TEST in

NAME____________________________________

FCE SURNAME________________________________
Language Practice
CLASS____________________________________

MARK ____________(___________%)

A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Be very careful!

1. I (learn) __________________________________English for seven years now.

2. But last year I (not / work) __________________________________hard enough for English,

that's why my marks (not / be) __________________________________really that good

then.

3. As I (pass / want) __________________________________my English exam successfully

next year, I (study) __________________________________harder this term.

4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send)

__________________________________me on a language course to London.

5. It (be) __________________________________great and I (think)

__________________________________I (learn)

__________________________________a lot.

6. Before I (go) __________________________________to London, I (not / enjoy)

__________________________________learning English.

7. But while I (do) __________________________________the language course, I (meet)

__________________________________ lots of young people from all over the world.

8. There I (notice)________ __________________________how important it (be)

__________________________________to speak foreign languages nowadays.

9. Now I (have) __________________________________much more fun learning English than

I (have) __________________________________before the course.

10. At the moment I (revise) __________________________________English grammar.

11. And I (begin / already) __________________________________to read the texts in my

English textbooks again.

12. I (think) __________________________________I (do)

__________________________________one unit every week.

13. My exam (be) __________________________________on 15 May, so there (not /

be)_______ ___________________________ any time to be lost.

14. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) __________________________________back to

London to work there for a while.

15. As you (see / can) __________________________________, I (become)

__________________________________a real London fan already.

B. Make the proper conditionals.

1. If I ___________________________ (be) stronger, I'd help you carry the piano.

2. If we'd seen you, we ___________________________ (stop)

3. If we ___________________________ (meet) him tomorrow, we'll say hello.

4. He would have repaired the car himself if he ___________________________ (have) the

tools.

5. If you drop the vase, it ___________________________ (break)

6. If I hadn't studied, I ___________________________ (pass) the exam.

7. I wouldn't go to school by bus if I ___________________________ (have) a driving

licence.

8. If she ___________________________ (see) him every day, she'd be lovesick.

9. I ___________________________ (travel) to London if I don't get a cheap flight.

10. We'd be stupid if we ___________________________ (tell) him about our secret.

C. Complete the wishes.

1. I hate living in England. It's cold and it's damp. I wish I ____________ (live)
in Spain.

2. I love California. I wish I ____________ (be) there right now.

3. My car is too small. I wish I ____________ (have) a bigger one.

4. I was only in Miami for a week. I wish I ____________ (have) more time
there but I had to go on to New York.

5. My face is bright red. I wish I ____________ (sit) in the sun so long

yesterday.

6. It was supposed to be a secret. I wish you ____________ (tell) him.

7. They didn't offer me the job. I wish they ____________ offer) it to me.

8. You're always moaning about something or other. I wish you

____________ (shut up)

9. I hate having red hair. I wish I ____________ (have) blonde hair.

10. This exercise is very boring. I wish the teacher ____________ (give) us
some more interesting things to do.

D. Convert the direct speech into reported.

1) John: "Mandy is at home."

John said that ___________________________ .

2) Max: "Frank often reads a book."

Max told me that ___________________________ .

3) Grandmother: "Where are my glasses?"

Yesterday Grandmother asked me ___________________________ .

4) Tom: "Come at 8!"

Tom told me ___________________________ .

5) Peggy: "The girls helped in the house."

Peggy told me that ___________________________ .

6) Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard."

Richard said to me that ___________________________ .

7) Anna: "Open the window!"

Anna told me ___________________________ .

8) Simon: "David was ill."

Simon said that ___________________________ .

9) Linda: "Did Max fly to London two weeks ago?"

Yesterday Linda wanted to know ___________________________ .

10) Susan: "I'm watching TV."

Susan said to me that ___________________________ .

E. Create passive voice

1. Levi Strauss invented the blue jeans.

_______________________________________________________________________

2. The mechanic repairs cars.

_______________________________________________________________________

3. Frank takes photos.

_______________________________________________________________________

4. Ron and Peggy founded the club.

_______________________________________________________________________

5. The teacher completes the exercise.

_______________________________________________________________________

GOOD LUCK!