General English 50 Basic Grammar question

1. Can you help me? I _____ a post office.

A. am looking for
B. look for
C. am look for
D. looking for

2. Tomorrow the Queen _____ open a new hospital.

A. is going
B. will going to
C. is going to
D. will to

3. What _____? I work in a book shop.

A. are you doing
B. do you
C. are you do
D. do you do

4. Where _____ yesterday?

A. you was
B. are you
C. were you
D. did you were

5. _____ John last week?

A. Did you see
B. Did you saw
C. Do you see
D. Have you see

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6. Last month he _____ three large fish.
A. catch
B. catched
C. caught
D. did catch

7. When we went in, they _____ to the radio.

A. listened
B. listening
C. were listening
D. were listen

8. Do you like Paris? I don't know. I _____there.

A. never went
B. didn't go
C. never gone
D. haven't been

9. I'm a teacher. I _____ a teacher for twelve years.

A. was
B. have been
C. am
D. am being

10. She can drive; she _____ drive for fifteen years.
A. can
B. is able to
C. could
D. has been able to

11. He's the best dancer. He dances _____ than anyone else.
A. very beautiful
B. more beautiful
C. much more beautiful
D. more beautifully

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12. They don't need any help. They can do it _____ .
A. theirself
B. theirselves
C. their own
D. themselves

13. He _____ drink whisky, but he does now.

A. used to
B. wasn't used to
C. hadn't use to
D. didn't use to

14. It's wrong. You_____ do it.

A. shouldn't to
B. needn't
C. don't have to
D. shouldn't

15. When is he coming? I _____ for over an hour.

A. am waiting
B. have waited
C. was waiting
D. have been waiting

16. I'm tired _____ questions.

A. to answer
B. that I answer
C. because of to answer
D. of answering

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17. I don't know _____ it.
A. because he did
B. why did he
C. why did he do
D. why he did

18. We'll phone as soon as we _____ the information.

A. will have
B. have
C. are going to have
D. are having

19. When the police arrived, the criminals _____ escaped.

A. were already
B. already
C. had already
D. have already

20. This room _____ seven times.

A. is painted
B. has painted
C. has been painted
D. they have painted

21. If I _____ enough money, I'd buy a car.

A. have
B. had
C. will have
D. would have

22. He said _____ happy to be in England again.

A. he was
B. I am
C. he is
D. to be

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23. I enjoy _____ my friends.
A. to see
B. seeing
C. that I see
D. myself to see

24. Her colleagues expected _____ the job.

A. that she gets
B. her to get
C. that she got
D. her getting

25. You look terrible! You _____ see a doctor.

A. should to
B. had better to
C. had better
D. would better

26. He _____ be Mexican. He doesn't speak Spanish.

A. mustn't
B. isn't possibly
C. can't
D. must

27. He _____have done it, but I'm not sure.

A. must
B. can't
C. couldn't
D. might

28. It's too late. You _____ have told me before.

A. must
B. can
C. may
D. should

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29. If I _____ in your position then, I would have told the truth.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been

30. We're looking for the lady _____ handbag was stolen yesterday.
A. of whom
B. which
C. whose
D. the which

31. London is boring! I wish _____ in New York.

A. I would live
B. that I am living
C. I lived
D. that I live

32. We've reduced the price _____ sell more.

A. for to
B. so to
C. in order to
D. so that

33. They've moved to a different house _____ their children can attend a better school.
A. in order
B. so that
C. for
D. so as

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34. If you don't have to do something, it means you _____ do it.
A. mustn't
B. needn't
C. don't must to
D. haven't to

35. Would you like to go out this evening? No, thank you, I _____ stay at home.
A. prefer
B. would rather
C. would prefer
D. would like

36. It was _____ beautiful day that he decided to go for a walk.

A. such a
B. a so
C. so very
D. such

37. Despite her calm appearance, she _____ frightened.

A. spoke
B. looked
C. sounded
D. talked

38. Don't ring at the same time tomorrow, I _____ lunch.

A. will have
B. will be having
C. am going to have
D. am having

39. If you're forbidden to do something, it means you _____ do it.

A. haven't got to
B. needn't
C. couldn't
D. may not

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40. I don't usually eat three meals a day, but I _____ used to it.
A. am getting
B. have got
C. am got
D. am

41. He's a good talker. He always puts _____ his ideas very well.
A. off
B. out
C. over
away

42. We tried a new marketing idea, but it didn't come _____ .

A. off
B. up
C. through
D. on

43. This computer is useless; it's always breaking _____ .

A. off
B. down
C. up
D. out

44. Working under pressure always brings _____ the best in him.
A. out
B. up
C. through
D. across

45. I'm afraid I can't go _____ your decision; I think you're wrong.
A. into
B. over to
C. up to
D. along with

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46. It's hard to get _____ him; he's got such a difficult character.
A. into
B. over to
C. on with
D. by

47. Look _____ ! That car's coming this way.

A. over
B. on
C. after
D. out

48. If his company takes _____ ours, they'll have a monopoly.

A. out
B. up
C. over
D. down

49. Production has slowed down because they have run _____ difficulty with a particular component.
A. out of
B. against
C. on
D. into

50. I'm sorry but I can't make _____ what he's trying to do.
A. up
B. out
C. over
D. off

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1 am looking for
Grammar point: Present continuous

2.: is going to
Grammar point: Going to

3.: do you do
Grammar point: Present simple question form

4.: were you

Grammar point: Was/were

5: did you see

Grammar point: Past simple

6.: caught
Grammar point: Irregular past

7.: were listening

Grammar point: Past continuous

8.: haven't been

Grammar point: Present perfect: general past

9.: have been

Grammar point: Present perfect: with for/since

10.: has been able to

Grammar point: Have been able to

11.: more beautifully

Grammar point: Comparison of adverbs (reg. and irreg.)

12.: themselves
Grammar point: Reflexive / on one's own

13: didn't use to

Grammar point: Used to

14.: shouldn't
Grammar point: Should

15.: have been waiting

Grammar point: Present perfect continuous

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16.: of answering
Grammar point: Prepositional expression and gerund

17: why he did

Grammar point: Indirect question

18.: have
Grammar point: Conditional (Type 1)

19.: had already

Grammar point: Past Perfect

20.: has been painted

Grammar point: Passive simple

21.: had
Grammar point: Conditional (Type 2)

22.: he was
Grammar point: Reported Speech

23: seeing
Grammar point: Verb and gerund

24.: her to get

Grammar point: Verb and object and infinitive

25.: had better

Grammar point: Had better

26.: can't
Grammar point: Must/can't (logical necessity)

27.: might
Grammar point: could/may have

28.: should
Grammar point: Should have

29.: had been

Grammar point: Conditional (Type 3)

30.: whose
Grammar point: Relative clause with whose

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31: I lived
Grammar point: Wish and subjunctive

32.: in order to
Grammar point: In order to and infinitive

33.: so that
Grammar point: So that and subordinate clause

34.: needn't
Grammar point: Must / mustn't /needn't / have to

35.: would rather

Grammar point: Would rather

36.: such a
Grammar point: So / such / such a

37.: sounded
Grammar point: To look / to sound / to feel

38.: will be having

Grammar point: Future continuous

39.: may not

Grammar point: May not / could not / haven't got to

40.: am getting
Grammar point: To get used to

41: over
Grammar point: Phrasal verbs

42.: off
Grammar point: Phrasal verbs

43.: down
Grammar point: Phrasal verbs

44.: out
Grammar point: Phrasal verbs

45.: along with

Grammar point: Phrasal verbs

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46.: on with
Grammar point: Phrasal verbs

47.: out
Grammar point: Phrasal verbs

48.: over
Grammar point: Phrasal verbs

49. into
Grammar point: Phrasal verbs

50. out
Grammar point: Phrasal verbs

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