CaMLA EPT Grammar Test exams Exercise

Practice grammar questions similar to those found on the CaMLA English Placement Test (EPT). Focus on sentence structure, tenses, articles, prepositions, and agreement.

Exercise Guide

How to complete:

Choose the correct answer for each question. Read each sentence carefully to identify the correct grammar structure or form.

  • Pay attention to subject–verb agreement and verb tense.
  • Look for clues that indicate time (past, present, future).
  • Choose the best option to complete each sentence correctly.
  • Each question has only one correct answer.

Success tips:

  • Review verb tenses and their time signals (e.g., yesterday → past simple).
  • Study common prepositions used with time and place (in, on, at, to, for).
  • Remember subject–verb agreement rules (singular subjects take singular verbs).
  • Understand article usage: 'a/an' for singular countable nouns, 'the' for specific ones.
  • Be careful with word order in questions and negative sentences.

Knowledge:

The CaMLA EPT Grammar section measures your understanding of English sentence structure and usage. It tests your ability to recognize correct grammar in context, including verb tenses, subject–verb agreement, articles, prepositions, and word forms. This section focuses on both accuracy and awareness of meaning, helping to assess how well you can construct grammatically correct sentences in everyday and academic English.

The format consists of multiple-choice questions similar to those found in the TOEFL Structure section or Michigan EPT exams, designed to evaluate your grammatical range and precision across a variety of real-life contexts.

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Question 1

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She _____ to the store when it started to rain.
Past continuous vs simple past.
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Question 2

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If I _____ enough money, I would buy a new phone.
Second conditional (unreal present).
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Question 3

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There aren’t _____ apples left in the basket.
Quantifiers for countable nouns.
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Question 4

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The teacher gave the students _____ homework today.
Article and uncountable noun usage.
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Question 5

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He has lived in Paris _____ five years.
Preposition of time with 'for' and 'since'.
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Question 6

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Each student must bring _____ own notebook.
Reflexive and possessive pronouns.
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Question 7

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I have never seen a movie as interesting _____ this one.
Comparative structures with 'as...as'.
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Question 8

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He didn’t come to class yesterday, _____ he?
Tag question with negative statement.
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Question 9

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By the time we arrived, the concert _____ already started.
Past perfect tense before another past action.
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Question 10

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We are looking forward to _____ you next week.
Gerund after preposition 'to'.
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Question 11

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I haven’t finished my report yet, but I _____ it by tomorrow morning.
Future perfect tense for an action that will be completed before a specific future time.
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Question 12

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She speaks English very well, _____ she?
Tag question after a positive statement.
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Question 13

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We were tired because we _____ for hours.
Past perfect continuous tense.
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Question 14

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The movie was so boring that we _____ before it ended.
Past result from a cause.
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Question 15

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He didn’t enjoy the trip, and _____ did I.
Inversion with 'neither' for agreement in negative sentences.
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Question 16

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I prefer tea _____ coffee.
Comparative preference with 'to'.
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Question 17

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By the time you get home, dinner _____ ready.
Future perfect tense indicating completion before a future time.
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Question 18

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If she had studied harder, she _____ the exam.
Third conditional (past unreal).
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Question 19

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That’s the restaurant _____ we had dinner last night.
Relative pronouns with places.
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Question 20

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She’s interested _____ learning new languages.
Common preposition with adjectives.
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Question 21

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He asked me where _____ going.
Indirect question word order.
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Question 22

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Neither of the answers _____ correct.
Subject–verb agreement with 'neither'.
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Question 23

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I’d rather you _____ tell anyone about this.
Subjunctive form after 'would rather'.
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Question 24

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He told me that he _____ finish the work the next day.
Reported speech with tense change.
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Question 25

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He hasn’t called us, _____ he?
Tag question for a negative statement.
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