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Question - 1 (Correct the mistakes)

Tick (√ ) the correct sentence.

Example I have watched TV last night. (_________)

I watched TV last night. (_____ √ ___)

1. I have lived in Chesswood for five years. (_________)

I live in Chesswood for five years. (_________)

2. We moved here after my daughter was born. (_________)

We have moved here after my daughter was born. (_________)

3. Before that we have lived in London. (_________)

Before that we lived in London. (_________)

4. I am a teacher since I left university. (_________)

I have been a teacher since I left university. (_________)

5. I went to Bristol University in 1994. (_________)

I have been to Bristol University in 1994. (_________)

6. We have studied English since three years. (_________)

We have studied English for three years. (_________)

7. I never went to Russia, but I'd like to go. (_________)

I have never been to Russia, but I'd like to go. (_________)

Question – 2 (Tenses)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: the Present Simple or

the will future.

1. I _____________________ (call) you when lunch (be) _____________________ ready.

2. If you _____________________ (be) late, I _____________________ (go) without you.

3. If she _____________________ (pass) her driving test, she _____________________

(buy) a car

4. I _____________________ (go) home as soon as I _____________________ (finish)

work.

5. If my neighbours _____________________ (not stop) making a noise, I

_____________________ (go) round and complain.



Question - 3 (Tenses)

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: the Present Simple, the

Past Simple, or the Present Perfect.

Example: I got (get) up at 7.00 this morning.

Carla Brown has a job in advertising. It's a good job, and she (1) _______________ (earn)

over £30,000 a year. She (2) ____________________ (study) marketing at college, and then

(3) ______________ (find) a job with a small advertising agency in Manchester. Since then

she (4) _________________ (change) her job several times. Now she (5) _______________

(work) for Jerome and Jerome, which is a big company with offices all over the world. She

(6) _________________ (be) with the company for three years. The company has clients in

America, and she (7) ________________ (be) there several times on business. Last year she

(8) ________________ (spend) six months there.

Question - 4 (have to or should?)

Complete the sentences with a form of have to, don't have to, should, or shouldn't.

Example: If you feel ill, you should go to bed.

1. You book _________________ in advance if you want cheap tickets.

2. When you catch a plane, you check _________________ in before you board the

plane.

3. You _________________ have too much hand luggage.

4. You _________________ wear comfortable clothing.

5. A pilot _________________ train for many years.

6. You _________________ wear your seat belt all the time. You can take it off.

7. But you _________________ wear it at take-off and landing.

8. You _________________ drink too much alcohol because you might be ill.

9. There is often a film on a long flight, but you watch _________________ it. You can go

to sleep.

10. When you've got your luggage, you go _________________ through Customs.



Question- 5 (Time clauses)

Put the words in the right order.

Example: bath / I / when / home / will / get / have / a / I

I will have a bath when I get home .

1. hear / if / I / news / any / you / I / phone / will

__________________________________________________________________

2. pay/ as/you/ I/back/ soon/can /I/ as/will

__________________________________________________________________

3. you / feel / stop / better / if / will / you / smoking

__________________________________________________________________

4. car / Peter / enough / when / he / buy / a / has / will / money

__________________________________________________________________

5. problem / help / I / you / have / you / a / will / if

__________________________________________________________________

Question - 6 (Vocabulary)

Fill in the blanks using a suitable word

1. I don't want any cake, I'm trying to ______________ weight.

2. I've got a ______________ throat and a headache.

3. I'd love to ______________ more time with my children.

4. He's __________________ for a job at the hospital.

5. I'd like to ________________ a complaint about the food.

6. Could you give me a ______________ to the station?

7. I never _________________ a watch when I'm on holiday.



Question - 7 (Irregular past tenses)

Here are twenty verbs. Write the Past Simple and Past Participle form of them

Simple past Past participle

appear

bring

climb

fall

feel

forget

improveinvent

know

let

lose

manage

pass

pick

speak

start

tell

understand

use

want



Exercise 8 (Passives)

Put the words in the correct order.

1. I world / is / English / the / all / spoken / over

__________________________________________________________________________

2. since / has / nylon / 1932 / made / been

__________________________________________________________________________

3. Mary's / invited / I / to / wasn't / party / why?

__________________________________________________________________________

4. will / when / be / new / the / bridge / built?

__________________________________________________________________________

5. asked / car / design / were / they / to / new / a

__________________________________________________________________________

Question - 9 (Phrasal verbs)

Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.

1. You should look the word __________ in the dictionary.

2. He gave ___________ his job because it was boring.

3. Oh, no! The printer's run ____________ of ink.

4. Look ___________! There's a scorpion near your foot.

5. The plane has taken ____________ five minutes early.

6. Can you look ____________ the baby for a while?

7. Tom gets ____________ well with most people.

8. I'm going upstairs to lie _______________ for a while.



Question - 10 (Second conditional)

Make five sentences from the chart. Use each verb in B once only.

A B C D E

If I

lived

earned

knew

had

were

a dictionary

you

in Brazil

more money

Maria’s address

I’d

I would

go to see her

look up the word

marry George

learn Portuguese

save it

1. ___________________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________________________________

Question – 11 (active or passive)

Underline the correct verb form.

Example: Portuguese speaks / is spoken in Brazil.

1. That's the third time he has failed / has been failed the exam.

2. 'Hot lips' wrote / was written by Celia Young.

3. A lot of trees cut down / were cut down to build that house.

4. They don't grow / aren't grown bananas in Scotland.

5. Some pictures have taken / have been taken from the museum.



Question - 12 (Second conditional and might)

Read the text about Jane. Then complete the sentences.

Jane's unhappy at home and unhappy at work. She has a boring job and she doesn't earn

much money. Her boss says that he will perhaps give her a pay rise next month, but he isn't

sure yet. She doesn't have a car and she goes to work on crowded buses every day. She

doesn't have a flat, she lives in a small room above a noisy restaurant in the centre of town.

She finds it difficult to sleep because the restaurant doesn't close until after midnight. She

thinks that she will perhaps go and live with her friend Wendy but she isn't sure yet because

she likes living on her own.

Example: Jane wouldn’t be unhappy if she lived in a quiet flat

1. Jane _______________ happier if she ________________ a more interesting job

2. Her boss might ______________________

3. If she _____________________ car, she _________________ to work by bus.

4.

If she ______________________ live above a restaurant, she ______________________

easier to sleep.

5. She might ___________________________ her friend Wendy

Question - 13 (Present Perfect Continuous)

Ask questions to find out How long ... ?

Example: ‘I'm learning English’ How long have you been learning English?'

1. 'I'm waiting for a bus.' _______________________________________________

2. 'Tom's saving up to buy a boat'_____________________________________________

3. 'Alice is working in the library.'_______________________________________________

4. 'The Greens are trying to sell their house.'_____________________________________

5. I'm having driving lessons.' _________________________________________



Question - 14 (Present Perfect Simple and Continuous)

Tick (√) the correct sentence.

1. I saw her five minutes ago. (_________)

I've seen her five minutes ago. (_________)

2. We are here since last Saturday. (_________)

We've been here since last Saturday. (_________)

3. How long have you known Wendy? (_________)

How long have you been knowing Wendy? (_________)

4. We haven't made coffee yet. (_________)

We didn't make coffee yet. (_________)

5. He is waiting to see the doctor since nine o'clock. (_________)

He has been waiting to see the doctor since nine o'clock. (_________)

6. When did you buy your new car? (_________)

When have you bought your new car? (_________)

7. Mary isn't home. She's been to work. (_________)

Mary isn't home. She's gone to work. (_________)

8. I've run in the park, so I'm tired. (_________)

I've been running in the park, so I'm tired. (_________)

9. I've run round the park three times. (_________)

I've been running round the park three times. (_________)

10. They already had their dinner. (_________)

They've already had their dinner. (_________)

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