XIV CYCLE FINAL EXAM

NAME ……………………………………………………………………………………………DATE………………….

Present Tense – Simple or Progressive: Fill in the correct form.

1. It often __________________ in Ireland (rain).

2. __________________ there now (rain)?

3. Susan __________________ to her parents every Sunday night (write).

4. Stop at once! You __________________ the flowers every time the ball __________________ in

the garden (break, land)

5. Where is Kevin? He __________________ tennis with Sue. (play)

6. She normally __________________ in Northbridge but she __________________ with friends

at

the moment. (live, stay)

7. Hurry up, the teacher __________________ to begin (wait).

8. I __________________ a word Tim says (not believe).

9. The new lawnmower __________________ well at the moment (work)

10. What __________________ do for a living? (you, do)

11. As a secretary I __________________ hundreds of letters every week (write).

12. My boss __________________ to change jobs soon (want)

13. Look! She __________________ in the non- smoking area (smoke)

14. We __________________ our break now, Mr. Smith (take)

15. The well-known actor __________________ a lot of fan mail (get)

16. Dorothy __________________ to read a good novel in her holidays (love)

17. My brother __________________ Italy the very moment I speak (tour)

18. Such bad behaviour __________________ me mad (make).

19. He usually __________________ out on Saturday night. (go)

20. She __________________ by train to Liverpool today. (depart

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Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets: Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple

1. The weather around here ________________ terrible in the last few weeks. (BE)

2. Maria ________________ her suitcase last night. (PACK)

3. I ____________________ volleyball since I was a teenager. (NOT PLAY)

4. We ____________________ wash the dishes. They're all clean now (HELP)

5. They ____________________ the factory. – Really? When ______________________? (CLOSE,

THAT HAPPEN)

6. __________________________________ yet? (YOUR BUSINESS COURSE – START)

7. How long ____________________ that camera? – About a month. I ____________________ it

because it was on sale just before Christmas. (YOU HAVE, BUY)

8. _______________________ last week's magazine? – It must be here because I

________________

it on Monday. (YOU SEE, BUY)

9. The books you ordered ____________________. The delivery service ____________________

them an hour ago. (ARRIVE, BRING)

10.The Queen ____________________ her two-week tour through Australia yesterday. (START)

11.The plane from New York _________________. The passengers are getting out. (JUST LAND)

12.We ____________________ a party at school for ages. (NOT HAVE)

13.I ____________________ a cold in school a few days ago and ____________________ ill ever

since. (CATCH, BE)

14.Dinosaurs ____________________ around the earth millions of years ago. (WANDER)

15.Prices ____________________ up last year, but they ____________________ by 8% already

this

year. (NOT GO, INCREASE)

16.I'm so tired. I ____________________ all the way to the underground station. (WALK)

17.We ____________________ home from our holidays and getting ready to settle in. (JUST

COME)

18.She ____________________ in London for three years. However, when her mom __________ ,

she ____________________ to Leeds and ____________________ there ever since. (LIVE, DIE,

MOVE, LIVE)
19.Dusty ____________________ a match so far this year. He is more successful than last year,

when he ____________________ the first three matches. (NEVER LOSE, LOSE)

20.He ____________________ off the ladder and ____________________ his ankle. That's why he

____________________ in school for a while. (FALL, BREAK, NOT BE

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