Test 1 Verb tenses: present (units 1-2) Exercise 1 Complete the sentences by putting each vetb into the present simple or present continuous, Use contactors (i instead of! am, don’ instead of do nor, et) were possible VBE Wh at 82. YOM. BO (YOU BO}? B: Iman engineet 2 AcWhat... 8f2..yoU. doing... (you dol? B: im looking fra file 3. Canyouhelp me? (oot unéerstan) Spanish 4 Can! eal you back? | (tak wth a cent. 5 This product (rot sl) 35 wel as we hoped. 6 I'll get in touch with you as soon as 1 sw (know) the results. 7 (say) at the Mott Hote. I'l be there unt Friday. 8 (off) any special deals over the sur? 9 Our company cs Pak aN forthe avtomabile industry 10 When... ... (you usually arrive) at work in the morning? 11 Jack .ame- (come) to work with us on the NBC project for a few weeks. 12. ack (come) from Leeds in the north of England Exercise 2 Decide if uses a}-h) are usually associated with the present simple (PS) or present continuous (PO. 2) fac and permanentstuators of Wibisantrues = DET ') actions and events in progress now [_] 1) temporary situatons, [ ©) arrangements for the future al 4g) fixed timetables ) verbs of thinking and feeling Oo 1h) current trends and changes — Match sentences 1-8 below with uses 3 1 Shes talking on another ire nght now, can ask her 0 cal you back? [B 2. We cer @ networking sohtion thats customised, reabe and secure. 3 We release figures for total ses andretearrings een quater tm ating m Much at 1030 Gg 5 The place ates in Munich at 10.3 c 6m werkangm our estore sences department ths month c 7 intemet fraud and oberime is increasing all over the wo a 8 Okt understand what te problem raw, Exercise 3 Pt the time expression fom thelist below into two categries: those usvally used with the preset imple and those usualy used withthe pxesertcontinus Wie the exrestion i the conect column. after, always, as soon as, before, currently, every day, hardly ever, never, at the moment, most of the time, next time, normally, now, nowadays, occasionally, often, rarely, sometimes, these days, twice a year, Unt usualy when Present simple Peeeen continuous after cwrently‘TEST VERB TENSES 211 Exercise 4 Put the words into the correct order. The fist werd is given each time, 1 atabout one o'clock have usually lnch | 2. Lunch ust a sandwich often is Lunch 3. from time to time vst n Pans Head Office, | 4 Lever hardly am late n the morning 1 5 Lever hardly take the train to work. 1 6 I prepare once a month a sales report, 7 1 8 1 | miss @ Board meeting never, Jam late fora Board meeting never Exercise 5 ‘Some of the following sentences are night and some are wrong, Put a tick) next to the right ones, and correct the wrong ones. 11m supplying you with everything on your lst order. v Haragreeing with you completely. Lawes. (Our chocolates are containing only the finest ingredients Our chocolates are winning prizes all ver the wot We're selling up subsidies mi Peru at Bolin We're owning subsidiaries in Peru and Bolivia, {os thinking they wil make a dacision this wae I'm thinking about what they wil decide this week 9 At fist sight, ts seemung to be a sensible suggestion 10. At frst sight, he making a sensible suggestion. 11. We're having a fot of trouble with our suppliers. 12. In these crcumstances we're having no alternative. Exercise 6 Complete the sentences by putting each verb into a form of the present simple or present continuous. In cach sentence the verbs my be in dhe sare ur eiferent tenses, 1 Every te inflation, (G0 up), people. (demand) higher wages 2. inflation (ald quite quichly, which (onean) thatthe ‘government can keep interest rates low (you/nait) for Victoria Chambers? | (nothhint shell be long 4 What exactly (our customers/vant)? Nobody around here (seem) to know. 5. Carlo doesn't have much experience ofthis situavon. | hope) he (know) what he rosso (BO) © vinat exactly = (yourmeany? | (novuncerstancy, 7 What exactly (yoursayy? (you/want) to renegotiate the whole contract? 8 (your chicken taste) OK? The food here is usualy very good, but of course i all (depend) on which partiular chet «(work inthe fatchen on that day22 Test 2 Verb tenses: past (units 3-4) Exercise 1 ‘ite the past simple form ofthese regular verbs. 1 become, 8 fal 15 meet 2 9 find. 16 way 2 rook 10 fergot 17 cond 4 bing 1 gow 18 shut 5 by 12 keep 19 spend 6 choose: 13 bead 20 understand 7 eat 14 lend Exercise 2 Underline the correct words. 11 When | gat/was getting nome, | neard/nas heanrg your phone message. 2 When Iwas at Nercom | used 40 claim/was ciming all my travel expenses. 3 When the computer crashed/was crashing | printed out/wes printing cut last month’ figures 4 While the plane took offf was taking off, | started/was starting to feel unwell 5 We wanted/vere wanting a teliable firm, so we chose/were choosing Philips. 6 We used to have/ were having an office in Latvia and Lithuane, but then we combinedl/were comb all our Baltic operations at cur Estonia office. 7 When |arrived/wes arriving at the office Jan waited/was waiting for me. 8 The door was open so | knocked!/was knocking and came/was coming in 9) They argued/ were arguing about the merger when he suddenly Jast/was losing his temper. 10 When | wasfused to be in London last surimer I visited/was visiting a different museum every day. Exercise 3 ‘Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the frst sentence and contains the word in brackets. This exercise practises the past perfect and used t0. 1. Michael made some notes and started writing, (had) After un Mlishael.had..made,, .... some notes, he started writing. 2 This Internet connection is slower than before. (didn't) This Intemet connection to be so sow. 3-1 was sure the disk was in this box! (forgotten) Iwas sure the ciskt 4 Inthe pact, the factory prociced 4,000 units every month, (uzed) “The factory 4,000 units every month 5 I thouaht the article seemed familar. had) | thought the arucle pefore 6 Franz left before my armal.(sready) By the time | arived, Fan nse 7 When | was younger I went sking a lt. (used) 1 ‘2 1oU wien | ws younger 8 The meeting finished late so we went straight back to the hotel. hac) ‘We wont straight back to the hotel because late.‘TEST 2 VERB TENSES 213 Exercise 4 Complete each sentence with a sustable time expression from the list below. ‘at on in when while/when 1. The computer crashed hile. Zhen... | was loading up the new software. 2 you fst nove the faut? 3 We sent you the invoice the end of last month, 44 Central kurope was changing very rapa... Ue ineties 5. We sent the goods the fifteenth. Havent you received ther yet? sas they rized interest rote the exo recovered agsinct the dollar 7 she was checking the imoices, she noticed @ small mistake. 8 The two companies merged 1908 9 We met ight for a business breakfast 10. What were you dona {called you this morrina? 11. We changed cur advertising campaign the beginrung of the year 12. Ih check my files and call you . sone the moming Exercise 5 Complete the sentences by putting one verb in the past simple and one inthe past perfect. 1 When the film started | realised, (ease) | had. seen Geo it before 2 aythe time (get) t0 the phone it (top) ringing. 3 How (ourfind out) that you (got the job? 4 Before! + Goin) ABN (work) as an investment analyst 5 tw sy -o (end) her an ema ust to see New thinas were aoina. Meanwhile, my boss (already /spoke) to her boss. 61 (akveys/suspect that the contract (notrbe legal Exercise 6 ‘Complete the sentences by putting the verb in brackels into either the past perfect or past perfect continuous. 1 Bylast Christmas| hae, decided, (decide) twas ume to change my job 21, had, been, thinking... (tnink) about changing my oo for seme tine befor | finally deeded 31 (ot) for over at hour by dhe ine He erie 4 Actually 1 (already hear the news before she told me 5 Thoi thar p88 enone « es) steadily before the merger wae announce 6 I could give hie a Kit because | (ot frish) work 7. They get on very well, but they (ever meet) until this year. 8 My eyes were hurting because (lock) ac the screen all day. 9 After. - (see) the new design | realised it was going to be a oreat success. 10 They closed down the factory because it (ose) money for years.