3rd ESO EXAM

1.- Put the verb into the present simple or the present continuous (affirmative, negative
or interrogative)

1.- Excuse me. _____________ (you/speak) English?

2.- “Where’s Tom?” “___________ (he/have) a shower.”
3.- _____________ (I/not/watch) television very often.
4.- Listen! Somebody ______________ (sing).
5.- Sandra is tired. ____________(she/want) to go home now.
6.- How often ____________ (you/read) a newspaper?
7.- “Excuse me but ____________ (you/sit) in my place.” “Oh, I’m sorry.”
8.- I’m sorry, ____________ (I/not/understand). Can you speak more slowly?
9.- It’s late. ____________ (I/go) home now. _____________ (you/come) with me?
10.- What time _______________(your father/finish) work in the evenings?

2.- Put the verb in brackets into the correct form (past simple, past continuous):

1. POLICEMAN: What _______________ (you/do) when the accident

___________ (happen)?
COLIN: I _____________ (be) at the bus stop. I ________________ (wait)
for a bus.
2. NICOLA: I _________________ (telephone) you at 9 o’clock last night but
you were not at home.
MARTIN: 9 o’clock? I ______________(sit) in a café, _____________
(drink) hot chocolate.
NICOLA: Where ____________ (you/go) after the café?
MARTIN: I _____________ (go) home.
3. MUM: Oh no! My beautiful new plate. What happened?
ANGELA: I’m really sorry, Mum. I _____________(break) it when I
_____________(wash) it.
MUM: How?
ANGELA: My hands ______________(be) wet and I _____________ (drop)
it on the floor.
4. When the police ______________(arrest) him he _____________ (smoke) a
cigarette and he ______________ (hold) a gun in his hands.

3.- Put the verb in brackets into the correct future tense:

1. Kate phoned. She ______________ to see us this afternoon. (come)

2. You look tired. Sit down and I ____________ you a cup of coffee. (make)
3. ‘I think there’s someone at the door.’ ‘OK, I _____________ and answer it.’ (go)
4. Look at that car! It _____________ that tree! (hit)
5. My cousins ___________ to stay with us at the weekend. (come)
6. Kate’s really unhappy at work so she ___________ a new job soon. (look for)
7. I _____________ Jessica tonight. (see)
8. Look at the snow! It _______________ difficult to get into work tomorrow. (be)
9. Probably they _______________ the new offices on 1st May.
10. I think the painters ____________ the work by the end of the week.
4.- Comparative and superlative:
 1. It’s ______________ (warm) today than it was yesterday.
2. This is the _______________ (expensive) dress in the shop.
3. What’s the _____________ (high) mountain in your country?
4. This car is too small. We need to get a _____________ (big) one.
5. It was the _____________ (beautiful) music I’ve ever heard.
6. Your computer is _________________ (modern) than mine.
7. Australia is the earth’s ______________ (old) continent.
8. My sister was always _____________ (pretty) than me.
9. This year’s exam was _____________ (difficult) than last year’s.
10. This is the ____________ (large) pan we’ve got.

5.- Must, have to and should (affirmative and negative)

1. They insisted that we ____________ go by car.

2. There are no trains today, so we ___________ go by car.
3. I think you ____________ tell your parents you’re going to be late. They’ll be
worried.
4. You ____________ never do that again!
5. The manager suggested that we _____________ try to find another hotel.
6. You ____________ see that film if you get the chance.
7. Do you think we ___________ ask before we borrow the car?
8. You ____________ come if you don’t want to.
9. You ____________ be smoking at your age.
10. He asked me anxiously what he _______________ do next.

Can, could (affirmative and negative)

1. ___________I have a word with you, please?

1. I generally leave work at six, but I ______________ leave earlier on Fridays.
2. __________ you help me carry this downstairs?
3. I tried to see her, but I ____________
4. It was so heavy that I _____________ lift it.
5. I ___________ come tomorrow, I’m afraid. I’m too busy.
6. (you)___________ contact your parents yesterday?
7. After I had tried for a few hours, I _____________ open the door and get out.
8. They didn’t come to the restaurant-they ___________(not) afford it.
9. When they came back from Paris they ___________ speak perfect French.

6.- Change the sentences. Use too or enough.

a) My English is not good enough for an interpreter’s job.

b) Aunt Mary didn’t buy the dress because it was too expensive.

c) Mary is 14 years old. She isn’t old enough to drive a car.

d) Ann doesn’t like swimming in the sea because it is too cold.

7.- There was or there were (affirmative, negative and interrogative)

a) I was hungry but _____________ anything to eat.
b) __________ any letters for me yesterday?
c) __________ a football match on TV last night. Did you see it?
d) “We stayed at a very nice hotel.” “Did you?” _____________ a
swimming pool?”
e) “Did you buy any eggs?” “No, ____________ any in the shop”
f) The wallet was empty. ____________ any money in it.
g) ‘___________ many people at the meeting?’ ‘No, very few.’
h) We didn’t visit the museum. ____________ enough time.
i) I’m sorry I’m late. __________ a lot of traffic.
j) Twenty years ago _____________ many tourists here. Now there are a
lot.

8.- Conditional

a) If you ___________(give) me your phone number. I _____________(call) you.

b) We ___________(cancel) the barbecue if it ___________(rain)
c) If you ___________(finish) before 5 o’clock, I ____________(come) and pick
you up.
d) If we ____________(hurry), we______________(get) to the shops before they
close.
e) You ___________(meet) Jim if you____________(come) to the party.

9.- Pronouns

a) Where’s Ann? Have you seen _______?

b) Where are my keys? Where did I put _______?
c) This letter is for Bill. Can you give it to _______?
d) We wrote to John bur he didn’t answer ________ letter.
e) We’re going to the cinema. Why don’t you come with _______
f) Did your sister pass ________ exams?
g) Some people talk about _________ jobs all the time.
h) Last night I went out for a meal with a friend of _______

10.- Much, many, a lot of, how much or how many:

a) I don’t read very much. I haven’t got __________ books.

b) Quick! We must hurry. We haven’t got __________ time.
c) Do you travel a lot? Have you been to ___________ countries?
d) __________ people are coming to the party?
e) We enjoy our visit to the museum. We saw ____________ interesting things.
f) ___________ milk do you want in your coffee?
g) She mustn’t see so _________ TV.
h) This road is very dangerous. There are _____________ accidents.