POSTAL ASSISTANT ENGLISH GRAMMAR MODEL QUESTION PAPER

1.

I __________________ TV when the telephone rang.

watched
was watching
are watching
have watched
2.  

I'm afraid I'm not hungry. I've _______ eaten lunch.

yet
still
already
ever

3.

My mother let me ____________ late when I was a child.

to stay out
stayed out
stay out
staying out

4.

Would you like ___________ chicken?

any
a
some
one

5.

He has _______ friends in Chicago.

few
few of
a lot
much

6
 

She _________________ lunch by the time we arrived.

had finished
finished
have finished
finishing

7

What shall we do tonight? How about ___________ a film?

to see
see
seeing
going

8

_______ you ever ________ to Hollywood?

Did ... go
Have .... go
Have ... gone
Shall .... go

9

Have you finished your homework ______?

yet
already
still
just

10

Jack is really ______________ history, especially Japanese history.

interested at
interesting in
interested in
interested for
11

These images ______________ by an artist named Phil Thomsen.

are photographed
were photoed
photographed
were photographed

12

If I __________ you, I would wait a while to begin investing.

was
am
were
would be

13

He'll give you a call as soon as he __________.

will arrive
arrives
is arriving
is going to arrive.

14

He found his watch ___________ the papers on his desk.

in
among
between
through
15

Would you mind ______________ me a hand?

to give
give
giving
given
16

I think San Francisco is ____ exciting ____ New York.

as ... as
so ... than
as ... than
so ... as

17

If she __________ that he was coming, she would have prepared the guest room.

knew
has known
had known
knows
18

: She _________ she wanted to come.

told
said me
said
told to me

19

What ______________ at work?

do you have to do
must you do
have you to do
do you

20

I wonder if ____________________ yet.

has the letter arrived
arrived the letter
the letter arrived
the letter has arrived

21

Do you really want to __________ that meeting until tomorrow?

put up
put off
put onto
put away
22

I'm hungry! Just a moment, I______ make you a sandwich.

'm going to
'll
'm
should
23

_________________, we won't have much to talk about.

If he not comes
Unless he comes
If he didn't come
If he came
24

Oh, look at those clouds! It ______________ rain.

's going to
won't
sure will
shall
25

How is he? - Frank? He __________.

's fine
's tall with blond hair
's quite a shy person actually
's twenty three
26

Jack told her that he ____________ come the next day.

is going to
will come
wants
was going to
27

He will meet you _________ the station at seven o'clock sharp.

in front
ahead
in front of
behind of
28

If you want to be healthy, you _______ smoke.

needn't
couldn't
shouldn't
mustn't to
29

He's _____________ politics.

interested
interesting
interested to
interested in
30

Where was Jack yesterday? - I don't know. He ________________ seeing the doctor.

might has been
might have been
couldn't have been
mustn't have been
31

Yes, that is the woman _________ horse almost trampled her!

which
whose
who
that
32

Would you like me to ______________ the children next week?

look to
look at
look after
look into
33

I missed the train, so I _________ take the next one.

musted
must
had to
had
34

Why are your hands so dirty? - Well, I __________________ in the garden for the last two hours.

have worked
worked
am working
have been working

35

: Fiestas ______________ in Cologne, Germany for many years now.

have been making
have made
have been made
are made

36

Let me ___________! I didn't really want to eat all the cookies, I just couldn't help myself.

to say you
say you
explain me
explain
37

Yes, we have bought the tickets to the concert and we _______________ next Friday. I'm so excited.

will go
won't go
shall be going
are going
38

What ___________________ tomorrow evening?!

will you do
are you going to do
shall you be doing
is you doing