PROGRESS TEST (B)

(Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Simple, Present Perfect

Continuous)

NAME: DATE:

CLASS: MARK:

A. Put the verbs into the correct present tense.

1. The plane__________________(LEAVE) at four o’clock. We must be at the airport by two

o’clock.
2. It_____________(GET) colder and colder every day.
3. Have you seen Linda? I __________________(LOOK) for almost an hour.
4. Sam is a very interesting person. He ________________(KNOW) all kinds of unusual facts.
5. First, you ______________________(HEAT) the oven to a temperature of 180o C.
6. Have you heard the news? They __________________(ELECT) a new club chairman.
7. Martha ____________(FIND) a new job. She is starting next week.
8. The teacher _______________(CORRECT) essays for three hours.
9. Michael’s car broke down last week, so he ___________________(USE) his father’s for the
time being.
10.It rarely____________________(GET) very hot in Britain.

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B. Fill in the correct tense of the verb in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. I _____________________________(see) what you mean, I’ll check my figures again

2. Andreea __________________________(see) the bank manager at 10 o’clock tomorrow
morning.
3. Tina _____________(be) a very stubborn girl; she doesn’t to anybody’s advice.
4. I can’t understand why she ___________(be) so stubborn, she’s normally so flexible.
5. Jamie____________(think) about buying a new car
6. I ____________(think) the play starts at eight o’clock.
___x 5p

C. Circle the correct tense

1. Mr. Collins is a very good teacher. He ______________________ Maths for twenty-five

years.
a. has been teaching b. teaches c. is teaching d. has taught
2. I __________________a party tonight. Do you want to come?

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a. have b. am having c. have had d. have been
having

3. Jason _______already___________the tickets to Metallica concert.

a. have bought b. buy c. bought d. has tried
4. I have a plan for Saturday evening. I ____________to the cinema with Jack.
a. have been going b. have gone c. go d. am going
5. Oh! We always__________each other in this supermarket.
a. meet b. have met c. are meeting d. met
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D. Match the definitions (a-f) with the vocabulary (1-5)

Vocabulary Definition
1. front row a. the plan or the main story
2. flashback b. a flat surface on which a picture or series of pictures
is projected and reflected
3.close-up shot c. an unusual, difficult performance or a acrobatic act
4. plot d. interruption of chronological sequence by the
5. stunt interjection of events of earlier occurrence.
e. a type of shot that tightly frames a person or object.
It displays the most detail, but it do not include the
broader scene.
f. the line of side-by-side seats closest to the stage,or
where the activiy of interest is occurring.

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Bonus points : 10p

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 GOOD LUCK!☺

Keys:
A.
1. leaves 2 is getting 3. Have been looking 4.knows 5.heat 6.have just elected 7.has found 8. Has
been correcting 9.is using 10. gets
B. 1.see 2. is seeing 3.is 4. Is being 5. is thinking 6. think
C. 1. A 2.B 3. A 4.D 5.A
D. 1.f 2.d 3.e 4.a 5.b