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VERB TENSES
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100
Complete the sentence with the correct verb tense:

I often .......... (play) cards with my friends.
I often PLAY cards with my friends.
100
Complete the following sentence:

When I grow up, I want ........... (become) a politician.
When I grow up, I want TO BECOME a politician.
100
Complete the sentence with the correct preposition:

It's always very windy ..... winter here!
It's always very windy IN winter here!
100
Complete the following dialogue:
A) If you want to make a sponge cake, you need a kilo of flour, sugar, ...
B) And how ...... sugar do I need?
A) Half a kilo will do.
B) And eggs? How ..... eggs do you think I need?
A) Half a dozen is enough.
A) If you want to make a sponge cake, you need a kilo of flour, sugar, ...
B) And how MUCH sugar do I need?
A) Half a kilo will do.
B) And eggs? How MANY eggs do you think I need?
A) Half a dozen is enough.
100
Which question is incorrect?
a) What is your teacher like?
b) How is your teacher?
c) What does your teacher like?
d) How is your teacher like?
The answer is d)
200
Complete the sentence with the correct verb tense:

The police ........ (catch) the thief at the airport yesterday.
The police CAUGHT the thief at the airport yesterday.
200
Complete the following sentence:

You look bad. I think you should ........ (go) to the doctor's.
You look bad. I think you should GO to the doctor's.
200
Complete the sentence with the correct preposition:

I usually have a nice walk in the countryside ...... the weekends.
I usually have a nice walk in the countryside AT the weekends.
200
Fill the gaps with the definite or indefinite article. Sometimes you may not need any article.
A) ..... other day I was reading ..... Daily Mirror and I found ..... astonishing piece of news.
B) Tell me, what happened?
A) A boy, who was at ..... university, went mad and attacked his lecturer in ..... front of his classmates. He had a sort of crisis. Now he's in ..... hospital.
A) THE other day I was reading THE Daily Mirror and I found AN astonishing piece of news.
B) Tell me, what happened?
A) A boy, who was at (X) university, went mad and attacked his lecturer in (X) front of his classmates. He had a sort of crisis. Now he's in (X) hospital.
200
Write the correct comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives given:

short - ........ - .........
good - ........ - .........
modern - ........ - .........
fit - ....... - ........
short - SHORTER - SHORTEST
good - BETTER - BEST
modern - MORE MODERN - MOST MODERN
fit - FITTER - FITTEST
300
Complete the sentence with the correct verb tense:

I like books, but I ........... (read) any at the moment.
I like books, but I AM NOT READING any at the moment.
300
Complete the following sentence:

I'm tired. I'd like ............ (go) back home, if you don't mind.
I'm tired. I'd like TO GO back home, if you don't mind.
300
Complete the sentence with the correct preposition:

I've got an important appointment ...... Friday afternoon, ..... about 4.
I've got an important appointment ON Friday afternoon, AT about 4.
300
Complete this question with the missing words:

A) ....... is this book? Is it yours, Sarah?
B) No, it isn't ........ . I think it's Peter's.
A) WHOSE is this book? Is it yours, Sarah?
B) No, it isn't MINE . I think it's Peter's.
300
Complete the sentences with the correct adjective ending (-ed / -ing):

A) Did you see that horror film on TV last night? Wasn't it frighten....?
B) I bet it was! I was terrif.... .
A) I prefer amus.... films.
B) Yes. And documentaries too. They're usually amaz.... and you learn about a lot of things and places!
A) Did you see that horror film on TV last night? Wasn't it FRIGHTENING?
B) I bet it was! I was TERRIFIED.
A) I prefer AMUSING films.
B) Yes. And documentaries too. They're usually AMAZING and you learn about a lot of things and places!
400
Complete the sentence with the correct verb tense:

We .......... (walk) in the woods when it suddenly ....... (begin) to rain.
We WERE WALKING in the woods when it suddenly BEGAN to rain.
400
Complete the following dialogue:

A) ....... you ....... (like) playing sports?
B) Oh, yes! I love ......... (play) football, basketball, tennis, etc.
A) ....... you ....... (like) to try a new sport called "fastball"?
B) Sure! I'm looking forward to ...... (live) new experiences!
A) DO YOU LIKE playing sports?
B) Oh, yes! I love PLAYING football, basketball, tennis, etc.
A) WOULD YOU LIKE to try a new sport called "fastball"?
B) Sure! I'm looking forward to LIVING new experiences!
400
Identify the mistake(s) in the following sentence:

The last week I went to Bristol on train.
(X) last week I went to Bristol BY train.
400
Use the correct future verb forms to fill the gaps in the following dialogue:
A) Hi Rob! What ...... you ...... (do) tonight?
B) I don't know. I might ...... (go) to the cinema. And you?
A) I think I ..... (stay) at home and watch a film. I'm trying to save money, you know. I ...... (buy) a car next month.
A) Hi Rob! What ARE you DOING tonight?
B) I don't know. I might GO to the cinema. And you?
A) I think I'LL STAY at home and watch a film. I'm trying to save money, you know. I'M GOING TO BUY a car next month.
400
Complete the following dialogues:

A) Have we got ..... milk?
B) Yes, I bought ...... yesterday.

A) What a terrible journey!
B) Why? What happened?
A) Well, the bus was full and there was ....where to sit!

A) I'd like to go ......where hot next summer. What about Sicily?
B) Yes! Good idea! .....body says it's a wonderful island!
A) Have we got ANY milk?
B) Yes, I bought SOME yesterday.

A) What a terrible journey!
B) Why? What happened?
A) The bus was full and there was NOwhere to sit!

A) I'd like to go SOMEwhere hot next summer. What about Sicily?
B) Yes! Good idea! EVERYbody says it's a wonderful island!
500
Complete the dialogue with the correct verb tenses:

A) What .......... (do) when you graduate?
B) Ummm...I don't know yet. Perhaps I ........ (have) a gap year and travel across Africa.
A) What ARE YOU GOING TO DO when you graduate?
B) Ummm...I don't know yet. Perhaps I'LL HAVE a gap year and travel across Africa.
500
Complete the following dialogue:

A) Have you finished ...... (do) your homework?
B) No, I haven't. I still have a lot more work to do! It's just unfair! Our teacher always makes us ...... (do) a lot of exercises!
A) Have you finished DOING your homework?
B) No, I haven't. I still have a lot more work to do! It's just unfair! Our teacher always makes us DO a lot of exercises!
500
Complete the sentence with the correct preposition:

My brother fell ...... his horse and broke his leg during a competition.
My brother fell OFF his horse and broke his leg during a competition.
500
Is this sentence correct?

No, I disagree with you! An ostrich is definitely not so fast as a cheetah!
Yes. It is correct. When the comparative sentence is negative you can choose as or so .... as.
500
Do the words in each group sound the same?

1. right-write-ride

2. knew-blew-new

3.our-hour-flour

4.floor-poor

5.here-hear

6.son-sun
1.right-write-ride NO

2.knew-blew-new NO

3.our-hour-flour YES

4.floor-poor YES

5.here-hear YES

6.son-sun YES