Grammar Test

1.   John ..........me to lend him money! It's so annoying.

2.  It …….. when I got up this morning, so I stayed at home.

3.  I apologise for the mess. I ……. time to clear up after lunch yet.

4.  Where do you think …… in twenty years’ time?

5.  He stopped ……. years ago.

6.  She knew a little Spanish so she ……… to explain her problem to the police in Madrid.

7.  Sam, ……… wife works with me, is going to the US on business.

8.  Mr Thompson’s wallet ……… while he was travelling on the Underground yesterday.

9.  I ……… a new car this year if I were you.

10.  He ……… tea with milk during his stay in the UK three years ago.

Complete the second sentence so that the  meaning remains the  same as the first.
11. They made a mistake when they added up the total.
A mistake …….. when they added up the total.

12. She was angry and put down the telephone receiver before he had finished speaking.
She was angry and …….. up before he had finished speaking.

13. Thieves used force to enter the house while they were away.
Thieves …….. into the house while they were away.

14. “Where are you going to stay when you go to London?” Tom asked her.
Tom asked her where …….. to London.

15.  “OK. I’ll do it for you,” Sheila told him.

Sheila agreed …….. for him.

Complete the conversations with the words in the box. Be careful; there are 5 extra words.

ankle  - order  - form  - hair  - reclaim  - favour  - cloud  - bright
temper  - hair  - weather  - good  - eyes  - firm  - working


Woman: Oh no! The lift’s out of  21.…………….. again!
Man: don’t lose your  22.…………... You’re always saying you don’t get enough exercise.
Look on the  23.……….. side - going up and down the stairs between offices will be
24.………………………….. for you.
Woman: Yes, I know it will, but I’m up to my  25………….. in work and I haven’t got time to waste. This week is getting worse and worse.
Man: Why do you say that?
Woman: Well, I got back from a business trip to Milan last Tuesday. When I went to baggage 26.…………………….., my suitcase wasn’t there!
Man: What did you do?
Woman: Well, I filled in a long  27.……………... They said my case had probably been left in Brussels when I had to change planes. They told me they would do their best to get it to me by the end of the week. I hope they find it; I had my best suit and my notes in it.
I think I caught a cold in Milan too. I’ve been feeling under the 28.……….. since I got back.
Man: You should stay at home if you’re unwell. look, could you do me a 29…................? If you’re going up to the second floor, could you give this file to Jim? I went for a walk in the country a couple of days ago and I fell and twisted my 30.…………... It’s getting better, but going up and down stairs won’t do it any good.