English Language

English Grammar and Usage

2,711 Questions

English grammar and usage questions test fundamental sentence structure, correct verb forms, and accurate syntax. Topics include identifying grammatical errors, filling blanks with appropriate verbs, and changing narration. These are essential for the English language sections of competitive exams.

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English Grammar and Usage Questions

Multiple choice

I have (ring) you three times this morning!

  1. ring

  2. rong

  3. rang

  4. rung
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The present perfect tense requires the past participle. The verb ring follows the pattern ring, rang, rung, making rung the correct past participle.

Multiple choice

Have you (wake) the children yet?

  1. woken

  2. wake

  3. week

  4. waken
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The present perfect tense requires the past participle. The past participle of wake is woken.

Multiple choice

We (meet) 10 years ago.

  1. meeted

  2. mate

  3. met

  4. med
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence refers to 10 years ago, requiring the simple past tense. The past tense of meet is met.

Multiple choice

He hasn't (come ) home yet.

  1. came

  2. come

  3. comed

  4. commen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

With "hasn't" (present perfect negative), we need the past participle "come". "Come" is irregular - the simple past "came" changes vowel, but the past participle returns to "come". "Camed", "comed", and "commen" are incorrect.

Multiple choice

He (lie) to me yesterday.

  1. lid

  2. lay

  3. laid

  4. lied
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The word yesterday indicates a completed action in the past, requiring the simple past tense. The simple past of lie (to tell an untruth) is lied.

Multiple choice

I (forget) to go to the meeting yesterday.

  1. forgetted

  2. forgat

  3. forgot

  4. forget
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The word yesterday indicates a completed action in the past, requiring the simple past tense. The simple past of forget is forgot.

Multiple choice

I haven't (light) the candles yet.

  1. lighted

  2. lit

  3. light

  4. let
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The present perfect tense requires the past participle of the verb. The past participle of light is lit.

Multiple choice

The course (begin) 2 weeks ago.

  1. beginned

  2. begen

  3. began

  4. begun
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The time marker 2 weeks ago indicates simple past tense. The simple past of begin is began.

Multiple choice

What have you (write) ?

  1. wrote

  2. writen

  3. written

  4. writed
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The present perfect tense requires the past participle of the verb. The past participle of write is written.

Multiple choice

We (pay) you last week!

  1. payed

  2. paight

  3. paid

  4. paiden
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence describes an action that happened at a specific time in the past (last week), requiring the simple past tense. The simple past of pay is paid.

Multiple choice

I (wake) up at 6am today.

  1. waked

  2. wought

  3. wok

  4. woke
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The word today indicates a completed action in the past, requiring the simple past tense of wake. Woke is the correct irregular form.

Multiple choice

I (tell) my Mum yesterday.

  1. telt

  2. telled

  3. told

  4. tilled
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The word yesterday indicates simple past tense. Told is the correct past tense form of the irregular verb tell.