Solutions Pre-intermediate: Grammar & Vocabulary Test

To describe a finished action in the past, like a trip to Spain last year, we use the past simple tense. "I went to Spain last year." correctly uses this tense to indicate the trip is over. The other options either incorrectly use the present perfect ("I have been"), present continuous ("I am going"), or future simple ("I will go") tenses, which don't fit the context of a past event.

The word "boring" is the correct adjective to describe the film because it caused the feeling of boredom in the person watching it. "-ing" adjectives describe the characteristics of something that cause a feeling, while "-ed" adjectives describe the feeling itself. So, a "boring" film makes a person feel "bored."

In English, adverbs of frequency like "always," "usually," or "often" are typically placed before the main verb in a sentence. Therefore, "I am always on time" is the correct word order, with the adverb "always" preceding the verb "am."

When comparing two things, we use the comparative form of adjectives. The comparative form of "good" is irregular and is "better." "Gooder" is not a grammatically correct word, "more good" is not the standard comparative form, and "best" is the superlative form used when comparing three or more things.

The present perfect tense is used to talk about actions or experiences that happened at an unspecified time in the past. The sentence "I have played tennis before" uses this tense to indicate the speaker has the experience of playing tennis, but doesn't specify when it happened.

"Eaten" is the past participle of the verb "eat." Past participles are used with auxiliary verbs like "have" to form perfect tenses. In this case, "eaten" combines with "have" to create the present perfect tense, which describes actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past.

"Cheerful" is the most suitable synonym for "happy" as it implies a feeling of joy and good spirits. While other words might have positive connotations, "cheerful" most accurately captures the essence of happiness.

The preposition "to" is used with the phrase "look forward to," which expresses excitement or anticipation about a future event. This preposition indicates the direction of one's anticipation towards the object of the phrase, in this case, the holiday.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. In this case, "beautiful" is the adjective as it describes the appearance of a noun. The other options are an adverb ("quickly"), a verb ("run"), and a noun ("table").

"Quiet" is the direct opposite of "noisy." While "noisy" implies a lot of sound, "quiet" suggests an absence or near absence of sound. The other options, although potentially related to noise levels in certain contexts, are not direct antonyms of "noisy."