ENGLISH EXAM

Surname:

Name:
Date:

PRESENT SIMPLE
1.
2.
3.
4.

Cristina _____________________ (look) desperate.

________ they _______________(walk) to the school?
We ___________________(tell) him about her.
Johnny _________________ (not wait) for the train.

5. My friends and I _________________(not meet) every day

6. Susan ___________________(take) a photo of everything when she is away
7. __________ James ______________(go) shopping very often?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. He __________________(cycle) to school now
2. Martn ____________________________ (not come) to the holiday camp.
3. __________ she ________________(play) badminton right now?
4. My Dad ___________________________(have) breakfast in the kitchen now
5. My mother __________________________(not lie) on the bed
6. _________ we ________________(sit) in the wrong place?

PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS

1. We always mix /are mixing the ingredients in the wrong order.
2. I cant play online games now. My brother uses/ is using the computer to do his
homework.
3. She often misses/is missing class because of illness.
4.

Do you do/ Are you doing your homework in this moment?

5. My mother usually takes/ is taking a taxi to get to the station

6. Does he clean/ Is he cleaning his bedroom in this moment?
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7. I am not / am not being any famous person

8. Julia takes/ is taking her medicines for the allergy every day.

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PAST SIMPLE
1. I ____________________(not eat) in a restaurant last night.
2. _________ he____________(call) you after the break up?
3. I ____________________(not cook) pizza last night
4. We ____________________(find) a ball in our garden
5. _________ he____________(blame) you for the accident?
6. They ____________________(forget) pick up the photos from the shop yesterday
7. At lunchtime I ____________________(meet) my friends in a caf.
8. We ____________________(eat) some pasta and ____________________(drink) some
juice.

PAST CONTINUOUS
1. She ____________________(not come) at midnight
2. Why ___________ she __________________(sit) next to him?
3. Yesterday morning, I ______________________ (dance) in front of a mirror.
4. He ____________________(not eat) at midnight
5. What ____________ they ____________________(wear) at the party?
6. Where ____________ you _______________(study) yesterday at 4 oclock?

PAST SIMPLE or CONTINUOUS

1. She lain/were lying on the sofa, when they opened/were opening the door.
2. Did you copy/ Were you copying while she dictated/was dictating a letter?
3. They visited/were visiting him when the doctor came/ was coming to the room.
4. Last night, Jess cook/was cooking the dinner, ate/was eating it and then
washed/was washing the dishes and went/was going to bed.
5. We sat/were sitting on the sofa, when the doorbell rang/was ringing
6. Did you study/ Were you studying Maths while I did/was doing a crossword?
7. They had/were having dinner when the police came/ was coming to the door

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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

1. She ___________________(listen) to a strange song on the radio.
2. We ____________________________ (not go) to the new restaurant yet.
3. What ____________________________(bite/it) you?
4. John ____________________________ (draw) five pictures of his house.
5. She ___________________(phone) a friend
6. We ____________________________ (not go) holidays yet.
7. He ____________________________ (send)five letters.
8. School ___________________________(not / start) yet.
9. ___________ he ___________________(speak) to his boss?
10. They ___________________________ (buy) a new lamp for the kitchen.

FOR or SINCE
1. John has changed a lot ___________ the last time weve seen him
2. I have been learning English ___________ 2002.
3. She hasnt met Mashall ___________ two months
4. Sue has had a cat ___________ several years
5.
6.
7.
8.

I have been in this classroom ___________________ the beginning of the course.

Nuria has been talking non-stop _____________________ 20 minutes.
Charles has had internet at home ________________ August
Have you been married ________________ a long time?

ALREADY or YET
1. You don't have to do it. I've ________________ done it.
2. I've had no time. I haven't done it ________________ .
3. There's no need to tell him. He ________________ knows.
4. We haven't finished ________________ .
5. It's old but it ________________ works well.
6. Have you told him the bad news ___________________?
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7. Mary has ___________________came back from Turin

8. I have not been given the papers for the master ___________________

JUST, EVER and NEVER

1. She has just/never/ ever (not) been in jail
2. The light has just/never/ ever gone out
3. Have you just/never/ ever gone to a summer camp?
4. No, I have just/never/ ever (not) gone to a summer camp
5. Have you just/never/ ever flown in a helicopter?
6. Ive just/never/ ever heard such a beautiful song before
7. Has anybody just/never/ ever tried to beat him?
8. No, They have just/never/ ever (not) done it before
FUTURE SIMPLE
1. We____________________ (have) dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday.
2. It____________________ (snow) in the mountains tomorrow evening.
3. On Sunday at 8 o'clock I____________________ (meet) my friend.
4. Wait! I____________________ (drive)you to the station.
5. Look at the clouds - it____________________ (rain)in a few minutes.
6. Listen! There's someone at the door. I____________________ (open)the door for you.
7. There is a man on that roof, It seems he ____________________(jump)

8. They __________________(meet) in our office tomorrow morning.

FREQUENCY ADVERBS
1. often/ listen to/ the/ He/ radio
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2. have/ a/ always/ shower/ I
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3. sometimes/ My/ have/grandmother/ siesta/ a
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_______________________________________________________________________
4. you/ How/ tidy/ often/ room /do /your
_______________________________________________________________________
5. home / They / get / six oclock / usually / at
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6. play /never / on / Mondays / We / football
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1st CONDITIONAL
1. If you ________________(be) late for the training today, You _________________ (not
play) in tomorrows match
2. She _____________________(miss) a lot of classes, if she_______________________
(continue) ill.
3. If you ____________________(not hurry) up, all of us _____________________ (be) late
for the meeting.
4. Students ___________________ (be) in trouble, If they __________________ (not confess)
the truth about the stole.
5. If you ______________(do) your homework now, we ______________________ (go) to the
cinema in the evening.
2nd CONDITIONAL
1. If I ___________________ (can) fly, I _____________________(fly) all around the world.
2. She ______________________(not spend) all her money, if she _____________________
(not be) so wasteful.
3. If I __________________(be) you, I ___________________ (not do) it.
4. If I ________________(have) more money, I ______________________ (buy) a bigger car.
5. If he ______________(give) her a sweet, she ______________________ (stop) crying.
1st or 2nd CONDITIONAL
1. If you ____________________ (explain) the problem to them, they would be happier.
2. I wont speak with Mary, if she ___________________(come) to your party.
3. You ___________________ (catch) your train, if you leave now.
4. His parents would buy him a new bike, if Tom ____________________(get) better
marks.
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5. If Mr. Brightside finds us in his garden, we __________________ (be) in trouble again.

6. Janet would go jogging if she ______________________ (not have) to do her
homework.
INFINITIVE OR ING
1. I managed ________________________ (fix) the TV on my own.
2. I hate________________________ (repeat) everything twice
3. She would like _________________________(stay) longer.
4. Dont start ________________________ (annoy) the rest of the people here.
5. Sam wanted ________________________ (buy) Samantha an awesome present.
6. I prefer _________________ (come) home early tonight.
7. I expect ________________________ (be) there about seven.

QUESTION TAGS
Type 1
I didnt know what to write

__________________? I wrote a lot.

She will pass all the subjects

__________________? I thought she will fail.

They have studied the same degree

__________________? I didnt know.

He changes his mind very often

__________________? He doesnt look like that.

He is late this morning

__________________? I havent realise.

Mary can swim really fast

__________________? He should compete.

Type 2
The music isnt very bad, ______________________?
Lets do a crazy thing tonight _____________________?
She wants to leave _____________________?
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Close that door! __________________?

I shouldnt think so much _________________?
Im a bit early __________________?

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
____ the weekend

____ two months

____ next spring

____ last weekend

____ 12th April

____ night

____ six oclock

____ Christmas Eve

____ the morning.

____Easter

____Sunday evening

____ the moment

____ the end of the month

____ noon

____ Autumn

____this day

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VOCABULARY
Remember: Each one counts two points, bad spelling one point and wrong
zero.

Desempleado
Desmayarse
Otoo (synonym of Autumn)
Dejar caer