English grammar exam for Grade 6 students at Krou Yeung School.
KYS Department of English Quarter II Examination grammar test paper with sections on sentence completion using verb forms and word selection.
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We need to choose between:
- used to (past habit or state)
- didn’t use to (negative past habit/state)
- Did ... use to? (question form)
- present simple + usually (current habits)
1. I ________ (not / like) Maria much, but now I get on really well with her.
→ didn’t use to like
✔ Explanation: "Didn’t use to" shows a past state that has changed. Now it’s different — you get on well.
2. ______ (you / work) in the main office in Tokyo before you came here?
→ Did you use to work
✔ Explanation: This is a question about a past habit ("work in Tokyo"). Use "Did you use to...?"
3. Wanda ________ (eat) here at lunchtimes, so we might see her today.
→ usually eats
✔ Explanation: Present habit. “So we might see her today” implies current behavior.
4. Tom ________ (not / be) so quiet. Is he tired today?
→ didn’t use to be
✔ Explanation: He was not quiet in the past, but now he is. So his behavior has changed.
5. You never ________ (watch) sport. Why do you watch it so much now?
→ used to watch
✔ Wait! Let's think carefully.
"You never used to watch sport" means you didn't watch it in the past. But the sentence says "Why do you watch it so much now?" — implying change from no watching to watching.
So correct: used to watch → No, actually:
"You never used to watch" = You never watched in the past → Correct.
✔ So: used to watch → Actually, never used to watch = correct.
✔️ Answer: used to watch → No, wait: "You never used to watch" = correct.
But the verb form should be: used to watch → But the blank is for the verb phrase.
Actually:
→ used to watch
But "never" + "used to" = "You never used to watch" → correct.
✔ So: used to watch → No, the full phrase is: never used to watch
But the blank is just after "You never", so we fill in: used to watch
✔️ Final: used to watch
6. Debbie ________ (be) an architect, but now she's training to be a yoga teacher.
→ used to be
✔ Past profession, now changed.
7. When we were children, we often ________ (play) in the park near our house.
→ used to play
✔ Past habitual action.
8. Lucia ________ (go) shopping on Sundays because it's quieter.
→ usually goes
✔ Present habit. "Because it's quieter" refers to now.
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✔ Section I Answers:
1. didn’t use to like
2. Did you use to work
3. usually eats
4. didn’t use to be
5. used to watch
6. used to be
7. used to play
8. usually goes
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We need to use correct verb tenses based on context.
9. Mo Farah ________ (win) both the 5,000m and 10,000m in London.
→ won
✔ Past event (London Olympics/competition). Simple past.
10. I ________ (think) about Hannah at 7.00 and then she (11) ________ (ring) me!
→ was thinking, rang
✔ "At 7.00" suggests ongoing action → past continuous. Then "she rang" = sudden interruption → simple past.
11. She rang me
✔ Already answered.
12. He ________ (just / score) before the referee blew the final whistle.
→ had just scored
✔ Action completed immediately before another past action → past perfect.
13. As soon as Bob arrived, we ________ (order) our food.
→ ordered
✔ Two actions in sequence — past simple.
14. They were tired when they arrived. They ________ (not sleep) for 20 hours.
→ hadn’t slept
✔ Duration before arrival → past perfect.
15. We ________ (already / finish) washing up when Will offered to help.
→ had already finished
✔ Completed before another past action → past perfect.
16. Liverpool ________ (win) 3–0 at half-time, but they lost the match 4–3.
→ had won
✔ "At half-time" → past perfect to show result before the end.
17. You’re lucky I’m still at home. I ________ (get) ready to go out when you phoned.
→ was getting
✔ Ongoing action interrupted by phone call → past continuous.
18. My boss ________ (say) yesterday that he would arrange a trip to Madrid for me.
→ said
✔ Simple past for reporting a statement.
19. Olga and I ________ (study) at Bristol University when we (20) ________ (meet).
→ were studying, met
✔ Past continuous for ongoing action, simple past for the meeting.
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✔ Section II Answers:
9. won
10. was thinking, rang
11. rang
12. had just scored
13. ordered
14. hadn’t slept
15. had already finished
16. had won
17. was getting
18. said
19. were studying, met
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21. You A. don’t have to / B. mustn’t pay to go into museums in the UK. They’re usually free.
→ A. don’t have to
✔ "Don’t have to" = not necessary. "Mustn’t" = forbidden. Museums are free, so not required to pay, not prohibited.
22. We sometimes go to A. the restaurants / B. restaurants for a change.
→ B. restaurants
✔ General reference — not specific ones. "The restaurants" implies particular ones.
23. My sister eats A. slowlier / B. more slowly than I do.
→ B. more slowly
✔ "Slowly" is adverb. Comparative of adverbs uses "more slowly". "Slowlier" is incorrect.
24. I’m A. a science teacher / B. science teacher in a secondary school.
→ A. a science teacher
✔ Need article before countable noun. "Science teacher" without article is ungrammatical.
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✔ Section III Answers:
21. A. don’t have to
22. B. restaurants
23. B. more slowly
24. A. a science teacher
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#### I.
1. didn’t use to like
2. Did you use to work
3. usually eats
4. didn’t use to be
5. used to watch
6. used to be
7. used to play
8. usually goes
#### II.
9. won
10. was thinking, rang
11. rang
12. had just scored
13. ordered
14. hadn’t slept
15. had already finished
16. had won
17. was getting
18. said
19. were studying, met
#### III.
21. A
22. B
23. B
24. A
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I. Complete the sentences with *used to / didn't use to / Did ... use to*, or the present simple + usually.
We need to choose between:
- used to (past habit or state)
- didn’t use to (negative past habit/state)
- Did ... use to? (question form)
- present simple + usually (current habits)
1. I ________ (not / like) Maria much, but now I get on really well with her.
→ didn’t use to like
✔ Explanation: "Didn’t use to" shows a past state that has changed. Now it’s different — you get on well.
2. ______ (you / work) in the main office in Tokyo before you came here?
→ Did you use to work
✔ Explanation: This is a question about a past habit ("work in Tokyo"). Use "Did you use to...?"
3. Wanda ________ (eat) here at lunchtimes, so we might see her today.
→ usually eats
✔ Explanation: Present habit. “So we might see her today” implies current behavior.
4. Tom ________ (not / be) so quiet. Is he tired today?
→ didn’t use to be
✔ Explanation: He was not quiet in the past, but now he is. So his behavior has changed.
5. You never ________ (watch) sport. Why do you watch it so much now?
→ used to watch
✔ Wait! Let's think carefully.
"You never used to watch sport" means you didn't watch it in the past. But the sentence says "Why do you watch it so much now?" — implying change from no watching to watching.
So correct: used to watch → No, actually:
"You never used to watch" = You never watched in the past → Correct.
✔ So: used to watch → Actually, never used to watch = correct.
✔️ Answer: used to watch → No, wait: "You never used to watch" = correct.
But the verb form should be: used to watch → But the blank is for the verb phrase.
Actually:
→ used to watch
But "never" + "used to" = "You never used to watch" → correct.
✔ So: used to watch → No, the full phrase is: never used to watch
But the blank is just after "You never", so we fill in: used to watch
✔️ Final: used to watch
6. Debbie ________ (be) an architect, but now she's training to be a yoga teacher.
→ used to be
✔ Past profession, now changed.
7. When we were children, we often ________ (play) in the park near our house.
→ used to play
✔ Past habitual action.
8. Lucia ________ (go) shopping on Sundays because it's quieter.
→ usually goes
✔ Present habit. "Because it's quieter" refers to now.
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✔ Section I Answers:
1. didn’t use to like
2. Did you use to work
3. usually eats
4. didn’t use to be
5. used to watch
6. used to be
7. used to play
8. usually goes
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II. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
We need to use correct verb tenses based on context.
9. Mo Farah ________ (win) both the 5,000m and 10,000m in London.
→ won
✔ Past event (London Olympics/competition). Simple past.
10. I ________ (think) about Hannah at 7.00 and then she (11) ________ (ring) me!
→ was thinking, rang
✔ "At 7.00" suggests ongoing action → past continuous. Then "she rang" = sudden interruption → simple past.
11. She rang me
✔ Already answered.
12. He ________ (just / score) before the referee blew the final whistle.
→ had just scored
✔ Action completed immediately before another past action → past perfect.
13. As soon as Bob arrived, we ________ (order) our food.
→ ordered
✔ Two actions in sequence — past simple.
14. They were tired when they arrived. They ________ (not sleep) for 20 hours.
→ hadn’t slept
✔ Duration before arrival → past perfect.
15. We ________ (already / finish) washing up when Will offered to help.
→ had already finished
✔ Completed before another past action → past perfect.
16. Liverpool ________ (win) 3–0 at half-time, but they lost the match 4–3.
→ had won
✔ "At half-time" → past perfect to show result before the end.
17. You’re lucky I’m still at home. I ________ (get) ready to go out when you phoned.
→ was getting
✔ Ongoing action interrupted by phone call → past continuous.
18. My boss ________ (say) yesterday that he would arrange a trip to Madrid for me.
→ said
✔ Simple past for reporting a statement.
19. Olga and I ________ (study) at Bristol University when we (20) ________ (meet).
→ were studying, met
✔ Past continuous for ongoing action, simple past for the meeting.
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✔ Section II Answers:
9. won
10. was thinking, rang
11. rang
12. had just scored
13. ordered
14. hadn’t slept
15. had already finished
16. had won
17. was getting
18. said
19. were studying, met
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III. Underline the correct word(s).
21. You A. don’t have to / B. mustn’t pay to go into museums in the UK. They’re usually free.
→ A. don’t have to
✔ "Don’t have to" = not necessary. "Mustn’t" = forbidden. Museums are free, so not required to pay, not prohibited.
22. We sometimes go to A. the restaurants / B. restaurants for a change.
→ B. restaurants
✔ General reference — not specific ones. "The restaurants" implies particular ones.
23. My sister eats A. slowlier / B. more slowly than I do.
→ B. more slowly
✔ "Slowly" is adverb. Comparative of adverbs uses "more slowly". "Slowlier" is incorrect.
24. I’m A. a science teacher / B. science teacher in a secondary school.
→ A. a science teacher
✔ Need article before countable noun. "Science teacher" without article is ungrammatical.
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✔ Section III Answers:
21. A. don’t have to
22. B. restaurants
23. B. more slowly
24. A. a science teacher
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✔ Final Answers:
#### I.
1. didn’t use to like
2. Did you use to work
3. usually eats
4. didn’t use to be
5. used to watch
6. used to be
7. used to play
8. usually goes
#### II.
9. won
10. was thinking, rang
11. rang
12. had just scored
13. ordered
14. hadn’t slept
15. had already finished
16. had won
17. was getting
18. said
19. were studying, met
#### III.
21. A
22. B
23. B
24. A
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