Mixed Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 052

This is the 52nd of 100 perfect multi-level grammar tests for assessment. Each test comprises 20 multiple choice questions on almost all the topics of English grammar. So these tests are perfect for you to check your English grammar knowledge thoroughly. To do this, we suggest you take these 100 grammar tests one by one.

Grammar Test 052

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Question 1

I never _____ coffee.

A	drink
B	am drinking
C	from a cup of
D	drink like that coffee

Question 1 Explanation:

Never shows a habit, so we use the present simple: I never drink coffee. Not am drinking, because this is not happening right now.

Question 2

Barbara and Tony _____ to the beach last Sunday.

A	was
B	went
C	go
D	were

Question 2 Explanation:

Last Sunday is in the past, so we use the past simple went (from go). Not were, because we need the verb go, not be.

Question 3

Don’t forget to give him the message when you _____ him.

A	see
B	will see
C	have seen
D	are seeing

Question 3 Explanation:

After when about the future, we use the present simple: when you see him. Not will see, because we don't use will after when.

Question 4

Did Anne wash the dishes? Yes, she _____.

A	did
B	did wash
C	is washing
D	washed

Question 4 Explanation:

A short answer repeats only the helping verb from the question: Did…? → Yes, she did.

Question 5

Did they have dinner at home? No, they _____.

A	didn’t have
B	have not
C	didn’t
D	don’t

Question 5 Explanation:

A short answer uses only the helping verb: Did…? → No, they didn't. Not didn't have, because we don't repeat the main verb in a short answer.

Question 6

We _____ a good movie last week.

A	saw
B	have seen
C	were seeing
D	see

Question 6 Explanation:

Last week is a finished past time, so we use the past simple saw. Not have seen, because the present perfect is not used with last week.

Question 7

- Have you been to the post office?

- Yes, I _____.

A	did
B	have
C	want
D	was

Question 7 Explanation:

The question uses Have you…?, so the short answer is Yes, I have. Not did, because the question is not in the past simple.

Question 8

Nancy _____ to play tennis tomorrow.

A	goes
B	is going
C	will like
D	likes

Question 8 Explanation:

For a plan for the future (tomorrow), we use be going to: Nancy is going to play tennis.

Question 9

They _____ to the park yet.

A	didn’t go
B	have gone
C	haven’t gone
D	don’t go

Question 9 Explanation:

Yet is used with the present perfect in negative sentences: They haven't gone to the park yet. Not didn't go, because we use yet with have/has.

Question 10

They _____ the dishes when she left.

A	was washing
B	were washing
C	are washing
D	have washed

Question 10 Explanation:

The past continuous shows an action in progress when something else happened: They were washing the dishes when she left. They takes were, not was.

Question 11

He’s taking _____ some chocolates.

A	her
B	to her
C	hers
D	she

Question 11 Explanation:

After a verb, we use the object pronoun her: He's taking her some chocolates. Not to her, because to is only used after the thing: taking some chocolates to her.

Question 12

She doesn’t know _____ about sports.

A	anything
B	something
C	nothing
D	none

Question 12 Explanation:

In negative sentences (doesn't), we use anything. Not nothing, because doesn't is already negative.

Question 13

Albert has a good radio. He doesn’t need _____.

A	other one
B	any
C	some
D	another one

Question 13 Explanation:

Another one means one more of the same thing (another radio). Not other one, because we must say another one or the other one.

Question 14

A: Whose is that? B: It’s _____.

A	my
B	ours
C	of Tom
D	my sister

Question 14 Explanation:

After It's, with no noun after it, we use a possessive pronoun like ours (= our thing). Not my, because my needs a noun after it (my bag).

Question 15

I didn’t call the police. My son didn’t call _____.

A	them, either
B	them, too
C	him, either
D	him, too

Question 15 Explanation:

The police is plural, so we use them. In negative sentences, we use either, not too: He didn't call them, either.

Question 16

Both of those men are tall. _____ of them is short.

A	None
B	Neither
C	Any
D	Some

Question 16 Explanation:

For two people or things, we use neither (= not one and not the other). Not None, because none is for three or more.

Question 17

The girls are washing _____ clothes.

A	there
B	theirs
C	their
D	them

Question 17 Explanation:

Their comes before a noun and shows who something belongs to: their clothes. There is about a place.

Question 18

Marie has two radios. _____ of them are good.

A	Some
B	Any
C	Both
D	One

Question 18 Explanation:

For two things together, we use both: Both of them are good. Not One, because the verb is are, not is.

Question 19

Albert likes Linda. He brought _____ a bar of chocolate yesterday.

A	for her
B	hers
C	to her
D	her

Question 19 Explanation:

After brought, the person comes first with no preposition: brought her a bar of chocolate. For her is only used after the thing: brought a bar of chocolate for her.

Question 20

I don’t know _____ at the bank.