Grammar test (самостійна робота для перевірки засвоєння граматичного матеріалу теми)

Grammar test questions at B1-B2 level, focusing on Dynamic and Stative Verbs, Verb Patterns, Narrative Tenses, and Articles with Geographical Names (After Focus 3)

1. Although she normally doesn’t complain, she __ very upset about the changes at work. 

   a) is seeming 

   b) seems 

   c) is seeming to be 

2. I __ the soup to see if it needs more salt. 

   a) taste 

   b) am tasting 

   c) have tasted 

3. You __ like you don’t trust him. Is everything okay? 

   a) look 

   b) are looking 

   c) looked 

4. She reminded me __ my passport before leaving for the airport. 

   a) taking 

   b) to take 

   c) take 

5. They made us __ the forms again, even though we had already completed them. 

   a) fill out 

   b) to fill out 

   c) filling out 

6. I regret __ her message before speaking to you. 

   a) send 

   b) sending 

   c) to send 

7. He __ in the garden when he __ the package arrive. 

   a) worked / saw 

   b) had been working / saw 

   c) was working / had seen 

8. She __ the book three times before she finally understood the main idea. 

   a) was reading 

   b) had read 

   c) had been reading 

9. I __ all my keys and couldn’t get into the house. 

   a) was losing 

   b) had lost 

   c) lost 

10. We spent two weeks sailing around __ Canary Islands. 

   a) — 

   b) the 

   c) a 

11. Have you ever climbed in __ Himalayas or visited __ Everest Base Camp? 

   a) the / the 

   b) — / — 

   c) a / the 

12. I’m planning a road trip across __ United States next summer. 

   a) — 

   b) the 

   c) a