PRE - INTERMEDIATE TEST

LEVEL 1
NAME: ___________________________________________________________ SCORE:
DATE: ___________________________________________ TEACHER: ANA GARCIA PASCASIO

I. TEXT COMPREHENSION

1. READ AND PUT THE VERB IN THE BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT FORM (PRESENT
SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS)
Next week, my friends and I _________ (go) camping in the woods. I
____________ (organize) the food, because I _____________ (like) cooking.
Dave ________________ (have) a big car with a trailer, so he _____________
(plan) the transportation. Sam ______________ (bring) the tent — he
___________ (go) camping every year, so he _________ (have) a great tent
and lots of other equipment. My wife _______ (think) we're crazy. She (like)
_______________ holidays in comfortable hotels, so she ______________
(take) a trip to Paris instead.

2. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE IN THE SENTENCES

1 Today she ’s spending/spends time with her grandmother.
2 They usually are going/go to the gym on Sundays.
3 We ’re having/have a barbecue later on. Do you want to come?
4 No, she can’t answer the phone, she has/is having a shower.
5 I always have/am having a coffee before I ’m leaving/leave for work in the
morning.
6 They sometimes fly/are flying to Sweden, but usually they are going/go by
boat.
7 Where are you? I ’m sitting/sit outside in the sunshine!
8 He always brings/is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English class.

3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BELOW USING ONE OF THE VERBS IN THE BOX N THE
CORRECT FORM. YOU MAY USE EACH VERB ONCE ONLY.

enjoy prefer play produce work seem know interview wait talk finish

1. I always ________ tennis on Fridays.

2. He ________ his report. He will bring it into the office when it is complete.
3. "My parents phoned me this morning. They _________ themselves in the
Seychelles. Champagne every night! In fact, they don't want to leave."
4. We ________ to entertain our guests in a local restaurant rather than the canteen.
Although it is expensive, we can talk freely there.
5. I ___________ the answer to your problem. Get a new computer.
6. "Where is John?" "In his office ____________ for an important telephone call." 7. I
can't make the meeting tomorrow. I _____________ the applicants for the sales
manager's job.
8. My brother _____________ for Shink Inc. which makes bathroom fittings.
9. Who ___________ to Bill? Is it the new secretary?
10. The new contract ________________ fine to me. However, could you just check it
through once more?
 4. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT PAST SIMPLE OR PAST
CONTINUOUS FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.
1 She _______________________ (surf) when the shark (attack) her.
2 He __________________ (dance) at a party when he (meet) his girlfriend.
3 I ____________________ (have) a picnic when I (see) my sister.
4 When ______________they (see) the shark they______________ (swim) in
the sea.
5 Susan________________ (arrive) while I______________ (have) dinner.
6 He _________________ (play) football, when he ______________ (break)
his leg.
7 I _________________________ (wait) for my friend when the bus
____________ (arrive).
8 When I ____________________ (get back) my mum
____________________ (cook) dinner.

5. EACH SENTENCE HAS ONE MISTAKE. WRITE THE CORRECT SENTENCES.

1 She was seeing the shark while she was surfing.

2 What was you doing last night at 8.00pm?
3 I was reading a book when my brother was getting back.
4 He didn’t liked the film very much.
5 What did he see while he swam?
6 You can turn off the TV, I not was watching it.
7 I was talking to Stephen while the phone rang.
8 I went to the cinema last night but I wasn’t liking the film.

II. TEXT PRODUCTION

1. WRITE THE PAST SIMPLE FORM OF THESE REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS.
1 cry __________________
2 travel __________________
3 send __________________
4 enjoy __________________
5 stop __________________
6 break __________________
7 fall __________________
8 chat __________________
9 happen __________________
10 say __________________
11 know __________________
12 try __________________
13 cut __________________
14 turn __________________

2. Write questions with the past simple.

 1 When / you / buy / that tablet /?
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2 How much / your new computer / cost /?

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3 What / you / do / after school yesterday /?

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4 Why / you / not / call me last night /?

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5 Where / Dad / save / the photos / on the computer /?

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6 Which files / you / delete /?

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7 How many copies / Gary / print / yesterday /?

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8 Which company / Steve Jobs / help to start /?

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3. What did you do yesterday?

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