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Grivaki- Language Center

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D Class - Final Test Grammar Units 11-18

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________________

Class: __________________________ Mark:__________________________

Exercise 1
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future form.

1. By the time their plane arrives, they ____________ (wait) for more
than three hours.
2. ____________ (you/drop by) later?
3. Anna ____________ (prepare) everything by the time her guests
arrive.
4. I’m not sure whether they ____________ (invite) Monica to their wedding.
5. The play _____________ (start) at 9:00, so we should be at the theatre at
8:30.

Exercise 2
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past, past perfect or the past
perfect continuous.

1. The children ______________ (already/have) dinner when their father got

home.
2. Frank ____________ (not/do) the shopping, so his fridge was empty.
3. The boy’s clothes were all wet, because he _____________ (walk) in the
rain.
4. ____________ (you/go) to the Bon Jovi concert last Saturday? No,
____________ (not/book) tickets.

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Exercise 3
Underline the correct item.

1. You can stay at my house for as soon as / as long as you want.

2. Can you please get me today’s paper as / until you’re coming home?
3. Drop by till / the next time you’re in the area.
4. They went scuba diving while / during their holidays.
5. Once / While you’ve found out how much the concert tickets cost, let me
know.

Exercise 4
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. I’ve run out of purple paint, so I can’t finish the painting.

Don’t you know that if you __________ (mix) blue and red, you
__________ (get) purple.

2. I’ve been feeling really tired recently.

If I __________ (be) you, I __________ (sleep) earlier at night.

3. If I __________ (not/buy) a lottery ticket, I __________ (not/win) all this

money!
You’re so lucky!

4. You __________ (not get) better, unless you __________ (follow) your
doctor’s advice.

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Exercise 5
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. I wish Laura __________ tell (tell) us why she’s crying.

Yes, it’s so sad to see her like this.

2. If only I __________ (have) more time to prepare for the party.

The party isn’t for another three hours though.

3. I wish I __________ (bring) my sunglasses. The sun is very bright.

Here; You can borrow my baseball cap.

Exercise 6
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. Do you watch much television?

No, I prefer __________ (surf) the Net to __________ (watch) television.

2. Can I borrow your car mum?

I’d rather you __________ (not/use) it tonight because I’ll need it later on.

3. Would you like to go out for a walk?

Not really. I’d prefer __________ (stay in) and read a book rather than
__________ (go) out today.

Exercise 7
Write the sentences in the causative.

1. Someone will repair our broken TV.

_____________________________________________________________

2. Jill had someone paint her son’s portrait.

_____________________________________________________________

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Exercise 8
Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice.

1. You should water the flowers twice a week.

_____________________________________________________________

2. He will give the lecture in German.

_____________________________________________________________

3. Jerry has invited his friends at the park.

_____________________________________________________________

4. The cashier gave me a refund.

_____________________________________________________________

Exercise 9
Fill in the gaps with the adjectives in the correct order.

1. Mary found a _______________ (porcelain/white/lovely) vase at an

antique shop.

2. Mum made a _______________ (birthday/delicious/chocolate) cake for

me.

Exercise 10
Write the adverbs of the following adjectives.

1. busy ____________________
2. early ____________________
3. energetic ____________________
4. good ____________________
5. public ____________________

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Exercise 11
Put the adjectives / adverbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. The problem was far ____________ (serious) than I had been told.
2. Of all the members in the team, Jason tries ____________ (hard).
3. Nick doesn’t drive as ____________ (carefully) as Chris.

Exercise 12
Join the sentences using the words in brackets.

1. Fred sent Laura an email. He wanted to tell her his news. (in order to)
_____________________________________________________________

2. They cancelled their picnic. It was raining. (due to)

_____________________________________________________________

3. We have graduated from university. We can find a job. (now that)

_____________________________________________________________

Exercise 13
Choose the correct answer.

1. We’ve lost contact with / between Carl since he moved to Brighton.

2. The police charged the man with / for theft.
3. You can save some money by cutting off / back on unnecessary expenses.
4. A lot of beautiful flowers come round / out in spring.
5. They had a long discussion for / about the future of the company.
6. I’m so thirsty. I could do up / with a cold drink right now.

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K E Y Total: /56

Exercise 1
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future form.

1. By the time their plane arrives, they will have been waiting (wait) for more
than three hours.
2. Will you be dropping by (you/drop by) later?
3. Anna will have prepared (prepare) everything by the time her guests
arrive.
4. I’m not sure whether they will invite (invite) Monica to their wedding.
5. The play starts (start) at 9:00, so we should be at the theatre at 8:30.
/5

Exercise 2
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past, past perfect or the past
perfect continuous.

1. The children had already had (already/have) dinner when their father got
home.
2. Frank hadn’t done (not/do) the shopping, so his fridge was empty.
3. The boy’s clothes were all wet, because he had been walking (walk) in the
rain.
4. Did you go (you/go) to the Bon Jovi concert last Saturday? No, I hadn’t
booked (not/book) tickets.
/5

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Exercise 3
Underline the correct item.

1. You can stay at my house for as soon as / as long as you want.

2. Can you please get me today’s paper as / until you’re coming home?
3. Drop by till / the next time you’re in the area.
4. They went scuba diving while / during their holidays.
5. Once / While you’ve found out how much the concert tickets cost, let me
know.
/5

Exercise 4
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. I’ve run out of purple paint, so I can’t finish the painting.

Don’t you know that if you mix (mix) blue and red, you get (get) purple.

2. I’ve been feeling really tired recently.

If I were (be) you, I would sleep (sleep) earlier at night.

3. If I hadn’t bought (not/buy) a lottery ticket, I would have never won

(not/win) all this money!
You’re so lucky!

4. You won’t get (not get) better, unless you follow (follow) your doctor’s
advice.
/4

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Exercise 5
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. I wish Laura told/would tell (tell) us why she’s crying.

Yes, it’s so sad to see her like this.

2. If only I had (have) more time to prepare for the party.

The party isn’t for another three hours though.

3. I wish I had brought (bring) my sunglasses. The sun is very bright.

Here; You can borrow my baseball cap.
/3

Exercise 6
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. Do you watch much television?

No, I prefer surfing (surf) the Net to watching (watch) television.

2. Can I borrow your car mum?

I’d rather you didn’t use (not/use) it tonight because I’ll need it later on.

3. Would you like to go out for a walk?

Not really. I’d prefer to stay in (stay in) and read a book rather than go (go)
out today.
/3

Exercise 7
Write the sentences in the causative.

1. Someone will repair our broken TV.

We will have our broken TV repaired.

2. Jill had someone paint her son’s portrait.

Jill had her son’s portrait painted. /4

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Exercise 8
Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice.

1. You should water the flowers twice a week.

The flowers should be watered twice a week.

2. He will give the lecture in German.

The lecture will be given in German.

3. Jerry has invited his friends at the park.

His friends have been invited by Jerry to the park.

4. The cashier gave me a refund.

I was given a refund by the cashier.
A refund was given to me by the cashier.
/8

Exercise 9
Fill in the gaps with the adjectives in the correct order.

1. Mary found a lovely, white, porcelain (porcelain/white/lovely) vase at an

antique shop.

2. Mum made a delicious, chocolate, birthday (birthday/delicious/chocolate)

cake for me.
/2

Exercise 10
Write the adverbs of the following adjectives.

1. busy busily
2. early early
3. energetic energetically
4. good well
5. public publicly
/5

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Exercise 11
Put the adjectives / adverbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. The problem was far more serious (serious) than I had been told.
2. Of all the members in the team, Jason tries the hardest (hard).
3. Nick doesn’t drive as carefully (carefully) as Chris.
/3

Exercise 12
Join the sentences using the words in brackets.

1. Fred sent Laura an email. He wanted to tell her his news. (in order to)
Fred sent Laura an email in order to tell her his news.

2. They cancelled their picnic. It was raining. (due to)

They cancelled their picnic due to the rain.

3. We have graduated from university. We can find a job. (now that)

Now that we have graduated from university, we can find a job.

/3

Exercise 13
Choose the correct answer.

1. We’ve lost contact with / between Carl since he moved to Brighton.

2. The police charged the man with / for theft.
3. You can save some money by cutting off / back on unnecessary expenses.
4. A lot of beautiful flowers come round / out in spring.
5. They had a long discussion for / about the future of the company.
6. I’m so thirsty. I could do up / with a cold drink right now. /6

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