GRAMMAR TEST

Name - ____________________________ No. ______ Date -

_______________

A. Fill
in the blank spaces with the correct form of the
verbs in brackets, by using the Simple Present:

Michael’s mother usually ______________ (get up) at half paste seven because her work only

______________(begin) at half past nine.

Before going to work, she usually ____________ (go) for a ride on her bike because she

_____________ (not enjoy) jogging. She _______________ (want) to feel relaxed when she

______________ (have) to face her students.

Michael______________ (enjoy) swimming and his sister____________ (play) tennis every

day. She _______________ (study) hard at school. Unlike their mother, they ____________

(think) that riding a bicycle in London _____________(be) a little bit dangerous, especially in the

evening. In the morning it ___________ (be) better but they ___________ (not have) time to do

any sport because they always ______________ (wake up) late.

B. Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the

verbs in brackets, by using the Present Continuous:
1. Linda ______________ (write) an invitation at the moment.

2. ____________you ____________ (help) your mother?

3. He _________________ (have) a party on Sunday.

4. _____________she____________ (answer) the phone?

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 5. My dad ________________ (clean) the car.

6. They __________________(do) their homework now.

7. At the moment, everybody ________________(work). Helen and her grandmother

_________________(bake) cakes and Mary _______________(prepare) sandwiches.

8. Dora _______________(choose) the music while Susie and her friend _____________(do) the

shopping in town.

C. Decide whether to use the Simple Present or the Present

Continuous:
1. I usually ____________ (live) in Manchester but at the moment I ______________(stay) in

Chester.

2. Bill _____________(do) his homework when he _______________(arrive) home after school,

but now ______________(watch) TV.

3. The Browns often _____________(play) cards with some friends in the evening but at the

moment they ________________(talk) about politics.

4. Mum often ________________(read) in the garden.

5. We usually ______________(have) lunch at half past midday.

6. Dad __________________(now/prepare) dinner in the kitchen.

7. ________________(he fight) ? How strange! He never ______________(fight).

D. Ask questions for underlined expressions:

1. ________________________________

Yes, Mr Smith gets up at 3.00 a.m. 2. ________________________________

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 They do their homework in the evening. 7. ________________________________

3. ________________________________ He has Gym lessons twice a week.

She finishes work at 8.30 p.m. 8. ________________________________

4. ________________________________ He goes to work by train because he can’t

He usually has lunch at a snack-bar. drive.

9. ________________________________

5. ________________________________ Susan goes to school on foot.

6. John works in a big factory.

E. Write the sentences in the correct order:

1. Have/breakfast/7.30/always/they/at

_________________________________________________

2. Canteen/lunch/John/at/has/often/he________________________________________________

3. Never/brother/gets/my/at/up/7.00

___________________________________________________

4. Have/he/time/does/usually/what/breakfast?

___________________________________________

F. Complete the story with the verbs in the Past Simple:

HOW COLUMBUS DISCOVERED AMERICA
Columbus _________________(believe) that the earth ____________(be) round. He

___________(want) to sail west from Europe to India. Columbus first ____________(ask) for money

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and ships for his journey from the King of Portugal. The King _____________(refuse). So Columbus

____________(go) to Spain. Queen Isabella ___________(give) him three ships.

Columbus _____________(sail) from Spain on August 3rd, 1942. Although he ___________(know)

about the winds and weather and _________(be) a good sailor, his men __________(be) afraid.

Things ___________(become) difficult and they __________(want) to sail back to Spain. Columbus

____________(say) “No”.

The journey ___________(take) ten weeks. Then a sailor __________(see) a bird. This

________(prove) that they __________(be) near land. On October 12th, 1942, Columbus

__________(carry) the Spanish flag onto an island. He ____________(name) it the island of San

Salvador.

G. Write questions abut Columbus and his voyage to

America :
1. Columbus believed that the earth was round. ___________________________________

2. He wanted to sail west. ___________________________________________________________

3. Columbus went to Spain. _________________________________________________________

4. He sailed on August 3rd, 1942._____________________________________________________

5. The journey took ten weeks. _______________________________________________________

6. A sailor saw a bird. ______________________________________________________________

H. Link the sentences, by using the Past Continuous:

1. Tom / surf / the net. _____________________________________________________________

2. Mr Jervis / help / his son doing his homework. _________________________________________

3. George / send / an e-mail. ________________________________________________________

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4. We / begin / to cook dinner. _______________________________________________________

5. They / exercise / in the garage. ____________________________________________________

6. My sister /lie / in the sun. _________________________________________________________

I. Complete with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous:

1. I _____________(watch) the news when I _____________(hear) a strange sound.

2. Mrs Chalker ____________(sleep) when she _____________(receive) a phone call.

3. Renee ________________(sew) while her brother _____________(ride) his bicycle.

4. As he _______________(open) the door, the cat___________(run) away.

5. Why ________________(you/wear) a cap in the classroom?

6. We __________________(not make) noise in the classroom yesterday afternoon.