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Grammar Progress Test 1a (Units 1–13)
1 Change the sentences into negatives sentences or questions.
0 It’s Thursday today. (question) Is it Thursday today?
1 She is at home. (negative) ___________________________________________
2 Anna is hungry. (question) __________________________________________
3 This answer is wrong. (negative) _____________________________________
4 Your sister works in the morning. (question) ____________________________
5 Katy likes tennis. (negative) _________________________________________
6 They watch T.V. in the afternoon. (negative) ____________________________
7 They eat vegetables. (question) _______________________________________
8 Mehmet drinks coffee. (question) _____________________________________
9 We play basketball at the weekend. (negative) ___________________________
10 George wants to go to the cinema. (question) ____________________________
2 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 Alice goes/go to school by bus.
1 They is/are in the living-room.
2 Harry and Peter works/work in Manchester.
3 My uncle sings/sing in a rock group.
4 Joe don’t/doesn’t like chocolate.
5 Peter is/am Australian.
6 I have/has a new CD.
7 My cat is/are thirsty.
8 Jane get up/gets up at 7 o’clock.
9 The children often play/plays in the park.
10 It rains/rain a lot in Dublin.
3 Read the paragraph. Choose the best word for each space.
My name (0) B¬ David Jackson. I (1) ______ in an office in the city. I (2) ______ work at 9.00 and usually (3) ______ at 4.30. I sometimes (4) ______ lunch with my friend, Karen. She works in the same office as me. We always (5) ______ to the same cafй. I (6) ______ a sandwich and Karen (7) ______ hamburger. We both (8) ______ coffee with our lunch. After lunch Karen and I often (9) ______ for a walk in the park, but we always (10) ______ back at the office by 2.00.
0 A are B is C am
1 A work B working C works
2 A starts B start C started
3 A finishes B finishs C finish
4 A eats B eaten C eat
5 A goes B go C gone
6 A has B having C have
7 A has B having C have
8 A drinks B drink C drinking
9 A going B go C goed
10 A arrive B arrives C arrived
4 Change the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.
0 It (rain) is raining today.
1 I (read) ________________ a very good magazine at the moment.
2 Joe and Ron (play) ________________ football.
3 The police officer (talk) ________________ to us.
4 I (make) ________________ a cup of coffee.
5 The train (arrive) ________________ .
6 Bob (come) ________________ to school early today.
7 We (study) ________________ for our tests.
8 Lots of people (listen) ________________ the radio at the moment.
9 You (stand) ________________ on my foot!
10 Hurry up! The bus is (leaving) ________________ .
5 Change the verbs in brackets into the past simple.
0 I (finish) finished my exams last week.
1 Yesterday, Simon (walk) ________________ to the supermarket.
2 The plane (arrive) ________________ on time.
3 We (play) ________________ tennis for two hours.
4 A bird (fly) ________________ into the window.
5 It (begin) ________________ to snow.
6 My family (go) ________________ to Spain for a holiday.
7 Clare (bring) ________________ her new book to school.
8 The children (wear) ________________ their best clothes.
9 I (have) ________________ to talk to the teacher after school.
10 Graham was ill so he (stay) ________________ at home all day.
6 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 Do/Did/Don’t Sue want to go shopping?
1 The shop do/didn’t/don’t open at 9.30.
2 I does/didn’t/don’t answer the question.
3 Do/Did/Don’t you see him yesterday?
4 Does/Did/Don’t they come to the disco?
5 He do/didn’t/don’t wash the clothes.
6 Do/Did/Don’t your Mother cook your lunch?
7 My dog do/didn’t/don’t do it!
8 I do/doesn’t/didn’t go to the cinema.
9 I doesn’t/do/didn’t hear you.
10 Does/Did/Doesn’t you go to bed early?
Grammar Progress Test 2a (Units 15–27)
1 Change the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
0 For dinner, my sister (eat) ate pizza, but I (have) had soup.
1 My brother (drink) ________________ coffee while he (do) ________________ his homework.
2 He (walk) ________________ into the classroom, then he (sit) ________________ down.
3 While I (study) ________________ , Sue (run) ________________ into the library.
4 When the class (finish) ________________ , the teacher (drive) ________________ home.
5 Harry (sing) _______________ a song when Jane (come) _______________ in.
6 Nothing happened when I (turn on) ________________ the DVD player.
7 It (start) ________________ to rain while I (walk) ________________ to the park.
8 Yuki (listen) ________________ to the radio when the phone (ring) ________________ .
9 The children (go) ________________ the cinema last night.
10 Mr. Jones (find) ________________ some money when he (clean) ________________ the cupboards.
2 Write statements, negative sentences or questions with used to.
0 you/have/brown hair (question) Did you use to have brown hair?
1 people/use/the computer (negative) ___________________________________
2 he/go/running (statement) ___________________________________________
3 they/like/painting (question) _________________________________________
4 your brother/come/by bus (statement) __________________________________
5 we/drink/coffee (negative) __________________________________________
6 my mother/speak/Spanish (negative) __________________________________
7 he/live/in Paris (statement) __________________________________________
8 Julie/play/football (question) ________________________________________
9 houses/have/bathrooms indoors (negative) ______________________________
10 all children/go/to school (question) ____________________________________
3 Read the paragraph. Choose the best tense for each space.
My grandfather (0) C to the same school as me. He (1) ______ to our school last week to talk to the class about what it (2) ______ like in the old days. He (3) ______ he (4)______ the names of all his teachers. One of them still teaches at the school.
He (5) ______ art and music, but now he only teaches music. As he (6) ______ , he
(7) ______ us pictures of his school friends. He (8) ______ us that the boys
(9) ______ only football, but now we play basketball as well. He thinks things
(10) ______ better in the old days.
0 A goes B was going C used to go
1 A comes B came C was coming
2 A was being B is C was
3 A said B says C was saying
4 A remembered B remembers C was remembering
5 A is teaching B used to teach C teaches
6 A talks B is talking C was talking
7 A is showing B showed C was showing
8 A told B is telling C tells
9 A play B were playing C used to play
10 A are B were C used to
4 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 I’ve worked here since/for 2001.
1 Your mother has ever/just come home.
2 Has he ever/since arrived on time?
3 We’ve never/ever been to Spain.
4 Katy has just/for come back fr om her holiday.
5 I’ve worked here since/for 5 years.
6 I started this book 2 days since/ago.
7 They’ve lived here since/for a few months.
8 She’s early. She’s yet/already arrived.
9 Mike’s played golf since/for last year.
10 We haven’t started our homework just/yet.
5 Change the verbs in brackets into the present perfect.
0 Someone (eat) has eaten my orange.
1 Oh no. I (break) ________________ a glass.
2 My sister (start) ________________ a new school.
3 Your boyfriend (phone) ________________ .
4 I (leave) ________________ my new bag on the train.
5 We (not lose) ________________ all my money. Here it is!!
6 We (spend) ________________ Ј75 already. Have we got any more money?
7 I (buy) ________________ some shoes, a new coat a hat.
8 Pierre (not do) ________________ his homework yet.
9 My father (go) ________________ to the shops, he’ll be back soon.
10 You (not write) ________________ that letter yet.
6 Underline the correct tense.
0 It’s very cold. It will/is going to snow.
1 I will/am going to do it tomorrow, promise!
2 I haven’t got any plans. I don’t know what I will do/am doing next month.
3 The party will/is going to be on 28th November.
4 I will/am going to have a cake, please.
5 I will/am working at 10.00.
6 Mary has just told me. She will/is going to have a baby.
7 I am seeing/will see the dentist at 11.15.
8 I’m sure the train will/is going to arrive soon.
9 They are leaving/will leave in the morning.
10 I will finish/am finishing this later.
Grammar Progress Test 3a (Units 29–41)
1 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 If you break/broke it, it won’t go.
1 My cat doesn’t/didn’t come if you call her.
2 If you don’t do your homework, you will get/got into trouble.
3 We’ll be late if you didn’t/don’t hurry.
4 If we leave at 9.00, we arrived/will arrive on time.
5 I’ll go to the station if you will tell/tell me the way.
6 If you don’t practise, you will/won’t get better.
7 I’ll tell you the answer if you will give/give me a cake.
8 If I pass my exams, I will go/go to university.
9 We won’t/wouldn’t drive to the beach if the weather’s bad tomorrow.
10 If you lend me some money, I will pay/am paying you back tomorrow
2 Choose the best ending (A–J) for each sentence (0–9).
0 If I were you, C A I’d have a pet one.
1 If you had a pen, ____ B we’ll have a picnic.
2 If the rain stops, ____ C I wouldn’t do it.
3 If you went to bed early, ____ D you’d feel better.
4 If snakes weren’t dangerous, ____ E I’d fly away.
5 If I were rich, ____ F you’d be able to write it down.
6 If you read the instructions, ____ G you wouldn’t be tired.
7 If I were a bird, ____ H he’d pass all his exams.
8 If Frank worked harder, ____ I you’d know what to do.
9 If you didn’t smoke, ____ J I’d buy two cars.
3 Write two short answers for each question.
0 Was James watching television? Yes, he was. No, he wasn’t.
1 Is it finished? _____________ _____________
2 Can you swim? _____________ _____________
3 Have you seen my book? _____________ _____________
4 Did he go to school on Monday? _____________ _____________
5 Has she been to Vienna? _____________ _____________
6 Do you like peanuts? _____________ _____________
7 Were they disturbing you? _____________ _____________
8 Are you cold? _____________ _____________
4 Rewrite each sentence, using the correct form of the word in brackets. Do not change the meaning.
0 It is necessary to go to school. (have to)
You have to go to school.
1 It is impossible for people to fly. (can)
People _________________________________________________________ .
2 It is a good idea to work harder. (should)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
3 It is wrong to steal. (must)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
4 You can choose to do the homework. (have to)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
5 To be a very good player, it is important to practise everyday. (have to)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
6 It’s possible you are right. (could)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
7 It wasn’t necessary to come here. (have to)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
8 It is important to do lots of exercise. (should)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
9 It is necessary to wear a helmet when riding a motorbike. (must)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
10 It is a bad idea to smoke. (should)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
5 Complete each question.
0 Who is that man ? ‘He’s my uncle.’
1 What _______________________________ ? ‘She’s a teacher.’
2 Where ______________________________ ? ‘He’s gone home.’
3 How ________________________________ ? ‘I feel fine, thank you.’
4 When _______________________________ ? ‘I bought it two weeks ago.’
5 Who ________________________________ ? ‘I was talking to Michael.’
6 What _______________________________ ? ‘I’m leaving at 5.30.’
7 What _______________________________ ? ‘Music makes me happy.’
8 How ________________________________ ? ‘My brother’s 19.’
9 Who _______________________________ ? ‘Sue stole the book.’
10 Where ______________________________ ? ‘I saw the film at the cinema.’
6 Write a tag for each sentence.
0 Stephen works here, doesn’t he ?
1 She did it, ________________ ?
2 He knows, ________________ ?
3 John hasn’t gone, ________________ ?
4 The bus is leaving soon, ________________ ?
5 I didn’t break the cup, ________________ ?
6 Ana will be here, ________________ ?
7 It’s his, ________________ ?
8 My cousins are coming, ________________ ?
9 They weren’t here, ________________ ?
10 The policeman won’t be angry, ________________ ?
Grammar Progress Test 3a (Units 29–41)
1 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 If you break/broke it, it won’t go.
1 My cat doesn’t/didn’t come if you call her.
2 If you don’t do your homework, you will get/got into trouble.
3 We’ll be late if you didn’t/don’t hurry.
4 If we leave at 9.00, we arrived/will arrive on time.
5 I’ll go to the station if you will tell/tell me the way.
6 If you don’t practise, you will/won’t get better.
7 I’ll tell you the answer if you will give/give me a cake.
8 If I pass my exams, I will go/go to university.
9 We won’t/wouldn’t drive to the beach if the weather’s bad tomorrow.
10 If you lend me some money, I will pay/am paying you back tomorrow
2 Choose the best ending (A–J) for each sentence (0–9).
0 If I were you, C A I’d have a pet one.
1 If you had a pen, ____ B we’ll have a picnic.
2 If the rain stops, ____ C I wouldn’t do it.
3 If you went to bed early, ____ D you’d feel better.
4 If snakes weren’t dangerous, ____ E I’d fly away.
5 If I were rich, ____ F you’d be able to write it down.
6 If you read the instructions, ____ G you wouldn’t be tired.
7 If I were a bird, ____ H he’d pass all his exams.
8 If Frank worked harder, ____ I you’d know what to do.
9 If you didn’t smoke, ____ J I’d buy two cars.
3 Write two short answers for each question.
0 Was James watching television? Yes, he was. No, he wasn’t.
1 Is it finished? _____________ _____________
2 Can you swim? _____________ _____________
3 Have you seen my book? _____________ _____________
4 Did he go to school on Monday? _____________ _____________
5 Has she been to Vienna? _____________ _____________
6 Do you like peanuts? _____________ _____________
7 Were they disturbing you? _____________ _____________
8 Are you cold? _____________ _____________
4 Rewrite each sentence, using the correct form of the word in brackets. Do not change the meaning.
0 It is necessary to go to school. (have to)
You have to go to school.
1 It is impossible for people to fly. (can)
People _________________________________________________________ .
2 It is a good idea to work harder. (should)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
3 It is wrong to steal. (must)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
4 You can choose to do the homework. (have to)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
5 To be a very good player, it is important to practise everyday. (have to)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
6 It’s possible you are right. (could)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
7 It wasn’t necessary to come here. (have to)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
8 It is important to do lots of exercise. (should)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
9 It is necessary to wear a helmet when riding a motorbike. (must)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
10 It is a bad idea to smoke. (should)
You ___________________________________________________________ .
5 Complete each question.
0 Who is that man ? ‘He’s my uncle.’
1 What _______________________________ ? ‘She’s a teacher.’
2 Where ______________________________ ? ‘He’s gone home.’
3 How ________________________________ ? ‘I feel fine, thank you.’
4 When _______________________________ ? ‘I bought it two weeks ago.’
5 Who ________________________________ ? ‘I was talking to Michael.’
6 What _______________________________ ? ‘I’m leaving at 5.30.’
7 What _______________________________ ? ‘Music makes me happy.’
8 How ________________________________ ? ‘My brother’s 19.’
9 Who _______________________________ ? ‘Sue stole the book.’
10 Where ______________________________ ? ‘I saw the film at the cinema.’
6 Write a tag for each sentence.
0 Stephen works here, doesn’t he ?
1 She did it, ________________ ?
2 He knows, ________________ ?
3 John hasn’t gone, ________________ ?
4 The bus is leaving soon, ________________ ?
5 I didn’t break the cup, ________________ ?
6 Ana will be here, ________________ ?
7 It’s his, ________________ ?
8 My cousins are coming, ________________ ?
9 They weren’t here, ________________ ?
10 The policeman won’t be angry, ________________ ?
Grammar Progress Test 5a (Units 57–69)
1 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 Is your money in/into your pocket?
1 Clare isn’t at/on work today.
2 Did you hear the news in/on the radio?
3 The shop is near/outside the post office.
4 There was somebody into/behind him.
5 Meet me on/in the corner.
6 We live in/at the end of the street.
7 Take the second turning at/on the left.
8 Put this on/to the table.
9 Is it in/on the library?
10 Marco lives next to/beside a cafe.
2 Complete the sentence with a, an, the or ‘zero article’.
0 What’s that? It’s an orange.
1 Simon plays _____ piano.
2 Do you like _____ chocolate?
3 I haven’t got _____ pencil.
4 Asia is _____ largest continent.
5 Quick. Call _____ ambulance.
6 He went to _____ prison for three years.
7 I want to go to _____ bed.
8 Michael doesn’t wear _____ glasses.
9 Have you got _____ umbrella?
10 A tiger escaped fr om _____ zoo.
3 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 Is this/these pen yours?
1 I think the books are my/mine.
2 Your skirt is very nice. I like them/it.
3 He likes her and she likes he/him.
4 We paid for this. It’s ours/us.
5 I don’t know someone/anyone in this town.
6 There was anything/nothing in the room.
7 You can’t know nothing/everything.
8 I like your shoes. Where did you get it/them?
9 Look! There’s something/anything in your soup.
10 Can I see those/these shoes over there, please?
4 Change each sentence into direct speech or reported speech.
0 Tom said he was going.
‘I’m going,’ said Tom.
00 ‘I’m sorry,’ said Sean.
Sean said he was sorry.
1 ‘I have missed the train,’ he said.
___________________________________________________________
2 Brian said it was alright.
___________________________________________________________
3 ‘I’ve found my bag,’ said the girl.
___________________________________________________________
4 Mum told us not to be so rude.
___________________________________________________________
5 ‘That’s not enough,’ said the driver.
___________________________________________________________
5 Write the instructions.
0 The police ordered us to stop. Stop!
1 The teacher told us to stand up. ________________
2 You shouldn’t smoke. ________________
3 He ordered us to be quiet. ________________
4 The driver told us to get off the bus ________________
5 Our mum told us to come here. ________________
6 Rewrite each sentence in the passive. Start each sentence with the words underlined.
0 Three people saw the robbery.
The robbery was seen by three people.
1 Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
________________________________________________________________
2 Watt invented the steam engine.
________________________________________________________________
3 Real Madrid won the Cup.
________________________________________________________________
4 Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.
________________________________________________________________
5 Someone stole my bike.
________________________________________________________________
6 The Chinese invented paper.
________________________________________________________________
7 Someone has eaten my banana.
________________________________________________________________
8 Robots make cars.
________________________________________________________________
9 Indian women wear saris.
________________________________________________________________
10 The Scots make whisky.
________________________________________________________________
7 Write the contraction or the full form.
0 I have a new house. I’ve got a new house.
00 He’s not very clever. He is not very clever.
1 I will tell you tomorrow. _________________________________
2 That car’s new. _________________________________
3 I would not buy that hat. _________________________________
4 It’s got two wheels. _________________________________
5 He will not say wh ere he bought it. _________________________________
6 You can’t have another one. _________________________________
7 I’ve got an idea. _________________________________
8 She has been to Spain. _________________________________
9 Jane isn’t very happy. _________________________________
10 They cannot swim. _________________________________
Grammar Progress Test 6a (Units 71–89)
1 Rewrite each sentence using the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning.
0 This book is Bob’s. (his) This is his book.
1 I own this house. (mine) _________________________________
2 This is Paula and John’s dog. (their) _________________________________
3 Who owns this bag? (whose) _________________________________
4 Is this money yours? (your) _________________________________
5 They own that cat. (theirs) _________________________________
6 That house belongs to my family. (our) _________________________________
7 I own that coat. (me) _________________________________
8 We own this boat. (ours) _________________________________
9 This CD is mine. (my) _________________________________
10 Are they your animals? (yours) _________________________________
2 Put the words in the correct order.
0 A blue old car ugly. An ugly old blue car.
1 A lady dark tall beautiful. _________________________________
2 Some apples large green. _________________________________
3 A brown dog little pretty. _________________________________
4 A new nice skirt cotton. _________________________________
5 A science story fiction boring. _________________________________
6 A toy red cheap plastic. _________________________________
7 An student college untidy. _________________________________
8 Some classical old horrible music. _________________________________
9 A coffee new glass table. _________________________________
10 A old gold nice coin. _________________________________
3 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 The Pacific is larger/more large than the Atlantic.
1 My car is gooder/better than your car.
2 Australia is the most small/smallest continent.
3 Tony walks more quickly/quicker than me.
4 Rome is older/oldest than London.
5 The white jacket is the most/more expensive.
6 This video is interestinger/more interesting than the other one.
7 Sarah is the tallest/most tall in the class.
8 This is the worst/baddest film I’ve seen.
9 It’s the beautifullest/most beautiful painting in the gallery.
10 The new computer is smallest/smaller than the old one.
4 Rewrite each sentence using the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning.
0 This room is very warm. (It) It is very warm in this room.
1 A bird is in the garden. (There) ____________________________
2 The other people are waiting. (They) ____________________________
3 This town has some good cafйs. (There) ____________________________
4 All of us have a cold. (We) ____________________________
5 The weather was rainy today. (It) ____________________________
6 Somebody was talking in the class. (There) ____________________________
7 The sea was cold. (It) ____________________________
8 Nobody was home. (There) ____________________________
9 All those people are in my family. (They) ____________________________
10 Everyone here hates you. (We) ____________________________
5 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 It is getting/have getting cold.
1 Have you done/made the washing-up?
2 Can you go/come here, please?
3 We have got/got a new television last month.
4 You are making/doing too much noise.
5 Wh ere did you come/go on Friday?
6 I didn’t get/come your letter.
7 What time do you go/get up in the mornings?
8 Give/Take John his books. He’s over in the library.
9 We are all being/getting older.
10 Have you got/done any money?
6 Write one word in each space.
0 I don’t believe in ghosts.
1 The teacher told us _____ be quiet.
2 We wanted _____ go to the cinema.
3 He’s interested _____ boxing.
4 We were late_____ class.
5 Katy is not very good _____ basketball.
6 We were just talking _____ you.
7 Clare was fighting _____ her brother.
8 I’m bored _____ watching television.
9 They were asking _____ joining the club.
10 They are wanted _____ the police.