Stop and check 1 Units 1–4

Tenses Present tenses

Correct the underlined mistakes.
1 I listen to the radio last night. listened
2 I prepare for my driving test at the moment.
3 My brother finish work at 6 p.m.
4 I have long hair when I was child.
5 She didn’t born in England.
6 You don’t call me yesterday.
7 They not come to my last party.
8 My sister going to study economics.
9 We going to Bath this weekend.
1 point for each correct answer
Questions
Make questions about the missing information.
1 Where does she live?
She lives in … .
2 _______________________________
Laura can speak … languages. (Two? Three?)
3 _______________________________
The gym costs … a month.
4 _______________________________
We drove … car. (Joe’s? Sue’s?)
Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present
Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Are you enjoying (enjoy) your new job?
2 We ________ (not play) in the World Cup this year.
3 This is Kasia. She _______ (come) from Warsaw.
4 We _______ (have) a barbecue tonight.
5 I ________ (wait) for an important parcel to arrive.
6 He _______ (not like) wearing a tie.
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.
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have/have got
Underline the correct forms.
1 Does she got / Has she got any children?
2 He doesn’t have / doesn’t have got a girlfriend.
3 I have / have got a shower at 7.30 a.m.
4 She hasn’t / hasn’t got a car.
5 Do you have got / Have you got a dog?
6 He often has / has often got breakfast at work.
7 He’s / He has two brothers.

5 _______________________________
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We have German classes … . (Once or twice a week?)
6 _______________________________ Irregular past forms
She went to the police station because … . Write the Past Simple form of these irregular verbs.
7 _______________________________ 1 leave left 7 make ________
I’m going to buy Andy a … for his birthday. 2 can ________ 8 become ________
3 tell ________ 9 give ________
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4 begin ________ 10 think ________
5 take ________ 11 go ________
6 fall ________

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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 wasn’t 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 I’d like _____ tea, but I don’t want _____ biscuits.
3 Is there _____ sugar? I can’t see _____ .
4 I bought _____ bread yesterday.
5 I didn’t buy _____ coffee, because I thought we had
_____ .
6 We need _____ milk. I’ll get it later.
1 point for each correct answer
2 Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1 I’ve got a few of magazines for you. a few
2 How many money have you got?
3 I’ll have only a little potatoes.
4 I don’t have many time, so I can’t help you. Sorry.
5 In the summer there are a lot tourists.
6 We haven’t got many petrol left.
7 It’s a small class, there aren’t some students.
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 couldn’t find a good restaurant nowhere /
anywhere.
3 I’m bored. I want someone / something interesting to
talk to.
4 She’s so popular, everybody / everything likes her.
5 I’m a vegetarian and there was anything / nothing I
could eat at the party.
6 Close your eyes. I’ve got anything / something for you.
7 John lives anywhere / somewhere near York.
8 Somebody / Nobody told me you’re getting married.
Is it true?
9 The security guard didn’t find nothing / anything
unusual in her bag.
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Articles
Complete the sentences with a, an, the, or nothing (—).
1 My dad’s 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.
6 The children have _____ breakfast at _____ school.
7 She lives in _____ old apartment block.
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The right words
Choose the correct words.
1 Does she go / play running every day.
2 How many hours of homework do you make / do?
3 Does he talk / speak Spanish?
4 He’s the highest / tallest child in the class.
5 We’re 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?
8 We had very heavy / heavily rain all week.
9 Please be a bit more patient / patiently.
10 She’s always at the office. She works too hard / hardly.
11 My new Internet connection works really faster / fast.
12 Can I have a piece / loaf of bread and butter?
13 Are there any packets / cans of Coke in the fridge?
1 point for each correct answer
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
1 listen to music 6 meet ____________
2 shop ____________ 7 send ____________
3 download ____________ 8 have ____________
4 read ____________ 9 go ____________
5 go out ____________
1 point for each correct answer
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TRANSLATE
Translate the sentences into your language. Translate the
ideas, not word by word.
1 ‘Hi, how are you?’ ‘I’m fine, thanks.’
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2 ‘Can I help you?’ ‘No, thank you. I’m just looking.’
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3 ‘I’m sorry. I can’t come tonight.’ ‘Never mind.
Perhaps another time.’
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4 ‘What are you doing tonight?’ ‘Nothing special.
What about you?’
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5 ‘Did you watch the football last night?’ ‘No, I didn’t.
I missed it.’
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6 ‘What’s the date today?’ ‘It’s the nineteenth of
August.’
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7 ‘When did you last have a holiday?’ ‘About eighteen
months ago.’
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8 __________________________________________
8 ‘This is delicious. Would you mind giving me the
recipe?’ ‘No, not at all. I’ll give you the website.’
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9 ‘Could you lend me €20, please?’ ‘I can lend you ten,
but not twenty.’
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10 ‘Can I have some apple juice, please?’ ‘Sorry, we
haven’t got any apple juice. Will orange juice do?’
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