ENGLISH EXAM

Surname: Name:

Date:

PRESENT SIMPLE
1. I normally _________________________(have) lunch at 14:30
2. The bus _________________________(leve) at 17:00, not at 17:30, so hurry up!!
3. ____________you _____________(travel) to India very often?
4. They _________________________(not believe) in Aliens so
_________________________(not ask) them those kind of questions.
5. Sophie _________________________(be) a policewoman, she
_________________________(arrest) thieves every day.
6. He _________________________(not walk) to school in the morning.
7. ____________ Kate ________________(take) the bus in Mapleton Road?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. They _________________________(live) with some friends at the moment.
2. ___________ Brian __________________(train) for the following NY Marathon?
3. She _________________________(not learn) German at school at the moment.
4. What degree ____________ you _______________(study) at university?
5. I _________________________(not work) right now because I’m on holiday.
6. My mum _________________________(get) ready for my brother’s graduation.
7. ____________ Angela ___________________(lie) on the sofa? I need her.
8. Catherine _________________________(not receive) a prize for her work.

PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS

1. Today she ’s spending/spends time with her grandmother.

2. They usually are going/go to the gym on Sundays morning.
3. We ’re having/have a barbecue in Bill’s house at 15:00. Do you want to come?
4. No, she can’t answer the phone, she has/is having a shower now.
5. I always have/am having a coffee before I ’m leaving/leave for work in the
morning.
6. They sometimes fly/are flying to Sweden, but usually they are going/go by boat.
7. Where are you? I ’m sitting/sit outside in the sunshine!

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8. He always brings/is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English class.

FREQUENCY ADVERBS
1. go / you / restaurant / often / a / do / how / to / ?
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2. when/ baby/ up/ The/hungry/wake/is/always.
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3. it/never/ am/ rains/ happy/I/when.
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4. sometimes / do / she / Fridays / on / shopping
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PAST SIMPLE

1. I _________________________(come) to England in 2006. It’s been a long time.

2. Lucy _________________________ (not pay) the bill, before leaving the restaurant.
3. _________ he________________(write) an e-mail to his parents? They are worried.
4. We _________________________ (go) to New York in January.
5. Bart _________________________ (not eat) all the cake because he
_________________________(fall) ill.
6. ____________ you _______________________ (get) a new bike for your birthday?
7. We _________________________ (open) the windows because the air conditioner
_________________________ (break) down yesterday. our car into the garage

PAST CONTINUOUS

1. We _________________________ (not chat) with friends at 21:00.

2. I_________________________ (not play) the guitar, I
_________________________(play) the drums.
3. ____________Sheila ___________________ (study) French?.
4. They _________________________ (not laugh) at you.
5. ___________ It _____________________(not snow) in the city?.
6. Sarah _________________________ (lie) on the sofa and she
_________________________ (listen) to a CD.
7. Jo and Tom _________________________ (dance) in the disco.

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 PAST SIMPLE or CONTINUOUS

1. When I phoned/was phoning my friends, they played/were playing Monopoly.

2. What did you do/were you doing yesterday when the television broke/was
breaking down?
3. It was a sunny afternoon and people sat/were sitting on the grass in the park.
Then suddenly it started/was starting to rain.
4. Vicky had/was having a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang/was
ringing
5. Susan played/was playing the piano while Mary sang/was singing.
6. Yesterday morning I woke/was waking up, I dressed/was dressing up, I
had/was having breakfast and then I ran/was running to school because I
was/was being late for school

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

1. Tina _________________________ (forget) her backpack again.

2. I _________________________ (not have) a routine checkup yet.
3. Christopher _________________________ (suffer) from allergies until this year.
4. _____________ They ____________________(go) to USA yet?
5. _____________ I _______________________(meet) you before?
6. We _________________________ (lose) our tickets for the concert.
7. She _________________________ (freeze) the meat for next week.

FOR or SINCE

1. Nobody has come to see us ___________ we bought this small house.

2. I’ve worked with you ___________ nine years.
3. Jack the Ripper has been in prison ___________ two years
4. They’ve had this car ___________April.
5. We have been there ___________ October
6. I have been a vegetarian ___________ 1998
7. My family and I have lived in this flat ___________ five years.
8. I’ve been very patient with you ___________ several years.

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 ALREADY or YET
1. Have you finished your homework _____________?.
2. Yes mum, I have ________________ finished them.
3. We are going to a concert on Friday but we haven’t bought the tickets __________.
4. I have ________________ spoken with my parents at the phone.
5. Freddy has ________________ sung “We will rock you” in the concert!!
6. Have you thought about coming to the party ___________________?
7. Mike hasn’t showed up ___________________
8. My parents have ___________________ visited me in Italy.

JUST, EVER and NEVER

1. Have you just/never/ ever been camping?
2. I have just/never/ ever finished reading the book you recommended me.
3. Cervantes has just/never/ ever (not) sung a pop song
4. Steve has just/never/ ever been to Barcelona.
5. Has she just/never/ ever won a competition?
6. No, She has just/never/ ever (not) won any swimming competition.
7. Susan has just/never/ ever committed a crime.
8. The Queen has just/never/ ever (not) visited Spain.
9. Has your mother just/never/ ever punished you?
10. No, she has just/never/ ever (not) punished me

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

1. How long _________________________ (you wait) for?

2. We _________________________ (live) in this street for twenty years.
3. He _________________________ (work) in the garden since morning.
4. It _________________________ (not rain) since September.
5. I _________________________ this laptop for three years. (use)
6. _________the girl _________________________ (learn) her lessons?
7. The children _________________________ (not play)in the garden.
8. Who _________________________ (sleep) in my bed?

FUTURE SIMPLE

1. The population of China __________________(be) more than two thousand million.

2. Next summer I _________________________(travel) to Japan in September.

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3. Ring, ring!!! Don’t worry I ______________________(pick) it up.
4. My friends and I _________________________(meet) at the university tonight.
5. She _________________________(get) married in July. I can’t wait for it.
6. Look at that man on that building- he__________________________ (jump)
7. They have said that it ____________________(snow) this evening.
8. We ____________________(climb) Mount Everest next year

1st CONDITIONAL

1. If we __________________ (not / work) harder, we __________________ (not pass) the

exam.
2. If she __________________ (not go) to the meeting, I __________________ (not go)
3. If Lucy __________________ (not quit) her job soon, she __________________ (go)
crazy
4. If the children __________________ (eat) all that chocolate, they
__________________ (feel) sick.
5. If Luke __________________ (not sent) flowers to his mother, she
__________________ (be) angry.
6. If John __________________ (drink) too much coffee, he __________________ (get) ill

2nd CONDITIONAL
1. If she __________________ (have) her laptop with her, she __________________
(email) me.
2. If the baby __________________ (sleep) better, I __________________ (not be) so
tired.
3. If Lucy __________________ (have) enough time, she __________________ (travel)
more
4. If José __________________ (not speak) good French, he __________________ (not
move) to Paris
5. If I ________________(be) rich, I ______________________ (buy) a Masserati.
6. If Julie __________________ (like) chocolate, I __________________ (give) her some

1st or 2nd CONDITIONAL

1. If you left your job, you ________________ (travel) around the world.
2. If you _________________ (not study), you will fail the test.

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3. If you _____________ (be) nicer to him, he would lend you the money
4. If she is late, she _______________ (call) us.
5. It would be nice if the rain ____________________(stop)!
6. I _____________ (lend) you my umbrella if you need it.

QUESTION TAGS

Type 1

They have left early __________________? I have seen them before

I am cooking tonight __________________? I can’t believe it!!

He is not a baby __________________? He still looks like

She does the housework __________________? She is really small.

Mary can’t sand you __________________?I thought she was my friend

I love playing the piano __________________? Me too, that’s amazing.

Type 2

You are Australian, ______________________?

Let’s go for a walk _____________________?

She loves playing volley-ball _____________________?

Don’t shout! __________________?

You can’t be quiet __________________?

I’m the first one __________________?

David won't come, __________________?

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 COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

1. She's the ______________________ (strange) person I've ever met.

2. I think this shop is _________________ (good) than that one.
3. This system is _________________(easy) than the last one we had.
4. He bought the _________________________ (expensive) flowers in the shop.
5. I think you're _________________ (tall) than your father now.
6. It was the ________________________ (beautiful) music I had ever heard.
7. My brother's the_________________ (young) of all the family.
8. I think this shop is _________________ (cheap) than others around here.
9. People here are _________________ (polite) than they are at home
10. She was feeling the _____________________ (miserable) in the world.

RELATIVES

1. They are the trousers __________ I told you about.

2. This is Mrs Hansen ________ is my Music teacher.
3. Can you think of a person ________ has cheated?
4. This is the car _________ has had its tires changed.
5. The knife in your hand is the one __________ needs sharpening.
6. The girl, ________ had a budgie in a cage, has moved.

Rewrite

I know a man. He writes film music.

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We broke the computer. It belonged to my father.

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PASSIVE VOICE

1. Julia rescued three cats. (past simple)

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2. The students are doing an exam. (present continuous)
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3. Steven has forgotten his book. (present perfect simple)
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4. They were playing handball. (past continuous)
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5. The policemen helps the children. (present simple)
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6. Emily is finishing this exercise. (present continuous)
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7. The teacher will open the door. (future simple)
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8. Edison invented the light bulb. (past simple)
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VOCABULARY

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

Municipio 

Reservar 

Patoso/a 