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Grammar Progress Test 1a (Units 1–13)

1 Change the sentences into negatives sentences or questions.

0 It’s Thursday today. (question) Is it Thursday today?

1 She is at home. (negative) ___________________________________________
2 Anna is hungry. (question) __________________________________________
3 This answer is wrong. (negative) _____________________________________
4 Your sister works in the morning. (question) ____________________________
5 Katy likes tennis. (negative) _________________________________________
6 They watch T.V. in the afternoon. (negative) ____________________________
7 They eat vegetables. (question) _______________________________________
8 Mehmet drinks coffee. (question) _____________________________________
9 We play basketball at the weekend. (negative) ___________________________
10 George wants to go to the cinema. (question)
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2 Underline the correct word in each sentence.

0 Alice goes/go to school by bus.

1 They is/are in the living-room.
2 Harry and Peter works/work in Manchester.
3 My uncle sings/sing in a rock group.
4 Joe don’t/doesn’t like chocolate.
5 Peter is/am Australian.
6 I have/has a new CD.
7 My cat is/are thirsty.
8 Jane get up/gets up at 7 o’clock.
9 The children often play/plays in the park.
10 It rains/rain a lot in Dublin.

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3 Read the paragraph. Choose the best word for each space.

My name (0) B David Jackson. I (1) ______ in an office in the city. I (2) ______ work
at 9.00 and usually (3) ______ at 4.30. I sometimes (4) ______ lunch with my friend,
Karen. She works in the same office as me. We always (5) ______ to the same café. I
(6) ______ a sandwich and Karen (7) ______ hamburger. We both (8) ______ coffee
with our lunch. After lunch Karen and I often (9) ______ for a walk in the park, but
we always (10) ______ back at the office by 2.00.

0 A are B is C am
1 A work B working C works
2 A starts B start C started
3 A finishes B finishs C finish
4 A eats B eaten C eat
5 A goes B go C gone
6 A has B having C have
7 A has B having C have
8 A drinks B drink C drinking
9 A going B go C goed
10 A arrive B arrives C arrived

4 Change the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.

0 It (rain) is raining today.

1 I (read) ________________ a very good magazine at the moment.
2 Joe and Ron (play) ________________ football.
3 The police officer (talk) ________________ to us.
4 I (make) ________________ a cup of coffee.
5 The train (arrive) ________________ .
6 Bob (come) ________________ to school early today.
7 We (study) ________________ for our tests.
8 Lots of people (listen) ________________ the radio at the moment.
9 You (stand) ________________ on my foot!
10 Hurry up! The bus is (leaving) ________________ .

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5 Change the verbs in brackets into the past simple.

0 I (finish) finished my exams last week.

1 Yesterday, Simon (walk) ________________ to the supermarket.
2 The plane (arrive) ________________ on time.
3 We (play) ________________ tennis for two hours.
4 A bird (fly) ________________ into the window.
5 It (begin) ________________ to snow.
6 My family (go) ________________ to Spain for a holiday.
7 Clare (bring) ________________ her new book to school.
8 The children (wear) ________________ their best clothes.
9 I (have) ________________ to talk to the teacher after school.
10 Graham was ill so he (stay) ________________ at home all day.

6 Underline the correct word in each sentence.

0 Do/Did/Don’t Sue want to go shopping?

1 The shop do/didn’t/don’t open at 9.30.
2 I does/didn’t/don’t answer the question.
3 Do/Did/Don’t you see him yesterday?
4 Does/Did/Don’t they come to the disco?
5 He do/didn’t/don’t wash the clothes.
6 Do/Did/Don’t your Mother cook your lunch?
7 My dog do/didn’t/don’t do it!
8 I do/doesn’t/didn’t go to the cinema.
9 I doesn’t/do/didn’t hear you.
10 Does/Did/Doesn’t you go to bed early?

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