REVIEW

GRAMMAR
UNIT 1, 2, 3
Fill in the blanks with the Present Simple or
Present Continuous
1. Ted ____________ (take) a shower right now.

2. My brother __________________ (have) a daughter and a son.

3. I __________________ (not / solve) some math problems at the

moment.

4. My grandfather often _________________ (come) over for

dinner at the weekends.
 TASK 1. Fill in the blanks with the Present
Simple or Present Continuous
5. Look! That boy______________ (run) after the bus. He__________
(want) to catch it.

6. My school _________________ (begin) at nine every day.

7. What time __________________ (you / wake up) on weekdays?

8. She _______________ (not / sleep) now, she _______________

(study).
TASK 1. Fill in the blanks with the Present
Simple or Present Continuous
9. He normally______________ (read) all the Harry Potter books,
but right now I _______________ (think) he _____________(read)
something else.

10. - Where’s Tim? - He _____________(listen) to a new CD in his

room.
TASK 2. Put the verbs in the brackets into the
correct tense (the future simple ‘will’ or ‘going
to’ future).
1. John: Did you remember to bring that book I lent you? - Paul: Oh, sorry,
I forgot again. I (bring) ____________________it tomorrow.

2. Sally: Do you know what to buy your sister for her birthday? - Tom: Yes. I
(buy) ___________________her a book on gardening.

3. I don’t feel like going out this evening. I (stay) _____________________at

home and watch TV.

4. Elizabeth: There’s someone at the door. - Mark: I (go)

___________________ and see who it is.
TASK 2. Put the verbs in the brackets into the
correct tense (the future simple ‘will’ or ‘going
to’ future).
5. David: Do you know that Mark (open) __________________a shop in
the center of town? - Linda: Really? What type of shop?

6. I’ve decided that I (look) ___________________for a new job.

7. The train is faster than the bus. - OK, I (take) _________________the

train.

8. Look at that tree! It ____________________on your car!

TASK 3. Choose the correct answer
1. The room is being__________ at the moment.
A.was cleaned B. cleaned C. cleaning D. clean
2. Japanese_______at the meeting.
A.will speak B. will spoken C. will be spoken D. will be speaking.
3. The telephone__________by Alexander Graham Bell.
A. invented B. is being invented
C. be invented D. was invented
4. Yesterday many trees__________before the storm.
A. were cut down C. are cut down
B. cut down D. have cut down
5. The floor _______ by Lan every morning.

A. cleaned B. be cleaned C. is cleaned D. was cleaned

TASK 3. Choose the correct answer
6. The report has just _________ by the secretary.
A. finished B. be finished C. been finished D. was finished
7. __________every day?
A. Does the room clean B. Is the room cleaned
C. Does the room cleans D. Is the room being cleaned
8. In the Us the first stage of compulsory education_______as elementary education.
A. to be generally known B. is generally known
C. generally known D. is generally knowing
TASK 4. Change the sentences into the
passive voice.
1. They were interviewing her for the job.
→
2. They may forget the password.
→
3. The students should have done the assignment.
→
4. People speak English all over the world
→
 TASK 4. Change the sentences into the
passive voice.
5. The police didn’t find the missing girl last weekend.
→
6. Daisy brought me some fresh grapes.
→
7. Ann had fed the cats before she went to the cinema.
→
8. We gave Ann some bananas and some flowers.
→
TASK 5. Choose the correct answer
1. John made me ____ a lot with his hilarious jokes.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. laugh D. laughed
2. I’m happy ____ that you’ve passed your driving test. Congratulations!
A. not hearing B. hear C. hearing D. to hear
3. I allow my little daughter ____ with her friends in the flower garden.
A. not to play B. to play C. playing D. play
4. You’d better ____ out with your friends as it is very dangerous in the evening.
A. went B. go C. going D. to go
 TASK 5. Choose the correct answer
5. My family really loves Japanese food, ____ we order it twice a week.
A. yet B. so C. but D. nor
6. Smoking is extremely detrimental to health, ____ many people continue to
smoke anyway.
A. nor B. so C. yet D. then
7. We were lost in the forest, ____ luckily my friend had a map in his
backpack.
A. and B. so C. for D. but
 TASK 5. Choose the correct answer
8. Would you like a cup of milk tea ____ a cup of hot chocolate after
dinner?
A. and B. or C. yet D. so
9. The students didn’t revise for their exams, ____ did they realise how
important the exams were.
A. nor B. but C. so D. for
 TASK 6. Put the verbs into the correct form.
1. Could you please stop (make)_________ so much noise?
2. He refused (lend) __________me any money.
3. I've arranged (play) _______tennis tomorrow afternoon.
4. Don't let him (try) ________this dangerous game!
5. Have you finished (wash) _________ your hair yet?
6. He admitted (steal) _________our car.
7.The teacher expected Linda (study) _________hard.
8. I can't think of (go) ________to visit her in hospital without (buy)
________ some flowers.
TASK 7. Rewrite the sentences using the
given words.
1.“Let’s go swimming”, she says. (suggest)
→ She_______________________________.
2. “I advise you to take a holiday”. (had better)
→ You_______________________________.
3. “You should study harder,” my mother said to me. (advise)
→ My mother _________________________.
4. ‘No, I won’t lend you my car”, he said to me. (refuse)
→ He _______________________________.
 TASK 7. Rewrite the sentences using the
given words.
6. You are quite intelligent. However, you don't think before you act.
(BUT)
→________________________________________________
7. I have studied French for many years. As a result, my French-speaking
friends can chat easily with me now.
(SO)
→______________________________________________
 TASK 8a. Use the given words and phrases in
their correct forms to write complete sentences
1. It/ go/ rain soon/ the forecast/ say/ last night?
→________________________________________________

2. Yoga/ say/ provide/ people/ several invaluable health/ benefits.

→______________________________________________
 TASK 8b. Rearrange the given words to
make meaningful sentences.
1. is/ in /A school/ by/ built /the government./ being/this area/
→________________________________________________

2. clean up/ Everybody/ their neighborhood/ needs/once a week./ to

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