Instituto de Inglés SAINT LOUIS

Ministerio de Educación
Dirección de Educación Privada
Resolución N° 5785 – M.E. – 07
Ley 147 - H

Diagnostic Period 2023

Level: Adults 3

Branch: Rivadavia WELCOME

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Teacher: Mónica Luber

Name: _____________________________________

1. Present Simple and Present Continuous.

Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs
- Joe: Hi, Sally. 1 __________________ (you/ listen) to music in your room?
- Sally: No, I’m in the kitchen. I 2 __________________ (cook)
- Joe: Really? What 3__________________ (you/cook)?
- Sally: Breakfast. Mum 4__________________(usually/do) it but today she
5__________________ (chat) with her best friend online

- Joe: What about your little brother?

- Sally: Well, Charlie is with Dad. He 6__________________ (not work) today so
they 7__________________ (make) a model aeroplane
- Joe: 8__________________ your dad __________________ (often/play) with
Charlie?
- Sally: Yes, he 9__________________ (usually/do) things with us one Saturdays.
He 10__________________ (not like) playing football but he
11__________________ (love) swimming with us at the weekend. What

12__________________ (your parents/do) this morning?

- Joe: They 13__________________ (walk) the dog

2. Simple Past: Use the correct past of the verbs

Dear Peter,
Last summer I __________________ (travel) to Brazil with my family.
We __________________ (not stay) in our friend’s house because we
__________________ (want) to stay in a nice boutique hotel. I
__________________ (play) on the beach, __________________ (go)
sightseeing, __________________ (swim) in the beautiful sea and
__________________ (write) many postcards. We also __________________ (visit)
my grandparents that live there. This was a really different holiday for me.
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Ministerio de Educación
Dirección de Educación Privada
Resolución N° 5785 – M.E. – 07
Ley 147 - H

One day, we __________________ (visit) a small island called Bozcaada. My

father __________________ (tell) me not to walk alone. He wanted me to stay
with them during the whole trip. I usually listen to him, but I
__________________ (not do) it that day. They__________________ (be) really
slow so I __________________ (walk) fast and, after some time,
__________________ (lose) them. Hopefully, at the end of the trip, I
__________________ (find) them. They were very angry with me. However, I
__________________ (have) a great time exploring the island alone. It
__________________ (be) a very exciting experience! I really
__________________ (love) the place!

Tell me Peter, what __________________ (be) your holiday like? What

__________________ you __________________ (do) last summer?

Bradley.

3. Verbs Patterns: choose the correct option.

1- My brother really enjoys to watch/watching TV.
2- I want to see/ seeing you at the party
3- Students need to finish/finishing the project.
4- We finished to work/working two days ago
5- My parents love to spend/spending time at home.
6- I chose to travel/travelling to Venice
7- You have to avoid to eat/eating junk food
8- Greg hopes to get/ getting a better job.

4. Simple Past- Past Continuous.

A- Write “When” or “While”.
1- I was reading a book __________________ suddenly I heard a noise
2- __________________Rose was cooking dinner, her husband went to
work
3- __________________ Sandra and Kathy were talking in the living-room,
the doorbell rang.
4- Ben was playing in a basketball team __________________ he was a
kid.
5- Sharon come home __________________ her brother was playing
video games.
6- __________________ Angela got home, she was making some coffee
7- They were sleeping __________________ the burglars broke in
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Ministerio de Educación
Dirección de Educación Privada
Resolución N° 5785 – M.E. – 07
Ley 147 - H

8- We were having a lesson __________________ we heard a terrible

noise
9- __________________ I was cycling, the rain started
10- He broke his arm __________________ he was playing basketball
B- Write the correct form of the verbs
1- She met her close friend while she __________________(travel) on a
train
2- While the woman was getting off the bus, she __________________(fall
down)
3- The thief __________________(break) into while we were sleeping
4- John took a photo while I __________________ (not/look).
5- While my mum was working in the garden, she
__________________(hurt) her back
6- We were living in Madrid when our elder aunt __________________(die)
7- When I got up this morning, it __________________(rain) heavily
8- While my dad was brushing teeth, my mum __________________(fall
asleep)
9- I had a nightmare while I __________________ (sleep) last night
10- What happened then in your dream while a monster
__________________ (chase) you?

5. Present Perfect: Fill in the correct form of the verbs.

1- My brother ____________________________________ this film (never-see)
2- Our school team ____________________________________ the competition
(just- win)
3- They ____________________________________ the test (already finish)
4- He ____________________________________ the report yet (not- prepare)
5- ___________________________________ _ to India? (you-ever-be)
6- She ________________________________ ____ Japanese food (never- eat)
7- ____________________________________ A famous person? (she- ever-
meet)
8- My sister _______________________________ _____ from school (just-arrive)

6. Circle the correct alternative

1- I’ve played football since- for five years
2- Peter has lived here since- for he was a child
3- Emma has been my flatmate since- for January
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Ley 147 - H

4- We have talked since- for ten minutes

5- They have been here since- for yesterday

7. Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use JUST

1- My mother is angry ___________________________________________________
2- I’m very tired _________________________________________________________
3- I’m really excited _____________________________________________________

8. Adverbs of Frequency. Underline the correct one.

1- I don’t like sushi. I always/never eat it.
2- He hates teas, so he rarely/usually drinks coffee
3- I usually/ hardly ever write emails, I prefer to send texts
4- Children don’t mind vegetables, but they eat them once a week/ never.

9. Future Be Going To: write the words in the correct order to frame sentences.
1- going to/ Sandra/ her mother/ is/ help
______________________________________________________________________
2- have/ what/ going to/ are/ for dinner/ you/?
______________________________________________________________________
3- at university/ am/ I/ study/ going to/ next year
______________________________________________________________________
4- isn’t/ the dog/ its food/ eat/ going to
______________________________________________________________________
5- football/ Bob/ next Sunday/ going to/ is/ play/?
______________________________________________________________________
6- tidy/ aren’t/ Brian and James/ going to/ their rooms
______________________________________________________________________

10. Choose four (4) words or expressions and write self-explanatory sentences.

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