Exam in Grammar for Intermediate A

1 Complete the sentences and questions. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 If we __________________ (win) the lottery, we __________________ (be) rich.
2 Frank got on the plane after he __________________ (show) the flight attendant his boarding pass.
3 Tom __________________ (go) to the Czech Republic in 2010.
4 They sent the man to prison because he __________________ (steal) money from a bank.
5 My grandad said that he __________________ (give up) smoking in 1978.
6 Jim bought a solar-powered radio after his battery-powered one __________________ (break).
7 If I met the Queen of England, I __________________ (give) her some flowers.
8 Abdullah ___________ never ___________ (see) snow because he lives in Saudi Arabia.
9 If my family __________________ (have) a private plane, we __________________ (travel) around the
world.
10 ___________ you ever ___________ (visit) America?

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2 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. Write 1−3
words.
1 My friends and I arrived here three months ago.
My friends and I have been here _______________________ three months.
2 They won’t post the names of the competition winners on the school website until next week.
The names of the competition winners _______________________ on the school website until next week.
3 Jenny said, ‘I found a great music website yesterday.’
Jenny said that she _______________________ a great music website the day before.
4 They've sold all the tickets for Friday's concert.
All the tickets for Friday's concert _______________________ .
5 Angela and Maria said, ‘We can't do our homework.’
Angela and Maria said that they _______________________ their homework.
6 Kelly went to Greece.
Kelly has _______________________ to Greece.
7 They give us an English test every Monday.
We _______________________ an English test every Monday.
8 We can't buy the tickets because they're so expensive.
We would buy the tickets if _______________________ so expensive.
9 They don’t allow animals in this hotel room.
Animals _______________________ in this hotel room.
10 They boys said, ‘We're going to London on Friday!’
The boys said that they _______________________ to London that Friday.

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
11 Maira __________________ (meet) me at the theatre tonight.
12 If Jamie doesn’t study hard, he __________________ (not pass) his exams.
13 My older brother __________________ (not go) to bed until after midnight last night.
14 We __________________ (never / visit) Greece, but we would like to.
15 If I lived in Mexico, I __________________ (learn) Spanish very quickly.
16 My friends __________________ (eat) all the pizza when we arrived, so we were starving.
17 I__________________ (not do) my homework when my mum came into my room, so she was really cross!
18 Dad probably __________________ (not come) with us to the restaurant tonight – he isn't feeling very well.

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4 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.

19 My parents can’t stand to listen / listening to loud music.
20 Has there been much / many crime in this area in the last year?
21 I like that actor, but his last thriller was worse / worst than all of his other films.
22 Has Thomas been / gone to school? Dad wanted to give him a lift.
23 I haven’t had a chocolate bar since / for last month.

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5 Read the text and choose the correct words.

Danny 1hasn’t been drawing / didn’t draw for very long, but he’s already 2been
becoming / become very good at it. He 3didn’t start / hasn’t started drawing until
his family 4have moved / moved from Birmingham to Chester two years ago. But
since then, he 5has been / he was a member of the Chester Community School art
club.
This weekend, Danny 6has been drawing / has drawn a very big picture for a
school art competition, but he 7hasn’t been finishing / hasn’t finished it yet. It’s
Sunday afternoon now, and Danny is very tired because he 8worked / has been
working on the picture all weekend.

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6 Complete the sentences using a different tense for each verb. Use the past simple, present
perfect simple, or present perfect continuous.
24 Dan and I __________________ (play) chess all afternoon, but I __________________ (not win) a match!
25 I __________________ (know) Penny for years, and she’s a great friend. We __________________ (meet)
years ago at primary school.
26 I’m sorry I’m late, but the bus __________________ (not come) on time. How long __________________
(you / sit) here?
27 Have a rest, Dad. You __________________ (work) in the garden for hours, and you __________________
(not have) lunch yet.
28 __________________ (you / ever / visit) Italy? I __________________ (go) there for the first time last
summer.
29 How long __________________ (you and Mary / go out), and when __________________ (you / meet)?

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7 Complete the sentences with the correct past simple, present perfect simple, or present perfect
continuous form of the verbs below.

build cry decide go not tidy play

30 These tennis courts are new. The school __________________ them last summer.
31 Anna’s room is a mess because she __________________ it for ages.
32 Your eyes are red, Tom. __________________ (you)?
33 We’re tired because we __________________ volleyball since lunchtime.
34 There wasn’t any food in the fridge last night, so we __________________ to eat out.
35 What’s America like, Matt? We __________________ (never) there.

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