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Final Grammar Review

This document contains a grammar review test with multiple sections assessing different grammar topics, including verb tenses, reported speech, relative clauses, conditionals, modal verbs, passive voice, gerunds and infinitives. The test contains over 50 questions in total assessing a wide range of English grammar concepts.

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Final Grammar Review

This document contains a grammar review test with multiple sections assessing different grammar topics, including verb tenses, reported speech, relative clauses, conditionals, modal verbs, passive voice, gerunds and infinitives. The test contains over 50 questions in total assessing a wide range of English grammar concepts.

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GRAMMAR REVIEW Name____________________________________ Tot 50

MIX PRESENT AND PAST VERB TENSES:


Complete the sentences with the right tense of the verb in brackets.(7)
1. I ________________________________to visit you yesterday, but
you ___________________________not at home.(to want) (to be)
2. While the doctor ________________________ Mr Jones this morning, his
son __________________________ outside. (to examine) (to wait)
3. Since 2011 they  ____________________________  their son every year. (to
visit)
4. After Larry ______________________________  the film on TV, he decided to
buy the book. (to see)
5. Wait a minute, I ______________________________ to solve this problem too .
(to try)
6. We ______________________________ half of the barn when it started to
rain. (to build)
7. I ___________________________-for my girlfriend for two hours. (to wait)
FUTURE TENSES (4)
Complete the sentences with the right tense of the verb in brackets.

Choose the correct answer. Jeff’s family usually comes to stay with us for Christmas,
but 1. (by this Christmas / this Christmas) we are going to visit them instead. They live
on the coast of Queensland in South Australia. I can hardly wait – I 2. (will have / will
be having) a fantastic time there. School holidays 3. (are going to start / will start) on
Friday, and we are going to leave the following morning. At this time next week, I 4.
(will be swimming / will have swum) in the sea, and snorkelling with Jeff. He’s an expert
snorkler, and he 5. (is going to practise / will have practised) with me every day. 6. (By /
On) the last day of our visit, Jeff’s dad is going to take us to visit the Great Barrier Reef.
I hope by then I 7. (will have improved / will be improving) enough to snorkel at the reef
and see the magnificent coloured corals and brightly coloured fish close up. The reef is
2,200 kilometres long and people say it’s an underwater wonderland. Next year I 8.
(am going to learn / will learn) scuba diving, because only serious divers can dive in the
deeper waters on the outer edges of the reef.

REPORTED SPEECH(10)
Report these sentences using a suitable reporting verb: say, ask, tell,
promise, suggest, ….
1. She said: “As a woman, my life will change with the new millennium”.
2. “I watched a documentary about dolphins on TV yesterday,” said John.
3. “I’m living the adventure of my life,” Banderas said.
4. Al Gore said: “As a teenager, one of the books that I read was Silent Spring.”
5. My aunt said: “Single men should drive slowly if they want to live longer”
6. Last week Julia said: “We will meet our new instructor tomorrow”
7. He said to one of them: “Let me see the streets once more before I die. I’ll be back in
five minutes.”
8. “Don’t talk to me like that,” said his mother.
9. She said: “Don’t smoke if you want to save money.”
10. Michael told her: “Where did you find these trainers?

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DEFINING & NON-DEFINING CLAUSES(4)
Complete the text with one relative pronoun or adverb in each gap. Then
choose whether each relative clause is defining or non-defining.
The world’s most popular sporting events

• The Super Bowl is also a sport


(1) ………… is very popular. In 2012, there were 111.5 million people (2)
………… watched the biggest game in American football.
• In third place is the ICC Cricket World Cup Championship, (3) ………… was
watched by several hundred million people in 2011.
• The fifth most watched sporting event is the Monaco Grand Prix 4 has
been held every year since 1929. It usually has around 25 million viewers.

CONDITIONALS(5)
Complete the quotations with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.

be demand feed have never be forgotten


not / help not / put
1 ‘If a free society …………………… the many who are poor, it cannot save the few
who are rich.’ John F Kennedy
2 ‘If we only …………………… great companies, we will merely have a prosperous
society, not a great one.’ Jim Collins
3 ‘If the Wright brothers …………………… their lives on the line, we would not be
flying around the world these days.’ Felix Baumgartner
4 ‘If history were taught in the form of stories, it ………………
5 ‘If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just one.’ Mother Teresa
…… .’ Rudyard Kipling

WISHES & REGRETS(3)


Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first
sentence..
1 He really wants to be able to speak Arabic.
He wishes he ………………………… Arabic.
2 I really want the builders to stop digging up the road.
If only the builders ………………………… the road.
3 I shouldn’t have stayed up all night studying.
If only I ………………………… all night studying.
MODAL VERBS(6)
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. Use an
affirmative or negative modal or modal perfect.
can / spend must /be could / stay might / come should/ say might / visit
must / have should / wear
1 She …………………………… those shoes with her jeans because they were the
wrong colour.
2 The party was supposed to be a secret. You …………………… anything about it.
3 You …………………………… all your money already – it’s only 10 o’clock!

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4 They …………………………… a good time on holiday this week. They’re always
smiling!
5 They …………………… angry because they didn’t invite us to their wedding.
6 We …………………………… the Eiffel Tower next week if the queues aren’t too
long.

PASSIVE VOICE(6)
Rewrite the sentences using the passive or the causative as indicated.
1 They built this library over 100 years ago. (passive)
......................................................................
2 A thief stole Paula’s credit card the other day. (causative)
......................................................................
3 The police are handling the investigation. (passive)
......................................................................
4 Jeff’s uncle is arranging the trip for him. (causative)
......................................................................
5 People know that cars pollute the environment. (passive)
Cars ………………………………………………………
It …………………………………………………………….
6 John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill. (passive)
Jill ………………………………………………………..

GERUNDS & INFINITIVES(5)


Write sentences. Use a gerund or infinitive.
1 George / can’t stand / eat / seafood.

2 Sue / be looking forward to / study / economics / next year.

3 you / remember / see / this film / last year?

4 Tina / refuse / play tennis / with Sam/ yesterday.

5 My sister / stop/ smoke/ after/ visit/ the doctor.

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