CABS- CENTER OF AMERICAN AND BRITISH STUDIES

NAME: ________________________________________DATE:_________________
GRADE: _______

BASIC GRAMMAR FINAL-

1) COMPLETE WITH THE RIGHT PREPOSITION. (2 each)

a) Could you please turn ___________ the TV.
b) I wake _________ at 6:45 every day.
c) Where is the post office? It’s _____________the corner.
d) They study English __________ Saturdays ___________ the morning.
e) How many eggs are there __________ the fridge? I don’t know!
f) The bank is next to the museum. It’s _______________ the museum.
g) My friend is ___________ Japan.
h) He lives __________ a very beautiful apartment building.
i) Where is the mirror? It is ___________ the bathroom.
j) Mary’s birthday is_______ April.

2) COMPLETE THE STATEMENTS WITH THE VERB TO BE IN THE PRESENT.(2 each)

a) I_____________ a doctor. I______________ a pilot.
b) Where ___________ Bia from? She ____________ from Chile . She ________________ (not)
from Japan.
c) My friends_____________ over there. Let’s talk to them.
d) We ______________(not) in Miami, we _________ in Brazil.
e) It _____________ a beautiful day! Hot and sunny!

3) COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS WITH WHAT, WHEN, WHY, WHO, HOW OLD, HOW AND
WHERE. ( 1 each)
a)___________________ are you doing? I am really fine, thanks!
b)___________________ often do you go to the dentist? Twice a year .
c)___________________ do you go to school? Because it is important.
d)___________________ is your birthday? It’s in August.
e)___________________ is your brother’s name? It’s Tim.
f)___________________ does she do? She’s a pilot.
g)___________________ is that over there? That’s Laura.
h)___________________ is the supermarket ? It’s on C street.
i)___________________are you? I’m 22 years old.
j)___________________ is your favorite color? Yellow.

4) COMPLETE WITH THERE IS , THERE ARE, IS THERE OR ARE THERE.

(1 each)
a) ____________________ a bed in your bedroom?
b) ____________________ a bank near here? Yes,_______________.
c) _____________________ an airport in my city.(negative)
d)_____________________ a garage in your house? No,___________________.
e) _____________________ two malls in that city.

5) COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE.(1 each)

a) __________ you ___________ soup? Yes, I ________.( like)
b) What _________ she ____________ in the summer?(do)She_____________ to the beach. (go)
c) They ____________________ TV every day.(negative/watch)
d) I _________________ on the weekends. It’s very good.(swim)
e) He ______________________ out the garbage on Tuesdays and Thursdays.(take)
f) Where _____________Janet ________________(live)?In Mexico.
g) I _____________________ my teeth three times a day.(brush)
h) How often ____________ you ___________ to the dentist? Twice a year.
i) ____________ she____________ a bus to school? Yes, she ___________.(take)
j) They____________________ out for dinner every night.(negative/go)

6) COMPETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS.( 1 each)

a) I ________________________ TV right now.( watch)
b) The boys_______________________ cards and I ______________________ TV.(play / watch)
c) ______________ he________________ a shower now? Yes, he is.(take)
d) What ______________ she_________________?(do)
She ________________________ the laundry . (do)
e) Who__________________________? Mike is.(sing)

7) COMPLETE WITH HOW MANY OR HOW MUCH: (1each)

a) ___________________ eggs are there in the fridge?
b) ____________________ siblings do you have? I have four siblings!
c) ____________________ milk do you want?
d) ____________________ sugar is in that coffee?
e) ____________________ boxes of pasta do we have?

8) COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE.(1 each)

a) They _________________ for their English test.(study)
b) When_____________ you _______________ to the beach? Last month. (go)
c) He ______________________ the food of that restaurant.( love)
d) We________________ to music and _________________ pizza yesterday.
(listen / eat)
e) Jane _______________ a book last Sunday.(read)
f) _________ you_______________ TV yesterday?(watch)
g) I___________________ lunch yesterday.(not/make)
h) He____________________ tourist places on his last vacation.(visit)
i) Joey _________________(get) up this morning at 6:30 a.m.
j) __________ you_____________ Mary yesterday? Yes, I __________. (talk)

9) COMPLETE WITH CAN OR CAN’T.(1 each)

a) My sister_____________________ very well.(sing)
b) They _______________________ Italian.(negative/speak)
c) ___________ you please________________ the door?(close)
d) I _____________________ (negative/paint).But I ______________________ very well.(swim)
e) What ___________you_____________ very well?(do)
I ___________________________.(cook)

10) COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.WRITE THE VERB TO BE IN THE PAST.

(1 each)
a) Where ____________the book? It_________________ on the table.
b) The weather __________________ really good yesterday.
c) There________________ (negative) a soccer game in the park last Sunday.
There_______________ a concert .
d) She ____________________ in Mexico last week.
e)_______________ they at home yesterday? No, they_______________.(negative)
11) MAKE QUESTIONS.( 1 each)
a)__________________________________________________________?
I am fine. Thanks
b)__________________________________________________________?
No, I don’t like tea.
c)__________________________________________________________?
I live in Nova Friburgo.
d)__________________________________________________________?
The bed is in the bedroom.
e)__________________________________________________________?
I am a student.
f)__________________________________________________________?
Yes, he lives in a house.
g)__________________________________________________________?
My favorite month of the year is December.
h)__________________________________________________________?
Yes, there are books on the table.
i)__________________________________________________________?
My phone number is 2544-2451.
j)__________________________________________________________?
Yes, I was here yesterday

12) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.(2 each)

a) What’s your favorite day of the week?
____________________________________________________________.
b) What do you eat for lunch?
____________________________________________________________.
c) Where do you live?
____________________________________________________________.
d) What did you do yesterday??
____________________________________________________________.
e) What can you do very well?
____________________________________________________________.

13) Complete with Other or Another: ( 2 each )

a) _________________days.
b) _________________ pen.
c) _________________ oranges.
d) _________________ students.
e) __________________lesson.

14) Supply the past form of the verbs. (1 each)

a) Eat__________________________. f) Study _________________________.
b) Work________________________. g) Be ___________________________.
c) Talk__________________________. h) Wash _________________________.
d) Go___________________________. i) Love __________________________.
e) Have_________________________. j) Do ___________________________.
15) Write about your abilities with can or can’t and the verb in parentheses. (1 each)
a) (play)______________________________________________________________.
b) (speak)_____________________________________________________________.
c) (cook)______________________________________________________________.
d) (fly)_______________________________________________________________.
e) (sing)______________________________________________________________.

16) Give advice using should or shouldn’t and a base form of a verb. (1 each)
a) I am very hungry, but there isn’t any food in my fridge. What should I do?
_____________________________________________________________________.
b) I have an English test at school tomorrow, but there’s this big party at my friend’s place tonight.
_____________________________________________________________________.
c) Mary has a headache. What should she do?
_____________________________________________________________________.
d) Bob has a fever. What should he do?
_____________________________________________________________________.
e) It is raining and I need some remedies from the pharmacy. What should I do?
_____________________________________________________________________.