English Exam 06th of March

1. Present simple (Adverbs of frequency)

b) Rewrite the sentences with the adverbs of frequency.

1 He doesnt celebrate his birthday. (usually)
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2 We dont meet our friends after school. (always)
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3 I watch TV at the weekend. (not often)
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4 That caf is closed on Sundays. (sometimes)
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5 They watch horror films. (never)
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6 You arent late for class. (usually)
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c) Complete these sentences with the correct form of present simple.

1. I _________ (play) tennis after school.
2. You _________ (start) school at nine oclock.
3. We _________ (have) lunch at school.
4. They _________ (watch) TV after dinner.
5. She _________ (not get up) at seven oclock.
6. We _________ (go) to bed at nine oclock.
7. What time _________ I _________ (get) up?
8. What _________ she _________ (do) after school?
9. He _________ (play) football.
10. Susan _________ (go) to the cinema.
11. My mother _________ (start) work at half past seven.
12. What _________ they _________ (do) in the evening?
13. How _________ you _________ (spell) that in English?
14. Brian _________ (get) up at eight oclock.
15. Where _________ John and Martin _________ (go)?
16. Serena _________ (not know) what to do.
17. Wendy _________ (not like) to do shopping.
18. My grandfather _________ (not live) in London.
19. My sisters _________ (walk) to school every day.
20. My best friend _________ (like) math.
21. My brother and I _________ (have) breakfast half past seven.
22. My cousin _________ (study) biology.
23. We _________ (go) to the cinema at the weekend.
24. When _________ Mary _________ (start) school?
25. Gill _________ (not work) in a supermarket.
2. Like
a) Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in brackets.
SARA Hi you two! What are you doing?
STEVE Were playing basketball. Do you want to play?
SARA No thanks. I (1) ________________________ (not like / play) basketball.
CARL Wow! I (2) ________________________ (love / play) basketball, its great!
STEVE What do you (3) ________________________ (like / do)?
SARA Well, I (4) ________________________ (like / ride).
CARL Yeah! That can be fun.
SARA And I (5) ________________________ (like / dance).
STEVE Dancing! Oh, I (6) ________________________ (hate / dance). I cant dance.
SARA Thats not true. Everyone can dance.
STEVE Not me!
SARA So I know you (7) ________________________ (like / play) basketball, but what
else do you (8) ________________________ (like / do)?
STEVE I (9) ________________________ (like / play) chess.
CARL Chess! Thats boring.

3. Sense verbs
a) Complete with taste, smell, look, sound or feel. Be careful with the 3rd person!
1. Flowers in Mr.Bell's garden ______ nice.
2. The pan flute ______ wonderful
3. Mr.Cox ______ sick. He will stay in bed.
4. This coffee ______ bad.I won't drink it.
5. This melody ______ very nice.
6. Lucy ______ really lovely in that pink dress
7. How does that shampoo ______, Joe?
8. Leo ______ tired as he has studied for long
9. Fried drumstick ______ fantastic.
10. Daniel 's shoes ______ horrible.
11. Joey ______ nervous before his speech.
12. Her kitten ______ very cute
13. This fish is rotten.It ______ terrible.
14. The monster ______ really frightening.
15. The alarm clock ______ annoying.
16.The soup of the day ______ disgusting.

3. Present continuous

a) Complete these sentenceses with the correct form of present continuous.

1. Trina ___________ (walk) past the supermarket.
2. Where are you? We ___________ (wait) for you!
3. Im on a bus and it ___________ (not move).
4. When ___________ you ___________ (come) to see me?
5. I ___________ (sit) on a bus.
6. Petes mother ___________ (not have) a burger.
7. Johns friends ___________ (play) football at the Sports Centre.
8. My best friend ___________ (sit) next to me.
9. I ___________ (not wear) something blue.
10. My teacher ___________ (not stand) behind me
9. I ___________ (not wear) something blue.
10. My teacher ___________ (not stand) behind me.
11. I ___________ (not write) with a pencil.
12. Irama ___________ (have) a shower.
13. Montse ___________ (leave) the room.
14. Marcelo ___________ (not make) a phone call.
15. Rosa ___________ (open) the door.
16. Olga ___________ (brush) her teeth.
17. Eva ___________ (not sing).
18. Mati ___________ (listen) to the radio.
19. Jose ___________ (walk) to school.
20. Javi ___________ (write) a letter.
21. What ___________ the boys ___________ (do) now?
22. Angela ___________ (eat) spaghetti.
23. What ___________ your teacher ___________ (say)?
24. Juanma ___________ (play) with the dog.
25. Where ___________ Eva and Mar ___________ (sit) ?

4. Present Simple vs Present continuous

a) Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in brackets.
SARA Hi you two! What are you doing?
STEVE Were playing basketball. Do you want to play?
SARA No thanks. I (1) ________________________ (not like / play) basketball.
CARL Wow! I (2) ________________________ (love / play) basketball, its great!
STEVE What do you (3) ________________________ (like / do)?
SARA Well, I (4) ________________________ (like / ride).
CARL Yeah! That can be fun.
SARA And I (5) ________________________ (like / dance).
STEVE Dancing! Oh, I (6) ________________________ (hate / dance). I cant dance.
SARA Thats not true. Everyone can dance.
STEVE Not me!
SARA So I know you (7) ________________________ (like / play) basketball, but what
else do you (8) ________________________ (like / do)?
STEVE I (9) ________________________ (like / play) chess.
CARL Chess! Thats boring.

c) Write the verb between brackets in the present simple or continuous.

1. ......... you usually ......... (eat) vegetables?
2. Sorry, I cant talk now. I .................. (brush) my teeth.
3. Sandy .................. (not drink) alcohol very often.
4. They.................. (work) at the factory from Monday to Friday.
5. Listen! Somebody .................. (shout).
6. He doesnt have time now. He .................. (do) his homework.
7. How often ........ she ............. (go) to the dentist?
8. We .................. (go out) for dinner every Saturday night.
9. Be quiet! I .................. (study) for tomorrows exam.
10. Shes not at home at the moment. I think she .................. (do) the shopping.

d) Present Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct alternative(s) in the sentences

1-8 below.
1 Today she s spending/spends time with her grandmother.
2 They usually are going/go to the gym on Sundays.
3 We re having/have a barbecue later on. Do you want to come?
4 No, she cant answer the phone, she has/is having a shower.
5 I always have/am having a coffee before I m leaving/leave for work in the morning.
6 They sometimes fly/are flying to Sweden, but usually they are going/go by boat.
7 Where are you? I m sitting/sit outside in the sunshine!
8 He always brings/is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English class.

5. Countable and uncountable nouns (a/An, some, any, how much/many, a lot
of/lots of, too and (not) enough)
a) Complete the sentences with a / an, some or any.
1. I want ___________ juice.
2. Theres ___________ meat in the dish.
3. Has she got ___________ map?
4. Have you got ___________ money?
5. He needs ___________ snack.
6. Its ___________ Italian pizza.
7. We use ___________ in negative sentences and questions in all nouns.
8. We use ___________ in affirmative sentences with all nouns.
9. We use ___________ , ___________ or numbers with countable nouns.
10. There are ___________ mosquitoes in my bedroom.

b) Completa las siguientes oraciones con too o enough.

1. Peter is _________ short to become a police officer. Hes only 1,65cm tall.
2. Id like to buy a new car and a new house, but Im not rich _________ .
3. My school is _________ far from my house to go on foot.
4. Kelly is _________ young to drive a car. Shes only 14.
5. That skirt is _________ tight for you. You need a bigger size.
6. David isnt fast _________ to beat the Italian runner.
7. We didnt buy the sofa because it wasnt comfortable _________ .
8. Im a good swimmer but Im not good _________ to enter a competition.
9. The students are _________ lazy to learn the irregular verbs by heart.
10. The music is _________ loud and I cant hear anything you say.

c) Choose whether to use MUCH or MANY in the sentences?

1. My brother is very busy. He hasn't got time.
2. There is too noise in the street. I can't sleep.
3. How eggs do I need for an omelet.
4. Does your student know words in English?
5. Because of e-mails, people don't receive letters nowadays.
6. My mother always put too salt when she cooks.
7. There haven't been sunny days lately.
8. I like that dress very .

6. Possesive adjectives and pronouns

a) Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives.

1. Where are (you) ______ friends now?

2. Here is a postcard from (I) ______ friend Dees.

3. She lives in England now with (she) ______ family.

4. (He) ______ wife works in Tilburg.

5. (He) ______ company builds websites. .

b) Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives.

1. Joanie is (John and Nancy) ______ daughter.

2. Our names are Kathy and Robin. This is (Kathy and Robin) ______ mother.

3. Jeremy and Valerie are (Tim and Carey) ______ parents.

4. Tony is (Mary) ______ grandson.

5. My name is Annie. This is (Annie) ______ father.

6. (Alex) ______ name is Alex.

7. Peggy and Martin are (Kelly) ______ children.

8. Your name is Greg. They are (Grey) ______ parents.

c) Use the correct possessive adjectives.

1. Is this _______ (you) house?

2. Robert, _______ (you) handwriting is difficult to read.

3. Michael is showing _______ (he) tortoise to _______ (he) friends.

4. My sister lost _______ (she) way in the city.

5. The lion is chasing _______ (it) prey.

6. The dentist asked _______ (he) patient to open _______ (she) mouth.

d) Use the correct subject pronoun.

1. Jesus is not English. _____ is Spanish.

2. Tony and Lisa are in love; _____ are going to get married.

3. This is my first job. _____ am very exited.

4. Have _____ seen my new car? No I havent.

5. _____ am going home this weekend.

6. Will you look after our hamster please? _____ will need food and water.

7. Whose and possessives

a) Answer the following questions with short answers using the correct possessive
form. Example: Whose coat is this? (the doctor) It is the doctor's coat .

1. Whose house is this? (Amy) __________________________________ .

2. Whose money is this? (the bank) __________________________________ .

3. Whose book is this? (the teacher) __________________________________ .

4. Whose keys are these? (Ann) __________________________________ .

5. Whose cars are these? (my friends) __________________________________ .

6. Whose food is this? (the dogs) ________

b) Use a possessive pronoun in the gap in each sentence based on the word(s) in
parentheses.

1. The book is ____. (John)

2. I think we should go in ____. (The boy's car)

3. That house is ____. (Kathy)

4. Do you hear the telephone? I think it's ____. (my telephone)

5. I'm sure it's ____. (the computer that belongs to my sister and me)

6. Look at that car. It's ____. (Mary and Peter)

7. That dog over there is ____. (Henry)

8. Those bicycles are ____. (Jack and Peter)

9. No, that one is ____. (you)

10. Yes, that one is ____. (I)

9. Past simple
a) Write positive sentences in simple past.
1. he / the question / answer
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2. you / a question / ask
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3. the dog / bark
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4. they / us / call
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5. we / a mountain / climb
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6. John / stamps / collect
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7. we / in London / live
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8. I / hungry / be
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9. they / a hamster / have
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10. he / to school / go
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b) Rewrite the sentences in the negative.
1. They collected postcards. THEY DIDNT COLLECT POSTCARDS.
2. You jumped high.
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3. Albert played squash.
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4. The teacher tested our English.
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5. Fiona visited her grandma.
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6. He washed the car.
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7. You were thirsty.
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8. He had a computer.
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9. I bought bread.
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10. You saw the house.
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c) Write questions in simple past.

1. Anna / the window / open : DID ANNA OPEN THE WINDOW?
2. she / home / walk
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3. you / in the garden / work
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4. you / a song / sing
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5. she / on a chair / sit
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6. you / the castle / visit
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7. Jenny / the door / lock
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8. she / happy / be
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9. Greg / the ball / kick
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10. the car / at the corner / stop ______________________________

10. Double genitive

a) Write the double genitive for the phrases below.

Example: Michael has friends. John is one of them.
John is a friend of Michael's .

1) John has friends. She is one of them.

She is a friend .

2) Fred has neighbours. I am one of them.

I am a neighbour .

3) Mary has colleagues. We are her colleagues.

We are colleagues .

4) Mr Simpson has students. They are his students.

They are students .

5) My boss has employees. Paul is one of them.

Paul is an employee .

6) Dave has teachers. Miss Smart is one of them.

Miss Smart is a teacher .

7) Everybody is friends with Steve.

Steve is a friend .

8) I have some old friends. They are my old friends.

They are old friends .

9) She has colleagues. Nick is one of them.

Nick is a colleague .

10) They have neighbours. John and Mary are their neighbours.

John and Mary are neighbours .

11. Modal verbs

a) Choose the correct option.
1. She looks pretty sick. I think she ________ go to a doctor.
a) should b) can
2. Youve been driving all day. You ________ be exhausted!
a) should b) must
3. You ________ smoke so much. Its bad for your health.
a) cant b) shouldnt
4. Hey Im lost. ________ you help me?
a) Can b) Should
5. You have such a beautiful voice. You ________ sing for us!
a) should b) can
6. I know he speaks five languages, but ________ he speak Arabic?
a) should b) can
7. That looks very expensive. It ________ have cost a fortune!
a) should b) must
8. I ________ believe that you failed your test!
a) cant b) shouldnt
9. Im on my way. I ________ be there in about 10 minutes.
a) should b) can
10. I ________ afford that.
a) cant b) shouldnt
11. Why ________ I care about your problems?
a) can b) should
12. Tom and Rebecca give their daughter a lot of presents. They ________ really love
her.
a) can b) must
13. We ________ go out to that new Italian restaurant tonight.
a) should b) must
14. Everyone who crosses the border ________ show his/her passport.
a) must b) should
15. P1: When is Tom coming? P2: He's on his way. He ________ be here any minute.
a) must b) should
16. P1: ________ my friend sleep over?
 P2: Yes, but he'll have to get permission from his parents.
a) Can b) Should
17. ________ you always be so mean to everyone?
a) Can b) Must
18. ________ you please try to be nicer to your brother?
a) Must b) Can
19. I ________ get here earlier because of the traffic on the freeway.
a) shouldn't b) couldn't
20. P1: Which language ________ I learn - French or Italian?
P2: I think you ________ learn French.
a) should b) must
12. Past continuous vs past simple (when/while)
b) Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets into the correct tense Past
Simple or Past Continuous.
1.- It _____________ (snow) when I _________ (leave) home this morning.
2.- It was a sunny afternoon and people __________ (sit) on the grass in the park. Then
suddenly it __________ (start) to rain.
3.- A: I tried to explain my problem to her. B: ____________________ (she/listen)?
4.- My brother ______________ (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he
____________ (see) me, he ___________ (finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I
____________ (listen) to his conversation.
5.- I nearly had an accident today. A car ____________ (come) towards me, but I moved
quickly out of the way and fortunately nothing ____________ (happen).
6.- A: Which hotel ______________ (you/stay) in when you lost your passport? B: I dont
remember. I ____________ (visit) many places during my European tour and I
____________ (stay) in many different hotels.
7.- I ____________ (move) to Hastings in 1999. I ____________ (live) there when I met
them. 8.- ________________(many people / wait) for the 9:15 bus last night?
9.- I ______________ (dance) with my girlfriend when the disc jockey played our
favourite song. 10.- I ____________ (study) grammar when I ___________ (fall) asleep.
11.- The scientists ___________ (work) in their laboratory when they___________
(discover) the new drug.
12.- We ___________ (climb) the wall when the gardener ___________ (see) us.
13.-Vicky ___________ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock __________
(ring)
14.- As he ____________ (run) for the bus he ___________ (collide) with a street lamp.
15.- When he __________ (carry) a suitcase, he __________ (drop) it on his foot.
16..- ___________ (you / do) your homework on the bus while you ____________
(come) to school?
17.- The students ____________ (read) the article when the last class ___________
(finish).
18.- When I ____________ (arrive) at the cinema, my friends __________ (wait) for me.
19.- ____________ (you / listen) to the teacher when she ___________ (explain) this
exercise?
20.- Susan __________ (play) the piano while Mary ___________ (sing).
c) Complete with while or when
1) I was having lunch __________________ James arrived.
2) __________________ I heard the doorbell, I went to the door
3) __________________ Jo was washing her hair, I did my homework.
4) __________________ I buy the bread, you can go to the butcher's.
5) I was at the baker's __________________ I met Jo.
6) The customer was being helped by the salesman __________________ the thief came
into the store.
7) __________________ you saw Keith, was he with Joe
8) I was in the shop __________________ someone stole my bag.
9) I hurt my back __________________ I tried to lift the piano.
10) __________________ we were standing outside the cinema, someone picked my
pocket.
11) __________________ Mrs Scott came back to her hotel, she called the elevator