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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 1 • be and have © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic

TEST 1 • be and haveAnswer Key1 1 A

2 Both3 Both4 B5 A6 BSee pages 2, 3, 4 and 5 6 marks

2 1 aren’t2 are there3 There’s a fly4 Is there5 Was there6 Were there7 Will there be8 There’s a catSee pages 6 and 78 marks

3 1 time2 conversation3 trip4 baby5 wash6 game7 to8 forSee page 108 marks

4 1 has ➔ have2 Correct3 had ➔ have4 have got ➔ Do you have 5 Correct6 have got ➔ have7 Correct8 You’ll won’t ➔ You won’tSee pages 8–118 marks

5 1 is2 are3 be4 Are you5 has6 have7 Are you8 Do you have OR Have you got9 Are you having

10 are11 have12 had

12 marks

6 1 He isn’t / He’s not a policeman.2 Has your brother got a new car?3 Do we have a meeting at

10 o’clock?4 They didn’t have a long

conversation.5 I’m not very happy today.6 Is there a big TV in Martin’s house?7 Will there be a party at Tina’s

house next Friday?8 Did they have a lot of homework

this week?9 My new mobile phone doesn’t

have / hasn’t got a camera.10 It won’t be dark before 6 o’clock

tonight.10 marks

7 1 Am I very late?2 Will Carl be here next Tuesday?3 Was Salma at work yesterday?4 Do your parents have / Have you

parents got a new car?5 Did the children have lunch at

school?6 Is Gill at work today?7 Will you be in the park after

school?8 Was that man a doctor in Jane’s

hospital?8 marks

TOTAL: 60 marks

In these answers, we usually give either contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t) or full forms (for example I am, do not). Normally both are correct.

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 2 • present tenses © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 buys; comes; copies; does; fixes; flies; goes; has; lives; misses; passes; pays; plays; pushes; stops; studies; touches; triesSee page 1618 marks

2 chasing; coming; eating; enjoying; feeling; flying; having; helping; learning; living; replying; running; saying; selling; shining; shopping; singing; sitting; sleeping; spending; visiting; waiting; writingSee page 2323 marks

3 1 Does Marcus play football?2 I don’t have coffee for breakfast.3 When does the film start?4 My brother doesn’t like

vegetables.5 He rides his bicycle every day.6 I don’t know your sister.7 Do both your parents drive?8 Does it snow here in winter?See pages 17–218 marks

4 1 A2 B3 B4 B5 Both6 A7 BSee pages 25 and 267 marks

5 1 Correct2 I’m not drinking ➔ I don’t drink3 comes ➔ is coming4 Correct5 It’s often arriving ➔ It often

arrives6 is never doing ➔ never does7 Correct8 Correct9 it’s snowing ➔ it snows

10 I wait ➔ I’m waitingSee page 2810 marks

6 1 don’t think2 see3 love4 remember5 want6 hope7 doesn’t matter8 preferSee page 308 marks

7 1 Both2 B3 Both4 Both5 A6 ASee page 316 marks

TOTAL: 80 marks



TEST 2 • present tensesAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 3 • talking about the future © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 1 They’ll2 It’ll3 She won’t4 He’s going to5 I’m not going to6 We won’t7 We aren’t going to OR We’re not

going toSee pages 36 and 37 (going to) and 39 (will)8 marks

2 1 I’m not going to go to work tomorrow.

2 She’ll love her birthday present.3 When does the train to London

leave?4 Are we playing football this

afternoon?5 They won’t arrive before 6 o’clock.6 Are you going to buy a new

computer?7 What time does the film start?8 You won’t need an umbrella today.9 Is your sister coming to Jan’s party?

10 Where are you taking us for lunch?See pages 36–41.10 marks

3 1 B2 A3 B4 B5 ASee page 405 marks

4 1 I’ll, I2 We’ll, we3 we, we’ll4 We’ll, opens5 they, they’ll6 I’ll, I7 I’m, you8 I, will youSee page 418 marks

5 1 ✓ 2 ✗ 3 ✓ 4 ✓ 5 ✗ 6 ✗ 7 ✗ 8 ✓ 9 ✗

10 ✗ 10 marks

6 1 meeting ➔ meet2 I come ➔ I’m coming3 Correct4 Correct5 I’ll arrive ➔ I arrive6 you are ➔ are you7 Correct8 come ➔ coming OR going to

come OR Are ➔ Will9 Correct

10 not are ➔ are not / aren’t11 Correct12 stay ➔ staying OR I’m ➔ I’ll13 being ➔ be14 Correct14 marks

TOTAL: 55 marks



TEST 3 • talking about the futureAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 4 • past tenses © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 cried; enjoyed; happened; lived; missed; planned; played; regretted; repeated; replied; reported; stopped; turned; visitedSee page 4613 marks

2 came; felt; went; held; kept; left; made; put; shut, sat; spoke; stood; told; thought; wroteSee page 4615 marks

3 1 believe; told 2 understand 3 lost; found 4 sent; wrote 5 leave 6 clean; askedSee page 476 marks

4 1 I didn’t arrive2 I missed 3 What did the teacher say 4 reminded 5 know6 Did you know7 told 8 forgot9 hear

10 didn’t say See page 46–4910 marks

5 1 you were waiting2 were you eating 3 weren’t smiling 4 was shopping5 were you working6 wasn’t listening 7 were you crying8 was ironing9 were you using

10 wasn’t planning See page 5110 marks

6 1 were you doing; was looking for2 saw; did you tell 3 wasn’t raining; left 4 went; were doing; were playing 5 got; were lying 6 opened; looked; were swimming;

was usingSee pages 52–536 marks

7 1 were having; rang2 left; was raining3 arrived; was talking4 was writing; broke5 met; was working6 was waiting; stole7 were talking; joined8 were having; heard9 met; was carrying

10 saw; was walkingSee pages 52–5310 marks

8 1 ✓

2 ✗

3 ✗

4 ✗

5 ✓

6 ✓

7 ✗

8 ✓

See pages 47 and 538 marks

9 1 moved; 2 stayed; 3 studied; 4 was working; 5 didn’t/couldn’t understand; 6 began; 7 didn’t speak; 8 became; 9 didn’t use; 10 didn’t know; 11 visited; 12 rememberedSee Section 412 marks

TOTAL: 90 marks



TEST 4 • past tensesAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 5 • perfect tenses © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 brought; fallen; held; hoped; known; learnt/learned; let; paid; put; read; said; seen; sat; stood; stopped; toldSee page 5816 marks

2 1 met2 ’ve called3 saw4 never visited5 ’ve found6 wrote7 ’ve lost8 Have you ever playedSee page 608 marks

3 1 has gone2 been3 went4 have never eaten5 today6 has lost7 phoned8 ’ve always wantedSee pages 61 and 628 marks

4 1 ✗

2 ✗

3 ✓

4 ✗

5 ✓

6 ✓

See page 646 marks

5 1 ✗ (should be has already left)2 ✓

3 ✗ (should be already)4 ✗ (should be I’ve just finished)5 ✓

6 ✓

7 ✓

8 ✗ (should be yet)See page 648 marks

6 1 since ➔ for2 Correct3 Correct4 for ➔ since5 doesn’t see ➔ hasn’t seen6 Correct7 She’s ➔ She’s beenSee page 657 marks

7 1 ✓

2 ✗

3 ✓

4 ✓

5 ✗

6 ✓

7 ✗

8 ✗

See page 668 marks

8 1 hadn’t eaten2 was3 went4 opened5 saw6 had not/hadn’t done7 found8 had/’d bought9 ate

10 had/’d finished11 closed12 went13 told14 had not/hadn’t heard


9 1 h2 e3 b4 a5 c6 f7 d7 marks

10 1 worked2 has been working3 has worked4 had worked5 Did you work6 Have you ever worked7 hasn’t worked8 hasn’t been working8 marks

TOTAL: 90 marks



TEST 5 • perfect tensesAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 6 • modal verbs © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 1 They can’t go to the park.2 Can they watch TV?3 She doesn’t have to make supper.4 He didn’t have to clean his clothes.5 Will he have to get a visa?6 She won’t have to wait a long time

for a bus.7 Must I wear a hat? / Do I have to

wear a hat?8 You mustn’t be late.9 You shouldn’t smoke.

10 She couldn’t talk.See pages 75–8110 marks

2 1 has to go2 had to do3 Must you leave4 didn’t have to pay5 will have to do6 You won’t have to wait7 mustn’t eat8 don’t have to paySee pages 75–788 marks

3 1 ✓

2 ✗

3 ✓

4 ✗

5 ✓

6 ✓

See pages 82–856 marks

4 1 A-M; B-L; C-✗2 A-✗; B-M; C-L3 A-L; B-✗; C-M4 A-M; B-✗; C-LSee pages 84–86 and 884 marks

5 1 Did Sally could walk ➔ Could Sally walk

2 Are you be able ➔ Are you able OR Would you be able

3 I could’nt finish ➔ I couldn’t finish

4 I will be not able ➔ I will not be able / I won’t be able

5 I want to can drive ➔ I want to be able to drive

See page 815 marks

6 1 didn’t use to speak2 used to go3 watch4 use to play5 didn’t haveSee page 895 marks

7 1 B2 A3 B4 A5 B6 B7 A7 marks

TOTAL: 45 marks



TEST 6 • modal verbsAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 7 • passives © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 1 they aren’t made / they’re not made; are they made

2 they won’t be finished; will they be finished

3 it isn’t being served / it’s not being served; is it being served

4 they weren’t sent; were they sent5 they haven’t been seen; have they

been seenSee pages 95–995 marks

2 1 were first made; are made; have2 used; felt; wasn’t asked3 has been stolen; was it parked;

parked4 was broken; won’t ask5 has been built; will be opened;

won; will use6 comes from; is working; was bornSee pages 95–996 marks

3 1 hasn’t been closed2 is being seen3 is being made4 has been eaten5 is being interviewed6 are not being answered7 have been givenSee pages 98–997 marks

4 1 ✗

2 ✓

3 ✓

4 ✗

5 ✓

6 ✗

7 ✗

8 ✓

9 ✗

10 ✓

10 marks

5 1 is played this game ➔ is this game played

2 is this book written ➔ was this book written

3 Correct4 Correct5 because it’s cleaned ➔ because

it’s being cleaned6 Correct7 have not been posted ➔ were

not posted OR yesterday ➔ today

8 Has the phone being ➔ Is the phone being

9 Correct10 it wasn’t been ➔ it hasn’t been11 will be send ➔ will be sent12 Correct

12 marks

6 1 has been stolen2 was given3 is being cooked4 was stopped5 will be met6 are read7 has been translated8 were hurt9 is being built

10 will be born10 marks

TOTAL: 50 marks



TEST 7 • passivesAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 8 • questions and negatives © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 1 Correct2 Do you to want ➔ Do you want

to3 Did you drank ➔ Did you drink4 Correct5 Need I ➔ Do I need6 Correct7 Does she needs ➔ Does she

need8 Do we must bring ➔ Must we

bring OR Do we have to bring9 Correct

10 Did ask you him ➔ Did you ask him


2 1 fast2 What3 well4 size5 sort of OR kind of6 are; like7 longSee pages 106–1078 marks

3 1 Where did you buy those shoes?2 What sort of flowers did you buy?3 What make of car do you drive?4 Which button switches off the

phone?5 Which football team do you

like best?6 How much soup did you make?7 How many people went to

Tom’s party?8 What size shoes do you wear?9 What sort of shoes do you like?

10 What happened to your glasses?See page 10810 marks

4 1 When did all those beautiful flowers arrive?

2 Are you and your friends feeling hungry?

3 Where are your parents and their friends going tonight?

4 Is the double room on the third floor ready for Mr and Mrs Jones?

5 What language are those children at the back of the bus speaking? OR What language are those children speaking at the back of the bus?

See page 1105 marks

5 1 Who are you waiting for?2 What are you worrying about?3 Who are you going to the

theatre with?4 Who did you give your old

watch to?5 What did you make the soup

with?6 What do you carry your laptop in?7 Who do you play tennis with?8 What are you thinking about?See page 1118 marks

6 1 Where to2 What with3 Who from4 Who with5 Where fromSee page 1116 marks

7 1 ✗

2 ✗

3 ✓

4 ✓

5 ✗

6 ✗

7 ✓

8 ✗

See page 1141 mark per answer8 marks

8 1 I can hardly see you.2 I found nothing to eat.3 I don’t agree with you.4 He never cleans his shoes.5 Nobody left a message.6 There’s nowhere to eat in town.7 My parents hardly go out at night.8 I don’t do the washing up every

night.See page 1151 mark per answer8 marks

9 1 Both2 B3 A4 Both5 A6 Both7 B8 BothSee pages 112–1158 marks

TOTAL: 70 marks



TEST 8 • questions and negativesAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 9 • infinitives and -ing forms © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 1 like2 play3 like to come4 drive5 remember to6 not to be7 not to see8 not loseSee page 1208 marks

2 1 helped to finish me ➔ helped me to finish

2 We’d like that you have ➔ We’d like you to have

3 want we to work ➔ want us to work

4 need you explain ➔ need you to explain

5 She expects to drive ➔ She expects me to drive

6 I need that you help ➔ I need you to help

7 told us to not use ➔ told us not to use

8 don’t expect you phone ➔ don’t expect you to phone

9 asked you stop ➔ asked you to stop

10 didn’t want them to had ➔ didn’t want them to have


3 1 It’s difficult to tell the truth all the time.

2 It’s not necessary to bring a present to the party.

3 Correct4 It was so nice to see Jane and

Carlos last week.5 It’s important to remember

people’s birthdays OR To remember people’s birthdays is important.

6 Correct7 I went to town to buy some new

clothes.8 It isn’t wrong to ask somebody to

help you.See pages 121, 126–88 marks

4 1 Both2 Both3 B4 B5 Both6 A7 B8 B9 BothSee pages 122 and 1349 marks

5 1 for help me ➔ to help me2 Correct3 Correct4 I’d like that you ➔ I’d like you to5 We’d like go ➔ We’d like to go6 We need bringing ➔ We need

to bring7 want you talk ➔ want you to talk8 Correct9 Correct

10 to believe not him ➔ not to believe him

11 Correct12 stopped to play ➔ stopped

playing13 are very tiring ➔ is very tiring14 Correct15 looking forward to see ➔

looking forward to seeing

16 Correct17 Correct18 Correct19 don’t mind to wait ➔ don’t mind

waiting20 Correct20 marks

TOTAL: 55 marks



TEST 9 • infinitives and -ing formsAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 10 • special structures with verbs © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 1 in2 out of3 off4 after 5 for6 –7 for8 to9 about

10 for11 to12 –See page 14112 marks

2 1 down; on2 down; up3 up; up4 away5 upSee page 1425 marks

3 1 ✗

2 ✓

3 ✓

4 ✗

5 ✗

6 ✓

7 ✓

8 ✗

See page 1448 marks

4 1 Look always ➔ Always look2 Wait me ➔ Wait for me3 Let’s don’t go ➔ Let’s not go OR

Don’t let’s go4 Cross never ➔ Never cross6 Have good journey ➔ Have a

good journey7 Hurry on ➔ Hurry upSee pages 146 and 1476 marks

5 1 A, C2 B, C, D3 A, B, C4 A, B, C5 A, B, C6 B, C7 A, B, D7 marks

6 1 Get out ➔ Get off2 Correct3 I’m waiting you ➔ I’m waiting for

you4 He’s looking after ➔ He’s looking

for5 Correct6 Correct7 Offer to everybody ➔ Offer

everybody those sandwiches OR Offer those sandwiches to everybody

8 Explain me ➔ Explain to me (OR Explain how to use this washing machine to me.)

9 Correct10 Correct11 I had repaired it ➔ I had it

repaired12 Take a good holiday ➔ Have a

good holiday12 marks

TOTAL: 50 marks



TEST 10 • special structures with verbsAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 11 • articles: a/an and the © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 1 an orange dress2 a big umbrella3 a white horse4 a heavy bag5 an army uniform6 a United States passport7 an honest answer8 a one-euro coinSee page 1528 marks

2 1 –2 an3 –4 –5 a6 a7 a; –See page 1537 marks

3 1 the2 a3 the4 a5 –6 the7 the8 –9 the

10 –11 A; a12 –; –; a13 –14 the15 a


4 1 ✗

2 ✗

3 ✓

4 ✗

5 ✓

6 ✗

7 ✗

8 ✓

9 ✗

10 ✗

11 ✗

12 ✓


5 1 Correct2 Correct3 by the bicycle ➔ by bicycle4 the next week ➔ next week5 with calculator ➔ with a

calculator6 Correct7 over thousand dollars ➔ over a

thousand dollars8 is same make as ➔ is the same

make as9 Correct

10 go to cinema ➔ go to the cinema

11 the next month ➔ next month12 at back ➔ at the back


6 1 C2 A, B, D3 B, C4 A, D5 A, C6 A, D6 marks

TOTAL: 60 marks



TEST 11 • articles: a/an and theAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 12 • determiners © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE


TEST 12 • determinersAnswer Key1 1 those

2 this3 that4 these5 ThisSee pages 168–1695 marks

2 1 ✓

2 ✗

3 ✗

4 ✓

5 ✓

6 ✗

7 ✓

8 ✓

9 ✗

10 ✓


3 1 We haven’t won many matches because we haven’t played well enough.

2 Do you have enough money to buy a new guitar?

3 We weren’t clever enough to answer any of the teacher’s questions.

4 [The] visitors should all buy a ticket at the ticket office.

5 [The] shops have closed for lunch and they will all re-open at 2.30.


4 1 All the windows2 each3 both4 Either5 a few6 both7 either8 some9 Both

10 Neither10 marks

5 1 Anything2 no one3 doesn’t never say4 much5 A lot6 Yes, a lot of.7 both is8 There’s a little8 marks

6 1 A, B2 A, C, D3 A, B, C4 A, D5 A, B, C6 A, D7 A, B, C, D, F, H7 marks

TOTAL: 45 marks


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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 13 • personal pronouns; possessives © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 I me my mine myselfyou you your yours yourselfhe him his his himselfshe her her hers herselfit it its – itselfwe us our ours ourselvesyou you your yours yourselvesthey them their theirs themselves


2 1 they2 him; him3 It4 them5 them; him; he6 him7 she; her; it8 her; She; itSee pages 186–1878 marks

3 1 ✗

2 ✗

3 ✓

4 ✗

5 ✗

6 ✓

7 ✗

8 ✓

9 ✗

10 ✗


4 1 her2 ourselves3 himself4 her5 him yourself6 each other7 them8 by myself9 themselves

10 of himself11 Help yourself.12 Make

See page 19112 marks

5 1 Correct2 her girlfriend ➔ his girlfriend3 Correct4 than your ➔ yours OR

your house5 Correct6 Correct7 make you comfortable

➔ yourself OR yourselves8 the leg ➔ your leg9 Don’t drive. ➔ They don’t drive.

10 yourself hands ➔ your hands11 it’s her ➔ it’s hers12 sit there yourself ➔ sit there

by yourself12 marks

6 1 hers2 yourselves OR it3 yours4 myself5 myself; them6 her; them7 us8 youself; your; you9 his; each other; their OR

his; us; our10 he; him11 mine; he12 yourselves; you

12 marks

TOTAL: 75 marks



TEST 13 • personal pronouns; possessivesAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 14 • nouns © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 boys; brushes; buses; cakes; dresses; ears; eyes; families; feet; holidays; homes; ladies; lives; lines; men; noses; oranges; people; potatoes; sandwiches; shops; spoons; taxis; trains; villagesSee page 19625 marks

2 1 banks2 ✗

3 ✗

4 ✗

5 days6 ✗

7 answers8 ✗

9 suggestions10 chickens (only the bird; the meat

chicken is ✗).See pages 196 and 19810 marks

3 1 Both2 B3 B4 B5 A6 BothSee page 1976 marks

4 1 ✗

2 ✗

3 ✓

4 ✗

5 ✗

6 ✓

7 ✓

8 ✓

9 ✗

10 ✓

11 ✗

12 ✗


5 1 The red one.2 One with3 there is one4 The ones5 chocolate6 doesn’t need oneSee page 2006 marks

6 1 childrens’ ➔ children’s2 Correct3 Correct4 babys’ ➔ babies’5 boy’s school ➔ boys’6 Dan’s wives’ ➔ wife’s7 Correct8 Correct9 Jenny’s and David ➔ Jenny and

David’s10 mens’ shorts ➔ men’s11 peoples’ ➔ people’s12 Correct13 Correct14 parent’s ➔ parents’


7 1 ✗

2 ✓

3 ✓

4 ✗

5 ✗

6 ✓

7 ✓

8 ✗


8 1 a cotton shirt2 a tennis player3 a shoe repairer4 vegetable soup5 a kitchen tableSee pages 204–2055 marks

9 1 B, C, D, F2 B, C3 A, C4 B, C, F4 marks

TOTAL: 90 marks



TEST 14 • nounsAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 15 • adjectives and adverbs © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 easily; hungrily; impossibly; nicely; noisily; quietly; probably; really; rightly; sincerely; strongly; stupidlySee page 21212 marks

2 1 quickly2 badly3 happy4 slowly5 clever6 perfectSee page 2126 marks

3 1 Has she ever been on holiday without her parents?

2 Do you always go to the park at the weekend?

3 I am only going to eat one small sandwich.

4 I always get to the station early, but my train is hardly ever on time.

5 I have already eaten some bread and cheese but I am still hungry.

See page 2145 marks

4 1 interesting2 frightened 3 bored4 annoying5 interested6 frightening Not used: annoyedSee page 2167 marks

5 1 late2 hard3 hardly4 lately5 beautifully6 in a friendly waySee page 2176 marks

6 1 Correct2 beautiful, kind, clever ➔

beautiful, kind and clever3 a car fast and expensive ➔ a fast

and expensive car 4 probabley ➔ probably5 Correct6 very much that film ➔ that film

very much7 slept bad ➔ slept badly8 Correct9 tried ever ➔ ever tried

10 Correct11 very surprising ➔ very surprised12 arrived lately ➔ arrived late13 Correct14 speak so fastly ➔ speak so fast

14 marks

TOTAL: 50 marks



TEST 15 • adjectives and adverbsAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 16 • comparison © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 1 worse, worst2 more beautiful, most beautiful3 bigger, biggest4 colder, coldest5 faster, fastest6 fatter, fattest7 better, best8 hotter, hottest9 safer, safest

10 sillier, silliest11 slower, slowest12 smaller, smallest13 stronger, strongest14 weaker, weakest

See page 22214 marks

2 1 the tallest2 a bigger city3 taller4 best5 nicestSee page 2235 marks

3 wrong sentences:1 A2 C3 A4 B5 B6 C7 A8 ASee pages 224, 225 and 2278 marks

4 1 My father drives the fastest car in our street.

2 I am the worst swimmer in my family.

3 Who is the cleverest of your three sisters?

4 Which is the biggest country in Africa?

5 Who is the best player in / on our team?

See page 2265 marks

5 1 in2 most; in3 as; as4 as; are5 as; as6 not; as7 a; than8 better; best8 marks

6 1 of Africa ➔ in Africa2 slowlier than ➔ more slowly

OR slower than3 Correct4 as cold like ice ➔ as cold as ice5 more funny than ➔ funnier than6 Correct7 Correct8 the colder ➔ the coldest9 Correct

10 Correct11 of my office ➔ in my office12 the youngest from ➔ the

youngest of13 Correct14 This is most important thing ➔

This is the most important thing15 Correct

15 marks

TOTAL: 55 marks



TEST 16 • comparisonAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 17 • conjunctions © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 1 He works slowly when he’s tired.2 I’ll phone you as soon as I arrive

at the restaurant.3 We’ll be happy when our exams

are finished.4 I worked in the garden until lunch

was ready.5 Ernest is not a happy person

although he is very rich.6 She wants to be a millionaire

before she’s 30.7 I’m hungry, so I’ll make myself a

sandwich.8 I waited for you, but you didn’t

come.9 Please don’t speak to me while

I’m working.10 Drink something or you’ll be

thirsty.See page 23410 marks

2 1 While I was sitting on the train, I read a book.

2 When I leave university, I’m going to work in a bank.

3 ✗

4 As soon as you arrive, please phone us.

5 ✗

6 If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we can go to the park.

7 ✗

8 Because I was listening to some music, I didn’t hear the doorbell.

See page 2358 marks

3 1 I’ll clean2 I leave3 I collect4 we’ll buy5 we arriveSee page 2365 marks

4 1 Correct2 Because I was hungry, so I bought

OR Because I was hungry, so I bought

3 Correct4 Correct5 Both she sings ➔ She both sings6 Correct7 Although I was tired, but I went

swimming OR Although I was tired, but I went swimming

8 Correct9 Correct

10 You can come either with us ➔ You can either come with us

11 Correct12 I drink either tea nor coffee ➔

neither tea nor coffee 13 He can nor drive nor ride ➔

He can neither drive nor ride14 … either he’s from Portugal ➔

… or he’s from Portugal.14 marks

5 1 A2 Both3 A4 Both5 Both6 B7 Both8 A8 marks

TOTAL: 45 marks



TEST 17 • conjunctionsAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 18 • if © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 1 if2 Unless3 unless4 if5 ifSee page 2445 marks

2 1 won2 could3 go4 spoke5 want6 knew7 hadSee pages 245, 246 and 2487 marks

3 1 spoke; would be2 move; will3 bought; it’d be4 do; will get5 I’d spend; won’t goSee pages 245, 246 and 2485 marks

4 1 had listened; would not have made

2 would not have been; had left3 had had; would have visited4 would have been; had done5 had not met; would not have

been bornSee page 2495 marks

5 1 wouldn’t make2 won’t walk3 ’d known4 gets5 drove6 ’d arrive7 wouldn’t have left8 ’ll wash9 wouldn’t go out

10 hurry up10 marks

6 1 Correct2 if I’ll have time ➔ if I have time3 Correct4 Correct5 If I have ➔ If I had6 I were a rich man ➔ I’d be7 Correct8 unless you don’t speak ➔ unless

you speak9 he’ll have ➔ he’d have

10 If you’d have told me ➔ If you’d told me

11 Correct12 Correct13 Correct14 I didn’t ask ➔ I wouldn’t ask 15 You wouldn’t eat ➔ I wouldn’t

eat16 Correct17 what did you tell me ➔ what

would you tell me18 Correct

18 marks

7 1 I usually fall asleep in my armchair while it’s on.

2 I would have fallen asleep while it was on, but I didn’t watch it.

3 I’d always be tired in the morning. So I never watch it.

4 I usually go to bed at 11 o’clock.5 I always fell asleep in my armchair

while it was on. So I’ve stopped watching it.

5 marks

TOTAL: 55 marks



TEST 18 • ifAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 19 • relative pronouns © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 1 No change2 the car you were talking about3 The mobile phone I bought 4 No change5 a subject I find very difficult6 No change7 the man you were talking to8 those glasses you sawSee page 2578 marks

2 1 The house that they live in is very small.

2 The football team that my son plays in wins almost every match.

3 The train that she was travelling on was very slow.

4 The man that they were talking to is over 80.

See page 2584 marks

3 1 that2 that3 what4 that5 What6 what7 that8 thatSee page 2598 marks

4 1 which you asked for them ➔ which you asked for

2 Correct3 The man told me ➔ the man

who told me OR that told me4 the people which I spoke to ➔

the people who OR that I spoke to OR the people I spoke to

5 Correct6 Correct7 Correct8 the children which are ➔

the children who OR that are9 the man wants ➔ the man who

OR that wants10 The plane goes ➔ The plane

which OR that goes11 Correct12 The taxi what we ➔ The taxi

which OR that we OR The taxi we were

13 The shop to which I am going to ➔ The shop which I am going to OR The shop to which I am going

14 Correct15 nothing what I wanted to

buy ➔ nothing which OR that I wanted to buy OR nothing I wanted

16 anything what you want to eat ➔ anything that you want to eat OR anything you want

17 Correct18 What she said it was ➔ What she

said was19 were very kind ➔ was very kind20 Correct

20 marks

5 1 A, C, D2 A, C, D, E3 A, B, C4 A, B, D5 A, C, E, F5 marks

TOTAL: 45 marks



TEST 19 • relative pronounsAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 20 • indirect speech © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 1 She said (that) she didn’t speak Spanish.

2 He said (that) his girlfriend worked for a bank.

3 She said (that) she’d meet Harry in the café at 6 o’clock.

4 He said (that) his sister had passed her driving test.

5 She said (that) she’d broken her finger in an accident.

6 He said (that) he couldn’t play the guitar very well.

7 She said (that) her parents weren’t coming to the party.

8 They said (that) they’d bought a new car.

9 He said (that) nobody wanted to go out with him.

10 They said (that) they were tired, but it didn’t matter.


2 1 said2 told3 tell4 said5 saySee page 2645 marks

3 1 I don’t know how much those shoes cost.

2 Can you tell me where I can buy a coffee?

3 I fell asleep, so please can you tell me how the film ends.

4 I don’t want to know how much you paid for my present.


4 1 those; liked2 wanted; then3 had seen; the day before4 would meet; the next day5 had bought; the week beforeSee page 2685 marks

5 1 Both2 B3 B4 A5 Both6 A7 Both7 marks

6 1 what did I think ➔ what I thought

2 Correct3 what the problem is ➔ what the

problem was4 to know they were ➔ to know

if OR whether they were5 Correct6 Correct7 They didn’t tell what ➔ They

didn’t say what8 what does this word mean? ➔

what this word means?9 Correct

10 how old was she ➔ how old she was

11 Correct12 what did they want ➔ what

they wanted13 like to drink? ➔ like to drink. (no

question mark)14 left home week before ➔ left

home the week before14 marks

TOTAL: 45 marks



TEST 20 • indirect speechAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 21 • prepositions © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 1 until2 until3 by4 until5 until6 bySee page 2766 marks

2 1 during2 while3 for4 for5 while6 during7 for; duringSee page 2777 marks

3 1 in2 at3 at4 on5 at6 on7 on; at8 on9 in; onSee pages 278 and 2799 marks

4 1 near2 behind3 against4 under5 by6 between7 above8 behind9 by

10 underSee page 28010 marks

5 1 out of; into2 up; over3 under; into4 out of; along; into5 off; through; out of6 past; roundSee page 2826 marks

6 1 from2 to3 at4 in5 in6 at7 on8 in9 through

10 under11 for / in12 at13 in14 off15 in16 From17 to / on18 in19 In20 at

20 marks

7 1 in front of2 against OR in front of3 at OR by; over OR above4 in OR through5 at; during6 along; for; on7 until; past8 between9 on; off

10 at OR before OR by; in10 marks

8 1 on the weekend ➔ at the weekend

2 got engaged on last Tuesday ➔ last Tuesday

3 Meet me to the café ➔ Meet me in the café

4 Go into the door ➔ Go through the door

5 it closes by 5 o’clock ➔ it closes at 5 o’clock

6 I got off of the train ➔ off the train

7 Take those plates off from the table ➔ off the table

7 marks

TOTAL: 75 marks



TEST 21 • prepositionsAnswer Key

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 22 • spoken grammar © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

1 1 ✓

2 ✗

3 ✗

4 ✓

5 ✓

6 ✗

7 ✓

8 ✗

9 ✓

10 ✗


2 1 didn’t you?2 does she?3 don’t they?4 will he?5 isn’t there?6 can’t he?7 won’t she?8 aren’t I?9 haven’t we?

10 have we?See pages 288 and 28910 marks

3 1 You aren’t working all week, are you?

2 I don’t need an umbrella, do I?3 There’ll be music at Joe’s party,

won’t there?4 Geoff likes playing football,

doesn’t he?5 We didn’t forget to give you the

keys, did we?6 I’ve given you my phone number,

haven’t I?7 She was happy with the present,

wasn’t she?8 They haven’t been waiting for us,

have they?9 You’d like another sandwich,

wouldn’t you?10 I’m making you angry, aren’t I?


4 1 it was2 I’m not3 it will (NOT it’ll)4 there will (NOT there’ll)5 I haven’t6 I wouldn’tSee page 2906 marks

5 1 ‘Doesn’t it? Please use mine.’2 ‘Has there? That’s terrible!’3 ‘Don’t you? Perhaps I can help you

to answer it.’4 ‘Have they? That’s a surprise!’5 ‘Have you? Congratulations!’6 ‘Do they? Say “hello” to them from

me.’7 ‘Is there? I’ll help you to find it.’8 ‘Does it? What else can it do?’See page 2918 marks

6 1 ✓

2 ✗

3 ✗

4 ✓

5 ✗

6 ✓

7 ✓

See page 2937 marks

7 1 C, D2 B, D3 A, C, D4 B, DSee pages 294 and 2954 marks

TOTAL: 55 marks



TEST 22 • spoken grammarAnswer Key

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