ELEMENTARY GRAMMAR – TEST 11

– Present Continuous
– Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, hers)
– Linking words (although, but)
– Prepositions

1. We _____ watching a good documentary _____ BBC World now.
A) are / in
B) am / on
C) are / on
D) is / in

2. I always _____ _____ credit card.
A) pay / by
B) am paying / with
C) ’m paying / by
D) pay / with

3. _____ you _____ a girl _____ fair hair?
A) Do / knowing / of
B) Does / know / of
C) Do / know / with
D) Are / knowing / with

4. _____ she got a dress _____ white?
A) Does / in
B) Has / on
C) Have / in
D) Has / in

5. _____ is reading a letter _____ bed now.
A) She / in
B) I / in
C) You / on
D) He / at

6. A: What _____ you _____?
B: I’m a lecturer.
A) do / do
B) are / do
C) is / do
D) do / doing
7. A: What _____ she ____ now?
B: I don’t know.
A) does / do
B) do / do
C) is / doing
D) is / do

8. A: _____ are we _____?
B: To the class.
A) When / going
B) Where / go
C) When / go
D) Where / going

9. A: Oh no! It _____. We can’t go out.
B: It always _____ here in March.
A) is snowing / snows
B) snows / ’s snowing
C) ’s snow / snows
D) snows / snows

10. I _____. Because it’s my happiest day today.
A) jumping
B) jump
C) ’m jumping
D) jumped

11. Benedit and Nina are _____ only salads.
Because vegetarians don’t _____ meat.
A) eat / eat
B) eating / eating
C) eat / eating
D) eating / eat

12. Sorry, I _____ understand you. I _____ speak Russian.
A) do / don’t
B) do / do
C) don’t / don’t
D) am / am

13. A: Why _____ we _____ to a park?
B: A good idea!
A) do / go B) don’t / go
C) aren’t / going D) are / going
14. What _____ you _____ to know?
A) do / want
B) are / wanting
C) do / wanting
D) are / want

15. A: _____ she _____ a problem now?
B: No. She _____ _____ how to solve.
A) Is / solve / doesn’t / know
B) Does / solve / isn’t / knowing
C) Is / solving / doesn’t / know
D) Does / solving / doesn’t / know

16. Can you translate this letter _____ English _____ Chinese _____ me?
A) from / into / for
B) into / from / for
C) from / in / her
D) for / from / in
17. We watched the program called Hard Talk _____ CNN. Because we
are interested _____ politics.
A) in / to
B) on / from
C) on / in
D) off / of

18. _____ child _____ playing in _____ yard.
A) Who’s / is / our
B) Whose / is / our
C) Whose / is / ours
D) Whose / are / our

19. A: _____ are you doing under the trees?
B: I’m _____ my keys.
A) What / looking off
B) Whom / looking in
C) When / looking up
D) What / looking for

20. _____ hair is blonder than _____.
A) Her / yours B) Hers / yours
C) Her / your D) Hers / your

21. _____ is hiding behind _____ car?
A) Whose / my
B) Who’s / mine
C) Who / my
D) Whose / mine

22. I am _____ English.
A) study
B) to study
C) studying
D) studied

23. She’s _____ jeans.
A) wearing
B) wear
C) to wear
D) wore

24. I am _____ tennis this afternoon.
A) play
B) playing
C) to play
D) played

25. We are not _____ outside.
A) go
B) went
C) going
D) to go

26. Where are you _____?
A) go
B) going
C) to go
D) went

27. “Are you ____ a good time?”
“Yes, we ____.”
A) having / are
B) have / is
C) having / do
D) have / aren’t

28. I _____ from Switzerland.
A) come B) coming
C) to come D) came

29. Is my English _____ better.
A) gets
B) get
C) getting
D) to get

30. Jane’s _____ her friend tonight.
A) sees
B) seeing
C) see
D) saw

31. He _____ as a clerk in a bank.
A) working
B) work
C) works
D) to work

32. “Why are you _____ a suit?” “You usually wear jeans.”
A) wears
B) wore
C) wear
D) wearing

33. I read _____ bed.
A) at
B) in
C) to
D) under

34. We’ve got this jumper _____ red
A) in
B) to
C) with
D) at

35. He’s talking _____ Mandy.
A) with
B) to
C) at
D) for

36. There’s a girl _____ fair hair.
A) with B) on
C) at D) out

37. I’m looking _____ jumper.
A) at
B) for
C) on
D) in

38. I always pay _____ credit card.
A) in
B) on
C) at
D) by

39. He’s _____ down.
A) sit
B) sitting
C) sits
D) sat
40. It is _____ .
A) rains
B) to rain
C) raining
D) rained

41. I’m _____ gum.
A) chew
B) chewing
C) chews
D) chewed

42. I _____ a shower every morning.
A) am having
B) have
C) having
D) had

43. I like _____ house.
A) your
B) you
C) yours
D) your

44. _____ house is smaller than _____ .
A) Ours / theirs B) Our / their
C) Ours / their D) Our / theirs

45. _____ children are older than _____.
A) My / her
B) Mine / hers
C) My / hers
D) Mine / her

46. _____ talking to _____ sister?
A) Whose / yours
B) Who’s / your
C) Whose / your
D) Who’s / yours

47. This book isn’t _____. Is it _____?
A) my / yours
B) mine / your
C) my / your
D) mine / yours

48. “_____ dictionary is this?” “It’s _____.”
A) Whose / him
B) Who’s / his
C) Whose / his
D) Who’s / him

49. “_____ going to the party tonight?”
“I am not.”
A) Whose
B) Which
C) Who’s
D) Where

50. And _____ garden is bigger than _____.
A) their / ours
B) theirs / ours
C) their / our
D) theirs / ours

51. _____ dog is running round _____ garden.
A) Whose / ours
B) Who’s/our
C) Whose / our
D) Who’s / ours
52. I _____ tennis this afternoon.
A) ’m playing B) play
C) playing D) plays
53. We _____ pizza for dinner tonight.
A) having
B) have
C) are having
D) had

54. _____ boots are these?
A) Whose
B) Which
C) What
D) Whose

55. _____ do you do after school today?
A) Which
B) Why
C) What
D) Where

56. Where _____ you going tonight.
A) do
B)is
C) does
D) are

57. She _____ tennis every day.
A) play
B) playing
C) plays
D) to play

58. My daughter _____ French and German.
A) speaks
B) ’s speaking
C) speak
D) to speak

59. Sally _____ a breakfast at the moment.
A) has
B) having
C) is having
D) had
60. I’m not _____ to buy you lunch, today.
A) go
B) going
C) goes
D) to go
61. How many languages do you _____?
A) speaking
B) speaks
C) spoke
D) speak

ELEMENTARY Test: 11 – KEY

1-C 2-A 3-C 4-D 5-A 6-A 7-C 8-D

9-A 10-C 11-D 12-C 13-B 14-A 15-C 16-A

17-C 18-B 19-D 20-A 21-C 22-C 23-A 24-B

25-C 26-B 27-A 28-A 29-C 30-B 31-C 32-D

33-B 34-A 35-B 36-A 37-B 38-D 39-B 40-C

41-B 42-B 43-A 44-D 45-C 46-B 47-D 48-C

49-C 50-A 51-C 52-A 53-C 54-D 55-C 56-D

57-C 58-A 59-C 60-B 61-D