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60 English Grammar Quiz Questions (Beginner to Advanced)

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TL;DR. Sixty English grammar quiz questions sorted by level (A1–A2 beginner, B1–B2 intermediate, C1 advanced) across tenses, articles, prepositions, conditionals, modal verbs, and passive voice.

A1–A2 Beginner (20)

Verb to be & present simple

  • She ___ a teacher. — **is**
  • They ___ from Spain. — **are**
  • He ___ at the office now. — **is**
  • We ___ students. — **are**
  • I ___ a banana every morning. — **eat**
  • She ___ to school by bus. — **goes**
  • ___ you like coffee? — **Do**
  • He ___ TV in the evening. — **watches**
  • Articles & plurals

  • I have ___ apple. — **an**
  • ___ sun rises in the east. — **The**
  • The plural of “child” is ___. — **children**
  • The plural of “goose” is ___. — **geese**
  • Pronouns & basic prepositions

  • This is my book. ___ is on the desk. — **It**
  • The cat is ___ the table. — **on**
  • We meet ___ Monday. — **on**
  • The shop opens ___ 9 a.m. — **at**
  • Past simple

  • I ___ to Paris last summer. — **went**
  • She ___ him yesterday. — **saw**
  • They ___ a great dinner. — **ate**
  • He ___ home at six. — **came**
  • B1–B2 Intermediate (25)

    Present perfect vs past simple

  • I ___ this book before. (have read / read) — **have read**
  • She ___ to London twice. — **has been**
  • They ___ in 1990. — **married**
  • We ___ him since 2010. — **have known**
  • Conditionals

  • If it ___ tomorrow, we will stay home. — **rains**
  • If I ___ rich, I would buy a house. — **were**
  • If she ___ harder, she would have passed. — **had studied**
  • If you heat water to 100°C, it ___. — **boils**
  • Passive voice

  • The book ___ by him last year. — **was written**
  • English ___ in many countries. — **is spoken**
  • The window ___ by the wind. — **was broken**
  • Modal verbs

  • You ___ smoke here — it's forbidden. — **mustn't**
  • She ___ be at home; her car is in the driveway. — **must**
  • We ___ leave early because the meeting is cancelled. — **needn't**
  • He ___ swim when he was 5. — **could**
  • Relative clauses

  • The man ___ called you is my brother. — **who**
  • The book ___ I bought yesterday is interesting. — **which**
  • The town ___ I was born is small. — **where**
  • Reported speech

  • He said he ___ tired. — **was**
  • She asked if I ___ Spanish. — **spoke**
  • Prepositions of time

  • He was born ___ 1995. — **in**
  • The class starts ___ 8 o'clock. — **at**
  • They met ___ a Sunday. — **on**
  • Comparatives & superlatives

  • This box is ___ than that one. — **heavier**
  • Mount Everest is the ___ mountain in the world. — **tallest**
  • C1 Advanced (15)

    Inversion

  • ___ had I arrived than the phone rang. — **No sooner**
  • “Not a single mistake did she make” — emphatic inversion correct.
  • Cleft sentences

  • ___ John spoke to first was Mary. — **The person** (or “It was Mary whom John spoke to first”)
  • ___ he wants is a holiday. — **What**
  • Mixed conditionals

  • If she ___ harder when she was young, she would be successful now. — **had worked**
  • Subjunctive

  • The teacher insisted that he ___ on time. — **come**
  • It is essential that everyone ___ the form. — **sign**
  • Phrasal verbs

  • We need to ___ the meeting until next week. — **put off**
  • Please ___ the lights when you leave. — **turn off**
  • Articles (advanced)

  • He plays ___ piano beautifully. — **the**
  • ___ life is full of surprises. — **— (zero article)**
  • Subjunctive in “if” clauses

  • If I ___ you, I would call her. — **were**
  • Question tags

  • He's coming, ___? — **isn't he**
  • Let's go, ___? — **shall we**
  • You don't mind, ___? — **do you**
  • Using these in class

  • A1–A2 → warm-up for beginners.
  • B1–B2 → main quiz for intermediate students.
  • C1 → diagnostic for advanced students.
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