Grammar Level Test

Miriam: Are you coming to my party on Tuesday? Joe: I’m really sorry, but I ........ to take my daughter to the airport.

A: I saw the photos from the festival. Was that you with Brad Pitt? B: It was! ........ did I imagine I’d ever meet him.

Son: I had a bit of a stomach ache this morning. Mother: Oh dear! Well, I did say you ......... that chicken last night.

I think it’s very easy to .......... debt these days.

They’re coming to our house .......... Saturday.

Ameena: What color are you going to paint the room? Charlotte: I ........ probably choose something bright, like yellow.

I feel very .......... . I’m going to go to bed!

Managing the meeting was very difficult. I need your feedback. What would you have done if you ........ in my position?

It took Bell and Watson ages to invent the telephone. When they finally succeeded, they ...... on it for about 30 years.

These are the photos .......... I took on holiday.

Liam: So, your Dad’s got a laptop! Nathan: Yes, I bought it for him last year – until then he .......... a typewriter!

Rachel: This would be a lovely place to sit on a dry day. Natasha: Yes, I know. I just wish the rain .......... .

Son: Mom, I’d really like a guitar. Can I have one? Mom: OK, but if we buy one, you ....... have to practise playing it.

A: I love the painting. The colors are so vivid. B: Yes, it’s amazing to think it was lost for years and .......... .

Client: I don’t have much money – just enough ....... . Accountant: Well, let me suggest a way of helping you save more.

Thanks for buying the cat food. Once ......... to these new cat biscuits, they won’t want to go back to the other stuff.

He doesn’t smoke now, but he .......... a lot when he was young.

Daughter: Mom, I really need a new laptop.Mother: I ...... buy one if we had the money, but it’s not possible right now.

.......... this great book, and I can’t wait to see how it ends.

Ayla: That’s a nice table, Sophie! Is it new? Sophie: Oh no, it’s my .......... old dining table.

Take a warm coat, .......... you might get very cold outside.

Joe: Why didn’t you come to the cinema last week? Chloe: I couldn’t. I ......... studying for the test we had on Monday.

The meeting finished late because Victor didn’t arrive until 5 pm. He told me he .......... the wrong directions.

How about .......... to the cinema tonight?

Matthew: Would you like anything from the shop? Alicia: Yes, I’d like one of .......... celebrity magazines, please.

A: Are you OK? You don’t seem relaxed. B: I wish I ........ an aisle seat so I could get up and walk around more easily.

Juliana: Do you like Brazilian coffee? Jessica: No I don’t, because it’s .......... strong.

A: The news said the president owns all the national newspapers. B: That .......... be right! I don’t think that’s true.

Alex: I’d like to make a cake. .......... eggs have we got? Andrea: Three, I think. Let me check.

A: Everyone has arrived apart from Sali. B: Don’t worry, she phoned me this morning and said she ........ be a bit late.

Shop Assistant: Excuse me, please. Could I get past? Customer: Oh, I’m sorry. I’m getting in the way, .......... I?

Amirah: Do you like cats? Chris: No, but there .......... lots of other animals I like.

Teacher: Tell me something about your parents, Lucas. Student: My mother and father .......... both very tall.

Maybe if I hadn’t sat next to Joanna in classat school, we ......... so close now.

Alicia: I’m going to the supermarket. Do you want anything? Peter: Could you get .......... milk, please?

A: I wasn’t interested in the performance very much. B: ..........

Andrew: Where .......... Alicia come from? Martin: I think she’s from the United States.

I promise I .......... you as soon as I’ve finished this cleaning.

I phoned her .......... I heard the news.

A: Has your son done well in his exams? B: Yes. ....... he wasn’t sufficiently prepared, but he can take that one again.

Luke: Did your town have a good market? Katie: Yes. When I was young we ....... there every Sunday looking for bargains.

Lisa: Where .......... you last Friday? I tried to call you. Ana: I was visiting my mom. I didn’t have my phone with me.

Emily: What do you do at the weekends, Yara? Yara: My sister and I .......... going to the cinema.

Ann: That bird’s on the garden table again. I think it’s hungry. Sue: Yes, look! It ........ eat the bread we put there.

I .......... for a new pair of boots for weeks,but I can’t find anything I like.

Karina: When do you want to play football? Aniqa: I .......... to play tomorrow because I don’t need to go to work.

Excuse me, can you .......... me the way to the station, please?

Pauline: I hear you got soaked on the golf course this morning. Chris: Yes. I wish I .......... to the weather forecast.

Ifrah: Which bus goes to the hospital? Antonia: .......... the 236. It stops outside.

Pablo: In April next year I .......... here for ten years exactly. Alison: Wow! It really doesn’t seem that long.

This artist was very talented. .......... he was almost 90 when he did them, his paintings are beautiful.

Paul will look .......... our dogs while we’re on holiday.

A: The flight is fully booked, so I can’t go to Barbados. B: If you ........ the ticket sooner, you’d have found a seat.

Mother: Where’s that fish I bought? It was on the table. Daughter: Oh no! The cat .......... it.

This picture is just a copy. The original, .......... is a portrait of the artist’s friend, sold for €4 million!

David: Have you .......... that new film yet? Susanna: No, I haven’t. We could go on Thursday if you like?

Anna: Have you lived here a long time? Stefan: Yes, over 40 years. I know .......... of people in this town.

Victor: I’d love to go back in history. Simon: Me too! If I .......... choose, I’d probably travel toancient Rome.

I don’t remember mentioning .......... dinner together tonight.

If I hadn’t replied to your email, I .......... here with you now.

Manisha: What did you do at the weekend? Nicola: I .......... tennis with my friend on Saturday.

He said that his friends .......... to speak to him after they lost the football match.

Lucas: Do you play the piano, Natasha? Natasha: Well, I ........ play when I was young, but I’m not sure I remember now.

Was it Captain Cook .......... New Zealand?

She .......... for her cat for two days when she finally found it in the garage.

They .......... in the park when it started to rain heavily.

Stephen: The concert was fantastic yesterday. You ........ have come. Lisa: I know. I wanted to, but I had to work late.

Katie: Is Charlotte at school today? Laura: No, she .......... . She’s not well today.

We’ll stay at home if it .......... this afternoon.

Mother: ......... you packed your suitcase yet? We’re leaving early tomorrow. Son: I’ll do it later. It won’t take long.

You may not like the cold weather here, but you’ll have to .......... .

Amanda: I like your new sofa. Fahima: Thanks. It’s .......... comfortable than the other one we had.

Emma: What do you do after school? Chloe: I see my friends. Do you visit people, too? Emma: No, I .......... go out.

A: Have they finished interviewing for the manager’s position yet? B: No, but they ....... all the candidates by Friday.

What I like more than anything else .......... at weekends.

I wish I could be with my cousins. This time tomorrow they ........ on a Greekbeach while I’m revising for my math test.

Sophie: How long .......... married? Ying Yue: Two years. I met my husband when I was working in New York.

A: Would you like to go sightseeing or to the beach? B: I’ll let you decide. A: OK, let’s go sightseeing, .......... we?

In today’s lesson we’re going to learn about a tribe .......... descendants live in Lima, the capital of Peru.

Mark plays football .......... anyone else I know.

Are you concerned about the chemical test results? It ......... be a good idea to check the acid levels as well then.

Martina: What did the doctor say about your stomach pains? Padma: He asked me what I .......... for the last two days.

A: Advertising is a big business for musicians. B: Yes, musicians ......... a lot for writing short pieces of music.

This town .......... by lots of tourists during the summer.

Do you think you .......... with my mobile phone soon? I need to make a call.

You .......... pay for the tickets. They’re free.

Manager: Where’s Mr. Davidson? Assistant: Oh, he’s .......... London today.

A: They’ve just announced that our train has been delayed. B: That’s annoying. We .......... to get here after all.

We won’t catch the plane .......... we leave home now! Please hurry up!

We’ve been friends .......... many years.

Natalia: My new cellphone doesn’t seem to work. Katie: Oh dear! Maybe you should take it ......... and ask for a refund.

David: Did you see the headline this evening?Nicola: Yes – the Prime Minister was .......... to resign today.

Athlete: .......... hard I try, I can’t run any faster. Coach: You’ve improved a lot. I wouldn’t worry about it.

A: Did you see the forecast? It’s going to be very hot tomorrow. B: I know, I can’t believe it! It ....... since Monday.

Saif: Why do you like running? Isabella: Because it’s .......... way to keep fit.

Wife: Have we got any cheese in the fridge? Husband: No, we haven’t. I’m .......... buy some this afternoon.

Jeff was ill last week and he .......... go out.

Shop Assistant: Can I help you? Customer: Yes, I’d like to buy .......... trousers.

Father: Are we ready to go? Daughter: No, Mum can’t find .......... hat.

.......... seen fireworks before?