How We Spend Our Time
About this practice test
Practise A2 Use of English through typed sentence gaps. Build accuracy with routine verb patterns and time expressions.
What you’ll practice
Grammar and vocabulary
Choose forms and words that work together.
Meaning in context
Follow meaning across sentences and texts.
Accurate expression
Use natural phrases and sentence patterns.
What to expect:
10 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- A2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Fill in the blank (text)
How to approach this practice
Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.
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Question 1 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use spend: My brother ___ (spend) an hour reading every evening.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- spends
Singular brother takes spends; spend time doing is the pattern.
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Question 2 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use one word: I usually go swimming twice ___ week.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- a / per
Twice a week expresses frequency.
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Question 3 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use play: We enjoy ___ (play) cards after dinner.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- playing
Enjoy takes an ing form.
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Question 4 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use not/watch: Mina ___ (not/watch) television on school nights.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- does not watch / doesn't watch
Singular Mina takes does not with base-form watch.
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Question 5 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use one word: The library opens ___ half past nine.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- at
Use at before a clock time.
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Question 6 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use start: When does your cooking class ___ (start)?
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- start
Does already marks tense, so start stays in the base form.
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Question 7 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use one word: We visit our cousins ___ Sundays.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- on
Days of the week take on.
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Question 8 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use study: I would like ___ (study) French next year.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- to study
Would like takes a to-infinitive.
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Question 9 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use one word: My class finishes at five, and I go home ___ that.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- after
After that sequences the journey after the class.
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Question 10 · Fill in the blank (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Use good: I sleep ___ (good) after a long walk.
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- well
Well is the adverb describing how someone sleeps.
What to review next
Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.