Test 2.

1.
there was, there wasn’t, there were, there weren’t
1. ________________a new student in our class last week. √
2. ________________some blouses in the chest of drawers this morning. √
3. ________________a huge picture of Picasso in the gallery and now it’s gone. √
4. _______________ any children in the park. X
5. _______________ ketchup in the pizza. X
2. could or couldn’t
Sarah _________eat because she was ill.
You ________ ask mister Robert to help you.
Ben _________ come to school yesterday. He visited his grandmother.
We __________ go to America the next summer.
I __________ move my arm. I broke it to bad.
3. Complete the following sentences with Present Simple or Present Continuous:
a) I ________________ (not/ study) French now.
b) We always ________________ (play) cards during break time.
c) Where __________ your granny ___________ (live)?
d) Peter ________________ (not/ take) the children to school in the morning.
e) What ________ your brother _________ (do) every morning?
f) You ________________ (talk) a lot!!!
g) What _________ John _________ (write) now?
h) What’s that noise? Peter ________________ (play) the guitar.
i) We ________________ (usually/ travel) to England in summer.
j) This kind of animal ________________ (eat) meat.
k) Look! She ________________ (speak) to a stranger.
l) I’m looking at that girl. She ________________ (wear) a beautiful skirt.
m) I ________________ (never/ drink) wine at night.
n) What languages _________ you ____________ (speak)?
4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Present Simple or Present Continuous.
a. We usually ______________ (go) to Spain on holiday, but this year we ______________
(go) to Florida.
b. A: Why ______________ you ______________ (buy) so much food?
B: Because we ______________ (have) a party tonight.
c. My dad ______________ (live) in a house near the sea because he ______________ (like)
sailing.
d. ______________ you ______________ (watch) the television Can I turn it off?
e. A: How often ______________ you ______________ (go) swimming?
B: About once a week.
f. What newspaper ______________ you usually ______________ (read)?
g. A: The telephone ______________ (ring)!!
B: OK, I’ll answer it. Hello? No, Sally isn’t here at the moment. She ______________ (play)
tennis. Can I take the message? OK. Bye!
Test 2. 2

5. a. Fill in the gaps with the correct tense: Present Simple or Present Continuous.
At school we always ______________ (prepare) a school play. The drama teacher ______________
(teach) the words and melodies of the songs. We ______________(learn) the words by heart but at first
it ______________ (be not) easy. First form students ______________ (not take) part in that show.
They ______________ (have) a play of their own. Now, 5th form ______________ (practice).
When the day of the show ______________ (get) near, we ______________ (rehearse) at the theatre.
We ______________ (climb) on the stage and off the stage when the teacher ______________ (ask)
us to. She ______________ (not smile) when we ______________ (be) absent.
At this moment, 6th form ______________ (sing) one of the songs. They generally ______________
(sing) in the music room, but today it ______________ (be) very hot so they ______________
(rehearse) in the terrace.

b. Ask the correct questions about the text above.

1) __________________________________________________________
A school play
2) __________________________________________________________
The words and melodies of the songs.
3) __________________________________________________________
First form students.
4) __________________________________________________________
At the theatre.
5) __________________________________________________________
In the terrace.
6) __________________________________________________________
Because it is very hot today.