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Intermediate English Grammar Diagnostic Test
Intermediate English Grammar Diagnostic Test
Instructions: Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1. If I ____ him, I would have told you.
A) saw
B) have seen
C) had seen
D) would see
2. Sarah is the girl ____ sings in the choir.
A) who
B) which
C) where
D) whose
3. By the time you arrive, we ____ dinner.
A) will have
B) will have had
C) have had
D) had
4. I wish I ____ to her party last night, but I was too tired.
A) went
B) had gone
C) would go
D) g
5. Neither of the applicants ____ suitable for the job.
A) is
B) are
C) were
D) have been
6. She can’t attend the meeting, ____?
A) can she
B) can’t she
C) couldn’t she
D) isn’t it
7. the rain, the soccer game continued.
A) Despite
B) Although
C) Because
D) As
8. I used to ____ coffee every morning, but now I prefer tea.
A) drinking
B) drink
C) drank
D) have drunk
9. I'd rather you ____ to them why we can't come.
A) explain
B) explains
C) explained
D) to explain
10. The instructions ____ clearly before the exam started.
A) were explained
B) explained
C) are explained
D) have been explained
11. You ____ better check your answers before submitting the test.
A) would
B) should
C) could
D) must
12. Not only ____ to Paris, but he also visited Rome.
A) he went
B) went he
C) did he go
D) he did go
13. There ____ any messages for you while you were out.
A) wasn’t
B) weren’t
C) isn’t
D) aren’t
14. She’s interested ____ learning more about French history.
A) to
B) in
C) on
D) at
15. If he ____ the truth, he would have told us.
A) knows
B) knew
C) had known
D) know
16. We’ve run out of milk. I need to go ____ some.
A) buy
B) to buy
C) buying
D) buys
17. ____ time you come, please call first.
A) The next
B) Next
C) On next
D) At the next
18. This is the book ____.
A) who I need
B) that I need
C) which I need
D) what I need
19. Everyone ____ when the results were announced.
A) were surprised
B) was surprised
C) surprised
D) have been surprised
20. He drives more carefully ____ his brother does.
A) than
B) then
C) as
D) like
See the answer key below. Scroll to the bottom of the page.
Answer key for the diagnostic English grammar test:
- C) had seen
- A) who
- B) will have had
- B) had gone
- A) is
- A) can she
- A) Despite
- B) drink
- A) explain
- A) were explained
- B) should
- C) did he go
- B) weren’t
- B) in
- C) had known
- B) to buy
- B) Next
- B) that I need
- B) was surprised
- A) than