Test your level of english grammar – intermediate level test

1) She apologized ____ being late.

2) They ____ to the party if they had known about it.

3) The problem is being looked ____ right now.

4) We would have caught the bus if we ____ earlier.

5) Neither the manager nor his assistants ____ at the meeting yesterday.

6) That’s the actor ____ starred in the latest James Bond film.

7) The room needs ____.

8) He’s used to ____ in noisy places.

9) I don’t mind ____ a little late.

10) No sooner ____ the door than the phone rang.

11) I’d rather you ____ me about the changes.

12) By the time we arrived, the film ____.

13) I haven’t seen him ____ last year.

14) If I were you, I ____ apply for that job.

15) He’s the man ____ car was stolen last week.

16)

She succeeded ____ hard work and determination.

17) She said she ____ be late.

18) It was such a boring lecture that I couldn’t help ____ asleep.

19) He managed to pass the exam despite ____ very little.

20) While I ____ TV, the phone rang.