The Ultimate Grammar Showdown

Present Simple Present Continuous

100

Correct the sentence

She is playing tennis every Saturday

She plays tennis every Saturday

200

Choose the correct form:

I can't talk now. I ______ (study)

I am studying

300

Explain the difference in meaning:

She works in Madrid.

She is working in Madrid

Permanent job vs Temporary situation

400

Complete with correct tense:

More and more people ____ (work) from home these days.

are working 

(changing trend)

500

Choose the correct answer and explain:

This soup ___ amazing!
a) tastes
b) is tasting

tastes (stative verb)

Past SimplePast Continuous

100

Complete:

Yesterday I ____ (go) to the cinema.

went

200

Complete:

She ____ (lie) on the sofa when the phone rang.

was lying

300

Choose the correct option:

While I was studying, my brother ___ TV.
a) watched
b) was watching

b) was watching

400

Correct:

While I drove to work, I was seeing an accident.

was driving / saw

500

Explain why this is wrong:

When I was arriving, she left.

Use past simple after "when" for completed action:
When I arrived, she left.

Future Tenses

100

Choose the best option:

Don’t worry, I ____ help you with that.
a) am going to
b) will

will 

(offer to help or instant decision)

200

Complete:

This time tomorrow, I ____ (fly) to Rome.

will be flying (future continuous)

300

Correct the sentence:

The train is going to leave at 6pm 

leaves at 6pm
(timetable)

400

Use the correct tense:

Look at the sky. It ______ rain.

is going to
(prediction based on evidence)

500

Correct the mistake:

By 2030, scientists finish the project.

will have finished

Conditionals0, 1st, 2nd

100

If you heat water to 100 °C, it _____ (boil).

boils

200

If it rains, we ____ (stay) at home.

will stay

300

If I were you, I ____ (study) more.

would study

400

Find the mistake:

If I will see her, I will tell her.

If I see her, I will tell her.

500

Identify the conditional and explain:

If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.

Second conditional – imaginary/unreal situation.

Modals

100

Correct the sentence:

You must to finish your homework.

must finish

200

We ____ sell our house before we could go overseas.
a) had to
b) must

had to

300

Choose the best option:

That ___ be Sarah — she’s in London.
a) must
b) can’t

b) can’t

400

You ____ come with me to the airport. I know how to get there.

a) mustn't
b) don't have to
c) need to

don't have to

500

Sara and Tina ____ get up early yesterday to catch their flight.

a) need to
b) had to
c) must 

had to