Grammar Progress Test 1 for Level A2

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple or Present

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Every Monday, Sally ____________ (drive) her kids to football practice.

Shhhhh! Be quiet! John ____________ (sleep) .
Don't forget to take your umbrella. It ____________ (rain) .
I hate living in London because it ___________ (rain, always) .
My neighbour _____________ (not/speak) English so well, but he
_________(speak) German perfectly.
6. Oh no! Look! It _____________ (snow) again.
7. ________________ (you/know) if there is a post office near here?
8. Mmmm! This coffee ______________(smell) so good.
9. We _______________ (go) on a picnic tomorrow.
10. _________________ (she / drink) her tea at the moment?
Points:___ /10
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets into Past Tense
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When I _______ (be) 14 we ________(live) in an old house.

I ________ (meet) my best friend 10 years ago.
He __________ (find) a wallet in the street yesterday.
Last weekend we _________ (go) to the forest and ________ (have) picnic.
I _________ (see) my best friend yesterday.
Shakespeare __________ (die) in 1616.
Wendy _________ (get) a new job last week.
Last Monday Tom _________ (write) an important letter to his friend.
Last week I __________ (have) an *appointment with my doctor.
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10.Yesterday I _________ (must) get up at 5 oclock in the morning.

Points:___ /10
Exercise 3: Form questions in Past Simple for the underlined parts
1. He took his children to the Zoo yesterday.
__________________________________________________________?
2. I finished my housework at about 7 p.m.
__________________________________________________________?
3. He bought a bag of chips
__________________________________________________________?
Points :___ / 3

Exercise 4: Use the nouns in brackets in plural

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The police are looking for two ________ (man).

There are two _________( shelf) in the living-room.
There are many different ________ (fish) in his aquarium .
How many __________ (person) are coming to the party?

5. What are your favourite __________ (city) in Europe?

6. How many _________ (sheep) are there on the farm?
7. Do you like roast* ________ ( potato)?
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8. How many ________ (loaf) of bread do we need for dinner?
9. _________ (child) can sometimes be very *naughty.
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10.Dont forget to brush your __________(tooth) before going to the
dentists.
Points: ___ /10
Exercise 5 : Use some or any
1. We need _______ bananas.
2. You can't buy ________ posters in this shop.
3. We haven't got _______oranges at the moment.
4. Peter bought ________ new books yesterday.
5. She always takes _______ sugar with her coffee.
6. I saw _______ nice postcards in this souvenir shop.
7. There aren't ________ folders in my bag.
8. I have _______ magazines for you.
9. There are ________ apples on the table.
10. Pam doesnt have ________ pencils on her desk.
Points: ___ / 10