Grammar test - 2 1. the idea is attractive. a) such c) no b) an d) so 2. an exciting trip it has been. a) what c) not b) how d) very much 3. we wouldn’t like late. a) your to return c) you will return b) you return d) you to return 4. they expect the train on time. a) will arrive c) to arrive b) arriving d) arrives 5. you should make his trousers. a) him to clean c) he to clean b) him clean d) he cleans 6. my parents won’t let late. a) me to come back c) i come back b) me come back d) i to come back 7. the children were allowed in the show. a) take part c) to take part b) took part d) taking part 8. mother watched the children a) to play c) played b) were playing d) playing 9. can you hear a child a) cried c) crying b) is crying d) to cry 10. mother the flat before we all returned . a) cleaned c) has cleaned b) had cleaned d) was cleaning 11. the teacher said that water at 100 degrees centigrade. a) boils c) boiled b) had boiled d) was boiling 12. i over the atlantic ocean at 12 o’ clock tomorrow. a) will fly c) am flying b) will be flying d) fly 13. alex didn’t come to see the film last night because he _ it before. a) saw b) had seen c) has seen d) was seen 14. a cold wind for the last three days. a) has been blowing. b) blows c) is blowing d) blew 15. i __ as ill as i do now for a long time. a) wasn’t feeling b) haven’t been feeling c) didn’t feel d) haven’t felt 16. i wish i younger. a) had been b) would be c) were d) have been 17. she said she __ to me, but she didn’t.a) would have written b) will have written c) would write d) will write 18. if he lucky, he could get the job. a) is b) had been c) would be d) would have been 19. she told him that if he _ his promise, she _ speak to him again. a) breaks; would never b) breaks; will never c) broke; will never d) broke; would never 20. you six-month contract when you are offered a permanent position elsewhere. what will you do? a) have just started b) had started c) were starting d) started 21. i’ll see you in august when i back. a) will come b) came c) will have come d) come 22.they claimed they _ the law. a) haven’t broken b) were not breaking c) hadn’t broken d) wouldn’t breaking 23.my friend __ when the lesson started. a) hasn’t arrived b) wasn’t arrived c) hadn’t arrived d) wasn’t arriving 24. he on the bank fishing when he a man’s hat floating down the river. a) has sat; had seen b) was sitting; saw c) sat; was seeing d) was sitting; has seen 25. july 10th is my wedding anniversary. next month, my husband and i will for twenty years. a) marry b) have married c) be married d) have been married 26. who the boss tell him that? a) did hear b) does hear c) hears d) heard 27. something extremely strange yesterday while we were out jogging. a) was happened b) happened c) has been happening d) has happened 28. i this letter around for days and haven’t even looked at it. a) carry b) have been carrying c) am carrying d) was carrying