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Preparation Grammar TestI. BASIC EXERCISES: REVISION1. Which tense is this?I was just thinking about you.I have never been so shocked in my entire life!He will be going to the concert tomorrow.You will do as I say!When Karen was practising, Damien was playing video games.I had never seen that man before yesterday.Did you work yesterday?Were you lying on the couch just now?It will not have gone unnoticed!I have raised my voice only once or twice.My laptop has gone missing.Were you really at the office on a Saturday?He had been complaining all afternoon!Be aware of the dog!2. Form a correct sentenceGive the imperative: I want you to leave.Make a question: You were in the library.Make a tag question: She works.Make the sentence negative: He believed you.Give the past participle: to thinkRewrite as a past perfect : I celebrated!Rewrite as a present perfect: I wrote you every day. (adapt adverbs!)Make the sentence continuous: I will have left.Add never to the sentence: She has moved.3. Complete the grid:To teachSimpleContinuousSimple PresentHe…1Simple past2Present Perfect3Past Perfect4Simple Future5Future Perfect64. What are the main tenses of these verbs? Complete the grid:TO BREAKPRESENTHE BREAKSPASTHE BROKEPAST PARTICIPLEHE HAS BROKEN HADShe toreTo lieHe dreamsIt has stungHe becameShe swimsHe runsHe has brokenTo leaveHe has fledIt shoneShe has fallenTo stealShe lightsShe has risenHe hitTo forbidHe foreseesHe heldTo speed5. Form a correct sentence:Express a habit in the past.Express a longer background action.Express an action before another action in the past.Express a change.Express an action never done before.Threaten someone.Express an intentional future.Express the hour of arrival of the train every day.Make a promise.Make a sentence with while.Express something happened recently.Express a long action in the future.Express irritation in the past.Express a voluntary action.Express an action completed somewhere in the future.Express something done today.Express your minutes of time waiting for a friend.Predict the future.Express two simultaneaous actions in the past.II. FILL IN/CHOOSE EXERCISES1. Fill in correctly: Simple Present versus Present Continuous1. Every Monday, Sally _________________________(drive) her kids to football practice. 2. Usually, I _____________________(work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris. 3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John ________________________(sleep) . 4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It _____________________(rain) . 5. I hate living in Seattle because it ____________________(rain, always) . 6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you __________________________(say) because everybody (talk) so loudly. 7. Justin _____________________(write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished. 8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I ____________________(go) to a movie tonight with some friends. 9. The business cards ________________________(be, normally ) printed by a company in New York. Their prices _______________________(be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good. 10. This delicious chocolate ___________________________(be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.2. Fill in: Simple Past versus Past Continuous.1. A: What _____________________(you, do) when the accident occurred? B: I _____________________(try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out. 2. After I ______________________(find) the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) to the police and (turn) it in. 3. The doctor ___________________(say) that Tom (be) too sick to go to work and that he (need) to stay at home for a couple of days. 4. Sebastian __________________(arrive) at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she ____________________(be, not) there. She _____________________(study, at the library) for her final examination in French. 5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she ________________________(watch, also) television. That's all she ever does! 6. A: I ________________________________(call) you last night after dinner, but you ___________________(be, not) there. Where were you? B: I ________________________(work) out at the fitness center. 7. When I ___________________(walk) into the busy office, the secretary (talk) on the phone with a customer, several clerks ___________________ (work, busily) at their desks, and two managers __________________ (discuss, quietly) methods to improve customer service. 8. I ______________________(watch) a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends. 9. Sharon _____________________(be) in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she ____________________ (listen, not) . 10. It's strange that you ______________________ (call) because I _______________________ (think, just) about you. 11. The Titanic __________________(cross) the Atlantic when it _____________________ (strike) an iceberg. 12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants ___________________ (bargain, busily) and __________________________(try) to sell their goods to naive tourists who _______________________(hunt) for souvenirs. Some young boys ____________________(lead) their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men ___________________ (argue) over the price of a leather belt. I _____________________ (walk) over to a man who ________________(sell) fruit and ______________ (buy) a banana. 13. The firemen _________________(rescue) the old woman who _________ (be) trapped on the third floor of the burning building. 14. She was so annoying! She _____________________________ (leave, always) her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she ____________________________ (expect, actually) me to do them for her. 15. Samantha _______________________ (live) in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she ______________________ (live) there when the Berlin Wall came down.Choose the correct sentence: Simple Past versus Present Perfect?She has studied very well at school. She studied very well at school.??Have you ever visited Italy? ?Did you ever visit Italy???Thomas Edison has invented the light bulb. ?Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.???How long have you had this job? ??How long did you have this job????I have never smoked a cigarette ever since. ??I didn't smoke a cigarette ever since.???Charlie Chaplin has made a lot of films. ??Charlie Chaplin made a lot of films.???When have you last been to the cinema? ??When did you last go to the cinema????It's the best car I've ever had. ??It's the best car I ever had.???How many times have you been married? ??How many times were you married???We haven't had lunch yet. ??We didn't have lunch yet.4. Fill in Correctly: Simple Past or Present Perfect1. Joji ____________ (to live) in Tokyo for five years, but he left in 1993.2. The Titanic __________________ ( to sink) in 1912.3. Somebody __________________ (to steal) my bicycle! Now I'll have to walk home.4. Gerry _________________ (to fall) off his bike three times this month.5. Chika ____________________ ( to graduate) from university last July.6. I _________________ (to see) the movie Titanic three times. I'm going to see it again tonight.7. I _______________ (to walk) to work every day for the last six weeks!8. When Young Hee was a child, she ______________ (to lived) in Seoul.9. Ouch! _____________________ (to cut) my finger!10. I ___________________ (to lose) my key yesterday, so I couldn't get into the house. Eventually, I found it in my jacket pocket.5. Fill in Correctly: Simple Past or Past Perfect1. The wind _______________ (to blow) away the leaves that we _______________________(to collect)2. She (to throw)________________ away the letter that she ________________________(to write)3. They (to show) _____________________me the pictures, they ________________________(to take) during their holidays.4. In the evening, the children (to tell) their daddy what they _____________________( to see) at the zoo.5. The boy ___________________(to be) very sorry for what he (to do).6. After Fred ________________________(to spend) his holiday in Italy he _________________________(to want) to learn Italian.7. Jill ___________________(to phone) Dad at work before she _________________________(to leave) for her trip.8. Susan _______________________(to turn on) the radio after she __________________(to wash) the dishes.9. When she ____________________(to arrive) the match already ______________________(to start).10. After the man _________________(to come) home he ________________________(to feed) the cat.11. Before he _____________________(to sing) a song he __________________________(to play) the guitar.12. She _____________________(to watch) a video after the children _________________________(to go) to bed.13. After Eric _____________________(to make) breakfast he _______________________(to phone) his friend.14. I _____________________(to be) very tired because I _______________________(to study) too much.15. They _______________________(to ride) their bikes before they (to meet) their friends.6. Fill in Correctly: Present Perfect versus Present Perfect ContinuousRobin: I think the waiter _________________(forget) us. We __________________(wait) here for over half an hour and nobody _________________(take) our order yet. Michele: I think you're right. He __________________ (walk) by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we ________________(order, already) . Robin: Look at that couple over there, they ___________________(be, only) here for five or ten minutes and they already have their food. Michele: He must realize we _____________________(order, not) yet! We ___________________(sit) here for over half an hour staring at him. Robin: I don't know if he _________________(notice, even) us. He ______________(run) from table to table taking orders and serving food. Michele: That's true, and he _____________________(look, not) in our direction once.7. Fill in correctly: Past Perfect versus Past Perfect ContinuousI'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the show started at 8:00. I ___________________(try) to get tickets for that play for months, and I didn't want to miss it. By the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I _____________________ (have) five cups of coffee and I _____________________ (wait) over an hour. I had to leave because I ____________________(arrange) to meet Kathy in front of the theater.When I arrived at the theater, Kathy ________________________ (pick, already) up the tickets and she was waiting for us near the entrance. She was really angry because she ___________________________(wait) for more than half an hour. She said she ____________________________ (give, almost) up and ________________(go) into the theater without us. Kathy told me you ___________________________(be) late several times in the past and that she would not make plans with you again in the future. She mentioned that she _________________________(miss) several movies because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her an apology. And in the future, I suggest you be on time! 8. Fill in Correctly: the Future Tenses1. I promise I ______________ (call) you as soon as I have any news.2. In twenty years' time most people ____________________________ (to use) the Internet.3. He will come back in summer. By then he _____________________________________ (to stay) in Cork for two years.4. This time tomorrow Tom ________________(fly) over the Atlantic on his way to Boston.5. By this time next year we _____________________________ (to move) into our new house.6. Those bags look heavy.? I _________________________ (carry) one of them for you.7. When he retires, he ____________________________ (to work) for fifty years.8. They are getting married on Saturday.? All the guests _________________ (wear) white.9. At midnight the speakers __________________________________ (to present) their projects for ten hours.10. The following week they ______________________ (enjoy) the sun in the West Indies.11. By 2050 holidaymakers _______________________________ (to travel) to the Moon.12. The sky is a bit cloudy.? __________________ (rain) do you think?13. As soon as we reach the coast, we _____________________________________ (to sail) for a week.14. If you look at this map you ____________ (see) where the islands are.15. You should have no problem finding him.? He ___________________ (carry) a guitar.16. They _______________________________ (to build) the station by November.17. I ___________________________ (to get) a job as soon as I leave school.18. When we go to see our kids, they _____________________________(to be) at the camp for a fortnight.19. When you come over tonight, I ____________________ (to practise) on the drums.20. If you don’t follow the correct procedures, you ______________________ (to be disqualified). 9. Sentence structure: Make a correct sentence with these words:1. He, to work (Present continuous), still, on that assignment.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2. To call (present perfect), not, yet, about the new date, for the meeting.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3. I, to be (past perfect), always, a good girl, until, I, to meet (simple past), him.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4. I, to visit (simple present), him, almost never.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5. We, (to meet, Simple Future), at 4 pm, in the library.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6. He, to dares (present perfect), to call, her, only, after a long time.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7. I, to be (the same), never, since I met her.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8. I, to practise (future perfect continuous), by next week, for eight months.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9. She, to cook (present perfect), clearly, never before.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10. nevertheless, it, to be worth (Simple Past), the effort, tag question, ?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11. He, to be worried (simple present), however, about his results, ?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………12. for 9 years he, (to hide, Past Perfect Continuous), here, before he (to be discovered, Simple Past).……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………13. the present, she, (to) him, to hand (Simple Past.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………14. You, to clean (Present perfect continuous), finally, the house, ?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………15. recently, he, to go bankrupt (Present Perfect).……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………III. Translate + which Tense was used + why (= which rule applies) EXERCISES.1. Simple Present, Present ContinuousIk vertrek morgen op reis.Ik rij gewoonlijk (usually) met de fiets naar school.Sommige bomen verliezen hun bladeren (leaves) niet in de herfst (autumn).Honden kunnen niet vliegen.De Oost-Europese landen zijn hun economie aan het optimaliseren.Ik voel me een beetje depressief (blue) vandaag.Hij leidt het belangrijkste departement.De vergadering begint om 7 uur stipt (sharp).Die stalker volgt me overal. Ik bel de politie.Aeneas verlaat (to abandon/to leave) Dido om een nieuw rijk (empire) te stichten.Ik ben nieuwe dakpannen (roof tiles) aan het leggen.2. Simple Past, Past continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect ContinuousVoor hij seniel (senile) werd, speelde hij iedere week schaak (chess).Hij heeft ooit een medaille (medal) gewonnen.Er stonden veel populieren (poplar trees)rond ons oude huis.Karen rolde met haar ogen ( to roll your eyes) omdat Kevin weer aan het opscheppen (to brag) was over zijn punten (marks).Ik ben nog maar net klaar met de vaat (the dishes).Sinds ik hier woon, word ik opgejaagd door spoken. (to be haunted)Ik luister naar die muziek sinds ik een klein jongetje was.Ik beheer (to manage) alle rekeningen (an account) sinds 1998.We waren beiden aan het wachten op de trein.De dingen zijn hier al een eeuwigheid (eternity) hetzelfde gebleven.Gisterennacht droomde ik dat ik een eenhoorn (unicorn) was.De testen hebben geen resultaten opgeleverd.Vorige week vloog ere en duif (pigeon) binnen in mijn appartement toen ik aan het strijken (to iron) was.We hebben de verdachte (a suspect) vier uur aan een stuk (straight) ondervraagd (to interrogate).Juist een maand geleden stierf mijn grootvader.Ik bereidde (prepare) hamburgers voor de drive-in voor ik ontslagen (to be fired) werd.3. Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect ContinuousNadat hij vertrokken was, keek ik rond in al zijn lades (drawer).We hebben de hele dag lang gefietst (to cycle).Ze had haar maaltijden (meals) meestal genomen in het restaurant op de hoek tot ze voedselvergiftiging(food poisoning) kreeg.We weten niet wanneer hij afgestudeerd (to graduate) is.We hadden non-stop gedronken na de zoute (salty) lunch die we gebruikten.Heel recentelijk gaf hij een interview aan de kranten (newspapers).He was zanger totdat men hem een acteerjob aanbood.Ze hebben het huis heel lang onderzocht zonder success.We hadden ons nog nooit in ons leven zo dankbaar (grateful) gevoeld.Als haar geschenk maar zoveel gekost had, zou ik het zeker gekocht hebben.Hij heeft zijn grootmoeder regelmatig (regularly) bezocht sinds ze ziek is.Het vliegtuig had twee keer rond het oppervlak (surface) gecirkeld (to circle) maar het kon geen overlevenden (survivors) van de schipbreuk (shipwrecking) ontdekken.Ze droomt al een hele tijd van die vakantie.4. Simple Future, Future Continuous, Future Perfect, Future Perfect continuousIk zal waarschijnlijk (probably) nog altijd het feestje aan het voorbereiden zijn wanneer de gasten aankomen.Ik zal altijd van je houden.Mijn kasten (cupboards) zijn leeg, ik ga naar de winkel.Ik denk dat het een ramp (disaster) wordt.Ik zal vroeger klaar (ready) zijn met lezen dan jij.Ik ben van plan om vijf uur stipt (sharp) van mijn werk te vertrekken vanavond.Tegen de tijd dat ze terugkomen, zullen zee en jaar op wereldreis geweest zijn.Ik zal die zwerver (homeless person) een onderdak (shelter) voor de nacht geven..Tegen de tijd dat jij thuiskomt, zal ik het hele huis gepoetst hebben.We zullen de tenses drie jaar bestudeerd hebben .Ik vertel het aan je moeder als je die gestolen snoep niet deelt (share) .IV. MULTIPLE CHOICE EXERCISESChoose the correct answer1 …... on Sundays? - No, never. A Do you work B Are you working C Does you work D Work you 2 Last year I …… abroad, this year I want to go to Asia. A haven’t go B haven’t gone C didn’t go D didn’t went 3 I don’t understand this sentence. What ……? A mean this word B means this word C does mean this word D does this word mean E this word means 4 It’s two years …… Joe. A that I don’t see B that I haven’t seen C since I didn’t see D since I saw 5 Tom …… his hand when he was cooking the dinner. A burnt B was burning C has burnt D all answers are wrong 6 We’re good friends. We …… each other for a long time. A know B have known C have been knowing D knew 7 That bag looks heavy. …… you with it. A I’m helping B I help C I’ll help D all answers are correct 8 It was a boring weekend. …… anything. A I didn’t B I didn’t doing C I didn’t do D I didn’t done 9 Janet has been staying here …… A for six months B since six months C six months ago D last six months 10 Where is the bicycle I lent you? What ……… with it? A have you done B have you been doing C are you doing D are you done Choose the correct AnswerBecause it (1) … a lot recently, I (2) … out as much and I suspect you will have been (3) … why I haven’t been in touch. I’m sorry about the long silence, but I (4) … to phone you this week and maybe we can arrange to meet for lunch on Friday or Saturday.a) has been raining b) is raining c) rain d) rainsa) am not going b) don’t go c) haven’t gone d) never goa) believing b) knowing c) realizing d) wonderinga) am promising b) have been promising c) have promised d) promiseMy grandfather said that when he (1) … up, he lived on a farm. During the summer, he (2) … to get up early evey morning and work all day on the farm. He said that most people (3) … to go away on holiday, as they do now. But he (4) … feeling unhappy or deprived or anything like that because all of his friends were in the same situation.a) had been growing b) had grown c) was growing d) was growna) had been b) has c) was having d) would havea) didn’t use b) haven’t used c) wasn’t used d) weren’t useda) didn’t remember b) hadn’t been remebering c) hadn’t remembered d) wasn’t rememberingAs soon as the war was over, the refugees (1) … to go back to the villages they (2) … about five years earlier. When they arrived, they (3) … that other groups from the east had moved into the ruined houses and (4) … rebuilding them.a) have tried b) had ried c) tried d) were trieda) have left b) had left c) leave d) were lefta) have found b) had found c) found d) were founda) are b) have c) had d) wereDon’t you hate it when people say things like “Let’s be careful”, or (1)” … we?”? It always sounds to me as if two of us (2) … to do something together, but in fact the other person (3) … doing anything. (4) … prefer it if they just said, “You should be careful”, because that’s what they really mean.a) will b) would c) shall d) shoulda) are going b) will c) will be d) woulda) won’t b) won’t be c) won’t have d) won’t toa) I’d b) I’ll c) I’m d) I’veChoose the correct answerShe asked me if I wanted to go to the cinema, but I … in the garden the whole day and all I wanted to do was go to bed... worked... had worked... had been working... was workingDon't call me until about 7.30. I … my homework until then.... won't finish... will not be finishing... won't have finished... will not have been finishingShe offered me an apple, but I wasn't hungry as I … lunch.... have just eaten... had just eaten... was just eating... just ateAt this time tomorrow I … on the beach in Florida.... will have been lying... lie... will be lying... will lieI … for a few minutes when a noise outside the window woke me up.... was only sleeping... had only slept... had only been sleeping... only sleptI … for more than an hour before she finally arrived.... had waited... had been waiting... was waiting... waitedI was so relieved when I found my keys. I … for them all morning.... was looking... looked... had looked... had been lookingWhy were you in such a hurry this morning? - I … a bath and hadn't noticed what time it was.... had... was having... had had... had been havingAt the end of next month we … married for exactly 25 years.... will be being married... will marry... will have been married... will be marriedJohn was stopped by the police on the way home. He … too fast.... drove... was driving... had been driving... had drivenThere's no point in calling. She … home yet.... won't have been arriving... won't arrive... won't have arrived... won't be arrivingBy the end of next month my grandmother … in the same house for more than 80 years!... will be living... will have lived... will live... will have been livingJohn … to work any more after his arrest for being drunk at the wheel.... won't have driven... won't have been driving... won't drive... won't be drivingIf she survives to the age of 40 she … for over 30 years!... will smoke... will have smoked... will be smoking... will have been smokingI … into the shower when there was a knock at the door.... will just step... just stepped... was just stepping... have just stepped ................
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