Headway Test.

Created on 13/09/23

'to be' 1

Choose the correct answer.

1 Hello. I ________________ Michael. [ 'm, 's ]
2 You ________________ welcome. [ 're, 'm ]
3 My name ________________ Marina. [ 's, are ]
4 This ________________ my friend, Montse. [ is, 's ]
5 Keiko and Hiro ________________ from [ are, 's ]
Japan.

Complete the sentences. Use short forms where possible.

6 You _______________ tall!
7 I _______________ from Slovenia.
8 My mum's name _______________ Celia.
9 Your friends _______________ here!
10 We _______________ all very hungry.

'to be' 2

Choose the correct answer.

1 ________________ your teacher American? [ Is, Are ]
2 These apples ________________ very good. [ aren't, isn't ]
3 ________________ you from Germany? [ Are, Is ]
4 I ________________ well today. [ 'm not, amn't ]
5 ________________ these books Katia's? [ Are, Is ]

Choose the correct answer.

6 Where ________________ we? [ are, 's ]
7 What ________________ your phone [ 's, are ]
number?
8 Who ________________ your best friend? [ 's, are ]
9 What ________________ your parents' [ are, 's ]
names?

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 10 When ________________ the party? [ 's, are ]

Possessive adjectives and 's

Choose the correct answer.

1 I'm Tanya and this is ________________ [ my, me ]
husband.
2 This is my daughter. ________________ [ Her, She ]
name's Raquel.
3 ________________ names are Svetlana and [ Their, They ]
Pavel.
4 When's ________________ birthday? [ your, you's ]
5 Helena ________________ car is red. [ 's, his ]

Choose the correct answer.

6 Do you like ________________ teacher? [ our, us ]
7 Is ________________ name Khaled? [ his, he ]
8 What colour is Sonia ________________ [ 's, her ]
hair?
9 When's ________________ birthday? [ your, you's ]
10 Is that ________________ car? [ their, they ]
11 That's my friend ________________ house. [ 's, his ]

'to be' - short answers

Complete the short answers. Example: 'Are you tired?' 'Yes, I am.'
1 'Are you happy today?' 'Yes, _______________.'
2 'Am I fat?' 'No, you _______________.'
3 'Is Manuel Spanish?' 'No, _______________.'
4 'Is your sandwich OK?' 'Yes, _______________.'
5 'Are those men policemen?' 'No, _______________.'

Complete the short answers. Example: 'Are you tired?' 'Yes, I am.'
6 'Are you from Rio?' 'No, _______________.'
7 'Are they Korean?' 'Yes, _______________.'
8 'Is it hot today?' 'No, _______________.'
9 'Is he Felipe?' 'Yes, _______________.'
10 'Are we late?' 'Yes, you _______________.'

has/have

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 Choose the correct answer.
1 Samir ________________ big eyes. [ has, have ]
2 You ________________ a very big house. [ have, has ]
3 I ________________ a CD player. [ have, has ]
4 We ________________ a very old car. [ have, has ]
5 Our school ________________ ten teachers. [ has, have ]

Choose the correct answer.

6 Our house ________________ eight rooms. [ has, have ]
7 Your mother ________________ green eyes. [ has, have ]
8 You ________________ a dog. [ have, has ]
9 My dad ________________ a good job. [ has, have ]
10 My phone ________________ a good [ has, have ]
camera.

Present Simple 1

Choose the correct answer.

1 My dad ________________ volleyball. [ plays, play ]
2 I ________________ fish. [ don't eat, not eat ]
3 Naoko ________________ me. [ doesn't like, don't like ]
4 I ________________ every day. [ run, runs ]
5 Does your brother ________________ [ speak, speaks ]
English?

Choose the correct answer.

6 ________________ to the radio in the [ Do you listen, Listen
morning? you ]
7 Marco and Anna ________________ in Rome. [ live, lives ]
8 Dejan ________________ to school. [ doesn't go, don't go ]
9 ________________ cameras? [ Does this shop have,
Has this shop ]
10 Fabienne ________________ in a hotel. [ works, is work ]

Present Simple 2

Complete the sentences. Use short forms where possible.

1 I sometimes _______________ golf on Saturdays. (play)
2 My mum _______________ in a bank. (work)

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 3 We _______________ in a flat. (not live)
4 _______________ basketball? (you play)
5 They _______________ Spanish in Brazil! (not speak)

Complete the sentences. Use short forms where possible.

6 _______________ travelling? (he like)
7 That girl _______________ from India. (come)
8 What time _______________ work? (you start)
9 My dad _______________ TV. (not watch)
10 What _______________ on Sundays? (you do)

'a'/'an'/plural

Match the sentence beginnings and endings.

1 Do you want an
car?
2 This shop sells
English teacher.
3 Ali has a
orange?
4 I want to be an
hamburger.
5 Do you have a
sandwiches.

Complete the sentences. Use: a, an, or - (= nothing).

6 Miriam's _______________ teacher.
7 Is Fabio _______________ Italian name?
8 Do you like _______________ apples?
9 That's _______________ good book.
10 Do you want _______________ ice-cream?

Question words

Match the question beginnings and endings.

1 What
car?
2 When
orange?

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 3 Why
sandwiches.
4 How much
hamburger.
5 Where
English teacher.

Match the question beginnings and endings.

6 Who
car?
7 How many
orange?
8 What time
English teacher.
9 How old
sandwiches.
10 How
hamburger.

Pronouns

Complete the sentences. Use: he/she/we/they/me/you/it/us/them.

1 Our house is too small for _______________.
2 Hamburgers? I like _______________!
3 This is Rosa. _______________'s my sister.
4 _______________'re all big in my family!
5 My parents don't travel because _______________'re old.

Complete the sentences. Use: he/she/we/they/me/you/it/us/them.

6 This is my new camera. Do you like _______________?
7 My dad is vegetarian. _______________ doesn't eat meat.
8 We'll take a photo of you, and you take a photo of _______________.
9 That's my brother. I live with _______________.
10 I don't speak to Anna because I don't like _______________.

There is/There are

Match the sentence beginnings and endings.

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 1 There isn't a
English teacher.
2 There are
orange?
3 There aren't any
sandwiches.
4 Is there a
car?
5 There's
hamburger.

Complete the sentences. Use short forms where possible.

6 _______________ mouse in my room!
7 _______________ milk?
8 How many days _______________ in May?
9 _______________ five men and four women in the class.
10 _______________ photos of me?

was/were

Choose the correct answer.

1 I ________________ in London last week. [ was, were ]
2 My sister ________________ a very small [ was, were ]
baby.
3 Where ________________ you this morning? [ were, was ]
4 My friends ________________ in the [ were, was ]
restaurant.
5 The weather ________________ very good. [ wasn't, weren't ]

Complete the sentences.

6 _______________ the restaurant good last night?
7 My parents _______________ 18 when they got married.
8 _______________ Robert at school yesterday?
9 All the trains _______________ late today.
10 Those pizzas _______________ very good.

Past Simple 1

Choose the correct answer.

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 1 I ________________ tennis yesterday. [ played, playd ]
2 ________________ a magazine today? [ Did you buy, Did you
bought ]
3 Costas ________________ he was hungry. [ said, sayed ]
4 I ________________ because I was tired. [ didn't cook, didn't
cooked ]
5 I ________________ job last year. [ changed, changd ]

Choose the correct answer.

6 I ________________ at 6 this morning. [ got up, getted up ]
7 ________________ your friends? [ Did you see, Saw you
]
8 Who ________________ you with your [ helped, help ]
homework?
9 I ________________ my daughter to a party. [ took, taked ]
10 We ________________ much yesterday. [ didn't do, didn't ]

Past Simple 2

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

1 We _______________ to a restaurant yesterday. (go)
2 I _______________ to bed late last night. (not go)
3 _______________ the food? (you like)
4 My boyfriend _______________ me! (not phone)
5 I _______________ fish for dinner. (have)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

6 We all _______________ TV in the evening. (watch)
7 _______________ you at the weekend? (Louise visit)
8 My friend _______________ to come with us. (not want)
9 My brother _______________ his car last week. (sell)
10 _______________ yesterday? (it rain)

can/can't

Choose the correct answer.

1 I ________________ a little Chinese. [ can speak, can to
speak ]
2 My brother ________________. [ can't swim, doesn't
can swim ]

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 3 ________________ a car? [ Can you drive, Can
drive you ]
4 ________________ in here? [ Can I smoke, I can
smoke ]
5 How many tickets ________________? [ can I have, I can have
]

Choose the correct answer.

6 ________________ sing? [ Can your friend, Your
friend can ]
7 I ________________ Japanese food. [ can cook, can cooking
]
8 Sorry. You ________________ sit there. [ can't, don't can ]
9 What kind of music ________________? [ can you play, you can
play ]
10 Where ________________ buy a ticket? [ can we, we can ]

Short answers

Complete the short answers. Example: 'Are you tired?' 'Yes, I am.'
1 'Are you cold?' 'No, _______________.'
2 'Does your brother study English?' 'Yes, _______________.'
3 'Can your parents speak English?' 'No, _______________.'
4 'Were you at school yesterday?' 'Yes, I _______________'
5 'Do the shops open on Sundays?' 'Yes, _______________.'

Complete the short answers. Example: 'Are you tired?' 'Yes, I am.'
6 'Are we all here?' 'Yes, we _______________.'
7 'Was the film good?' 'No, _______________.'
8 'Is your mother Spanish?' 'Yes, _______________.'
9 'Am I early?' 'Yes, you _______________.'
10 'Do cats like salad?' 'No, _______________!'

like/would like

Choose the correct answer.

1 I ________________ some coffee, please. [ 'd like, like ]
2 ________________ you like any pizza? [ Would, Do ]
3 ________________ you like swimming? [ Do, Would ]

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 4 I ________________ any kind of sport. [ don't like, wouldn't like
]
5 I ________________ to be a doctor. [ wouldn't like, don't like
]

Complete the sentences. Use short forms where possible.

6 _______________ you like any wine?
7 I _______________ like potatoes very much.
8 We _______________ some salad, please.
9 What kind of food _______________ you like eating?
10 I _______________ to go out soon.

Present Continuous

Choose the correct answer.

1 Oh no! It ________________! [ 's raining, raining ]
2 I ________________ a suit today. [ 'm not wearing, not
wearing ]
3 Junya and Ken ________________ home [ are going, 's going ]
tomorrow.
4 Yong ________________ hard this morning. [ 's working, working ]
5 ________________ to the party tonight? [ Are you coming,
You're coming ]

Complete the sentences. Use short forms where possible.

6 What _______________ next weekend? (you do)
7 Mark _______________ today. (not work)
8 Eri _______________ her new jacket. (wear)
9 I _______________ Kim at 12 o'clock. (meet)
10 What _______________ this evening? (Alice do)

Present Simple/Present Continuous

Choose the correct answer.

1 I ________________ four days a week. [ work, 'm working ]
2 What ________________ today? [ are you doing, do you
do ]
3 We ________________ much beer in my [ don't drink, aren't
country. drinking ]

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 4 ________________ a big breakfast? [ Do you eat, Are you
eating ]
5 I ________________ my teacher at 2.30 [ 'm seeing, see ]
tomorrow.

Choose the correct answer.

6 ________________ tonight? [ Are you going out, Do
you go out ]
7 I ________________ coffee. [ never drink, 'm never
drinking ]
8 What's that book ________________ ? [ you're reading, you
read ]
9 I ________________ late on Saturdays. [ get up, 'm getting up ]
10 What time ________________ to the airport [ are you going, do you
tomorrow? go ]

Future plans

Choose the correct answer.

1 I ________________ my parents next week. [ 'm going to visit, 's
going to visit ]
2 He ________________ on the 10 o'clock train. [ 's leaving, 's leave ]
3 We ________________ a new car. [ 're not going to buy, 're
not buy ]
4 You ________________ to Paris on Tuesday. [ 're flying, 're going to
flying ]
5 I ________________ an English teacher. [ 'm going to be, 'm be ]

Choose the correct answer.

6 They ________________ university next [ 're starting, 're going to
month. starting ]
7 What ________________ tomorrow? [ are you doing, are you
do ]
8 Why ________________ school in the [ are you leaving, are
summer? you leave ]
9 What places ________________ on your [ are you going to visit,
holiday? are you visit ]
10 When ________________ his new job? [ is he going to start,
are he starting ]

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