Mock exam

Choose the correct option

1-Last summer we decided ____ to the beach.

to go going

2- I hate ____ in the rain.

to drive driving

3- I'm looking forward ____ from you soon.

to hearing hearing to hear

4 He avoided _____ at the meeting.

writing to write

5 The doctor put off ____ me until the next day.

visiting to visit

6 He would like ____ my brother in Paris.

to visit visiting to visiting

7 I'm preparing ____ my advanced level French test.

to pass passing

8 He says he's looking forward ____ her boyfriend.

to phone phoning to phoning

Fill in the correct form of the verb given.

1. Jeff ____________ our bank manager at the moment. He _________________ here for three years. (BE,
BE)

2. I ____________________ when the alarm ____________________ off at 5.30 this morning. (STILL SLEEP,
GO)

3. If everyone donates $5, we ____________________ enough to buy a new machine. (HAVE)

4. There ______________ a great documentary on TV yesterday evening. ____________________ it? – No,
I didn't. I ______________ to take my television set back to the store to have it repaired. (BE, YOU SEE,
HAVE)

5. When I ____________________ to the car park I didn't know where I ____________________ my car.
(RETURN, PARK)

6. My uncle ____________________ the same pullover the whole winter. I guess he ____________ it.
(WEAR, LOVE)

7. Mum ____________________ dinner when the doctor __________________. (PREPARE, ARRIVE)

8. He ____________________ around with a limp since he ____________________ his accident a few

weeks ago. (WALK, HAVE)

9. You look pretty worried. – What ____________________? (HAPPEN)

10. When we ____________________ at the theatre the play ______________________. (ARRIVE,

ALREADY START)

11. When she ________________ home, she ________________ that her husband
____________________ for some time. (COME, SEE, DRINK)

12. ____________________ the good news? – Stan and Margie ____________________ married! – That's
not new. – I ____________________ about it for a few weeks. (YOU HEAR, GET, KNOW)

13. I ____________________ to call you the whole week! – Where ______________________? (TRY, YOU
BE)

14. The manager ____________________ to an important customer at the moment, but he

____________________ you in a few minutes. (SPEAK, SEE)

15. Do you realize that you ____________________ on my toes? – It hurts! (STAND)

16. I think I ____________________ a break. I surely deserve one. (TAKE)

17. I wonder if he ____________________ my number. I ______________________ for him to call for the
last two hours. (FORGET, EXPECT)

18. The novel is about a man who ____________________ home from the war and
____________________ a new life. (COME, START)

19. When I ____________________ for my passport a few days ago, I ____________________ across this
old photo of our family reunion. (LOOK, COME)

20. I am sorry that I ____________________ to leave your party so early last night. I
____________________ myself. (HAVE, REALLY ENJOY)

Change to reported speech.

1. She said, "I can get home on my own". She said that
_______________________________________________________________________ .

2. They said, "We haven't been to an art gallery for ages". They said that
______________________________________________________________________ .
3. The police asked me, "When did you leave the house this morning?" The police asked me
________________________________________________________________ .

4. He said, "I'll think about it." He said that

________________________________________________________________________ .

5. Mary said, "I should have phoned my mother". Mary said that
______________________________________________________________________ .

6. The doctor told me. "You should cut down on your smoking." The doctor told me
_________________________________________________________________ .

7. He asked me, "Do you understand all the rules?" He asked me

_______________________________________________________________________ .

8. She asked me, "When will I see you again?" She asked me
______________________________________________________________________ .

9. My parents said, "We are going on holiday tomorrow." My parents said that
________________________________________________________________ .

10. She said, "Wait until I get back!" She told him
________________________________________________________________________ .

11. My sister said, "I always eat lots of fresh fruit and salad." She said that
_______________________________________________________________________ .

12. The workers said, "We won't have enough time to finish the job." The workers said that
______________________________________________________________ .

13. The passenger asked, "Could someone help me with the luggage?" The passengers asked
______________________________________________________________ .

14. Mom said, "Don't worry!" Mom told me

_______________________________________________________________________ .

15. Jack said, "We must leave soon." Jack said that
_______________________________________________________________________ .

16. She said, "It's been a long time since I had such a good meal." She said that
_______________________________________________________________________ .

17. They wanted to know, "What time does the party start ?" They wanted to know
_______________________________________________________________ .

18. The guide said, "The weather may get much worse." The guide said that
_________________________________________________________________

Translate into English

1. Para cuando llegamos al cine la película ya había empezado.

__________________________________________________________________

2. ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que trabaja de fotógrafo?

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3. Corregir tantos exámenes es extenuante. Estoy agotada.

___________________________________________________________________

4. Nos lo estábamos pasando muy bien y poniéndonos al día cuando la llamaste por teléfono.

___________________________________________________________________

5. Era la primera vez que había conducido un coche.

___________________________________________________________________

6. El yoga te hace sentir mucho más sano y relajado.

___________________________________________________________________

7. ¿A dónde solías ir a pasear los domingos por la tarde cuando eras un niño?

___________________________________________________________________

8. ¿Qué haces este viernes por la tarde?

___________________________________________________________________

Aún no lo he decidido, pero creo que haré de canguro para mis vecinos o saldré a pasear con los perros.

___________________________________________________________________

9. Antes no estudiaba mucho y no hacía los deberes, pero ahora suelo estudiar por lo menos una semana
antes del examen. Este año voy a tener unas notas excelentes.

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10. Acabo de perder la cartera y no tengo dinero para el autobús.

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- No te preocupes. Yo te lo presto.

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