English Grammar Basics
Test your knowledge of English grammar with 25 multiple-choice questions covering adverbs, verb tenses, prepositions, gerunds, question tags, and more.
Questions
Directions: Choose the word or phrase that can correctly complete the conversation.
I don't know why they decided to split. They were _________ in love with each other.
- mad
- madly
- badly
- madden
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You don't look happy _________ me.
- to see
- to seeing
- in seeing
- at seeing
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She would never _________, if she hadn't changed jobs.
- had been promoted
- have been promoted
- have promoted
- had promoted
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I am interested in _____________ how to cook.
- to learn
- learning
- to learning
- learn
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I am going to do my exams, and ____________ I am going to study medicine.
- after
- afterwards
- afterward
- later
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What have you ____________ to find out?
- been able
- able
- were able
- had been
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That dress is new, ___________?
- isn't it?
- aren't they
- doesn't it
- won't it
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One day, scientists will __________ find a cure for cancer.
- can
- be able to
- been able to
- have been able to
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I don't trust politicians. I never have, and I _____________.
- will never
- never will
- never does
- never would
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You can speak ___________. I won't tell anyone what you say.
- free
- freely
- with freedom
- None of these
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It was __________ that I could hardly work.
- so warm a day
- a so warm day
- so warm day
- None of these
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I enjoy ________ very much.
- swimming
- to swim
- swim
- to swimming
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When I was ____________, I was working.
- at your age
- your age
- of your age
- at the age of you
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Alice isn't here today. Mary isn't here ____________.
- either
- neither
- also
- too
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We didn't have ____________ trouble going through the customs.
- some
- any
- enough
- too
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The meeting was held ____________Tuesday.
- on
- in
- at
- with
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She was __________ injured in the crash.
- fatally
- fatal
- deadly
- deathly
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He often comes and ___________ the evening with us.
- spend
- spends
- spending
- to spend
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He died ____________.
- before two weeks
- two weeks before
- two weeks ago
- two weeks past
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I expected to fail the exam, but I passed __________.
- at all
- finally
- after all
- nevertheless
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He tripped _________ the cat and fell downstairs.
- over
- at
- on
- by
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We need as __________ people as possible.
- many
- much
- most
- enough
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Move the books ______________ that chair and sit down.
- of
- off
- from
- above
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She died on ___________ after the accident.
- a Tuesday
- the Tuesday
- Tuesday
- coming Tuesday
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Nobody knows the reason ____________ the accident.
- for
- of
- with
- to