Test 14

                  

                                         TESTING ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct sentence:

I don`t mind to help you.                           

I don`t mind helping you.

She has many toys, hasn`t she?                   

She has many toys, doesn`t she?

I have to do some essays today, don`t I?     

I have to do some essays today, haven`t I?

It`s high time you do it.                               

It`s high time you did it.

How many information have you got?        

How much information have you got?

A lot of phenomenons happened here.         

A lot of phenomena happened here.

We can`t risk going there.                           

We can`t risk to go there.

She got home at 4 a.m. in the morning. The party mustn`t have been really good.

She got home at 4 a.m. in the morning. The party must have been really good.

She`d rather go home than stay here, hadn`t she?

She`d rather go home than stay here, wouldn`t she?

I would prefer to go home now.                      

I would prefer going home now.

He`d better see a doctor, wouldn`t he?            

He`d better see a doctor, hadn`t he?

If I`ll have time, I will go to the movie.           

If I have time, I will go to the movie.

Had you been here yesterday, I could help you.

Had you been here yesterday, I could have helped you.

Unless you go home now, you`ll be punished.

Unless you don`t go home now, you`ll be punished.

He needn`t go out, need he?                       

He needn`t go out, does he?

She can barely speak, can`t she?                 

She can barely speak, can she?

Somebody has to help him, don`t they?     

Somebody has to help him, haven`t they?

Bad news don`t make people happy.          

Bad news doesn`t make people happy.

  

All their money is in the bank.                   

All their money are in the bank.

That information was very good.               

Those information were very good.

She is always making noise at night.           

She always makes noise at night.

Do you know where is the station?              

Do you know where the station is?

It was worth to do it.                                    

It was worth doing it.

She was trying to cook something when he entered the kitchen.

She tried to cook something when he entered the kitchen.

Mary is the tallest of the two girls.                  

Mary is the taller of the two girls.

He warned me to not touch that wire.             

He warned me not to touch that wire.

He gripped his brother`s arm lest he should fall.

He gripped his brother`s arm lest he shouldn`t fall.

This is the first time I have done all the shopping.

This is the first time I did all the shopping.

I lay in bed for a while.                     

I laid in bed for a while.

I made all the necessary arrangements.         

I did all the necessary arrangements.

Justice has been made.                      

Justice has been done.

The President Trump was elected some time ago.

President Trump was elected some time ago.

How long have you been lieying to them?

How long have you been lying to them?

She has quitted smoking many times.               

She has quit smoking many times.

That man has dived for an hour.

That man has diven for an hour.

She has threw all the garbage this morning. 

She has thrown all the garbage this morning.

I laid on the sofa all day yesterday.                 

I lay on the sofa all day yesterday.

She wishes she knew the answer yesterday.

She wishes she had known the answer yesterday.

If only they were here with me now, but they are not.

If only they had been here with me now, but they are not.

She would like to go to the seaside.       

She would like going to the seaside.

Lucy is the most beautiful girl of the two.

Lucy is the more beautiful girl of the two.

It is the first time  did my homework.

It is the first time I have done my homework.

The reception was a success. The organizers did a good job.

The reception was a success. The organizers made a good job.

If only I hadn`t made that blunder at the party last night.

If only I didn`t make that blunder at the party last night.

What will happen if I will push this button?

What will happen if I push this button?

You keep interrupting me. I wish you didn`t do that. / I wish you wouldn`t do that.

Verb Tenses, Test 13

   

Choose the correct answer:

1. The major said that it ……………… him great pleasure to be there that evening.

a) gives                 

b) gave                        

c) was giving

2. He said that he ……………… go as soon as it was possible.

a) will                             

b) would                             

c) can

3. The teacher often tells me that if I ……………… hard I will fail.

a) didn’t work                       

b) don’t work                     

c) hadn’t worked

4. The lecturer said Amy was just and ……………. the respect of all races and classes.

a) won                             

b) had won                    

c) has won

5. He replied that he ………………. to reward his soldiers and that he kept his word.

a)  promised                       

b) had promised                     

c) would promise

6. The lion told the mouse that he was very weak and that his teeth ………………… out.

a) fell                     

b) have fallen                             

c) had fallen

7. The magistrate asked the accused what ……………… with his hand in the gentleman’s pocket.

a) was he doing                 

b) he was doing                        

c) had he done

8. The stranger asked Alice where she ……………..

a) was living                    

b) lives                            

c) lived

9. The king asked the philosopher whom he …………….. the happiest man alive.

a) consider                              

b) considered                   

c) was considering

10. He asked me whether I ……………….. him.

a) would accompany                      

b) will accompany                

c) have accompanied

11. The wind ………………. furiously. (blew / blown)

12. He ……………… to his mother every week. (writes / wrote)

13. My patience …………….. out at last. (wear / wore)

14. In a fit of rage, she ……………… up the letter. (tore / torn)

15. We couldn’t have ………………. a better day for organizing the party. (chose / chosen)

16. The old man was ……………… by a mad dog. (bit / bitten)

17. We ……………….. across the sea. (swam / swum)

18. A portrait of the founder of the company ……………. on the wall. (hung / hanged)

19. She neatly ……………… her books on the table. (lays / lies)

20. The seeds of dissension had already been ……………… (sowed / sown)

Verb *Wish*, Exercise 1

     

Choose the correct answer: 

1. She failed most of her exams, and now she wishes she __________ harder.

a. works                        b. worked                   

c. would work               d. had worked

2. I had to get the bus to work every day. I wish I __________ a car.

a. have got                     b. had                       

c. would have                 d. had had

3. The weather's terrible today. I wish it __________ a bit warmer.

a. is                             b. was                

c. would be                 d. had been

4. It really annoys me that you never do anything around the house! I wish you __________ from time to time.

a. wash up                      b. washed up               

c. would wash up           d. had washed up

5. I missed my English class yesterday because I went to the doctor's. I wish I __________ it.

a. don't miss                   b. didn't miss           

c. wouldn't miss             d. hadn't missed

6. The last bus always seems to leave early. I wish the driver __________ until the right time before leaving.

a. waits                      b. waited                   

c. would wait             d. had waited

7. My sister will have to cancel her party next week. She wishes she __________ cancel it, but she's broken her leg.

a. doesn't have to     b. won't have to      

c. didn't have to        d. wouldn't have to

8. We went to a new restaurant for lunch and I've been feeling sick all afternoon. I wish we __________ there.

a. go                             b. didn't go              

c. wouldn't go              d. hadn't gone

9. The two brothers are always fighting. Their mother wishes they __________.

a. don't                    b. won't               

c. wouldn't              d. hadn`t

10. I gave that man in the pub my phone number. I wish I __________.

a. won't                   b. didn't have                     

c. wouldn't              d. hadn't

11. My flat is cold. I wish _________

a. it wasn't                 b. weren`t          

c. wouldn`t be           d.  couldn`t be

12. You smoke. I wish ________

a. you wouldn't smoke          

b. didn`t smoke        

c. hasn`t smoked        

d. hadn`t smoked      

       

13. She told him! I wish______________.

a.  she hadn't told him            

b. she didn`t tell him           

c. haven`t told him           

d. hasn`t told him

14. You were too slow getting ready to go out. I wish you ____ so slow getting ready.

a. haven`t been                b. hadn`t been             c. wouldn`t be                  d. won`t be

15. Now we've missed the train. I wish we _______ the train.

a. haven`t missed                  

b. won`t miss                 

c. hadn`t missed      

d. couldn`t miss

16. I promised our friends we'd arrive on time. I wish I _________ we'd arrive on time, because now they'll be waiting for us.

a. wouldn`t promise            

b. hadn`t promise               

c. didn`t promised       

d. hadn`t promised

17. I wish you ___________phone me so early in the morning.

a. wouldn`t                        b. won`t       

c. didn`t                             d. couldn`t

18. I wish you _____ wait until later, because I don`t have the time to finish my report.

a. didn`t wait                    b. wait                  

c. would wait                     d. had waited

19. I wish you _________ me when you're going to be late. It`s disturbing.

a. told                b. would tell                 

c. have told       d. were

20. I haven't got any money. I wish I _____some money.

a. were             b. had been                     

c. had               d. would had

21. I don't earn much money. I wish I _______ some more money.

a. earn                       b. had earned                       c. had earn                d. Earned

22. We're all living in a small flat.

a. I wish we weren't living in a small flat.

b. I wish we were living in a small flat.

c. I wish we lived in a bigger flat.

23. Those children are really noisy

a. I wish they were quieter

b. I wish they would be quiet

c. If only they had been quiet

24. It's very hot.

a. I wish it were cooler       

b. I wish it would rain tomorrow           

c. If only it had rained

25. I wish I  ------     the answer, but I don't.

know      knew    had known      would know

Test 7

   

Choose the correct answer

1. You should ----- swimming.

a. start up           
b. get off             
c. take off     
d. take up

2. I'm fed up ----------- this exercise.
with doing              

to do         
to doing                
for doing

3. She has been ------- of murdering her husband.

charged          
accused                 
blamed       
arrested

4. You ----- the cleaning. I would have done it tonight.

didn`t need to do     
needn`t have done            
didn`t need to make    
shouldn`t have made

5. They have put speed bumps on the road to ----- accidents.

forbid            
prevent             
avoid       
prohibit

 6. We would never have had the accident if you ------ so fast.

wouldn't been driving        
hadn't been driving         
had driven                   
wouldn't drive

7. -------------------- the better team, we lost the match.

Despite of                  
Despite            
Despite being                 
Although

8. You ---- see a doctor.

should better            
would rather                
had better              
would prefer

9. The tree ----- by lightning.

was being strick          
was being struck        
was struck             
was stricken

10. Please do not read -----------. You're disturbing everyone else in the library. 

allowed                                
aloud                         
aloudly                    
allowedly

11. Small amounts of baby formula and breast milk are --------------- in the aircraft cabin if a baby or small child is traveling.
allowed                                
aloud                         
aloudly                    
allowedly

12. You ----------work  tomorrow. It`s Saturday.

must                  
don`t must              
don`t have to                
mustn`t

13. Active Voice:The farmer is growing vegetables.

      Choose the correct Passive Voice sentence below:

Vegetables are growing by  farmer                 
Vegetables are being grown by the farmer                
Vegetables are grown by the farmer               
Vegetables were being grown by the farmer

Verb Tenses, Test 14

  

Choose the correct answer:

1. Suddenly we noticed that the clock stopped / had stopped.

2. I never thought that I would / should to / see him again.

3. The woman led me to her hut and told / said me to remain there for the night.

4. We climbed higher that we could / might get a better view of the procession.

5. Euclid proved that the three angles of a triangle were / are equal to two right angles.

6. I will nurse him so that he may live / might live.

7. I will call you when I arrive / will arrive.

8. He went to the city so that he might / may find work.

9. Wherever he preached, people gathered / gather to listen.

10. The thieves stole whatever they could find / might find in the house.

11. He came oftener than we expected / expect him to.

12. He stayed at home because he was feeling / feels ill.

13. I feel / am feeling fine.

14. I feel / were feeling you shouldn’t do this.

15. What do you think / are you thinking about my hair style?

16. I am seeing / see your dad tomorrow.

17. The fish smells / is smelling awful.

18. I rang her up because I wanted / want to talk.

19. I see / am seeing what you mean.

9. The stew tastes / is tasting wonderful.

20. If I know / knew the answer, I will tell you.

21. He weighs / is weighing 187 pounds.

22. Do you believe / Are you believing  in God?

23. He spent / has spent all his childhood in a quaint village in China.

24. Mozart died while he was composing / had composed the Requiem.

25. I have done / did the cleaning. What shall I do now?

26. I lived / have lived in India for ten years when I was a child.

27. I can’t play tomorrow because I have broken / broke my leg.

28. My puppy has died / died.

29. I have traveled / traveled a lot in Asia and Africa.

30. Once upon a time there lived / has lived a beautiful princess.

31. He worked / has worked hard for years.

32. Did you see / Have you seen Romeo and Juliet on TV last night?

33. My late grandfather did / has done a lot for me.

34. Mary is staying / stays with her parents at the moment.

35. My brother works / is working at a bank.

36. I never get up / I am never getting up before 9 on Sunday mornings.

37. I hate / am hating people who are rude to their subordinates.

38. I like / am liking this music.

39. Does the meat smell / Is the meat smelling bad?

40. I am seeing / see the dentist at 11 am.

41. My father joined / has joined the cavalry because he loved horses.

42. Bears often hibernate / hibernated in caves.

43. His caustic remarks hurt / hurted our feelings.

44.The social services department has / have specialists for each welfare category.

45. The politician made / has made a categorical denial of the charges that he had taken bribes.

46.  The prize was borne / born away by Manchester United.

47. He bade / bidded them farewell.

48. After I had bidden / had baded him farewell, I hurried away.

49. The Minister laid / lay the foundation stone of the new hospital.

50. The farmer killed the goose that had laid / had lain a golden egg.

51. They have finished / finished the work a week ago.

52. We had gone / went to the moves last night.

53. We had eaten / ate our dinner before we went to the movies last night.

54. He hanged / hung the picture on the wall.

55. The terrorist was hung / was hanged at midnight.

56. The doctor felt  / was feeling the patient’s pulse.

57. The farmers in that village grow / are growing vegetables all year round.

58. The proposal sounds / is sounding interesting.

59. I will have moved / will move into my new office by the end of this month.

60. I will have eaten / will eat every chocolate in that box before mom returns from work.

61. She be working / will work on that report tomorrow when I come back.  

62. The lions in the Sahara have laid / have lain in wait for their pray.

63. They have never been invited / have never invited to her parties.

WISH Rules & Explanations

     

                                                             WISH RULES

1. WISH + LONG INFINITIVE

ex. I wish to go - nu se foloseste foarte des acest tip de exprimare. De obicei folosim verbul want in loc de wish

2. WISH + PAST TENSE - O DORINTA PREZENTA [PRESENT WISH / FACT / ACTION]

Obs. Cand trebuie sa folosim verbul BE, indiferent de persoana, forma WERE este preferata chiar si in cazul persoanelor I si a III-a singular. 

ex. I wish I were you - as vrea sa fiu in locul tau.

She wishes she were him - ea isi doreste sa fie in locul lui

They wish [that este eliptic, de obicei ] they had a big house - ei isi doresc sa aiba o casa mare

He wishes he went to the beach - isi doreste sa se duca la plaja.

3. WISH + PAST PERFECT - PAST REGRET

I wish I hadn`t made that blunder at the party last night - Imi doresc sa nu fi facut acea gafa seara trecuta, la petrecere / la petrecerea de seara trecuta

She wishes he had helped her two days ago - ea isi doreste ca el s-o fi ajutat cu 2 zile in urma [ dar n-a facut-o - past regret ]

4. WISH + WOULD + VERB

Se foloseste pentru:

a. FUTURE EVENTS [ evenimente in viitor];

b. ANNOYING / DISTURBING / IRRITATING SITUATIONS

I wish you would help me as soon as possible - future event.

He wishes she would be home tomorrow. - future event.

I wish you wouldn`t make so much noise at night - annoying situation [ situatie deranjanta / suparatoare ]

5. WISH + COULD + VERB - FUTURE EVENTS / ABILITY

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