ENGLISH

Pre Test

Unit 12

Grammar
A : Complete the sentences with a Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Shes furious, she (wait) ______________________ for a bus for hours.
2. Shes got paint in her hair, she (decorate) ______________________ the
bathroom.
3. Shes crying because she (watch) ______________________ a sad film.
4. Her back hurts because she (work) ______________________ in the
garden all day.
5. She hasnt got any money left because she (shop) __________________
all the afternoon.
6. Shes a bit sunburnt because she (sunbathe) ______________________
B:
Complete the questions. Put the verbs in the Present Perfect
Continuous
1. Sorry Im late. _____________________ (wait) long?
2. So you play chess do you? How long ___________________ (play)?
3. The streets are wet. ___________________ (rain)?
4. The children are tired. What ____________________ (do)?
5. Hi! Im your new neighbour. How long ________________ (live) here?
C: Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. Im hot because Ive run / Ive been running.
2. Ive cut / Ive been cutting my finger.
3. How long have you had /have you been having this book?
4. Theres my wallet! Ive looked / Ive been looking for it for ages.
5. They live / They have been living here for three years.
6. Sorry. Ive broken /Ive been breaking one of your glasses.

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D: Put the verb in the correct tense.

I ________________ (come) from Switzerland. I ________________ (come)
to London six months ago to learn English. I ________________ (not
meet) many English people yet, only my teachers. I ________________
(start) learning English at school in Switzerland when I was eleven,
so I ________________ (learn) it for nearly ten years. At first in London,
I ________________ (not understand) anything, but now my English
________________ (improve). I ________________ just ________________
(take) an exam. If I ________________ (pass), I ________________ (move)
into next class. Im excited today because my parents
________________ (come) tomorrow to stay with me for a few days and
I ________________ (not see) them for a long time. They
________________ (never be) to England and they ________________ (not
speak) English.
E: Complete the sentences with for, since or ago
1. My aunt has lived in Australia ________ 15 years.
2. She is in the office; she has been there __________ 7 oclock.
3. Those houses have been empty ____________ many years.
4. Linda and Frank got married 20 years___________ .
5. We had lunch an hour ___________ .
6. Mike has been ill __________a long time.

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Pre Test

Unit 12

E: What could you say in these situations? Write sentences with the
Present Perfect Continuous and for
1. A DVD is on. It began two hours ago and it hasnt finished yet.
The video has been playing for two hours
2. John went into the water an hour ago. He doesnt want to come
out yet.
______________________________________________________________
3. Your friends started their journey around the world three months
ago. Theyve gone about half way now.
_______________________________________________________________
4. Kate rang Rita forty minutes ago and they are still on the phone.
_______________________________________________________________
5. Trevor has got an interesting book. He stared it quite a long time
ago. Ask him how long?
_______________________________________________________________

Vocabulary
G: Complete the sentences with a phrasal verb from the list
come across - look after give over - take off come round get
down
1. Look at that kid! He ______________ his mother.
2. At 7pm the plane ____________ for Miami.
3. If you __________ my mobile phone, please tell me. Ive lost it!
4. If you have time, ____________ and see me! We could have a drink
together.
5. Can you please _______________ chatting during the lesson!
6. That rainy weather really __________ me __________ !
H: Match the formal form with a phrasal verb.
1. They are going to introduce a
a. Take on
new law.
b. Go off
2. We are accepting the
challenge
3. Im trying to calculate how
c. Hold up
much money Ive spent.
d. Fix up
4. The traffic was delayed by
road works.
5. The bomb exploded five miles
e. bring in
away
f. go away
6. He stopped playing football
last year.
7. Weve arranged a meeting for
g. give up
next Tuesday
h. work out
8. I had a pain in my arm, but it
disappeared.

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Pre Test

Unit 12

Grammar
A : Complete the sentences with a Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Shes furious, she (wait) has been waiting for a bus for hours.
2. Shes got paint in her hair, she (decorate) has been decorating the
bathroom.
3. Shes crying because she (watch) has been watching a sad film.
4. Her back hurts because she (work) has been working in the garden
all day.
5. She hasnt got any money left because she (shop) has been
shopping all the afternoon.
6. Shes a bit sunburnt because she (sunbathe) has been sunbathing.
B: Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. Im hot because Ive run / Ive been running.
2. Ive cut / Ive been cutting my finger.
3. How long have you had /have you been having this book?
4. Theres my wallet! Ive looked / Ive been looking for it for ages.
5. They live / They have been living here for three years.
6. Sorry. Ive broken /Ive been breaking one of your glasses.
C: Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. Im hot because Ive run / Ive been running.
2. Ive cut / Ive been cutting my finger.
3. How long have you had /have you been having this book?
4. Theres my wallet! Ive looked / Ive been looking for it for ages.
5. They live / They have been living here for three years.
6. Sorry. Ive broken /Ive been breaking one of your glasses.
D: Put the verb in the correct tense.
I _______come______ (come) from Switzerland. I _______came_____
(come) to London six months ago to learn English. I ______havent
met__ (not meet) many English people yet, only my teachers. I
______started______ (start) learning English at school in Switzerland
when I was eleven, so I have learnt /have been learning (learn) it for
nearly ten years. At first in London, I ____didnt undestand________
(not understand) anything, but now my English ______has
improved____ (improve). I ____have______ just _____taken___ (take) an
exam. If I ______pass_______ (pass), I ___am going to move____
(move) into next class. Im excited today because my parents
_____are coming___ (come) tomorrow to stay with me for a few days
and I ____havent seen___ (not see) them for a long time. They
____have never been_____ (never be) to England and they
_______dont speak_____ (not speak) English.
E: Complete the sentences with for, since or ago
1. My aunt has lived in Australia __for______ 15 years.
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Pre Test

She is in the office; she has been there ___since___ 7 oclock.

Those houses have been empty __for______ many years.
Linda and Frank got married 20 years___ago_____ .
We had lunch an hour _ago_______ .
Mike has been ill ___for____a long time.

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F: What could you say in these situations? Write sentences with the
Present Perfect Continuous and for
1. A DVD is on. It began two hours ago and it hasnt finished yet.
The video has been playing for two hours
2. John went into the water an hour ago. He doesnt want to come
out yet.
John has been swimming for an hour
3. Your friends started their journey around the world three months
ago. Theyve gone about half way now.
My friends have been travelling for three months
4. Kate rang Rita forty minutes ago and they are still on the phone.
They have been talking for forty minutes
5. Trevor has hot an interesting book. He stared it quite a long time
ago. Ask him how long?
How long have you been reading that book?

Vocabulary

G: Complete the sentences with a phrasal verb from the list

come across - look after give over - take off come round get
down
7. Look at that kid! He _looks after_____ his mother.
8. At 7pm the plane _took off___________ for Miami.
9. If you _come across__ my mobile phone, please tell me. Ive lost it!
10.
If you have time, _come round__ and see me! We could have a
drink together.
11.
Can you please _give over___ chatting during the lesson!
12.
That rainy weather really __gets me down_______ !
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H: Match the formal form with a phrasal verb.
a. Take on
1. They are going to introduce a
new law.
2. We are accepting the
b. Go off
challenge
c. Hold up
3. Im trying to calculate how
much money Ive spent.
4. The traffic was delayed by
d. Fix up
road works.
e. bring in
5. The bomb exploded five miles
away
6. He stopped playing football
f. go away
last year.
g. give up
7. Weve arranged a meeting for
next Tuesday

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Pre Test

8. I had a pain in my arm, but it

disappeared.

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Unit 12
h. work out