CELPIP Practice Questions — All Questions

Which sentence is written in correct everyday English?

• a.I'm used to drive on the highway now.
• b.I'm used to driving on the highway now.✓
• c.I'm used to drove on the highway now.
• d.I'm use to driving on the highway now.

'Be used to' (meaning accustomed to) is followed by a gerund: 'used to driving'. The infinitive 'to drive' would only fit the different phrase 'used to drive' for a past habit.

Which sentence corrects the error in 'She has been living here since three years'?

• a.She has been living here since three years ago.
• b.She is living here since three years.
• c.She has been living here for three years.✓
• d.She has lived here since three years.

A length of time uses 'for': 'for three years'. 'Since' is used with a starting point, such as 'since 2020', not with a duration.

Which sentence uses the comparison correctly?

• a.This winter is colder than last winter.✓
• b.This winter is more colder than last winter.
• c.This winter is colder as last winter.
• d.This winter is more cold than last winter.

Short adjectives form the comparative with -er plus 'than': 'colder than'. Adding 'more' before 'colder' is a double comparative and is incorrect.

Which sentence is free of usage errors?

• a.Everyone are welcome to join the potluck.
• b.Everyone were welcome to join the potluck.
• c.Everyone have welcome to join the potluck.
• d.Everyone is welcome to join the potluck.✓

'Everyone' is grammatically singular, so it takes the singular verb 'is': 'Everyone is welcome.' The plural 'are' is a common error.