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Grammar choices

Choose the form that makes each everyday sentence complete. Every answer comes with a short reason.

You will get ten questions from present and past forms, questions, pronouns, comparisons and other useful patterns. Choose one answer; there are no trick questions and no countdown.

All answers and reasons
Maya ___ the early bus every weekday.
takes Every weekday describes a routine. With Maya, use the present-simple form takes. Read the guide
___ your neighbors work from home?
Do Neighbors is plural, so a present-simple question begins with Do. Read the guide
Leo does not ___ coffee after lunch.
drink After does not, use the base form of the verb: drink. Read the guide
Please be quiet. The baby ___ sleeping.
is The action is happening now. The singular subject the baby takes is before sleeping. Read the guide
We ___ the museum last Saturday.
visited Last Saturday is a finished past time, so use the past-simple form visited. Read the guide
Where did you ___ that jacket?
buy Did already carries the past tense. The main verb stays in its base form: buy. Read the guide
I have never ___ this software before.
used Present perfect uses have plus a past participle. The past participle of use is used. Read the guide
I think the delivery ___ arrive tomorrow.
will Will plus a base verb is a common way to make a prediction about the future. Read the guide
You should ___ a copy of the receipt.
keep A modal such as should is followed by the base form: keep. Read the guide
There are only two ___ left in the box.
batteries Two needs a plural noun. A consonant before final y changes y to ies: batteries. Read the guide
How ___ information do we need?
much Information is uncountable, so ask how much information. Read the guide
Nina sent the schedule to Omar and ___.
me After the preposition to, use the object pronoun me. Read the guide
That blue bicycle is ___.
hers No noun follows the blank, so use the possessive pronoun hers. Read the guide
This route is ___ than the highway at rush hour.
quieter Than signals a comparison. The usual comparative form of quiet is quieter. Read the guide
February was the ___ month of the winter.
coldest The sentence compares February with every winter month, so use the superlative coldest. Read the guide
Rosa enjoys ___ in the park before work.
walking Enjoy is followed by an -ing form when it names an activity: enjoys walking. Read the guide
We decided ___ the meeting online.
to hold Decide is normally followed by to plus the base verb: decided to hold. Read the guide
If the printer stops again, I ___ the support desk.
will call This is a possible future event. Use present simple after if and will in the result clause. Read the guide
The final report was ___ by three editors.
checked A past passive uses was or were plus a past participle: was checked. Read the guide
Neither of the keys ___ this lock.
fits Neither means not one of the two. In careful standard English it takes a singular verb here: fits. Read the guide

How the answer rules work

  • Each blank has one intended answer in the sentence as written.
  • A distractor may be a real English word, but it does not fit that grammar pattern or time clue.
  • The explanation appears after every choice, whether your answer is right or wrong.
  • This is practice, not a level test or a certificate.

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