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Tenses

Present tenses

Correct the underlined mistakes.

Complete the sentences with the Present

Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs
in brackets.

1 I listen to the radio last night.

listened

2 I prepare for my driving test at the

moment.

1 Are you enjoying (enjoy) your new job?

2 We ________ (not play) in the World Cup
this year.

3 My brother finish work at 6 p.m.

4 I have long hair when I was child.

3 This is Kasia. She _______ (come) from

Warsaw.

5 She didnt born in England.

6 You dont call me yesterday.

4 We _______ (have) a barbecue tonight.

7 They not come to my last party.

5 I ________ (wait) for an important parcel to

arrive.

8 My sister going to study economics.

9 We going to Bath this weekend.
1 point for each correct answer

6 He _______ (not like) wearing a tie.

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Questions
Make questions about the missing information.
1 Where does she live?
She lives in .
2 _______________________________
Laura can speak languages. (Two?
Three?)

7 ______ she ______ (have) a very busy social

life?
8 Why _____ he _____ (wear) sunglasses
indoors today?
9 He ______ (study) French for about 15
hours a week.
1 point for each correct answer

have/have got
Underline the correct forms.

3 _______________________________
The gym costs a month.

1 Does she got / Has she got any children?

4 _______________________________
We drove car. (Joes? Sues?)

2 He doesnt have / doesnt have got a girlfriend.

5 _______________________________
We have German classes . (Once or twice
a week?)

4 She hasnt / hasnt got a car.

6 _______________________________
She went to the police station because .

7 Hes / He has two brothers.

3 I have / have got a shower at 7.30 a.m.

7 _______________________________
Im going to buy Andy a for his birthday.
1 point for each correct answer

5 Do you have got / Have you got a dog?

6 He often has / has often got breakfast at work.

1 point for each correct answer

Irregular past forms

Write the Past Simple form of these irregular
verbs.
1 leave
________

left

make

2 can

________

8 become ________

3 tell

________

9 give

________

4 begin ________ 10 think

________

5 take ________ 11 go

________

6 fall

________
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1 point for each correct answer

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Past tenses
Complete the sentences with the Past Simple
or the Past Continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
1 It wasnt raining (not rain) when we left the
house.
2 When I saw Kevin on Saturday, he _______
(buy) some clothes.
3 When ______ you ________ (get) back from
your holiday?
4 She _______ (graduate) from Yale University
in 2011.
5 I ______ just ______ (put) in my contact
lenses when you phoned.
6 He _______ (get) excellent marks in his law
exam.
7 She _______ (forget) to send me a birthday
card.
8 I _______ (work) in New York when I met
Tom.
9 We were quiet because the baby ______
(sleep).
1 point for each correct answer

Expressions of quantity
1 Complete the sentences with some or any.
1 We had some delicious fish for dinner.
2 Id like _____ tea, but I dont want _____
biscuits.
3 Is there _____ sugar? I cant see _____ .
4 I bought _____ bread yesterday.
5 I didnt buy _____ coffee, because I
thought we had _____ .
6 We need _____ milk. Ill get it later.
1 point for each correct answer

2 Find one mistake in each sentence and

correct it.
1 Ive got a few of magazines for you. a few
2 How many money have you got?
3 Ill have only a little potatoes.
4 I dont have many time, so I cant help
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you. Sorry.
5 In the summer there are a lot tourists.

6 The children have _____ breakfast at _____

school.

6 We havent got many petrol left.

7 She lives in _____ old apartment block.

7 Its a small class, there arent some

students.

1 point for each correct answer

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8 Can I have any salad, please?

9 He speaks only little German.
1 point for each correct answer

something, everywhere, etc.

Choose the correct words.
1 Did you go anywhere / anyone nice on
holiday?
2 We couldnt find a good restaurant
nowhere / anywhere.
3 Im bored. I want someone / something
interesting to talk to.
4 Shes so popular, everybody / everything
likes her.
5 Im a vegetarian and there was anything /
nothing I could eat at the party.
6 Close your eyes. Ive got anything /
something for you.
7 John lives anywhere / somewhere near
York.
8 Somebody / Nobody told me youre
getting married.
Is it true?
9 The security guard didnt find nothing /
anything unusual in her bag.
1 point for each correct answer

Articles
Complete the sentences with a, an, the, or
nothing ().
1 My dads an optician.
2 Marina is ____ youngest student in _____
class.
3 I usually come to ____ school by _____ bus.
4 Do you like _____ Thai food?
5 She comes from _____ village in _____ south
of Italy.

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The right words

TRANSLATE

Choose the correct words.

Translate the sentences into your language.

Translate the ideas, not word by word.

1 Does she go / play running every day.

1 Hi, how are you? Im fine, thanks.

2 How many hours of homework do you

make / do?

__________________________________________

3 Does he talk / speak Spanish?

__________________________________________

4 Hes the highest / tallest child in the class.

2 Can I help you? No, thank you. Im just

looking.

5 Were all crazy for / about rugby in our

family.

__________________________________________

6 Would you like to go for / to a walk?

__________________________________________

7 What subjects is she good with / at?

3 Im sorry. I cant come tonight. Never

mind. Perhaps another time.

8 We had very heavy / heavily rain all week.

__________________________________________

9 Please be a bit more patient / patiently.

__________________________________________

10 Shes always at the office. She works too

hard / hardly.

4 What are you doing tonight? Nothing

special. What about you?

11 My new Internet connection works really

faster / fast.

__________________________________________

12 Can I have a piece / loaf of bread and

butter?

__________________________________________
5 Did you watch the football last night?
No, I didnt. I missed it.

13 Are there any packets / cans of Coke in the

fridge?
1 point for each correct answer

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6 Whats the date today? Its the
nineteenth of August.

Verb phrases
Write a phrase from the box with each of the
verbs.

__________________________________________
__________________________________________

films a lie-in music online to gigs texts

friends for a drink magazines for a meal

7 When did you last have a holiday? About

eighteen months ago.

1 listen to music

6 meet ____________

2 shop ____________

7 send ____________

3 download ____________
____________
4 read ____________

have

9 go ____________

__________________________________________
__________________________________________
8 This is delicious. Would you mind giving
me the recipe? No, not at all. Ill give you
the website.
__________________________________________

5 go out ____________

__________________________________________

1 point for each correct answer

Total

8
100

9 Could you lend me 20, please? I can

lend you ten, but not twenty.
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
10 Can I have some apple juice, please?
Sorry, we havent got any apple juice. Will
orange juice do?
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