Tenses - Passives (Elementary / Pre-Intermediate) Test 1

Tenses – Passives

Tenses - Passives (Elementary / Pre-Intermediate) Test 1

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Question 1

_____ you students?

A	Do
B	Are
C	Am
D	Is

Question 1 Explanation:

We use are with you: Are you students? Not Do, because there is no other verb in the sentence.

Question 2

_____ the man at work?

A	Am
B	Does
C	Are
D	Is

Question 2 Explanation:

The man is one person (he), so we use is: Is the man at work?

Question 3

Who _____ an optician?

A	is
B	are
C	am
D	does

Question 3 Explanation:

In questions with Who as the subject, we use the singular verb is: Who is an optician?

Question 4

Where _____ Mary and Julia going?

A	is
B	are
C	do
D	does

Question 4 Explanation:

Mary and Julia are two people (they), so we use are with going: Where are they going?

Question 5

She _____ working at the library.

A	does
B	can
C	is
D	are

Question 5 Explanation:

For an action happening now, we use is + -ing with she: She is working.

Question 6

Frank and I _____ engineers.

A	am
B	is
C	was
D	are

Question 6 Explanation:

Frank and I means we, so we use are: We are engineers.

Question 7

_____ there a hamburger on the table?

A	Does
B	Are
C	Do
D	Is

Question 7 Explanation:

A hamburger is one thing, so we use Is there: Is there a hamburger on the table? Not Are, because that is for more than one thing.

Question 8

There _____ any soup on the menu.

A	aren’t
B	are
C	isn’t
D	is

Question 8 Explanation:

Soup is uncountable, so we use is. With any, the sentence is negative: There isn't any soup.

Question 9

There _____ any dentists in this hospital.

A	are
B	aren’t
C	isn’t
D	is

Question 9 Explanation:

Dentists is plural, and any is used in negative sentences, so we say There aren't any dentists.

Question 10

There _____ no chalk in the classroom.

A	is
B	isn’t
C	are
D	aren’t

Question 10 Explanation:

Chalk is uncountable, so we use is. No already makes it negative: There is no chalk. Not isn't, because we don't use two negatives.

Question 11

There _____ no surgeons in that hospital.

A	isn’t
B	are
C	aren’t
D	was

Question 11 Explanation:

Surgeons is plural, so we use are. No already makes it negative: There are no surgeons. Not aren't, because we don't use two negatives.

Question 12

_____ you have any other questions?

A	Are
B	Aren’t
C	Were
D	Do

Question 12 Explanation:

Have is the main verb here, so we make the question with Do: Do you have any other questions?

Question 13

How much milk _____ there?

A	are
B	do
C	is
D	were

Question 13 Explanation:

Milk is uncountable, so we use How much ... is there?

Question 14

How many vacation days _____ there?

A	are
B	do
C	is
D	was

Question 14 Explanation:

Days is plural, so we use How many ... are there?

Question 15

What _____ those?

A	is
B	was
C	are
D	have

Question 15 Explanation:

Those is plural, so we use are: What are those?

Question 16

A: What are those? B: _____ photocopiers.

A	There’s
B	They’re
C	We’re
D	It’s

Question 16 Explanation:

Those are things, so we answer with They're (= They are): They're photocopiers.

Question 17

She _____ a sweater.

A	has
B	have
C	is
D	are

Question 17 Explanation:

With she, we use has: She has a sweater. Not have, which is for I, you, we, they.

Question 18

We _____ a video.

A	has
B	are
C	don’t
D	have

Question 18 Explanation:

With we, we use have: We have a video. Not has, which is for he, she, it.

Question 19

David _____ a stereo.

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

Question 19 Explanation:

With David (he), the negative is doesn't have: David doesn't have a stereo. Not don't have, which is for I, you, we, they.

Question 20

_____ she got a watch?

A	Does
B	Have
C	Has
D	Was

Question 20 Explanation:

With got, we use has for she: Has she got a watch? Not Does, because Does goes with have (Does she have a watch?).

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