Grammar 1
Choose the correct sentence: I ___ to London three times.
A. have been
B. have gone
C. went
Answer: A
A. have been
How long ___ you ___ (study) German?
A. have you studied
B. have you been studying
C. did you study
Answer: B
B. have you been studying
Which is correct?
A. red small shirt
B. small red shirt
C. shirt small red
Answer: B
B. small red shirt
small = size, red = color. Correct order: size → color.
Which is correct?
A. large white house
B. white large house
C. house large white
Answer: A
A. large white house
large = size, white = color. Order: size → color.
The T-shirt has no pattern — it is very simple and one colour. The T-shirt is ______.
A. striped
B. plain
C. dotted
Answer: B (plain)
Plain = single-color, no pattern.
Choose the correct recent-action sentence: She ___ (just / finish) her homework.
A. has just finished
B. has been just finishing
C. just finished
Answer: A
A. has just finished
Which is best for repeated visits this year? They ___ (visit) us many times this year.
A. have been visiting
B. have visited
C. visited
Answer: B
B. have visited
Which is correct?
A. old wooden table
B. wooden old table
C. table old wooden
Answer: A
A. old wooden table
old = age, wooden = material. Order: age → material
Which is correct?
A. old Italian painting
B. beautiful old Italian painting
C. Italian beautiful old painting
Answer: B
B. beautiful old Italian painting
beautiful = opinion, old = age, Italian = origin. Order: opinion → age → origin.
The dress has small round spots all over it. The dress is ______.
A. plaid
B. dotted
C. hooded
Answer: B (dotted)
dotted = covered in small dots / spots.
Choose the best for duration: They ___ (learn) English for five years.
A. have learned
B. have been learning
C. learned
Answer: B
B. have been learning
Choose the correct continuous statement: He ___ (work) here since 2010.
A. has worked
B. has been working
C. works
Answer: B
B. has been working
Which is correct?
A. blue long new dress
B. new long blue dress
C. long blue new dress
Answer: B
B. new long blue dress
new = age, long = size/shape, blue = color. Order: age → size/shape → color
Which is correct?
A. small red leather wallet
B. red small leather wallet
C. leather small red wallet
Answer: A
A. small red leather wallet
small = size, red = color, leather = material. Order: size → color → material.
The jacket has lines that go across it horizontally. The jacket is ______.
A. striped
B. sleeveless
C. tight
Answer: A (striped)
striped = pattern of parallel lines.
Which explains why someone is wet now? Why are you wet? You ___ (run).
A. have been running
B. have run
C. ran
Answer: A
A. have you been running
Choose the best for completed count this month: She ___ (read) three books this month.
A. has been reading
B. has read
C. read
Answer: B
B. has read
Which is correct?
A. leather German travel bag
B. German leather travel bag
C. travel German leather bag
Answer: B
B. German leather travel bag
German = origin, leather = material, travel = purpose. Order: origin → material → purpose.
Which is correct?
A. lovely long scarf
B. long black silk scarf
C. lovely black silk scarf
Answer: C
C. lovely black silk scarf
lovely = opinion, black = color, silk = material. (opinion → color → material)
The shirt fits close to the body and is not loose. The shirt is ______.
A. loose
B. tight
C. hooded
Answer: B (tight)
tight = fits closely; loose = roomy.
Choose the best negative for recent continuous problems: He ___ (not / sleep) well recently.
A. hasn't slept
B. hasn't been sleeping
C. didn't sleep
Answer: B
B. hasn't been sleeping
Which sentence shows long activity with current result? We ___ (repair) the car all morning; it's still not ready.
A. have repaired
B. have been repairing
C. repaired
Answer: B
B. have been repairing
Which is correct?
A. small modern desk
B. modern square black desk
C. small square plastic desk
Answer: C
C. small square plastic desk
small = size → square = shape → plastic = material.
Which is correct?
A. black elegant silk dress
B. elegant black silk dress
C. silk elegant black dress
Answer: B
B. elegant black silk dress
elegant = opinion black = color silk = material (Opinion → color → material)
The coat is made from blue denim fabric, like jeans. The coat is ______.
A. cotton
B. denim
C. woolen
Answer: B (denim)
denim = a sturdy cotton fabric used for jeans/ jackets.