BEYOND B1 DECEMBER EXAM REVISION

Present Simple and Present Continuous

A.

Harold Black's a famous pianist. He________________( give) two or three concerts

every week. He ________________(travel) a lot and this week he's in New York.
He________________( stay) at an expensive hotel. He's at his hotel now.
He________________( have) his breakfast in the diningroom.
He________________(drink) a cup of coffee and he________________(read) a
newspaper. Harold's always very busy. He________________( play) the piano
regularly. He________________( practise) for four hours every day.
He________________(go) to bed late and he always ________________(get up) early.
But he sometimes________________(get) dressed too quickly, and this morning
he________________( wear) one blue sock and one red one!

B.

1. Quiet please! I(do) ____________ a test.

2. She usually(walk) ____________ to school.
3. She usually goes to school by bus, but today she(go) ______________ by bike.
4. Every Sunday we(go) ______________ to see my grandparents.
5. He often(go) ______________ to the cinema.
6. We(play) ______________ Monopoly at the moment.
7. Her baby hardly ever (cry) ______________.
8. I(not / do) _____________ anything at the moment.
9. (watch / he) ________________ the news regularly?

Future Tenses
Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense: future simple (shall/will), be going to,
present simple or present continuous
A.
1. The train __________ (to arrive) at 12:30.
2. We __________ ( have) dinner at a seaside restaurant on Sunday.
3. It __________( snow) in Brighton tomorrow evening.
4. On Friday at 8 oclock I __________ ( meet) my friend.
5. Paul __________ (fly) to London on Monday morning.
6. Wait! I __________ (drive) you to the station.
7. The English lesson __________ (start) at 8:45.
8. I __________ (see) my mother in April.
9. Look at the clouds it __________ (rain) in a few minutes.
10. Youre carrying too much. I __________ (open) the door for you.
 11. Do you think the teacher __________ (mark) our homework by Monday
morning?
12. We __________ (wait) in the shelter until the buscomes.
13. Im very sorry Dr. Jones __________ (not be) back in the clinic until 2pm.
14. I dont think you __________ (have) any problems when you land in Boston.
15. __________ (take) your children with you to France?
16. Now I __________ (check) my answers.

B.

1) At the airport,you see that the plane is coming closer and closer.You say:

a)The plane is going to land.

b) The plane is taking-off.

c) The plane will land.

2) You are invited to a big party and you are very excited.You say:

a) I am sure I am going to have so much fun tonight!

b) I am sure I am having so much fun tonight!

c) I am sure I will have so much fun tonight!

3) You know that you dont have enough food at home and you have decided to go
shopping.You say:

a) I am going shopping soon.

b) I am going to go shopping soon.

c) I will leave my purse at home soon.

4) According to Mikes schedule,he . his business

partner at 9 oclock on Wednesday.

a) will meet

b) is meeting

c) is going to meet

5) My carpets need some cleaning. I . them to

the dry cleaners.

a) am going to take
b) am not going to take

c) wont take

6) You have bought your tickets and reserved your room in a hotel.When you see your
friends,you say:

a) I am going to go to Italy next week!

b) I will go to Italy next week!

c) I am going to Italy next week!

7) Mr.Jones is the only candidate so he .. .

a) is going to win.

b) is winning.

c) will win.

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Complete the text.

A: Hi, Mary. I ___ (not/see) you at school last Monday.

B: Hello, Bob. I ___ (not/come) on Monday. I _________ (not/feel) well, so I _______
(decide) to go to the doctor.
A: Oh! _______ (be) it serious?
B: No, the doctor _______ (examine) me and _______ (tell) me I ______ (have) the flu.
He ______ (give) me some medicine and ______ (tell) me to go home and rest.
A: ___ you ___ (stay) home all day last Monday?
B: No, only in the morning. I ______ (have) to work in the afternoon, and guess what?
A: What?
B: When a friend ______ (drive) me home, he ______ (crash) his car. He ___ (not/ see)
the red light.
A: ______ anyone ___ (get) injured?
B: Thank God, nobody _____ (do) .
A: I'm happy to hear that. Well, Mary, I have to rush now. While I ______ (listen) to
your story, I _______ (remember) that my wife ______ (ask) me to go to the mechanic
to get our car. See you later. Take care.
B: You too. Bye.
Passive
1. The picture .. (paint) by my cousin last year.
2. The work ..(just/do) , so I can go home now.
3. Last year our house . (renovate), this year our swimming pool ..
(repair).
4. I cannot call anybody as my mobile phone (repair) and it .
(repair) yet.
5. The robbers . (arrest) fieve hours later.
6. The children (take) to the zoo next week.
7. My keys .(find) in the street last Monday.
8. The exam ..(mark) by the teacher this afternoon.
 Present perfect simple and Continuous

1-Shes a fantastic swimmer but she ______________________

(never win) an medal.

2-Peter __________________ (visit) so many American cities so far.

3-I need a rest. I _________________ (run) for four hours.

4-How long _____________________ (you wait) for me? Just ten minutes.
5-Look! Somebody _______________ (brake) that vase. Be careful, dont cut yourself.

6-I ___________________ (learn) English for two years and my English is improving.

7-You look sweaty. ______________________ (cut) in the garden?

8-My sister ____________________ (live) in a house all her life.

9-Im tired. I __________________ (play) football all morning.

10-Your eyes look red. ___________________ (be)to the eye specialist?

11-What a lovely smell. _______________________ (bake) a cake?

12-Sara _________________ (phone) me twice this morning.

13-_____________________ (wear) glasses for a long time?

14-I ___________________ (buy) a new computer. Do you like it?

Mixed Tenses
1. Tony (sit)__________ and (watch TV) ____________when I (come) ______________to
help him with his work project. I (not/be)_____________ surprised as he usually (do)
___________things like this on weekend.
2. Samantha (be) _______really overweight but she (can)________ dance well. Last night
when we (come)___________ to the show, some people (stand)_____________ and
(applaud) ___________during her last dance.
3. This morning I (notice)______________ that my cat was gone. I (be) _______so sad
but in few minutes I (hear)_________ some weird sounds that (come)___________
from the tree. I (look) ___________out of my window and (see) ___________my cat that
(sit)__________ there. My father (take) ____________a ladder and
(climb)_______________ to the tree and (save) ____________ my cat. My neighbours
(be)_________ so curious that they (watch) _________________my dad all the time.
4. Roy (buy)_____________ a new bike yesterday. Today he (decide)________ to
(test)_______ it. But when he (ride)_____________ it the bike
(break)______________. Now Roy_______ (have) to return it to the store or (fix)
____________it himself.
5. Yesterday while I (go) ____________ home from the gym I (feel)____________ very
thirsty. Luckily, I (see) __________ a little girl that (sell)__________ lemonade. I (come
up) _________ to her, (buy)___________some and (drink)__________it. I
(feel)__________ very refreshed.
 6. A TV reporter announced: Today there (be) _____________a robbery in Bank Delta.
The robbers (take) ______________5 million dollars and (disappear)_____________in
unknown direction. They (use)_____________guns during the robbery. They (tell)
________the personal: (Give) us all the money or we (shoot)____________.
7. When I (come)__________ to Josh he (paint) ___________ the walls. He (ask) me (not/touch)
anything as the paint (be)___________ wet.
8. My father (be)_____ a mechanic and he (work)________ with cars. When I (come) to him
yesterday he was (repair) his boss car.
9. Every morning Lisa (come)__________ up to her bathroom scales and (weigh)_______ herself.
He (hope)_________ she (lose)__________ some kilos soon as she (join)_________ a gym two
weeks ago. She (be/already)______________________ there five times.
10. While Joshua (paint)______________ a portrait of his wife for her birthday she (be)______
away. Actually she (finish)__________ her work project at that time.

Gerund or Infinitive

Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets in the appropriate form.

1. Mary enjoys ___________________ to music. (listen)

2. I dont mind ___________________ the washing up. (do)

3. She wanted ___________________ a movie ticket. (buy)

6. We plan ___________________ you next spring. (visit)

7. I love _____________________music at the weekends. (listen)

8. Id love ___________________ see you in the party. (see)

9. We plan ___________________ to Europe this summer(go)

10. Would you mind ___________________ this letter for me? (post)

11. At last they decided ___________________ the apartment. (rent)

12. My parents inspired me ________________ abroad. (study)

13. What do you hope ___________________when you grow up?(become)

14. Why dont we practise ________________ some future tenses exercises.(do)

15. I learned ________________ several languages when I was a child. (speak)

Comparative or Superlative form of the adverbs in brackets (). Use two
words in each sentence.
1. My sister works more __________ __________ any other carpenter that I
have ever seen. (carefully)

2. Im a good student but I dont work __________ __________ as my sister

does. (hard)

3. I did it __________ __________ of all in the exam. (well)