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GRAMMAR TEST

1. Begin the following sentences with the words given below and makethe necessary transformations in the verb form.

Simon works fve days a week

a. Simon and his brother

b. Does

c. At present

d. Last month

e. Next year

2. Use the correct tense !resent Simple " !resent #ontin$o$s%

a. Normally & '''''''''' start% work at eight o(clock b$t & ''''''''''start% at ) this week. *e are b$sy +$st now.

b. *e '''''''''' go% camping every year. &t(s a good cheap holiday.,otels '''''''''' cost% too m$ch.

c. *hat(s that smell- Something '''''''''' b$rn% in the kitchen.

d. & work% overtime this month beca$se & '''''''''' save $p% to b$ya car.

e. ,e '''''''''' smoke% thirty cigarettes a day b$t at the momenthe '''''''''' try% very hard to c$t down.

3. Use the correct tense !ast Simple"!ast #ontin$o$s%

a. & haven(t seen Alan for ages. *hen & last '''''''''' see% him he'''''''''' try% to /nd a 0ob in London.

b. & was '''''''''' walk% along the street when s$ddenly & ''''''''''hear% footsteps behind me. Somebody '''''''''' follow% me. &was frightened and & '''''''''' start% to r$n.

c. *hen & was yo$ng & '''''''''' want% to be a b$s driver.

d. 1r Smith never '''''''''' wake% $p in time in the mornings andalways '''''''''' get% into tro$ble for being late2 so one day he

'''''''''' go% to town and '''''''''' b$y% an alarm clock.

e. 0ohn '''''''''' take% a photograph of me while &

'''''''''''''''''' not"look%.

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4. Use the correct tense !ast Simple"!resent !erfect%

a. 3verything was ready so we 4$ickly ''''''''''''''check% all thelocks and ''''''''''''' drive o5%.

b. 1y $ncle 6eorge '''''''''''' never see% the sea in his life. &'''''''''''''' hear% him making plans to go sailing last weektho$gh.

c. 7hey '''''''''' call% $s when they '''''''''' arrive% in 1onacolast Sat$rday b$t we ''''''''''''''not hear% from them eversince.

d. 0ackie ''''''''''''' be% late several times in the past month that(swhy the boss '''''''''''''' warn% him a few min$tes ago.

e. 7he st$dents ''''''''' do% a lot of homework so far. & think it(s

time they '''''''''''' take% a break.

5. Use the 8$t$re will " be going to%

a. A9 & have got a terrible headache.B9 ,ave yo$- *ait there and & ''''''''''' get an aspirin for yo$.

b. A9 *hy are yo$ /lling that b$cket with water-B9 & ''''''''''' wash the car.

c. A9 &(ve decided to repaint this room.B9 :h have yo$- *hat color ''''''''''' paint it-

d. A9 Look; 7here is smoke coming o$t of the ho$se. &t(s on /re;B9 6ood ,eavens; & ''''''''''' call the /re

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6. #omplete the following exercise with the correct form of the verbs in

parentheses.

Matt9 ,i & ''''''''''''' be% 1att =otell a friend of Alice(s.

Sarah9 :h yes. Alice '''''''''''''' mention% yo$ the other day. 6ee yo$

''''''''''''' not look% like a detective.

Matt9 *ell that(s good & ''''''''''''''''' g$ess%.

Sarah9 &(m c$rio$s. 7ell me how yo$ ''''''''''''' decide% to become an

$ndercover cop-

Matt9 *ell when & '''''''''''''''' be% a kid & ''''''''''''''' love% to read

detective novels. By the time & '''''''''''''''' be% ten & '''''''''''''

read% every book in the ,ardy Boys series. & '''''''''''''''''''' know%

that & want% to go into law enforcement.

Sarah9 B$t according to Alice yo$ ''''''''''''''''''' attend% law school

nowadays.

Matt9 =ight. & '''''''''''''''' get% married last month. & ''''''''''''' not

mind% being on the police force when & ''''''''''''''' be% single b$t ever

since & ''''''''''''''''' meet% Nicole my wife & '''''''''''''''''' want%

to do something less dangero$s.

Sarah9 & '''''''''''''''''''' $nderstand%. By the way yo$

'''''''''''''''''' have% any l$ck yet with those co$nterfeiters-

Matt9 *ell & ''''''''''''''''' follow% them for more than a month now

b$t so far & '''''''''''''''''' not be able to% catch them in the act.Sometimes & '''''''''''''''' worry% that by the time they(re ca$ght &(ll

have my law degree and & '''''''''''''''''' be% defending them;

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. =ead the following text. 7here is one mistake in each of the nine

parts. 3ach part has an extra word which is not needed.

>esterday & went to shopping in town with my best friend.

*e took the b$s beca$se it?s di@c$lt to doing park the car near the shops.

7here was a sale on in the shoe shop b$t they didn?t never have anything &

liked in my sie.

& did /nd a nice new swims$it for s$mmer which was on sale in the

department store. & was a thrilled beca$se & got it for half price.

Aro$nd l$nchtime we stopped for a eating pia even tho$gh &?m s$pposed

to be dieting. *ell it was the weekend wasn?t it-

After l$nch we went to the new sports shop near the cinema. 1y friend was

looking for a new tennis rac4$et she?s been had her old one for years.

& don?t play tennis myself b$t & have to admit the one she have bo$ght

looked lovely and & was s$rprised how light it was.

By the end of the day &?d spent m$ch more a 1:N3> than &?d wanted to my

bags felt so heavy.

& g$ess & will have to be taking caref$l with my spending for the rest of the

month.