Test

Present Continuous
1.1 Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs in the correct form:
come get happen look make start stay try work
1. 'You're working hard today.' 'Yes, I have a lot to do.'
2. I ________________________ for Christine. Do you know where she is?
3. It ________________________ dark. Shall I turn on the light?
4. They haven't got anywhere to I've at the moment. They ________________________ with friends until they find
somewhere.
5. 'Are you ready, Ann?' 'Yes, I ________________________.'
6. Have you got an umbrella? It ________________________ to rain.
7. You ________________________ a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I ________________________ to concentrate.
8. Why are all these people here? What ________________________?

1.2 Use the words in brackets to complete the questions.

1. 'Is Ram working this week?' 'No, he's on holiday.' (Ram/work)
2. Why ________________________ at me like that? What's the matter? (you/look)
3. 'Jenny is a student at university.' 'Is she? What ________________________ ?' (she/study)
4. ________________________ to the radio or can I turn it off? (anybody/listen)
5. How is your English? ________________________ better? (it/get)

1.3 Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative (I'm not doing etc.).
1. I'm tired. I'm going (go) to bed now. Goodnight!
2. We can go out now. it isn't raining (rain) any more.
3. 'How is your new job?' 'Not so good at the moment. I ________________________ (enjoy) it very much.'
4. Ram phoned me last night. He's on holiday in France. He ___________ (have) a great time and doesn't want to come back.
5. I want to lose weight, so this week I ________________________ (eat) lunch.
6. Angela has just started evening classes. She ________________________ (learn) German.
7. I think Paul and Ann have had an argument. They ________________________ (speak) to each other.

1.4 Read this conversation between Ram and Sita. Put the verbs into the correct form.
SITA: Ram! How nice to see you! What (1) ________________________ (you/do) these days?
RAM: I (2) ________________________ (train) to be a supermarket manager.
SITA: Really? What's it like? (3) ________________________ (you/enjoy) it?
RAM: It's all right. What about you?
SITA: Well, actually I (4) ________________________ (not/work) at the moment.
I (5) ________________________ (try) to find a job but it's not easy.
But I'm very busy. I (6) ________________________ (decorate) my flat.
RAM: (7) ________________________ (you/do) it alone?
SITA: No, some friends of mine (8) ________________________ (help) me.

1.5 Complete the sentences using one of these verbs. You don't have to use all the verbs and you can use a verb more than once.
get change rise fall increase
1. The population of the world is rising very fast.
2. Ken is still ill but he ________________________ better slowly.
 3. The world ________________________. Things never stay the same.
4. The cost of living ________________________. Every year things are more expensive.
5. The economic situation is already very bad and it ________________________ worse.

Present Simple
1.6 Complete the sentences using one of the following: cause(s) close(s) drink(s) live(s) open(s) speak(s) take(s) place
1. Ann speaks German very well.
2. I never ________________________ coffee.
3. The swimming pool ________________________ at 9 o'clock and ________________________ at 18.30 every day.
4. Bad driving ________________________ many accidents.
5. My parents ________________________ in a very at small flat.
6. The Olympic Games ________________________ every four years.
1.7 Put the verb into the correct form.
1. Jane doesn't drink (not/drink) tea very often.
2. What time ________________________ (the banks/close) in Britain?
3. 'Where ________________________ (Martin/come) from?' 'He's Scottish.'
4. 'What ________________________ (you/do)?' 'I'm an electrical engineer.'
5. It ________________________ (take) me an hour to get to work. How long ________________________ (it/take) you?
6. I ________________________ (play) the piano but I ________________________ (not/play) very well.
7. I don't understand this sentence. What ________________________ (this word/mean)?

1.8 Use one of the following verbs to complete these sentences. Sometimes you need the negative:
believe eat flow go grow make rise tell translate
1. The earth goes round the sun.
2. Rice doesn't grow in Britain.
3. The sun ________________________ in the east.
4. Bees ________________________ honey.
5. Vegetarians ________________________ meat.
6. An atheist ________________________ in God.
7. An interpreter ________________________ from one language into another.
8. A liar is someone who ________________________ the truth.
9. The River Amazon ________________________ into the Atlantic Ocean.

1.9 Ask Ram questions about herself and her family.

1. You know that Ram plays tennis. You want to know how often. Ask her.
2. Perhaps Ram's sister plays tennis too. You want to know. Ask Ram.
________________________ your sister ________________________ -
3. You know that Ram reads a newspaper every day. You want to know which one. Ask her.
________________________
4. You know that Ram's brother works. You want to know what he does. Ask Ram.
________________________
5. You know that Ram goes to the cinema a lot. You want to know how often. Ask her.
________________________
6. You don't know where Ram's mother lives. Ask Ram.
________________________
2.0 Complete using one of the following. I apologise I insist I promise I recommend I suggest
1. It's a nice day. I suggest we go out for a walk.
2. I won't tell anybody what you said. ________________________.
3. (in a restaurant) You must let me pay for the meal. ________________________. –
4. ________________________ for what I said about you. It wasn't true and I shouldn't have said it. –
5. The new restaurant in Hill Street is very good ________________________ it.

Present continues and Simple

2.1 Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong.
1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
2. The water boils. Can you turn it off?
3. Look! That man tries to open the door of your car. ________________________
4. Can you hear those people? What do they talk about? ________________________
5. The moon goes round the earth. ________________________
6. I must go now. It gets late. ________________________
7. I usually go to work by car. ________________________
8. 'Hurry up! It's time to leave.' 'OK, I come.' ________________________
9. I hear you've got a new job. How do you get on? ________________________

2.2 Put the verb in the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1. Let's go out. It isn't raining (not/rain) now.
2. Julia is very good at languages. She speaks (speak) four languages very well.
3. Hurry up! Everybody ________________________ (wait) for you.
4. '________________________ (you/listen) to the radio?' 'No, you can turn it off.'
5. '________________________ (you/listen) to the radio every day?' 'No, just occasionally.'
6. The River Nile ________________________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
7. Look at the river. It ________________________ (flow) very fast today
8. We usually ________________________ (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we ________________________
(not/grow) any.
9. 'How is your English?' 'Not bad. It ________________________ (improve) slowly.' Is improving
10. Ron is in London at the moment.He ________________________ (stay) at the Park Hotel.
He ________________________ (always/stay) there
11. Can we stop walking soon? I ________________________ (start) to feel tired.
12. 'Can you drive?' 'I ________________________ (learn). My father ________________________ (teach) me.'
13. Normally I ________(finish) work at 5.00,but this week I _____________(work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more
money.
14. My parents ________________________ (live) in Bristol. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else.
Where ________________________ (your parents/live)?
15. Sonia ________________________ (look) for a place to live.
She ________________________ (stay) with her sister until she finds somewhere.
16. 'What ________________________ (your father/do)?' '
He's an architect but he ________________________ (not/work) at the moment.'
17. (at a party) Usually I ________________________ (enjoy) parties but I ________________________ (not/enjoy) this
one very much.
18. The train is never late. It ________________________ (always/leave) on time.
19. Jim is very untidy. He ________________________ (always/leave) his things all over the place.

2.3 Finish B's sentences. Use always ~ing

1. A: I'm afraid I've lost my key again.
B: Not again! You're always losing your key.
2. A: The car has broken down again.
 B: That car is useless! It ________________________
3. A: Look! You've made the same mistake again.
B: Oh no, not again! I ________________________
4. A: Oh, I've left the lights on again.
B: Typical! You ________________________

3.1 Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.
1. I'm seeing the manager tomorrow morning. RIGHT
2. I'm feeling hungry. Is there anything to eat? ________________________.
3. Are you believing in God? ________________________
4. This sauce is great. It's tasting really good. ________________________
5. I'm thinking this is your key. Am I right? ________________________

3.2 Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1. Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat? (you/want)
2. Jill is interested in politics but she ________________________ to a political party. (not/belong)
3. Don't put the dictionary away. I ________________________ it. (use)
4. Don't put the dictionary away. I ________________________ it. (need)
5. Who is that man? What ________________________? (he/want)
6. Who is that man? Why ________________________ at us? (he/look)
7. George says he's 80 years old but nobody ________________________ him. (believe)
8. She told me her name but I ________________________ it now. (not/remember)
9. I ________________________ of selling my car. (think) Would you be interested in buying it?
10. I ________________________ you should sell your car. (think) You ________________________ it very often. (not/use)
11. I used to drink a lot of coffee but these days I ________________________ tea. (prefer)
12. Air ________________________ mainly of nitrogen and oxygen. (consist)

3.3 Complete the sentences using the most suitable form of be. Sometimes you must use the simple (am/is/are) and
sometimes the continuous is more suitable (am/is/are being).
1. I can't understand why he's being so selfish. He isn't usually like that.
2. Jack ________________________ very nice to me at the moment. I wonder why.
3. You'll like Jill when you meet her. She ________________________ very nice.
4. Normally you are very sensible, so why ________________________ so silly about this matter?
5. Why isn't Sarah at work today? ________________________ ill? –

Past Simple
4.1 Read what Sita says about a typical working day:
SITA:- I usually get up at 7 o'clock and have a big breakfast. I walk to work, which takes me about half an hour. I start work
at 8.45. I never have lunch. I finish work at 5 o'clock. i'm always tired when I get home. I usually cook a meal in the
evening. I don't usually go out. I go to bed at about 11 o'clock. I always sleep well.
Yesterday was a typical working day for Sita. Write she did or didn't do yesterday.
1. She got up at 7 o'clock.
2. She ________________________ a big breakfast.
3. She ________________________.
4. It ________________________ to get to work.
5. ________________________ at 8.45.
6. ________________________ lunch.
7. ________________________ at 5 o'clock.
 8. ________________________ tired when ________________________ home.
9. ________________________ a meal yesterday evening.
10. ________________________ out yesterday evening.
11. ________________________ at 11 o'clock.
12. ________________________ well last night.

4.2 Put one of these verbs in each sentence:

buy catch cost drink fall hurt sell spend teach throw win write
1. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
2. 'How did you learn to drive?' 'My father ________________________ me.'
3. We couldn't afford to keep our car, so we ________________________ it.
4. I was very thirsty. I ________________________ the water very quickly.
5. Paul and I played tennis yesterday. He's much better than me, so he ________________________ easily.
6. Don ________________________ down the stairs this morning and ________________________ his lag.
7. Jim ________________________ the ball to Sue, who ________________________ it.
8. Ann ________________________ a lot of money yesterday. She ________________________ a dress which
________________________ l100.

4.3 A friend has just come back from holiday. You ask him about it. Write your questions.
1. (where/go?) Where did you go?
2. (go alone?)
3. (food/good?)
4. (how long/stay there?)
5. (stay/at a hotel?)
6. (how/travel?)
7. (the weather/fine?)
8. (what/do in the evenings?)
9. (meet anybody interesting?)

4.4 Complete the sentences, Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.
1. It was warm, so I _took_ off my coat. (take)
2. The film wasn't very good. I didn't enjoy it very much. (enjoy)
3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I ________________________ her. (disturb)
4. I was very tired, so I ________________________ to bed early. (go)
5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I ________________________ very well. (sleep)
6. Sue wasn't hungry, so she ________________________ anything. (eat)
7. We went to Kate's house but she ________________________ at home. (be)
8. It was a funny situation but nobody ________________________ (laugh)
9. The window was open and a bird ________________________ into the room. (fly)
10. The hotel wasn't very expensive. It ________________________ very much. (cost)
11. I was in a hurry, so I ________________________ time to phone you. (have)
12. It was hard work carrying the bags. They ________________________ very heavy. (be)

Past continuous
5.1 What were you doing at the following times? Write one sentence as in the examples. The past continuous is not always
necessary (see the second example).
1. (at 8 o'clock yesterday evening) I was having dinner with some friends.
2. (at 5 o'clock last Saturday) I was on a train on my way to London.
3. (at 10.15 yesterday morning)
4. (at 4.30 this morning)
5. (at 7.45 yesterday evening)
 6. (half an hour ago)

5.2 Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use the past continuous.
1. Ram burnt his hand while he was cooking the dinner.
2. The doorbell rang while I ________________________
3. We saw an accident while we ________________________
4. Mary fell asleep while she ________________________
5. The television was on but nobody ________________________

5.3 Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
1. I saw (see) Sita in town yesterday but she ________________________ (look) the other way.
2.I ________________________ (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They ________________________
(go) to Berlin and I ______________ (go) to Madrid. We ________________________ (have) a chat while we
________________________ (wait) for our flights.
3. I ________________________ (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man _____________ (step) out into the road in
front of me. I ________________________ (go) quite fast but luckily I ________________________ (manage) to stop in time
and ________________________ (not/hit) him.

5.4 Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
1. Jane was waiting (wait) for me when I arrived (arrive).
2. 'What ________________________ (you/do) this time yesterday?' 'I was asleep.'
3. '________________________ (you/go) out last night?' 'No, I was too tired.'
4. 'Was Carol at the party last night?' 'Yes, she ________________________ (wear) a really nice dress.'
5. How fast ________________________ (you/drive) when the accident ________________________ (happen)?
6. John ________________________ (take) a photograph of me while I ________________________ (not/look).
7. We were in a very difficult position. We ________________________ (not/know) what to do.
8. I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last ________________________ (see) him, he ________________________ (try) to
find a Job in London.
9. I ________________________ (walk) along the street when suddenly I ________________________ (hear) footsteps
behind me. Somebody ________________________ (follow) me. I was frightened and I ________________________ (start)
to run.
10. When I was young, I ________________________ (want) to be a bus driver.