Grammar Practice – 200 Interactive Exercises

Click on each ______ to reveal the correct answer. Each item has two choices (a / b).

1. Simple Present – Everyday Routines (1–20)

1. The café near the station ______ cheap lunches for students. offers
[Das Café in der Nähe des Bahnhofs (bietet) günstige Mittagessen für Schüler an.]
a) offers
b) is offering

2. Teenagers ______ at the skatepark after school. meet
[Teenager (treffen sich) nach der Schule im Skatepark.]
a) are meeting
b) meet

3. The local library ______ a study group every Tuesday. hosts
[Die örtliche Bibliothek (veranstaltet) jeden Dienstag eine Lerngruppe.]
a) hosts
b) is hosting

4. Young people ______ in the town square on weekends. hang out
[Junge Leute (halten sich auf) am Wochenende auf dem Marktplatz auf.]
a) are hanging out
b) hang out

5. The corner shop ______ snacks that teenagers love. sells
[Der Eckladen (verkauft) Snacks, die Jugendliche lieben.]
a) is selling
b) sells

6. My friends ______ to the youth centre after sports practice. go
[Meine Freunde (gehen) nach dem Sport ins Jugendzentrum.]
a) go
b) are going

7. The new bubble-tea shop ______ very busy after 4 p.m. gets
[Der neue Bubble-Tea-Laden (wird) nach 16 Uhr sehr voll.]
a) is getting
b) gets

8. Students ______ quiet cafés to study in. prefer
[Schüler (bevorzugen) ruhige Cafés zum Lernen.]
a) prefer
b) are preferring

9. The cultural centre ______ youth events every month. organizes
[Das Kulturzentrum (organisiert) jeden Monat Jugendveranstaltungen.]
a) is organizing
b) organizes

10. Most teenagers ______ time at the riverside park after school. spend
[Die meisten Teenager (verbringen) nach der Schule Zeit im Park am Fluss.]
a) spend
b) are spending

11. Local teens ______ to the music room after lunch. go
[Einheimische Teenager (gehen) nach dem Mittagessen in den Musikraum.]
a) are going
b) go

12. The youth club ______ at 3 p.m. every weekday. opens
[Der Jugendclub (öffnet) an jedem Wochentag um 15 Uhr.]
a) opens
b) is opening

13. Friends ______ behind the sports hall before training. meet
[Freunde (treffen sich) vor dem Training hinter der Sporthalle.]
a) meet
b) are meeting

14. The climbing centre ______ discount tickets for under-18s. offers
[Das Kletterzentrum (bietet) ermäßigte Tickets für unter 18-Jährige an.]
a) is offering
b) offers

15. Young people ______ in the gaming lounge after school. hang out
[Junge Leute (halten sich auf) nach der Schule in der Gaming-Lounge auf.]
a) hang out
b) are hanging out

16. The village hall ______ a youth theatre rehearsal every Friday. hosts
[Die Dorfhalle (veranstaltet) jeden Freitag eine Jugendtheaterprobe.]
a) is hosting
b) hosts

17. My classmates ______ at the bus stop before going to town. meet
[Meine Klassenkameraden (treffen sich) an der Bushaltestelle, bevor sie in die Stadt fahren.]
a) are meeting
b) meet

18. The sports centre ______ crowded when the weather is bad. gets
[Das Sportzentrum (wird) voll, wenn das Wetter schlecht ist.]
a) is getting
b) gets

19. Students ______ the rooftop café because it’s quiet. prefer
[Schüler (bevorzugen) das Dachcafé, weil es ruhig ist.]
a) prefer
b) are preferring

20. Most teens ______ time in the community garden in spring. spend
[Die meisten Teenager (verbringen) im Frühling Zeit im Gemeinschaftsgarten.]
a) spend
b) are spending

2. Present Continuous – Actions Now & Temporary (21–40)

21. The teenagers ______ at the riverside café right now. are meeting
[Die Teenager (treffen sich gerade) im Moment im Café am Fluss.]
a) are meeting
b) meet

22. My friends ______ to the youth centre this afternoon. are going
[Meine Freunde (gehen gerade) heute Nachmittag ins Jugendzentrum.]
a) go
b) are going

23. The band ______ for their school concert. is practising
[Die Band (probt gerade) für ihr Schulkonzert.]
a) is practising
b) practises

24. Students ______ together in the library at the moment. are studying
[Schüler (lernen gerade) im Moment gemeinsam in der Bibliothek.]
a) are studying
b) study

25. The skatepark crew ______ the ramps right now. is cleaning
[Das Skatepark-Team (reinigt gerade) gerade die Rampen.]
a) is cleaning
b) cleans

26. Teenagers ______ in the media room today. are hanging out
[Teenager (halten sich gerade auf) heute im Medienraum auf.]
a) hang out
b) are hanging out

27. The youth club ______ a workshop this week. is organising
[Der Jugendclub (organisiert gerade) diese Woche einen Workshop.]
a) is organising
b) organizes

28. My classmates ______ a small party for Saturday. are planning
[Meine Klassenkameraden (planen gerade) eine kleine Party für Samstag.]
a) plan
b) are planning

29. The café owner ______ fresh snacks at the moment. is preparing
[Der Cafébesitzer (bereitet gerade) im Moment frische Snacks zu.]
a) prepares
b) is preparing

30. Young people ______ table tennis in the courtyard now. are playing
[Junge Leute (spielen gerade) jetzt Tischtennis im Hof.]
a) are playing
b) play

31. The drama group ______ a new scene today. is practising
[Die Theatergruppe (probt gerade) heute eine neue Szene.]
a) practises
b) is practising

32. My sister ______ her friends at the bus station right now. is meeting
[Meine Schwester (trifft sich gerade) gerade mit ihren Freunden an der Bushaltestelle.]
a) meets
b) is meeting

33. The students ______ for the youth leader outside. are waiting
[Die Schüler (warten gerade) draußen auf den Jugendleiter.]
a) wait
b) are waiting

34. The sports team ______ on the field at the moment. is warming up
[Die Sportmannschaft (wärmt sich gerade auf) im Moment auf dem Feld auf.]
a) warms up
b) is warming up

35. Two boys ______ their bikes near the skatepark. are fixing
[Zwei Jungen (reparieren gerade) ihre Fahrräder in der Nähe des Skateparks.]
a) fix
b) are fixing

36. The group ______ where to go this evening. is deciding
[Die Gruppe (entscheidet gerade) wohin sie heute Abend gehen will.]
a) decides
b) is deciding

37. My friends ______ for a quiet place to study right now. are looking
[Meine Freunde (suchen gerade) im Moment einen ruhigen Ort zum Lernen.]
a) look
b) are looking

38. The bubble-tea shop ______ very noisy at the moment. is getting
[Der Bubble-Tea-Laden (wird gerade) im Moment sehr laut.]
a) gets
b) is getting

39. A couple of teenagers ______ photos in the town square. are taking
[Ein paar Teenager (machen gerade) Fotos auf dem Marktplatz.]
a) take
b) are taking

40. The youth workers ______ a new student settle in today. are helping
[Die Jugendbetreuer (helfen gerade) heute einem neuen Schüler bei der Eingewöhnung.]
a) help
b) are helping

3. Mixed – Simple Present & Present Continuous (41–60)

41. Teenagers ______ in the park today. are meeting
[Teenager (treffen sich gerade) heute im Park.]
a) are meeting
b) meet

42. My sister ______ to the youth club every Friday. goes
[Meine Schwester (geht) jeden Freitag in den Jugendclub.]
a) goes
b) is going

43. The café ______ a new menu this week. is offering
[Das Café (bietet gerade) diese Woche eine neue Speisekarte an.]
a) is offering
b) offers

44. Students usually ______ together in the library. study
[Schüler (lernen) normalerweise gemeinsam in der Bibliothek.]
a) are studying
b) study

45. The sports team ______ for a big match at the moment. is practising
[Die Sportmannschaft (trainiert gerade) im Moment für ein großes Spiel.]
a) practises
b) is practising

46. The youth centre ______ at 3 p.m. every day. opens
[Das Jugendzentrum (öffnet) jeden Tag um 15 Uhr.]
a) opens
b) is opening

47. My friends ______ a surprise for Tom right now. are planning
[Meine Freunde (planen gerade) gerade eine Überraschung für Tom.]
a) plan
b) are planning

48. Many teenagers ______ open spaces to meet. prefer
[Viele Teenager (bevorzugen) offene Plätze zum Treffen.]
a) prefer
b) are preferring

49. The drama group ______ a new scene today. is rehearsing
[Die Theatergruppe (probt gerade) heute eine neue Szene.]
a) is rehearsing
b) rehearses

50. The bus ______ every 20 minutes. comes
[Der Bus (kommt) alle 20 Minuten.]
a) comes
b) is coming

51. The town square ______ crowded this afternoon. is getting
[Der Marktplatz (wird gerade) heute Nachmittag voll.]
a) gets
b) is getting

52. Teenagers often ______ near the riverside. hang out
[Teenager (halten sich) oft am Flussufer auf.]
a) hang out
b) are hanging out

53. My classmates ______ for the youth leader right now. are waiting
[Meine Klassenkameraden (warten gerade) gerade auf den Jugendleiter.]
a) wait
b) are waiting

54. The library ______ a study group every Tuesday. hosts
[Die Bibliothek (veranstaltet) jeden Dienstag eine Lerngruppe.]
a) is hosting
b) hosts

55. The boys ______ their skateboard wheels at the moment. are fixing
[Die Jungen (reparieren gerade) im Moment ihre Skateboardräder.]
a) fix
b) are fixing

56. Our teacher ______ us extra help today. is giving
[Unser Lehrer (gibt gerade) uns heute zusätzliche Hilfe.]
a) gives
b) is giving

57. Most teenagers ______ time online after school. spend
[Die meisten Teenager (verbringen) nach der Schule Zeit online.]
a) spend
b) are spending

58. The youth club ______ a special event right now. is organising
[Der Jugendclub (organisiert gerade) gerade eine Sonderveranstaltung.]
a) organises
b) is organising

59. My brother ______ football every weekend. plays
[Mein Bruder (spielt) jedes Wochenende Fußball.]
a) plays
b) is playing

60. A few students ______ for a quiet spot at the moment. are looking
[Einige Schüler (suchen gerade) im Moment einen ruhigen Platz.]
a) look
b) are looking

4. Simple Past – Finished Actions (61–80)

61. Yesterday we ______ at the new youth café. met
[Gestern (trafen wir uns) im neuen Jugendcafé.]
a) met
b) were meeting

62. She ______ her friends in the park last Saturday. saw
[Letzten Samstag (sah) sie ihre Freunde im Park.]
a) saw
b) was seeing

63. The library ______ a film night last week. hosted
[Die Bibliothek (veranstaltete) letzte Woche einen Filmabend.]
a) hosted
b) was hosting

64. We ______ snacks at the corner shop before the concert. bought
[Wir (kauften) vor dem Konzert Snacks im Eckladen.]
a) bought
b) were buying

65. They ______ football on the school field after class. played
[Sie (spielten) nach dem Unterricht Fußball auf dem Schulhof.]
a) played
b) were playing

66. I ______ late to the youth centre yesterday. came
[Ich (kam) gestern spät zum Jugendzentrum.]
a) came
b) was coming

67. The bus ______ ten minutes late. arrived
[Der Bus (kam an) zehn Minuten zu spät.]
a) arrived
b) was arriving

68. Our teacher ______ a new game for the class. explained
[Unser Lehrer (erklärte) ein neues Spiel für die Klasse.]
a) explained
b) was explaining

69. My parents ______ me off at the sports hall. dropped
[Meine Eltern (setzten) mich an der Sporthalle ab.]
a) dropped
b) were dropping

70. We ______ a picnic by the river on Sunday. had
[Wir (machten) am Sonntag ein Picknick am Fluss.]
a) had
b) were having

71. She ______ a new friend at the workshop. made
[Sie (fand) beim Workshop eine neue Freundin.]
a) made
b) was making

72. They ______ in the school band for two years. played
[Sie (spielten) zwei Jahre in der Schulband.]
a) played
b) were playing

73. We ______ to the cinema after the meeting. went
[Wir (gingen) nach dem Treffen ins Kino.]
a) went
b) were going

74. The youth leader ______ the rules at the start. explained
[Der Jugendleiter (erklärte) am Anfang die Regeln.]
a) explained
b) was explaining

75. I ______ my bike to the skatepark. took
[Ich (nahm) mein Fahrrad zum Skatepark.]
a) took
b) was taking

76. The group ______ songs around the campfire. sang
[Die Gruppe (sang) Lieder am Lagerfeuer.]
a) sang
b) was singing

77. She ______ her phone at the youth centre. lost
[Sie (verlor) ihr Handy im Jugendzentrum.]
a) lost
b) was losing

78. They ______ the match easily. won
[Sie (gewannen) das Spiel leicht.]
a) won
b) were winning

79. The club ______ a big party last month. organised
[Der Club (organisierte) letzten Monat eine große Party.]
a) organised
b) was organising

80. I ______ very tired after the tournament. felt
[Ich (fühlte mich) nach dem Turnier sehr müde.]
a) felt
b) was feeling

5. Past Continuous – Actions in Progress in the Past (81–100)

81. We ______ football when it started to rain. were playing
[Wir (spielten gerade) Fußball, als es zu regnen begann.]
a) played
b) were playing

82. She ______ in the park when her friends called her. was walking
[Sie (ging gerade spazieren) im Park, als ihre Freunde sie anriefen.]
a) was walking
b) walked

83. The students ______ in the library all afternoon. were studying
[Die Schüler (lernten gerade) den ganzen Nachmittag in der Bibliothek.]
a) were studying
b) studied

84. I ______ my bike when the chain broke. was riding
[Ich (fuhr gerade) mit meinem Fahrrad, als die Kette riss.]
a) was riding
b) rode

85. They ______ at the youth club when the power went out. were playing
[Sie (spielten gerade) im Jugendclub, als der Strom ausfiel.]
a) were playing
b) played

86. The teacher ______ the rules when we arrived. was explaining
[Der Lehrer (erklärte gerade) die Regeln, als wir ankamen.]
a) explained
b) was explaining

87. My friends ______ online when I messaged them. were chatting
[Meine Freunde (chatteten gerade) online, als ich ihnen schrieb.]
a) chatted
b) were chatting

88. The band ______ when the lights went off. was practising
[Die Band (probte gerade), als das Licht ausging.]
a) practised
b) was practising

89. I ______ for my keys while my friends waited. was looking
[Ich (suchte gerade) nach meinen Schlüsseln, während meine Freunde warteten.]
a) was looking
b) looked

90. They ______ dinner when the phone rang. were having
[Sie (aßen gerade) zu Abend, als das Telefon klingelte.]
a) had
b) were having

91. The youth leader ______ a story when the fire alarm went off. was telling
[Der Jugendleiter (erzählte gerade) eine Geschichte, als der Feueralarm losging.]
a) told
b) was telling

92. We ______ in the café while it started to snow. were sitting
[Wir (saßen gerade) im Café, als es zu schneien begann.]
a) were sitting
b) sat

93. She ______ her homework while her friends played games. was doing
[Sie (machte gerade) ihre Hausaufgaben, während ihre Freunde Spiele spielten.]
a) did
b) was doing

94. The group ______ a song when the teacher entered. was singing
[Die Gruppe (sang gerade) ein Lied, als der Lehrer hereinkam.]
a) sang
b) was singing

95. I ______ to the youth centre when I met Anna. was walking
[Ich (ging gerade) zum Jugendzentrum, als ich Anna traf.]
a) walked
b) was walking

96. They ______ the room when the guests arrived. were decorating
[Sie (schmückten gerade) den Raum, als die Gäste ankamen.]
a) decorated
b) were decorating

97. The players ______ up when the coach blew the whistle. were warming
[Die Spieler (wärmten sich gerade) auf, als der Trainer pfiff.]
a) were warming
b) warmed

98. We ______ for the bus while it started to rain. were waiting
[Wir (warteten gerade) auf den Bus, als es zu regnen begann.]
a) were waiting
b) waited

99. My brother ______ a game when the computer crashed. was playing
[Mein Bruder (spielte gerade) ein Spiel, als der Computer abstürzte.]
a) played
b) was playing

100. The children ______ quietly when the headteacher came in. were working
[Die Kinder (arbeiteten gerade) leise, als die Schulleiterin hereinkam.]
a) worked
b) were working

6. Mixed – Simple Past & Past Continuous (101–120)

101. We ______ a film when the lights went out. were watching
[Wir (schauten gerade) einen Film, als das Licht ausging.]
a) watched
b) were watching

102. She ______ her homework and then went to bed. finished
[Sie (beendete) ihre Hausaufgaben und ging dann ins Bett.]
a) finished
b) was finishing

103. They ______ football when it started to snow. were playing
[Sie (spielten gerade) Fußball, als es zu schneien begann.]
a) played
b) were playing

104. I ______ my phone while I was walking to the café. lost
[Ich (verlor) mein Handy, während ich zum Café ging.]
a) lost
b) was losing

105. The teacher ______ when the bell rang. was talking
[Der Lehrer (sprach gerade), als die Glocke läutete.]
a) talked
b) was talking

106. We ______ home after the film finished. went
[Wir (gingen) nach Hause, nachdem der Film zu Ende war.]
a) went
b) were going

107. She ______ her friend while she was waiting for the bus. met
[Sie (traf) ihre Freundin, während sie auf den Bus wartete.]
a) met
b) was meeting

108. The group ______ on the project all afternoon. was working
[Die Gruppe (arbeitete gerade) den ganzen Nachmittag an dem Projekt.]
a) worked
b) was working

109. I ______ a sandwich before I joined my friends. ate
[Ich (aß) ein Sandwich, bevor ich zu meinen Freunden stieß.]
a) ate
b) was eating

110. They ______ music when the neighbours complained. were playing
[Sie (spielten gerade) Musik, als die Nachbarn sich beschwerten.]
a) played
b) were playing

111. The club ______ at nine and we went inside. opened
[Der Club (öffnete) um neun und wir gingen hinein.]
a) opened
b) was opening

112. While we ______, it suddenly got dark. were walking
[Während wir (gerade spazieren gingen), wurde es plötzlich dunkel.]
a) walked
b) were walking

113. She ______ her drink when someone called her name. was drinking
[Sie (trank gerade) ihr Getränk, als jemand ihren Namen rief.]
a) drank
b) was drinking

114. We ______ the game because we played very well. won
[Wir (gewannen) das Spiel, weil wir sehr gut spielten.]
a) won
b) were winning

115. The students ______ quietly when the headteacher entered. were working
[Die Schüler (arbeiteten gerade) leise, als die Schulleiterin hereinkam.]
a) worked
b) were working

116. I ______ my notes before the test started. checked
[Ich (überprüfte) meine Notizen, bevor der Test begann.]
a) checked
b) was checking

117. They ______ for the bus, and it finally arrived. waited
[Sie (warteten) auf den Bus, und er kam schließlich.]
a) waited
b) were waiting

118. She ______ her jacket while it was raining. forgot
[Sie (vergaß) ihre Jacke, während es regnete.]
a) forgot
b) was forgetting

119. We ______ home when we saw a shooting star. were walking
[Wir (gingen gerade) nach Hause, als wir eine Sternschnuppe sahen.]
a) walked
b) were walking

120. The kids ______ in the garden until it got dark. played
[Die Kinder (spielten) im Garten, bis es dunkel wur]()