Form 8 Grammar Test 1

When Mark arrived, the Johnsons __________ dinner, but stopped in order to talk to him.

• a) were having

• a) had

• a) had been having

• a) was having

While Tom __________ a book, Marhta __________ TV.

• a) was reading, watched

• b) read, watched

• c) was reading, was watching

• d) read, was watching

The food that Ann is cooking in the kitchen __________ delicious.

• a) is smelling

• b) smells

• c) smelt

• d) will smell

We called our friends in London yesterday to tell them about the reunion that we __________.

• a) will plan

• b) were planning

• c) plan

• d) have planned

Catherine is studying law at the university, and so __________ Nick.

• a) is

• b) does

• c) was

• d) were

I feel terrible. I think I __________ to be sick.

• a) will

• b) go

• c) am going

• d) will be going

My colleagues usually __________ four days a week, and this week they __________ five days.

• a) work, work

• b) are working, work

• c) are working, are working

• d) work, are working

It __________ outside; I do not like to walk in such weather.

• a) rains

• b) is rain

• c) is raining

• d) is rained

I __________ a very difficult day tomorrow. I need to prepare for the exam.

• a) will have

• b) am having

• c) have

• d) would have

At 10 o'clock in the morning on Wednesday Tom __________ a delegation in the office.

• a) will receive

• b) is receiving

• c) will be receiving

• d) would receive