Test yourself - intermediate points
Here are some of the more advanced grammar points Do you know them all?
Choose the correct answer(s). One or more answers may be correct
I went out .... money
- some
- any
He's got .... money
'Who's there?' '....'
Although he felt very ...... he smiled ...... .
- angrily, friendly
- angry, friendly
- angry, in a friendly way
I ..... to America
- have often been
- often have been
- have been often
My mother ..... my birthday
- always forgets
- always is forgetting
- forgets always
You look .... a teacher.
- like
- as
- the same like
How many brothers and sisters ....?
Good! I ..... work tomorrow.
I ..... smoke.
Andrew ..... to see us this evening.
Alice .... have a baby
- will
- shall
- is going to
I knew that he .... waiting for somebody.
- is
- was
- would
.... Gloria last week?
- Have you seen
- Did you see
- Were you seeing
She's an old friend - I ... her ... years
- 've known, for
- know, for
- 've known, since
- know, since
We met when we .... in France
- studied
- were studying
- had studied
As soon as she came in I knew I ..... her before
- have seen
- saw
- had seen
This picture .... by a friend of my mother's.
- is painting
- is painted
- was painting
- was painted
Can you .... ?
Try .... be late
- not to
- to not
I went to London .... clothes
- for buy
- for to buy
- for buying
- to buy
You can't live very long without ... .
- to eat
- eat
- eating
- you eat
I enjoy ..., but I wouldn't like .... it all my life.
- to teach, to do
- teaching, doing
- to teach, doing
- teaching, to do
Her parents don't want ...... married
- her to get
- her get
- that she get
- that she gets
I'm not sure what .....
- do they want?
- do they want.
- they want.
The policeman .... me not to park there.
I ..... you if you ...... that again
- hit, say
- 'll hit, 'll say
- hit, 'll
- 'll hit, say
It would be nice if we ..... a bit more room
- would have
- had
- have
If you .... me, I ..... in real trouble last year.
- didn't help, would have been
- hadn't helped, would have been
- hadn't helped, would be
- didn't help, would be
There's the man ..... took your coat.