Languages › English as a Second Language Intermediate Level English Review Quiz Are an immediate level English speaker? Find out! Student resting on books. Getty Images English as a Second Language Grammar Pronunciation & Conversation Vocabulary Writing Skills Reading Comprehension Business English Resources for Teachers By Kenneth Beare Kenneth Beare English as a Second Language (ESL) Expert TESOL Diploma, Trinity College London M.A., Music Performance, Cologne University of Music B.A., Vocal Performance, Eastman School of Music Kenneth Beare is an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher and course developer with over three decades of teaching experience. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on March 06, 2017 1. I __________________ TV when the telephone rang. watched was watching are watching have watched Correct Wrong Use the past continuous tense for actions that are interrupted. 2. I'm afraid I'm not hungry. I've _______ eaten lunch. yet still already ever Correct Wrong Use 'already' with the present perfect in the positive form to express something that has been finished before the moment of speaking. 3. Would you like ___________ chicken? any some a one Correct Wrong 'Any' or 'some' can be confusing! Generally speaking use 'any' in questions when asking if something exists, 'some' in questions when offering or requesting something. 4. She _________________ lunch by the time we arrived. had finished finished have finished finishing Correct Wrong Use the past perfect tense to express something that was finished before another event in the past. 5. What shall we do tonight? How about ___________ a film? to see see seeing going Correct Wrong Use the gerund or 'ing' form of the verb after prepositions. 6. _______ you ever ________ to Hollywood? Did ... go Have .... go Have ... gone Shall .... go Correct Wrong Use the present perfect form of the verb 'go' to ask about life experience. 7. Jack is really ______________ history, especially Japanese history. interested at interesting in interested in interested for Correct Wrong Use the passive form 'ed' of an adjective to show how someone feels. 8. If I __________ you, I would wait a while to begin investing. was am were would be Correct Wrong Use the unreal or second conditional with 'were' to imagine situations. 9. He'll give you a call as soon as he __________. will arrive arrives is arriving is going to arrive. Correct Wrong Use the present simple in future time clauses after 'when', 'after', 'before', etc. 10. I think San Francisco is ____ exciting ____ New York. as ... as so ... than as ... than so ... as Correct Wrong The phrases 'as + adjective + as' is used to show that two things are equal in a certain way. 11. Do you really want to __________ that meeting until tomorrow? put up put off put onto put away Correct Wrong Use the phrasal verb 'put off' to mean that you want to delay something. 12. I'm hungry! Just a moment, I______ make you a sandwich. an going to will am should Correct Wrong Use the future with 'will' to show a reaction to a statement when offering help. 13. Jack told her that he ____________ come the next day. is going to will come wants was going to Correct Wrong 'Was going to' refers to something that some planning for a future time when using reported speech. 14. Where was Jack yesterday? - I don't know. He ________________ seeing the doctor. might has been might have been couldn't have been mustn't have been Correct Wrong Use a past modal verb of deduction in the past to make guesses about what might have happened in the past. 15. Would you like me to ______________ the children next week? look to look at look after look into Correct Wrong The phrasal verb 'look after' is inseparable and means 'take care of' or 'curate' an interest. 16. I missed the train, so I _________ take the next one. musted must had to Correct Wrong The past modal verb of obligation is always 'had to' as there is no past form of 'must'. 17. Let me ___________! I didn't really want to eat all the cookies, I just couldn't help myself. to say you say you explain me explain Correct Wrong The verb 'let' is followed by a pronoun immediately followed by the base form of the verb. 18. Fiestas ______________ in Cologne, Germany for many years now. have been making have made have been made are made Correct Wrong 'Have been made' is the present perfect passive form used to express something that began in the past and continues into the present. 19. Why are your hands so dirty? - Well, I __________________ in the garden for the last two hours. have worked worked am working have been working Correct Wrong Use the present perfect continuous to express what caused a present result. 20. Yes, that is the woman _________ horse almost trampled her! which whose who that Correct Wrong Use the possessive pronoun 'whose' in relative clauses to show that something belonged to someone. Intermediate Level English Review Quiz You got: % Correct. Top Level Intermeidate You know your English!. Andrew Rich / Vetta / Getty Images You've mastered most of the information needed for intermediate level English learners. Congratulations! Share Your Results Intermediate Level English Review Quiz You got: % Correct. Good Work! You've done well on your lessons. Anton Violin / Moment / Getty Images You've done well and learned a lot, but you still need to study some of the basics. Here are some topics that can help. Share Your Results Intermediate Level English Review Quiz You got: % Correct. Keep Studying English Keep working on your studies.. Frank and Helena / Cultura / Getty Images It's great you've taken a quiz to check your understanding. 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