. since

    3. for

    4. from

19. Last night, Jeff arrived while I ________ ________ television.

    1. is watching

    2. did watch

    3. was watching

    4. watched a

20. If he ________ while I am out, tell him to telephone back. (call)

    1. called

    2. calls

    3. calling

    4. call

21. "The telephone is ringing." "OK, I ________ ________ it!"

    1. will get

    2. should go

    3. go to

    4. will throw

22. If I ________ the lottery, I would buy a new boat.

    1. won

    2. win

    3. have

    4. did

23. What ________ you do if you saw a ghost?

    1. could

    2. should

    3. would

    4. do

24. You ________ go to the doctor's if your back is hurting.

    1. should

    2. want

    3. are

    4. must

25. Before the telephone and e-mail, people ________ ________ write letters more.

    1. used to

    2. liked to

    3. wanted to

    4. did not

26. Rich people _______ _______ _______ work as much as the rest of us.

    1. did have to

    2. don't have to

    3. might not have

    4. should not have

27. When I arrived at the station, the train ________ already left 5 minutes before.

    1. had

    2. has

    3. did

    4. went

28. The language Spanish ________ ________ in Argentina.

    1. is speak

    2. is spoke

    3. is spoken

    4. has been

29. My car ________ ________ ________ . Call the police!!!!

    1. has been stole

    2. has been steal

    3. has been stoled

    4. has been stolen

30. If he ________ _________so much, he would have failed the exam.

    1. hadn't study

    2. had study

    3. hadn't studied

    4. had studied

31. If ________ I were taller!

    1. was

    2. is

    3. only

32. By next year, I ________ ________ _______ _______ at this company for 20 years.

    1. will have been working

    2. will had been working

    3. will have been worked

    4. am have been working

33. At this time tomorrow, I ________ ________ ________ on a beach in Spain!! I can't wait.

    1. will been lying

    2. will be lying

    3. want be lying

    4. would be lying

34. We don't have a lot of money but we manage to get ________ . (phrasal verb!).

    1. to

    2. some

    3. any

    4. by

35. Richard hates working in the house so we are ________ the walls painted by a friend of his.

    1. have

    2. having

    3. had

    4. get