ENGLISH FOR FCE – TEST

Name ……………………………………………………………………….

Date ...............................................................................................................

Grammar __/30

Reading __/25

Listening __/20

Writing __/25

MARK __/100

GRAMMAR __/30

1. Present tenses. Choose the correct answer (5 p.)

2. Past tenses. Underline the incorrect words or phrases and rewrite them
correctly. (4 p.)

3. Future tenses. Complete using the future perfect simple or future perfect
continuous of the verbs in brackets. (5 p.)
4. Rephrasing. Transform the following sentences with the words in brackets
without changing the meaning. (6 p.)

- Did you know that Carol played basketball for her country? (to)

...
- When he was a teacher, my dad often used to get home quite late. (would)

...
- Sending messages around the world instantly is no longer usual. (got)

...
- I don’t intend to buy a new house. I can’t afford to do it. (to)

...
- The plane isn‘t about to take off. (don’t)

...
- I’m going to take something to eat. Come with me. (about)

...

5. Vocabulary. Write a phrasal verb in the correct form to replace the words
in italics. Add any other words you need. (7 p.)

- We can start our journey ............................... towards the mountains at dawn.

- Dad fetched the lugagge while mum registered ............................... at the hotel.
- I asked the taxi driver to let me get out ............................... outside the train
station.
- Oh, no! I’ve forgotten my passport! We’ll have to go back ...............................
and get it!
- The most exciting moment is when the plane leaves the ground
................................
- Stop the car! I thing we’ve hit ............................... a dog.
- I don’t think a horse can ever stay at the same speed as ............................... a
car.
 6. Vocabulary. Word formation. Use the word given in capitals at the end of
each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. (3 p.)

READING __/25

LISTENING __/20

WRITING __/25

Writing. Answer the questions according to the pair of sentences.

- We are going to get new windows.

- We are getting new windows.
- When my mum came into the room, I stopped painting.
- When my mum came into the room, I had stopped painting.

Which tenses appear in these sentences? What is the difference between them
according to the meaning of the sentences and the use of the different tenses?