CABS - CENTER OF AMERICAN AND BRITISH STUDIES

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NAME: _________________________________DATE: ___/___/____ GRADE: ______

GRAMMAR EXAM

1- Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: (1,6 each)

a) How long ________you_________(to live) in this city? I _____________ (to be) here since my father
______________ three years ago. (to move).
b) When Mike _____________ (to be) young, he __________________ (to like/ to play) tennis. Nowadays, he
______________ (not/ play) it because he ____________ (to have) many things to do.
c) I usually ______________ (to travel) to Rio on Mondays, but this week I ______________ on Friday (to go)
because I _________________________ (to forget / to take) my car to the mechanic.
d) Bob __________________ (to study) English for three years. That’s why he ___________ (to visit) the U.S.A
next year.
e) How long ago ________________ you (to go) to in Beth’s house? I _____________ there in March (to go), but
since then I _________________ her (not / to see).
f) When _____________ Paul generally _______________ to the dentist? (to go) He never ____________ (to go)
at night because he ________________ (to work) in a factory. He _______________ (to begin) work at 10:00
p.m and _______________ at 6:00 a.m. (to finish).
g) Kristian _______________ (to be) in the Houston Hotel for three days. Now, she _________ at the Hilton
Hotel. ( to be ) She __________________ (to spend) one week there.

2- Insert the correct preposition: (1 each)

a) Jane is getting married ___________ John next month. Actually, they will marry __________ December 10 th.
b) They are looking forward ____________ going to Europe.
c) Mark is not very well. I could notice some red spots _____________ his face.
d) That woman over there is younger than I imagined. She is _______ her mid 30s. She was born ________ 1962.
e) Jim is very afraid ___________ ghosts. He never goes out ____________ night or goes _________ cemeteries.
f) Please turn _________ the TV. I want to watch a movie _________ channel 4. It will begin _______ 9 o’clock.
g) Who will look ____________ the house this weekend ? I do not know. My car has broken ________________
and I need to take it ____________ the mechanic.
h) Fred has been ___________ my house many times.
i) Jim has taken a look _________ that magazine. It is very interesting.

3- Insert SOME, ANY, NO and DERIVATIVES: (1 each)

a) Julian does not have ___________ money with him. He needs to go to the bank and take ________________
money.
b) If _______________ happens just call my father.
c) I have _____________ friends in this city, since I was not born here.
d) Would you like __________ to eat? Yes, I am hungry. I would like ___________ you want to give me.
e) _____________ of them like to study. I guess they will need __________ extra classes.
4- Say if the sentences below are RIGHT (R) or WRONG (W). If they are wrong, correct them. There can be
more than one mistake in the same sentence. (3 each)

a) Bob has been at the supermarket. He has arrived at home five minutes ago. ( )
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b) I would like going to that restaurant today. Unfortunately, it is very expensive and I cannot pay to have dinner
there. ( )
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c) There is not nobody at home. They are all traveling. They will be abroad since 2 weeks. ( )
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d) Joan will stop smoking next week. ( )
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e) We are looking forward to meet Mary. ( )
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f) Marie did not feel like to talk to her boyfriend yesterday. Maybe she will chat him tomorrow. ( )
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g) My mother has put on much weight lately. ( )
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h) Nobody understand what the teacher say. She is very boring and she does not like we. ( )
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i) Don’t forget to put some water for the cat before going home. ( )
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j) You are always interested in helping people. Keep at it! ( )
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5- Make up questions: (1 each)

a) ________________________________________________________________________________________?
That boy has been very happy recently.
b) ________________________________________________________________________________________?
Yes, Tom has written many articles for this newspaper.
c) ________________________________________________________________________________________?
He shut the shop at 6 o’clock yesterday because he had a meeting.
d) ________________________________________________________________________________________?
Jane has been abroad for 3 years.
e) ________________________________________________________________________________________?
She liked to write poems when she was 5.