INTERMEDIATE TEST

Fill in the correct verb form : PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. I'm in Paris because I ... French at a language school (STUDY).
2. At the moment Cynthia ... on the floor with her doll (LIE)
3. I usually ... as a secretary (WORK)
4. I hate living in Seattle because it always ... there (RAIN).
5. I am sorry I can't hear what you ... because everyone ...so loudly (SAY, TALK)
6. Jack … about his adventures in Tibet (CURRENTLY WRITE)
7. ... to come over for dinner tonight ? (YOU WANT)
8. The delicious chocolate is ... by a firm in Switzerland (MAKE)
9. Look, I ... two tickets for the circus (HAVE)
10. Look, I ... two tickets for the circus (HOLD)
11. Compaq ... computers but it ... cars (MAKE, NOT MAKE)
12. At the moment the yen ... against the dollar (FALL)
13. Computers ... more an more popular these days (BECOME)
14. Everybody … money. It is very important (NEED)
15. This milk ...fresh (NOT TASTE)
16. This afternoon I ... my doctor about my skin problem (SEE)
17. How is your cold today. It … a lot better than yesterday (SOUND)
18. She normally … all the Harry Potter books, but right now I … she ... something
else (READ, THINK, READ)
19. It is strange that people ... some movies so seriously (TAKE)
20. What … for a living . - Well he is a market consultant (YOUR DAD DO)

Past simple and Past continuous

21.He ...when we... . (SLEEP, ARRIVE)

22.When you... in I ...my report (COME, WRITE)
23.The car ...100 km an hour when the accident …. (DO, HAPPEN)
24.When the lights ...out, I …. (GO, SHAVE)
25.He ... at 9 o'clock (STILL SLEEP)
26.While Jack ..., Martha ... outside (STUDY, PLAY)
27.We... tennis when it ...to rain (PLAY, START)
28.While you were at work we ... (SLEEP)
29.What ... when you heard the news ? (YOU DO)
30.I … anything when the reporter called me. (NOT DO)
 31.He ... to town when his car ... down (DRIVE, BREAK)
32.The postman came just as I ... the house (LEAVE)
33.At nine o'clock last night I … a book (READ).
34.When my father ...the room I ….a cigarette. (ENTER, SMOKE)

Present perfect & present perfect continuous

35.I don't know what time it is; my watch ... (STOP).
36.How long ...(YOU BE) a fire-fighter ?
37.I ...(LOOK) for you since 7 o'clock . - Where ...? (YOU BE)
38.The government ...(ANNOUNCE) new laws to fight unemployment.
39.I ... (BE) to many countries in Europe, but I ...(NEVER VISIT) Poland.
40.Jane ... (NOT EAT) any meat since she was six.
41.We ...(SELL) tickets for the concert since March.
42. ...(YOU HEAR) the news about the earthquake ?
43.How long ... (YOU STAND) in this queue ? - Well , I ...(JUST BE) here for a
bit over an hour.
44.They must be so tired. They ...(REPAIR) the car the whole morning.

Past simple, Past continuous, Past Perfect

45.They were good friends . They ...each other for quite a long time (KNOW).
46.When we arrived at the party... everybody (DANCE)
47.After the referee ... the whistle the players began playing (BLOW)
48.After the orchestra had finished the concert they ...standing ovations
(RECEIVE)
49. ...at you when I phoned ? (SHE LOOK)
50.There ...an accident before we got there (BE).
51.He ... in the garden all day yesterday (WORK)
52.The letter ...only a few minutes after she had left (COME)
53.Before we played in the playground we ...our homework (DO)
54.When my sister called yesterday I ...up my son's room (CLEAN)
55.The hikers ... in the tent when the guide got back (SLEEP)
 56.All the journalists... the paper when I entered (READ)
57.By the time I met him he ...his studies (ALREADY FINISH)
58.Nobody knew where she... (GO)
59.She... better after she had taken some medicine (FEEL)
60.I saw the soldiers as they … over the bridge (MARCH)

All tenses
61. (You, speak) to my sister yesterday ? No, I (not see) her for ages.
62.They (play) a game when I (enter)
63.He usually (come) to see me every day, but today he (not come) yet.
64.We normally (have) breakfast at 7.
65.Why (you, wear) such a coat this morning ? I (never , wear) one till
October.
66.I (need) a new suit. They (offer) special prices at Macy's this week.
67.The water in the pond (freeze) last night.
68.Why were you talking to that man while I (wait) all the time ?
69.Mary (wear) a new hat when the wind (blow) it away.
70.My grandmother (walk) in the park every day.
71.My aunt (walk) in the park when I (meet) her.
72.The old lady (mend) stockings when the lights (go) out.
73.After he (drink) too much whisky, he (swear) never to drink again.
74.I (knock) at the door for ten minutes without success.
75.Come and say good-bye. Our guests (leave) in a minute.
76.Mary usually (wear) a hat when she (go) shopping, but today, as the sun
(shine), she (not wear) one.
77.Judy is good at languages. She (speak) 4 languages fluently.
78.I usually (drive) to work by car, but today I (go) by train.
79.I (work) on my test at the moment.
80.The moon (revolve) around the Earth.
81.The water (boil). Can you turn off the stove?
82.Jacky (go) swimming every morning before she (go) to work.
83.I sometimes (read) books in English.
84.Johnny (watch) videos at least once a week
85.She (go) to New York next week to visit her sister.
86.She (speak) French but she (not speak) Italian.
 87.Listen! I (try) to explain this to you.
88.Where is she now? She (walk) home.
89.The helicopter pilot (fly) every day.
90.He (like) chocolate milk but right now he (have) a cup of coffee.

Write the correct form of going to or will to complete the dialogue.

LAURA: What are you doing this weekend, Jan?

TANYA: I (see) a new play tomorrow at the Royal Court theater.

LAURA: Have you got the tickets yet?

TANYA: NO, I (get) them this afternoon, actually. Would you like to come?

LAURA: Oh, thank you, that would be nice.

TANYA: OK, I (get) you a ticket too.

LAURA: Great ... what time does it start?

TANYA: Eight o'clock, but we (all meet) in the Green Cafe at 7.15.

LAURA: OK, I (meet) you in the cafe, but, er...

I (be) there around 7.30.

TANYA: That's fine.

LAURA: Oh, one other thing ... I've got no money at the moment... I (pay) for the ticket on
Saturday. Is that OK?

TANYA: Yes, that's OK, no problem.

LAURA: Great! Why don't we go eat something in the restaurant?

TANYA: That's a good idea. I (phone) the others and see if they want to come too.
LAURA: Good, and I (book) a table for us.

TANYA: Great! I (meet) you there in a moment.

Use the following words in the sentences of your own

1) prawns
2) squid
3) moody
4) stubborn
5) spoilt
6) rebellious
7) mortgage
8) waste
9) motorway
10) referee
11) score
12) flatmate
13) script
14) horror film
15) toes

An extra letter to your language center - 10 to 15 sentences

Modal verbs
REWRITE THESE SENTENCES USING THE VERBS IN BRACKETS SO THEY MEAN THE SAME.

1 Don’t walk across the grass. (must) → You mustn’t walk across the grass.

2 It’s important for me to be there at 8 o’clock. (must) →

3 It’s not necessary for you to look up every word in a dictionary. (have to) →

4 It’s necessary for us to pay in advance. (have to) →

5 It’s important for everyone to listen carefully. (must) →

6 It’s not necessary for them to come home before midnight. (have to) →

7 Don’t believe everything you hear. (must) →

8 Take care. (must) →

9 Is it necessary for me to do my homework? (have to) →

10 It’s necessary for him to work harder. (have to) →

THIS TIME YOU HAVE TO TALK ABOUT POSSIBLE HAPPENINGS. USE THE WORD(S) IN
BRACKETS.

Examples: Do you think it will rain this afternoon? (may) It may rain this afternoon.
Do you think Ann will come to the party? (might not) She might not come to the party.

1 Do you think Tom will be late? (may) He _________________________________

2 Do you think Ann will be able to find our house? (might not) She _____________
3 Do you think there’ll be an election this year? (might) There _________________
4 Do you think Tony will pass the exam? (may not) ___________________________
5 Do you think they’ll be waiting for us when we arrive? (might) _______________
6 Do you think it’ll snow later? (may) _____________________________________
COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH MUST OR HAVE TO (IN ITS CORRECT FORM). SOMETIMES
IT IS POSSIBLE TO USE EITHER; SOMETIMES ONLY HAVE TO IS POSSIBLE.

Examples: Well, it’s 10 o’clock. I must (or have to) go now.

Ann was feeling ill last night. She had to leave the party early.

1 You really ___________ work harder if you want to pass that examination.
2 Many children in Britain ___________ wear uniform when they go to school.
3 Last night Don suddenly became ill. We ___________ call the doctor.
4 Ann has ___________ wear glasses since she was eight years old.
5 I’m afraid I can’t come tomorrow. I ___________ work late.
6 I’m sorry I couldn’t come yesterday. I ___________ work late.
7 Tom may ___________ go away next week.
8 We couldn’t repair the car ourselves. We ___________ take it to a garage.
9 When you come to London again, you ___________ come and see us.