The Verb - Present Tenses: End of Unit Test

The Verb – Present Tenses
End of UNIT TEST
IV.8.1. Provide the correct form for the verbs in brackets:

1. What's the noise? Tim (practise) is practising the piano.
2. What are you doing? I (read) am reading a very interesting magazine.
3. We (go) are going on holiday in summer.
4. This animal (eat) is eating meat.
5. Temperature usually (rise) will rise in the afternoon.
6. She can't talk to you right now. She (have) is having a shower.
7. Ornithologists (study) are studding birds.
8. Most of my friends (not like) don’t like visiting their relatives.
9. Look! He (drink) is drinking beer.
10. Jane often (talk) is talking to herself.
11. It (get) is getting cold now.
12. I'm looking at that girl. She (wear) is wearing a nice jacket.
13. I wonder what's with Ann. She (look) is looking very unhappy.
14. I never (drink) drink alcohol at lunch time.
15. He usually sits down and (use) using a computer.
16. He usually (work) working with paints and brushes.
17. He (spend) is speeding all his pocket money on sweets.
18. Do you know anyone who (speak) is speaking German?
19. At the moment he (stand) is standing inside a telephone box.
20. (you go) Will you go to the meeting next Friday?
The Verb – Past Tenses
End of UNIT TEST
V.8.1. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Past Perfect:
1.When she (hear) heard the noise she turned to see what it was.
2.When I saw her I knew we (never meet) had never met before.
3.When I looked at the lorry I could see that somebody (drive) drove in.
4.The movie (start already) already started when we arrived at the cinema.
5.The doctor examined her leg and (find) find that she had broken it.
6.I was hungry because I (not eat) haven’t eaten since breakfast.
7.I was frightened because the police (come) came for my sister.
8.I was feeling very thirsty because I (drink) had drunk too much alcohol.
9.I told him twice that I (not know) won’t not know him.
10. I told him I didn't know who (steal) had stolen his pen.
11. I paid for the window because my son (break) broke it.
12. I felt really stupid because I (make) had made a lot of mistakes.
13. I couldn't get in because I (lose) have lost my keys.
14. I (write) had written a long letter to my mother yesterday.
15. He told me he (never see) had never seen anything like that.
16. He told me he (never be) had never been to Australia before.
17. He started to read the newspaper he (buy) has bought an hour earlier.
18. He (spend) had spent three years in Tahiti when he was a child.
19. Before he came to Warsaw he (live) lived in Prague.
20. After she (finish) finished breakfast she left the house.
V.8.3. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences:

1.Last night, Samantha had pizza for supper.
2.My pet lizard died last month.
3.Yesterday I spent two hours cleaning my living room.
4.This morning before coming to class, Jack ate two bowls of cereal.
5.What happened to your leg?
The Verb - Means of expressing future time
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VI.8.1. Use Present Continuous or Future Simple:

1. Did you write to Ann? No, I forgot. I (write) will write her tomorrow.
2. What (you cook) are you cooking for dinner this evening?
3. We (go) will go to the cinema tomorrow.
4. I (go) will go to the museum this evening.
5. 'I need more money.' 'I (lend) will lend you some if you want.'
6. 'Have a nice time!' 'Thanks I (send) will send you a postcard.'
7. It's cold in here. (you shut) Can you shut the door, please?
8. I don't want to be at home alone. (you stay) will you say with me?
9. Jim has got a plan for Friday. He (play) will play tennis with friends.
10. 'Have you phoned Jim?' 'No, I forgot. I (phone) will phone him later.
11. Peter (meet) will meet his friends this evening.
12. What time (Bill and Jerry come) will Bill and Jerry came tonight?
13. What time (you leave) will you leave tomorrow afternoon?
14. I (work) will work tomorrow so I can't go anywhere.
15. The French president (visit) will visit Britain next week.
16. (you do) Will you do anything tonight?
17. I (get) will get married next Saturday.
18. Have you heard? She (go) will go to have a baby next week.
19. It must be very heavy. I (carry) will carry it for you.
20. I (do) will do my exams next week.
VI.8.2. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. There may be more than
one possibility.
1. "What are you going to do when you leave university?" "I want to go back to
London"
a. do you do; b. are you going to do; c. are you doing; d. will you do
2. If the plane gets in late I will miss my train connection.
a. am missing; b. will miss; c. am going to miss; d. will be missing
3. It's half past eight and it takes twenty minutes to get to the station. My train
leaves in fifteen minutes. I am going to be late.
a. am late; b. will be late; c. am going to be late; d. am being late
4. I've had twenty replies to the invitations I sent out, so I know twenty people
will definitely come .
a. definitely come; b. are definitely coming; c. will definitely come; d. are
definitely going to come
5. I'm sure you are going to feel a lot better after a good night's sleep.
a. feel; b. are feeling; c. will feel; d. are going to feel
6. "Oh, no! I've spilt my wine." "Don't worry. I'll be getting a cloth to wipe it up."
a. I get; b. I'm getting; c. I'll get; d. I'll be getting
7. The plane doesn't leave until tomorrow afternoon, so I am going to pack the
cases in the morning.
a. pack; b. will pack; c. am going to pack; d. am packing
8. "Can I come round after dinner?" "Yes, that's fine. I won't be doing anything."
a. don't do; b. won't do; c. won't be doing; d. won't have been doing
9. The match doesn't start till 9 o'clock, so we are going to have a drink first.
a. will have; b. are going to have; c. are having; d. will be having
10. At the beginning of next month we will be married for ten years.
a. are; b. will be; c. are going to be; d. will have been.

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IV.8.1. Provide the correct form for the verbs in brackets:

The Verb – Past Tenses

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V.8.3. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences:

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VI.8.1. Use Present Continuous or Future Simple:

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