Test 1

Name ________________________
Circle the correct form of the verb in brackets Past Simple or Past Continuous Tense.
1. Last week the police stopped/ were stopping Alen in his car because he travelled/ was
travelling at over eighty miles an hour.
2. I didnt want/wasnt wanting to get up this morning. It rained/was raining and it was
cold, and my bed was so warm.
3. While I came/ was coming to work this morning. I met/was meeting ana old friend.
4. We all got/were getting a terrible shock.
5. While I walked/was walking I past the supermarket. I saw/was seeing something
strange.
6. Jane wore/was wearing dark jeans and a bright red T-shirt.
10p./
Irregular verbs Put the verbs into Past Simple Tense.
1. Twenty-one days after they _________(leave) Panama, they _________(meet) some
whales.
2. Bill _________(catch) eight to ten fish a day and __________(eat) them raw.
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Thomas Gregory ________(swim) the English Channel in just 11 hours and 55 minutes.
How long _________you_________(fly) from Athens to London?
The USA _________(not/win) the last football World Cup. Brazil ________(win) it.
An American jet pilot __________(take off) from Fort Worth, but the jets engines
_________(go) wrong.
10p./
Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Past Simple Tense.
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He ___________(live) in London for two years and then ________(go) to Edinburgh.

Shakespeare __________________________(write) a lot of plays.
He ___________________(not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
He just______________________(go) out.
I __________________(meet) him last June.
The play just _______________(begin). You are a little late.
________________________ (you ever visit) an English-speaking country?
Yes. I ____________________ (be) to the USA twice.
When __________________________ (you go)
10p. /

Complete the list of comparative and superlative adjectives.

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Base form

Comparative

Superlative

High
clever
big
hot
Happy
Good
Bad
Far
Tall
Warm

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20p./

Complete the sentences using will or (be) going to.

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Look at those black clouds! It _________________rain.

Oh, I feel terrible. I think I _________________ be sick.
That bag looks heavy. I ______________help you with it.
I need some money. Dont worry. I ________________lend you some.
I promise I ___________________phone you as soon as I arrive.
Im hungry. I___________________ get you a sandwich.
What ___________________(you do)on Saturday evening?
I dont know yet. Perhaps ____________________ watch a video.
_________________________(you play)football this afternoon?
No, we _______________________ see Manchester United play.
10p./
the adjective that describes peoples personality
Saras always smiling and laughing. Shes .......................................
Katie shares her things with other people. Shes .....................................
Petes very clever but he never talks about himself. Hes........................................
Clare always talks about how wonderful she is. Shes ...............................................
Eds nice but very quiet. Hes ................................................

5p./
Put the adjectives in the correct order
1. Brighton is a ____________ _____________ destination.(popular, tourist)
2. It is an _______________, ______________, __________ resort.(attractive, seaside, large)
3. I saw the __________, ____________, _____________ table this morning.(wooden, ugliest,
round)
4. It may rain ! There are__________, ___________, ___________, ___________ clouds floating in
the air. (black, big, rain, many)
5. Last week, I visited_______, _________, __________, ________ village in a remote place.
(little, charming, a/n, old)
7p/
Change the British English words to American English words
1. Flat -__________
2. Gound-floor- _____________ 3.Lift- ___________________
4. Underground -_________________ 5. Sweets- ___________ 6. Queue _ _____________
7 . holiday- _________________ 8. Shop- _______________ 9. Pavement- _________________
10. taxi- ___________________
10p./
Use whose, who or which/that
1 A waitress is a woman ______ works in a restaurant.
2George Orwell is a writer _______ books include Nineteen Eighty-Four.
3 A camera is a machine ___________ takes photographs.
4. A tweenager is a person _______ is between ten and thirteen years old.
5 A kangaroo is an animal ________ only lives in Australia.
6I talked to the girl ______ car had broken down in front of the shop.
7Thank you very much for your e-mail _______ was very interesting.
8The man, ________ father is a professor, forgot his umbrella
8p./