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MID-SEMESTER EXAM
AM - IS - ARE
1. I ______ fine, thank you.
11. Where ______ my brother?
2. Who _____ that boy?
12. How old you?
3. Where ______ my shoes?
13. I think you tired.
4. It ______ a nice cat.
14. I think his pen black.
5. My exercise books ________ in the
15. His T-shirts _______ cool.
schoolbag.
16. Ice cream _____ great.
6. This ______ John.
17. My brother and I ______ good
7. Bob _______ not here today.
football players.
8. Carol, ________ this your bike?
18. I _____ a student. My sister _____ a

teacher.
9. We ________ in the classroom.

19. Mums dress ______ beautiful.
10. How ______ you today?
20. The shoes ______ white.
Simple present present progressive simple past? Fill in the correct tense.
Every summer our class _________ (go) on a short trip. Last year we
___________ (go) to a zoo. Our teacher ____________ (be) very nervous. Teachers
_________ (be) often nervous on a school trip. But why? We _____________________
(not understand) that. I ______________ (take) lots of photos of a baby elephant with
my cell phone. "Why you _____________ (not take) photos of other animals, too?" my
friend __________ (ask) me. But I ______________ (not want) to take photos of other
animals. I _______ (want) to take photos of all my friends. They __________ (have)
some bananas and _______ (show) them to the gorillas. "What you ________ (do) there?
Come to me!" our teacher ________ (shout). We __________ (find) a nice place for a
picnic. But nobody _______ (eat) a banana, but the gorillas _________ (have) a nice lunch
that day. It ________ (be) a great day at the zoo, and we ________ (have) a lot of fun.
PAST SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE

1. I _________ (look) out of the window and (see) John.
2. I ________ (help) to peel the potatoes when Mary (come) in.
3. The sun ______ (rise) when we ______ (reach) the hill.
4. He ______ (laugh) and ______ (clap) his hand.
5. While they _____ (sing), he _______ (play) the piano.
6. A heavy wind ______ (blow) when the helicopter ______ (land).
7. We _______ (go) to the church when the bell _______ (start) to ring.
8. While the police _______ (drive) to the house, the burglars ______ (put) the
paintings into their bags.
9. Father ______ (smoke) his pipe while mother ______ (read) a book.
10. The baby ______ (start) to cry when she ______ (do) the washing up.
11. While he ______ (walk) through the park, he ______ (meet) Phil.
12. When they ______ (walk) through the wood, they _______ (see) the stolen car.
13. Although the pianist _________ (play) wonderfully, a guest _______ (fall) asleep.
14. She ________ (brush) her hair while he ________ (put) on his clothes.
15. When they ______ (walk) through the shopping center, he _______ (promise) to
buy her a ring.
PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST TENSE

Fill in the present perfect simple, the past simple or the past progressive.
1. _______ she ever _________ in a foreign country? (live)
2. While we _________ TV, the lights ___________ out. (watch / go)
3. My mother __________ in the living room when someone _______ into our garage.
(sit / break)
4. He __________ at the airport. (already arrive)
5. Someone ___________ poison into the glass while we _________ in the kitchen.
(put / talk)
6. I __________ to the radio when the fire _________.(listen / break out)
7. ____________ you tennis last weekend? (play)
8. I __________ the window because it _________ to rain. (close / start)
9. First she ____________ the lawn and then she ________ shopping.(cut / go)
10. He ___________ to school for a week. (not be)
11. She _________ while I __________ in the sun.(surf / lie)
12. In the middle of the night the phone ________. (ring)
13. I ______________ her since her birthday. (not meet)
14. They __________ back yesterday at nine in the evening. (come)
15. I ________ the housework when you __________ at work. (do / be)
PAST TENSE OR PAST PERFECT

1. He ___________ (work) in a supermarket before he ___________ (work) as a
postman.
2. She ___________ (feed) the dog as soon as she __________ (do) her homework.
3. My sister _________ (live) in England before she _________ (move) to Belgium.
4. After he _________ (eat) all the sandwiches, he ________ (drink) some orange
juice.
5. We _________ (be) tired because we __________ (work) all day.
6. As I ________ (miss) the bus, I ________ (walk) home again.
7. After they ____________ (install) the file, they ________ (can) go on working.
8. He __________ (just start) to watch TV when the mobile phone _________

(ring).
9. Before she __________ (go) to bed, she ________ (listen) to her favorite CD.
10. After he _________ (lose) all his money, he __________ (be) poor as a church
mouse.
11. She __________ (have) a cup of coffee before she _________ (write) the
letter.
12. My sister _________ (eat) all the jam before our parents _______ (come) home.
13. Tom _________ (be) very angry because Ann _________ (shout) at him.
14. She _________ (go) home again as soon as she __________ (do) her shopping.
15. They __________ (go) to a sightseeing tour after the bus _______ (arrive).
Each sentence given below is in the active voice. Change it into passive voice.
1. He sings a song.
.
2. The boy killed the spider.
.
3. Help him.
.
4. Farmers sow maize in the rainy season.
.
5. Are you writing a letter?
?
6. The workers were digging a canal.
.
7. I will finish the job by the end of this week.
.
8. Have you finished your job?
?
9. They have informed him of his mothers death.
.
10. They took all the necessary precautions.
.
Find out the verbs in the following sentences and state whether they are in the
active voice or passive voice and change it to its opposite form.
1. The boy killed the spider.
2. This house was built by my grandfather.
3. The boy was bitten by a snake.
4. The loud noise frightened the cows.
5. His command was promptly obeyed.
6. All the milk was drunk by the cat.
7. She opened the door.
8. A stone struck me on the head.
9. I have just posted the letter.
10. The minister inaugurated the exhibition.
Put in 'can', 'can't', 'could' or 'couldn't'. If none of these is possible use 'be
able to' in the correct tense.
1) I _____ understand the chapter we had to read for homework. It was so difficult.
2) I ______ lift this box - it's too heavy! Would you help me?.
3) Lucy _______ make it to our meeting after all. She's stuck in traffic.
4) John ________ play tennis really well. He's a champion of his club.
5) Unfortunately, I really _______ sing at all. No-one in my family is musical either.
6) When the car broke down I was really pleased because I ______ solve the
problem.
7) Julian ________ play excellent golf when he was only ten.
8) My grandmother ________ use a computer until last month. Since then she's been
taking lessons at the library.
9) I ________ open this window! I think it's stuck.
10) Gill ________ play the piano. She has never studied it.
Put in 'mustn't' or 'don't / doesn't have to':

11) She _________ do this work today, because she can do it tomorrow.
12) I __________ clean the floor today because I cleaned it yesterday.
13) We _________ forget to lock all the doors before we leave.
14) We ________ stay in a hotel in London; we can stay with my brother.
15) I ________ spend too much money today, as I've only got a little left.
Choose 'must' or 'can't'

16) The car in front is driving so slowly that I think they __________ be looking for
something.
17) You've already eaten enough for three people! You ___________ still be hungry!.
18) This book ____________ belong to the library. It's certainly not mine.
19) It only takes three hours to fly from London to Sydney? That ________ be
correct !.
20) There _______ be something wrong with the fridge! It's making a very unusual
noise.
Make the correct past modal form (use could have / would have / should have +
past participle).
21) I __________________________ (come) to see you! I didnt know you were ill.
(past willingness).
22) Andrew _______________________________ (go) to Cambridge University,
but he decided to travel instead. (past possibility).
23) They ________________________ (be) kinder to me. They were absolutely
lovely. (past negative possibility).
24) You ___________________________ (buy) some milk at the shops. We dont

have any milk. (past advice / regret).
25) They _______________________________ (come) to have breakfast with us,
but they went to bed too late the night before. (past willingness).

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11. Where ______ my brother?

2. Who _____ that boy?

12. How old you?

3. Where ______ my shoes?

13. I think you tired.

4. It ______ a nice cat.

14. I think his pen black.

5. My exercise books ________ in the

15. His T-shirts _______ cool.

8. Carol, ________ this your bike?

18. I _____ a student. My sister _____ a

9. We ________ in the classroom.

PAST SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE

2. I ________ (help) to peel the potatoes when Mary (come) in.

3. The sun ______ (rise) when we ______ (reach) the hill.

4. He ______ (laugh) and ______ (clap) his hand.

5. While they _____ (sing), he _______ (play) the piano.

6. A heavy wind ______ (blow) when the helicopter ______ (land).

PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST TENSE

1. _______ she ever _________ in a foreign country? (live)

2. While we _________ TV, the lights ___________ out. (watch / go)

4. He __________ at the airport. (already arrive)

6. I __________ to the radio when the fire _________.(listen / break out)

7. ____________ you tennis last weekend? (play)

8. I __________ the window because it _________ to rain. (close / start)

10. He ___________ to school for a week. (not be)

11. She _________ while I __________ in the sun.(surf / lie)

12. In the middle of the night the phone ________. (ring)

13. I ______________ her since her birthday. (not meet)

14. They __________ back yesterday at nine in the evening. (come)

PAST TENSE OR PAST PERFECT

3. My sister _________ (live) in England before she _________ (move) to Belgium.

5. We _________ (be) tired because we __________ (work) all day.

6. As I ________ (miss) the bus, I ________ (walk) home again.

8. He __________ (just start) to watch TV when the mobile phone _________

1. The boy killed the spider.

2. This house was built by my grandfather.

3. The boy was bitten by a snake.

4. The loud noise frightened the cows.

5. His command was promptly obeyed.

6. All the milk was drunk by the cat.

7. She opened the door.

8. A stone struck me on the head.

9. I have just posted the letter.

10. The minister inaugurated the exhibition.

Put in 'mustn't' or 'don't / doesn't have to':

Choose 'must' or 'can't'

24) You ___________________________ (buy) some milk at the shops. We dont

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3. The sun (rise) when we (reach) the hill.

4. He (laugh) and (clap) his hand.

5. While they _ (sing), he ___ (play) the piano.

6. A heavy wind (blow) when the helicopter (land).

1. _ she ever ___ in a foreign country? (live)

2. While we _ TV, the lights ___ out. (watch / go)

6. I __ to the radio when the fire _.(listen / break out)

8. I __ the window because it _ to rain. (close / start)

11. She _ while I __ in the sun.(surf / lie)

3. My sister _ (live) in England before she _ (move) to Belgium.

5. We _ (be) tired because we __ (work) all day.

6. As I (miss) the bus, I (walk) home again.

8. He __ (just start) to watch TV when the mobile phone _