Grammar

I. Put the verb into the correct form, Past continuous or past simple. (5 marks)
I………1………. (cycle) home yesterday, when a man ……2…(step) out into the road in front of me.
I ………3……(go)quite fast, but luckily I ……4…….(manage) to stop in time, and I
…………5……..(not/hit)him.
Present perfect and past simple
II. Are the underlined parts of these sentences OK? Correct them where necessary. (5 marks)
1) I’ve lost my key. I can’t find it anywhere.
2) Have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child?
3) Maria has left school in 1999.
4) ‘Have you been to Paris?’ ‘Yes, many times’.
5) When has this bridge been built?
Causative (have something done)
III. Put the words in the correct order. (5 mark)
1. (painted/ had/ a few weeks ago/ the house)
We…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. (had/ your/ recently/ tested/ eyes/ you?
Have……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. (like/ cut/ my/ having/ don’t/ hair)
I ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. (fifteen pounds/ have/ cleaned/ my suit/ cost/ to)
It ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. (serviced/ car/ once a year/ her/ has)
Question Tag
IV. Complete these sentences with a question tag.(5 marks)
1) Kate won’t be late, ………………..? No, she’s never late.
2) It didn’t take long to get here,……………………………..? No, just ten minutes.
3) There are a lot of people here,…………………………? Yes, more than I expected.
4) This isn’t very interesting,………………………..? No, not really.
5) You weren’t listening,……………………………..? Yes, I was!
Gerund (Verb+-ing : enjoy doing/ stop doing etc.)
V. Complete the sentences. Choose from these verbs in the correct form.(10 marks)

Answer apply forget interrupt

listen live lose make pay
read travel try

1) He tried to avoid…………… my question.

2) I’m trying to concentrate. Please stop…………….so much noise!
3) I enjoy…………………… to music.
4) Have you finished …………………… the newspaper yet?
5) It’s better to avoid ……………….. during the rush hour.
6) If you gamble, you risk ………………… you money.
7) Would you mind not ………………………me all the time ? let me speak!
8) We need to change our routine. We can’t go on ……………… like this.
9) My memory is getting worse. I keep…………………………….. things.
10) I considered……………………………..for the job, but in the end I decided against it.
Preposition
VI. Put in at, on or in. ( 6 marks)
1) Mozart was born in Slazburg ………… 1756.
2) Amy’s birthday is …………….May, but I don’t know which date.
3) There were a lot of people ……………the shop.
4) I’ll meet you ……………….. the entrance to the hotel.
5) We have to get off the bus………………… the next stop.
6) The hotel is ……………… a small island in the middle of a lake.
Phrasal verb
VII. Complete the sentences. (5 marks)

Break down find out take off give up get on come back
1) Sarah is leaving tomorrow and ……………………….. on Saturday.
2) Sorry I’m late. The car …………………..
3) I never………………… who sent me the flowers.
4) It was my first flight. I was nervous as the plane ………………….
5) I tried many times to contact her. In the end I ………………..