Section 1 – Fill the gap to complete the tenses. (65%)
A. Fill in the present simple or the present continuous. (10%)
1. She is running because she's late for her lesson.
2. Our teacher always gives us lots of homework.
3. We don’t want to go to the concert.
4. What time will you meet Pete tomorrow?
5. I’m not working today. I'm on holiday.
6. People speaking English in Jamaica.
7. Archie is not using his computer at the moment.
8. (Tony / live) near the park?
B. Fill in the past simple or the past continuous. (5%)
1. It's strange that you (call) _________ because I (think, just) ____________ about you.
2. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) ___________ and (try)
____________ to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) __________ for souvenirs. Some
young boys (lead) ____________ their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way
home.
3. A couple of men (argue)___________ over the price of a leather belt. I (walk)
___________ over to a man who (sell) ___________ fruit and (buy) ____________ a banana.
4. The firemen (rescue) __________ the old woman who (be) _________ trapped on the third
floor of the burning building.
5. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) ___________ her dirty dishes in the sink. I think
she (expect, actually) ______________ me to do them for her.
C. Fill in the empty space with the correct tag. (10%)
1. They're working on the project______?
2. It wasn't my fault, ______?
3. Bill got what he wanted, ______?
4. It won't be hard to convince her, ______?
5. We can't leave him alone, ______?
6. We've done our job, ______?
7. You should apologize for what you have done, ______?
8. They didn't start the meeting at two o'clock, ______?
9. They finish work at five o'clock, ______?
10. She doesn't like him, ______?
D. Fill in the empty space with the preposition of place. (10%)
1. ______ the picture, I can see a woman.
2. The woman is sitting ______ a table.
3. She is sitting ______ a chair.
4. There is another chair ______ the woman.
5. Her feet are ______ the table.
6. The woman is holding a cup ______ her hands.
7. ______ the table are a laptop, a paper, a calculator, an appointment calendar, two pens
and a muffin.
8. The woman is looking ______ her laptop.
9. The woman's bag is ______ the table.
10. I saw Simon ____________ the station while I was waiting for the train.
E. Rewrite the following tenses as the passive form. (10%)
1. English ____________________ (speak) in many countries.
2. The post ______________________ (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.
______________________________ (the building/use) anymore?
3. How often ______________________________ (the Olympic Games(hold)?
4. How _______________________ (your name/spell)?
5. My salary _____________________ (pay) every month.
6. These cars _________________________ (not make) in Japan.
7. The name of the people who committed the crime _____________________ (not know).
8. His travel expenses ________________________ (not pay) by his company.
F. Fill in the empty space with the future forms. (10%)
1. When we get home, we ___________ (have) dinner.
2. I know they ___________ (feel) very happy if they win the match.
3. They’ve already decided on their next summer holiday. They ____________ (do) a tour of
Norway.
4. She thinks that the Take That concert __________ (be) really exciting.
5. “What are your plans for this evening?” I ________ (meet) my friends and then go to a
birthday party.
6. If you revise for the exam, I’m sure you ________ (get) a good result.
7. The weather forecast is good for the next few days. It _________ (be) very sunny.
8. I can’t come on the march tomorrow. I ___________ (look after) my cousins.
9. In the future, I think humans ___________ (wipe out) many different species.
10. He is buying some butter and eggs because he _________ (make) a cake later.
G. Identify the cause & effect expression. (10%)
1. After the dog bit her, we had to take her to the hospital.
2. Her computer stopped working due to a virus.
3. The police arrested him because he committed a crime.
4. She set fire to the curtain first before the whole house burnt down.
5. If she gets accepted to university, she will become a doctor.
6. Unless she finds a replacement, she will be fired.
7. Owing to the lack of customers, the restaurant closed down this week.
8. Since she is scared of clowns, she never goes to the circus.
9. He passed his first year at university; as a result, his parents bought him a car.
10. She is lazy, therefore she has failed all of her subjects.
Answers
Section 1 – Fill the gap to complete the tenses. (65%)
A. Fill in the present simple or the present continuous. (10%)
1. She is running because she's late for her lesson.
2. Our teacher always gives us lots of homework.
3. We don’t want to go to the concert.
4. What time will you meet Pete tomorrow?
5. I’m not working today. I'm on holiday.
6. People speaking English in Jamaica.
7. Archie is not using his computer at the moment.
8. (Tony / live) near the park?
B. Fill in the past simple or the past continuous. (5%)
1. It's strange that you (call) _________ because I (think, just) ____________ about you.
2. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) ___________ and (try)
____________ to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) __________ for souvenirs. Some
young boys (lead) ____________ their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way
home.
3. A couple of men (argue)___________ over the price of a leather belt. I (walk)
___________ over to a man who (sell) ___________ fruit and (buy) ____________ a banana.
4. The firemen (rescue) __________ the old woman who (be) _________ trapped on the third
floor of the burning building.
5. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) ___________ her dirty dishes in the sink. I think
she (expect, actually) ______________ me to do them for her.
C. Fill in the empty space with the correct tag. (10%)
1. They're working on the project______?
2. It wasn't my fault, ______?
3. Bill got what he wanted, ______?
4. It won't be hard to convince her, ______?
5. We can't leave him alone, ______?
6. We've done our job, ______?
7. You should apologize for what you have done, ______?
8. They didn't start the meeting at two o'clock, ______?
9. They finish work at five o'clock, ______?
10. She doesn't like him, ______?
D. Fill in the empty space with the preposition of place. (10%)
1. ______ the picture, I can see a woman.
2. The woman is sitting ______ a table.
3. She is sitting ______ a chair.
4. There is another chair ______ the woman.
5. Her feet are ______ the table.
6. The woman is holding a cup ______ her hands.
7. ______ the table are a laptop, a paper, a calculator, an appointment calendar, two pens
and a muffin.
8. The woman is looking ______ her laptop.
9. The woman's bag is ______ the table.
10. I saw Simon ____________ the station while I was waiting for the train.
E. Rewrite the following tenses as the passive form. (10%)
1. English ____________________ (speak) in many countries.
2. The post ______________________ (deliver) at about 7 o’clock every morning.
______________________________ (the building/use) anymore?
3. How often ______________________________ (the Olympic Games(hold)?
4. How _______________________ (your name/spell)?
5. My salary _____________________ (pay) every month.
6. These cars _________________________ (not make) in Japan.
7. The name of the people who committed the crime _____________________ (not know).
8. His travel expenses ________________________ (not pay) by his company.
F. Fill in the empty space with the future forms. (10%)
1. When we get home, we ___________ (have) dinner.
2. I know they ___________ (feel) very happy if they win the match.
3. They’ve already decided on their next summer holiday. They ____________ (do) a tour of
Norway.
4. She thinks that the Take That concert __________ (be) really exciting.
5. “What are your plans for this evening?” I ________ (meet) my friends and then go to a
birthday party.
6. If you revise for the exam, I’m sure you ________ (get) a good result.
7. The weather forecast is good for the next few days. It _________ (be) very sunny.
8. I can’t come on the march tomorrow. I ___________ (look after) my cousins.
9. In the future, I think humans ___________ (wipe out) many different species.
10. He is buying some butter and eggs because he _________ (make) a cake later.
G. Identify the cause & effect expression. (10%)
1. After the dog bit her, we had to take her to the hospital.
2. Her computer stopped working due to a virus.
3. The police arrested him because he committed a crime.
4. She set fire to the curtain first before the whole house burnt down.
5. If she gets accepted to university, she will become a doctor.
6. Unless she finds a replacement, she will be fired.
7. Owing to the lack of customers, the restaurant closed down this week.
8. Since she is scared of clowns, she never goes to the circus.
9. He passed his first year at university; as a result, his parents bought him a car.
10. She is lazy, therefore she has failed all of her subjects.