Word order
a) Kyle will tell you this story in the park tomorrow.
b) Kyle will tell you tomorrow this story in the park.
c) Kyle tomorrow will tell you this story in the park.
d) Kyle will tell you this story tomorrow in the park.
a) Kyle will tell you this story in the park tomorrow.
In standard English we normally use the object of place before the object of time: in the park tomorrowDo you know when ___ Antarctica was officially discovered?
a) -
b)the
c) an
d) a
a) -
The is not used before names of continents
I _____ (to live) here since childhood and I think I know everyone in our village.
a) live
b) am living
c) have lived
d) lived
Since shows us that the action started in the past and continues up to now.
Transfer this Active voice sentence into the Passive one:
Britain kept Napoleon on the island of Saint Helena.
Napoleon was kept on the island of Saint Helena by England.
_____ a doctor, I want to define the illnesses. Unfortunately I am an IT specialist and do not have medicine knowledge.
a) such
b) as
c) like
d) likely
c) like
"Like" means "similar to". It means that the speaker is not a doctor. 'As a doctor' means being a doctor.
Past Simple-Past Participle
to cast
a) casted-casting
b) casted-casten
c) cast-cast
d) casted-casted
c) cast-cast
The meeting is scheduled ___ Friday evening.
a) on
b) to
c) at
d) in
a) on
a) You easily can lose your friend's trust.
b) You can lose easily your friend's trust.
c) You can easily lose your friend's trust.
d) Easily you can lose your friend's trust.
c) You can easily lose your friend's trust.
It has been announced that ___ Pope is going to visit Warsaw.
a) an
b) -
c) a
d) the
d) the
We know that there is the only Pope in the world, so we use definite article 'the'
Kate was sleeping when her alarm clock ____ ( to go off).
a) goes off
b) went off
c) was going off
d) had went off
a) went off
In this case the first action was in progress when suddenly something interrupted it.
The novel 'The old man and the sea' ____ (to write) by Ernest Hemingway in 1951.
was written
Paula wants to lose 10 kilos. But she ____ no attempt to reach this aim.
a) makes
b) does
c) takes
d) gets
a) makes
We say 'to make an attempt'
to overthrow
a) overthrew-overthrew
b) overthrowed-overthrowed
c) overthrew-overthrown
d) overthrowed-overthrowen
c) overthrew-overthrown
Martin is looking for a job and a place to move in. He does not want to be overly dependent ___ his parents.
a) at
b) from
c) on
d) of
c) on
a) Trouble may I you for a napkin?
b) I may you trouble for a napkin?
c) May trouble I you for a napkin?
d) May I trouble you for a napkin?
d) May I trouble you for a napkin?
___ Times Square is very colorful in the evening.
a) _
b) the
c) an
d) a
a) _
Articles are not used before the names of squares.
If I am elected the Head of the Company, I _____ (to raise) wages.
a) raise
b) will raise
c) am raised
d) am going to raise
b) will raise
When we talk about promises we usually use the Future Simple tense.
The Congress signed the Declaration on July 4 in 1776.
The Declaration was signed by the Congress on July 4 in 1776.
Mila, could you ______ me a favor? Please, don't say those words about John anymore.
a) make
b) give
c) do
d) take
c) do
'to do a favor'
to backslide
a) backslided-backslided
b) backslided-backsliden
c) backsliden-backsliden
d) backslid-backslid
d) backslid-backslid
It is always uneasy to find an interesting book ___ hundreds of others in the bookstore.
a) among
b) with
c) with
d) off
a) among
a) I would tell him everything, were in your shoes I.
b) I were in your shoes, I would tell him everything.
c) Were I in your shoes, I would tell him everything.d) I would tell him everything, I were in your shoes.
c) Were I in your shoes, I would tell him everything.
When we invert the conditional sentence and omit 'if' we place 'should, were, had' in the first place.
There are ___ eleven players in a football team.
a) -
b) the
c) an
d) a
a) -
Benjamin _____ (to watch) a movie before Alison _____ (to come) in.
a) was watching/came
b) had been watching/came
c) had been watching /was coming
d) watched/cameb) had been watching/came
The first action started before the second one.
It is known that pirates kidnapped Julius Caesar on the way across the Aegean Sea.
It is known that Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates on the way across the Aegean Sea.
The company ____ an interesting offer to us.
a) did
b) made
c) took
d) gave
b) made
'to make an offer'
to seek
a) seeked-soken
b) saught-saught
c) seeked-sekedd) sought-sought
d) sought-sought
His fear ___ flying is always a problem.
a) of
b) for
c) to
d) at
a) of
'fear of'
a) They took a kitten small black home.
b) They took a small black kitten home.
c) They took a black small kitten home.
d) Home they took home a black small kitten.
b) They took a small black kitten home.
Adjective order: opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material.
___ French make many delicious sorts of cheese.
a) the
b) _
c) a
d) an
a) the
We use the definite article to refer to a whole group of people.
My brother _______ (to look for) a job for 2 months before they ____ (to employ) him.
a) had looked for/employed
b) was looking for/had employed
c) looked for / employed
d) had been looking for/employed
d) had been looking for/employed
The discovery of Pluto took place in 1930.
Pluto was discovered in 1930.
Honey, you are ill. _____ a medicine, please.
a) have
b) get
c) take
d) give
c) take
'to take a medicine'
to fling
a) flang-flang
b) flung-flung
c) flong-flung
d) flinged-flinged
b) flung-flung
Her husband was accused ____ cheating with a 26-year-old model.
a) at
b) of
c) with
d) for
b) of
'accused of'
b) So beautiful was the weather that we decided to have a rest in the park.
c) So beautiful the weather was that we decided to have a rest in the park.
d) So beautiful was the weather that we did we decide to have a rest in the park.
b) So beautiful was the weather that we decided to have a rest in the park.
When we invert the sentence with 'so+adjective...that' we invert the first part of the sentence.
The US has an air base in ___ Indian ocean.
a) the
b) -
c) a
d) an
a) the
"the" is used before names of oceans.
This time next month Elizabeth ____ (still/to work) in Spain.
a) will still have worked
b) will still work
c) still works
d) will still be working
d) will still be working
We use the Future Continuous to talk about unfinished actions which will be in progress in the future.
They reported that Mr. Jacobson was playing football at that time.
Mr. Jacobson was reported to be playing football at that time.
The politician ____ a final speech of his career.
a) took
b) made
c) did
d) gave
b) made
'to make a speech'
to bind
a) binded-binded
b) bound-bound
c) binded-bound
d) bounded-bounded
b) bound-bound
The club succeeded ___ winning the championship.
a) on
b) at
c) in
d) for
c) in
'succeed in'