PREPARATION FOR FINAL EXAM – A1

Present Simple or Present Continuous

1. He (go) to school every day but now it is Sunday and he (be) at

home.
2. They (not do) their homework but (play) computer games at
the moment.
3. You (know) the name of this pop star?
4. He (not usually wear) bright colours but now he (wear) a yellow
shirt.
5. Your father (work) at an office? Yes, he (work) for a big
company.
6. What type of movies you (watch)?
7. She (take) the bus for school? No, she …........ . She (go) to
school on foot.
8. They (have) an English lesson now? No, they (not have) a
lesson. They (study) for a test.
9. How often she (play) tennis? I (not know). Probably she (have)
tennis practice twice a week.
10. Why they (run)? Are they late for school?
No, I think they (take part) in a running competition.

Present Simple or Past Simple

1. You (ride) a bike regularly? No, I (not ride) a bike because I
(break) my leg last year and the doctor (not allow) me.
2. You (be) at the party last night? No, I …........ . I (study) for my
final exam.
3. They (visit) the British museum when they (be) in London? No,
they (not have) time but they (enjoy) a walk in Hyde Park.
 4. Why you (not talk) to Susan? She (say) something bad to you?
5. Where you usually (go) on holiday? We usually (visit) Turkey
but last year we (decide) to go to Greece. We (stay) at a
fantastic hotel there.
6. Bill (invite) you to his birthday party? Yes, he (write) me a
message yesterday.
7. When we (go) to France last summer we (eat) delicious dishes
in a fancy restaurant in Paris. I (not usually try) foreign food but
I (like) the dishes that the waiter (serve) us. We also (drink)
wonderful wine and (sing) French songs together with the
band.
8. What you (wear) at the celebration last week? I (wear) a white
dress and red shoes.
9. You (find) your trainers? Yes, they (be) in my wardrobe. My
mother (find) them last night, I often (put) my things in strange
places and then I (look for) them for a long time.
10. When we (fly) to Scotland a month ago, we (see) a lot of
castles.

Prepositions: on, in, through, along, at, into, by, for, past:
1. Let’s go to the cinema ………. Sunday.
2. What do you usually do ……….. the evening?
3. I like sunbathing ……… the beach ………. the
summer.
4. We are going to go shopping ………………..
Friday afternoon.
5. They are going to travel ……………. plane.
6. They are walking ………………. the town.
7. Pleven is famous …………….. its museums.
8. Drive ………….. Elm Street, then turn left
……………. Bond street, go ……………. The Revue
Café and the library is ……….. your right.
 9. Cows feed …………….. grass.
10. He usually goes to bed late ……………
night.
11. What are you going to do …………… the
weekend?
12. Do you know what happened ………………
1492?

Choose the best option:

1. He goes jogging in the park
every day/now/two days
ago.
2. Don’t shout! We do/are
doing/are going to do our
homework.
3. I received a lot of presents for
my birthday next
Saturday/every Saturday/
last Saturday.
4. Look at the clouds! It rains/
rained/ is going to rain.
5. I don’t walk to school. My
mum is driving/drives/drove
me.
6. In two days’ time I am going
to visit/ visited/ visit my
relatives in Plovdiv.
7. Don’t go shopping! I buying/
buy/am going to buy
everything.
8. Did he send/sends/sent the
email?
 9. The Irish are
celebrating/celebrate/are
going to celebrate St. Patrick’s
Day every March.
10. We play/playing/are
playing an interesting game.
Come and join us!

Some/any/much/many/how much/how many:

1. There are some/any vegetables in the fridge.
2. How many/How much sugar is there in the jar?
3. Could I have some/any bread , please?
4. There isn’t much/many butter in the box.
5. There is/there are some water in the bottle.
6. Have you got some/any questions?
7. Would you like some/any cake?
8. How many/how much coffee is there in the cup?

Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple Tense:

1. He (leave) the country 5 years ago.
2. They (buy) a nice present for their friend.
3. He (not know) the answer.
4. They (think) they (have) enough money.
5. She (lose) her umbrella in the park.
6. My Dad (take) me to the Louvre when we (be) in Paris.
7. They (make) a lot of mistakes in the test.
8. Tom (come) home late last night.
9. My sister (break) an expensive vase yesterday.
10. The party (begin) later than we (expect).