Verb *Wish*, Exercise 2

Read the sentence and choose the correct answer:

1. I shouted at my little sister this morning. I feel bad about it now.

a. I wish I did not shout at my little sister

b. I wish I hadn't shouted at my little sister

2. I didn't go to the library yesterday. It's closed today.

a. I wish I had gone to the library

b. I wish I went to the library

3. I took no notice of the teacher, and I did really badly in the test.

a. I wish I had taken more notice

b. I wish I took more notice

4. They stayed up really late, and they are very tired, so the boss is most displeased.

a. The boss wishes they had stayed up

b. The boss wishes they stayed up

5. Jack didn't tell his wife he was going to be late, and she got really angry with him.

a. Jack wishes he told his wife

b. Jack wishes he had told his wife

6. Mary told her brother she was going to be late, so he didn't wait for her.

a. Mary wishes she didn`t tell her brother

b. Mary wishes she hadn't told her brother

7. Mary didn’t prepare for the interview, and she's sad because she didn’t get the job.

 a. Mary wishes she had prepared for the interview

 b. Mary wishes she prepared for the interview.

8. I want to wash my car, but I don’t have time.

a. I wish I had had time to wash my car.

b. I wish I had time to wash my car.

9. Michael wants to buy a diamond ring for his girlfriend, but he can’t afford it.

a. Michael wishes he could afford to buy the ring.

b. Michael wishes he could have afforded to buy the ring.

10. Maria ate too many sweets when she was a child, and now she has lost her teeth.

a. Maria wishes she hadn`t eaten so many sweets when she was a child.

b. Maria wishes she didn`t eat so many sweets when she was a child.

11. Frank and Bill ran all the way to school, but they were still late.

a. They wish they were in time for school.

b. They wish they had been in time for school.

Test 17

Circle the correct answer:

I. Chris........................playing for two hours now. He needs a rest!

a. had been                 

b. is              

c. has been               

d. will have been

2 .I think it’s.................................. to read a book than watch a movie.

a. good        

b. well          

c. best              

d. better

3. He’s.............................. biting his nails!

a. sometimes           

b. eternally              

c. regularly                

d. always

4. Cynthia, ..............................a novelist, has already published three books.

a. who is         

b. that is              

c. which is               

d. whose

5. Unfortunately, the bicycle that Michael wants........................................for him to buy. a. isn’t very cheap       

b. isn’t cheap enough       

c. isn’t too cheap   

d. isn’t enough cheap

6. A large............. ............... of people attended the Olympic Games opening ceremony.

a. amount              

b. number       

c. quantity          

d. percent

7. Robin won’t eat meat and neither........Kevin.

a. will             

b. won’t                

c. can                  

d. does

8. If Karen.......................... the group, she would have been able to attend the meeting.

a. have joined                

b. has joined               

c. had joined        

d. haven`t joined

9 .I prefer pop music....................classical music.

a. than                

b. for                   

c. instead                    

d. to

10. If only I........................to university when I was younger!

a. would have gone                 

b. had gone              

c. could go             

d. went

Verb Tenses, Test 11

A. Choose the correct answer.

1. I’m really hungry. I (haven’t eaten / didn’t eat) yet

2. They (arrived / have arrived) a week ago.

3. We (have worked / worked) here for three years.

4. They (didn’t recognise / haven’t recognised) me at yesterday’s meeting.

5. Our neighbour (was / has been) in hospital since Friday.

6. (Have you travelled / Did you travel) abroad many times?

B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect Simple.

1. John ........................... (not call) me recently.

2. They ........................... (buy) a new car last month.

3. The teacher ........................... (not return) the tests yet.

4. How long ........................... she ........................... (know) about this problem?

5. ........................... you ever ........................... (hear) such an unbelievable story?

6. When I was a child, I ........................... (live) in England for two years.

7. He ........................... (buy) me a beautiful gift for my birthday.

8. I am so excited to have a dog. I ..................(always / want) one.

C. Correct the error/s in each sentence.

1. Have you ever eat Chinese food?

2. Mr Brown already left the office.

3. She has moved to another city last year.

4. We haven’t been abroad since a year.

5. They have sent out the invitations yet.

6. The lesson has started ten minutes ago.

7. Jack hasn’t seen Jill since she has graduated.

8. Did she just leave?

9. What have you did lately?

10. Doctors have tried to find a cure for the flu since years.

11. I have walked to the café yesterday.

12. She have bought a new pair of shoes last week.

13. Have you traveled to China two years ago?

14. We did not receive approval to take off yet.

15. I lived in Alaska for a short time.

16. He has built his own home last year.

17. Did you ever visit Toronto?

18. I have worked as a freelance writer from 2005 to 2016.

19. I worked as a director since 2011.

20. How many pages did you read so far?

21. How long did you work at your current job?

22. What's one thing you didn`t do yet today?

23. She opened several restaurants up to now.

24. Back in January, I haven`t had enough money to buy a car.

25. Did you ever try caviar?

Prepositions, Exercise 5

Little free library in the street!

Put in the correct preposition.

1) My friend is good ___playing volleyball.

2) She protests ___discrimination.

3) She is afraid ___cats.

4) The family doesn't feel ___going outing this season. .

5) The company is looking forward ___giving bonus to its workers.

6) She dreams ___becoming a doctor.

7) She apologized ___her misbehavior.

8) Does she agree ___what you explained?

9) Parents often insist ___good manners.

10) Peter reminded me ___ my appointment with doctor

11) The child is allergic __insect stings.

12) The patrolling van chased the thieves ___the lanes.

13) The secret __success lies __hard work.

14) She said  that she had not smoked ___ages.

15) Mr. Seth lives __an apartment building in Hyderabad. 

Miscellaneous, Test 13

Choose the correct answer:

1. It is most expensive of / more expensive than I thought.

2. Chennai is the hotter of / hotter than Mumbai.

3. Susie is the prettier / the prettiest of the two sisters.

4. Mary is the best student / most good student in the class.

5. He is not as successful as / not like succesfull as his brother.

6. The car is running smoothly / more smoothliest since it had a service.

7. It was the most expensive / the more expensive dress I have ever worn.

8. It was ten times more difficult than / ten times most difficult then I expected.

9. I can walk three times further than you / three times farther than you.

10. He is twice as lively as / twice as lively his brother.

11. He explained it careful / carefully, but I was still none the wiser.

12. The more information that comes in, the more confused the picture is / the more confusing the picture is.

13. They knelt in front of the child who would / will one day rule their country.

14. How many people can / might get into a telephone booth?

15. I would / will not do this if I did not have to.

16. If you stopped talking, I could / used to get some work done.

17. Need I get / Need I to get a visa for Malaysia?

18. You had better / would better start saying thank-you.

19. Let’s go for a walk, shall we / will we?

20. You must not to / don’t need to work on Sundays.

21. She really ought to / would mend her ways.

22. She can / may speak six languages.

23. Life used to / uses to be more interesting when I was a child.

24. Granny could / used to always bring us nice gifts.

25. She said I could / could to  come as often as I liked.

26. I would have married / could have married her, if I had wanted to.

Academia de Politie *Alexandru Ioan Cuza*, Test 2017

1. __    had we arrived at the beach, when it ___pouring with rain.

a. Hardly / started                                  

b. No sooner / has started

c. The minute / started                           

d. As soon as / began

2. He explained __________ that unless he_________, he_________to go to prison.

a. to me / testified / would have       

b. me / didn`t testify / would have had

c. to me / would testify / had            

d. me / had testified / was

3. I have explained that she _________ the flute this time tomorrow.

a. was going to play                        b. will play

c. will be playing                            d. would be playing

4. Not until _____________ the trophy___________a speech in front of a large audience.

a. was she presented with / made          

b. she was presented / she has made

c. she was presented with / did she make     

d. she was offered / she made

5. Cand ti se va da acest telefon inteligent, sora ta iti va fi cumparat deja inca unul.

a. When you are given this smartphone, your sister will have already bought you another one.

b. When you will be given this smartphone, your sister will have already bought you another one.

c. When you are given this smartphone, your sister will have already buy you another one.

d. When are you given this smartphone, your sister will have already bought you another one.

6. She locked the door to avoid ______and slept like______.

a. being disturbed / a log                      

b. to be disturbed / a log

c. disturbing / a wood                           

d. to have been disturbed / a bear

7. A gold medal was shining on his chest. But for his parents` support, he ______ the first prize.

a. hadn`t won                             

b. wouldn`t have won

c. wouldn`t win                          

d. didn`t win

8. If I ________ a busy person, I ______them on that trip last weekend.

a. weren`t / would have joined            

b. hadn`t been / would join

c. wouldn`t be / would have joined     

d. weren`t / had joined

9. Unless you ________for help, you never______any support. That is the rule in our institution.

a. ask / get                           

b. will ask / get

c. don`t ask / will get          

d. ask / would get

10. We didn`t realize how serious the situation was.

a. Little did we realize how serious the situation was.

b. Little did we realize how serious was the situation.

c. Little we realized how serious the situation was.

d. Little had we realized how serious the situation had been.

11. __________you, I _____________everybody to do_______best to get over their differences.

a. Had I been / would have adviced / their

b. If I have been / would have advised / their

c. Had I been / would have adviced / its

d. Had I been / would have advised / their

12. A: `I will never __________this person again.`

      B: `_________.`

a. rely on / Neither will I.                       

b. rely in / Neither will I.

c. rely on / Neither won`t I.                    

d. rely on / Neither am I.

13. I need to learn lots of details about the Russian Revolution as we are having a test tomorrow! If only I _______ concentrate properly!

a. could                          

b. could have

c. can                             

d. am able to

14. He bought_____ for the trip lest he_______while hiking in the mountains.

a. some compasses / shouldn`t get lost        

b. a compass / should get lost

c. a compas / might get lost                  

d. some compasses / couldn`t get lost

15. I`d sooner he _______ . ________he done this, he wouldn`t____in prison now.

a. stayed with us / Would /  have been     

b. had stayed with us / Had / be

c. has stayed with us / Hadn`t / be           

d. didn`t leave / Have / have got

16. Bad news always _______me feel______.

a. make / miserable                    

b. makes / miserable

c. makes / miserably                  

d. make / miserably

17. I hardly know______in the neighbourhood who thinks _____ so of themselves!

a. anybody / highly               

b. nobody / highly

c. anybody / high                  

d. somebody / high

18. _______________, terrorism and globalization are two widespread____

a. In my standpoint / phenomenons    

b. From my standpoint / phenomenon

c. From my standpoint / phenomena   

d. By my standpoint / phenomena

19. You should avoid______so much on clothes. It has become typical ____you to spend money like_____.

a. to spend / for / nothing       

b. spending / of / water

c. spending / for / a tycoon     

d. to spend / of / thin air

20. __________the end of the week, we_______in Spain for a fortnight.

a. By / will have been       

b. Over / will have been

c. On / have been              

d. By / will be

21. What _______in ten _____time?

       I_______for this company for over a decade.

a. will you do / years / will be working

b. will you be doing / years / will have been working

c. will you have been doing / years / will have worked

d. will you be doing / years / will be working

22. It`s not worth________ to make yourself understood, they______ attention anyway.

a. trying / are not giving up        

b. to try / are not paying

c. try / are not paying                 

d. trying / are not paying

23. She clearly remembers ______the door before leaving the house and she can`t understand why______ open when she came back from work.

a. to lock / it was                

b. locking / was it

c. having locked / was it     

d. locking / it was

24. I can`t understand why she ______so stubborn today; _____she is more flexible,________?

a. is being / normaly /isn`t she       

b. is being / normally / isn`t she

c. is / normally / isn`t it        

d. has been / normaly / is she

25. If he________ in due time, which I _______, I _______let you know.

a. will arrive / strongly doubted / dare to

b. should arrive / doubt / will

c. might have arrived / would doubt / am bound to

d. happens to arrive / strong doubt / had better

26. Billy wants to buy the boat before his wife has_________.

a. a change of soul              

b. a shift in heart

c. a change of heart             

d. a swift of head

27. Three people have been arrested for _______possession of armaments in a police____.

a. ilegal / raid    

b. illegal / rail

c. illegal / raid   

d. unlegal / reid

28. There should be at least five extinguishers on _____. You _____ worry.

a. the premise / needn`t have to                    

b. the market / mustn`t

c. this building / ought to not                        

d. the premises / don`t need to

29. `I broke my leg while I was skiing`, she said.

a. She said she had broken her leg while skiing.

b. She said she had broke her leg while skiing.

c. She said she has broken her leg when she was skiing.

d. She said she had been breaking her leg when she was skiing.

30. A: `What did Peter suggest?`

      B: `He suggested ________ on a trip the next day`.

a. going

b. us to go

c. we to go

d. to going

Test propus – Scoala de Agenti de Politie *Vasile Lascar*, Campina

              

     TEST PROPUS – Scoala de Agenti de Politie                               *Vasile Lascar*, Campina

1. Which of the following words does not have the sound [i:]?:
a) beep           

b) cheek              

c) sick           

d) seek

2. Generally, summer is a hot season. But ... summer of 2005 was rainy and pretty cold.:
a) a              

b) the      

c) -        

d) this

3. If my car had had good brakes I ... it on time.:
a) could have stopped

b) could stop   

c) stopped   

d) had stopped

4. "Where is the money?", John asked:
a) John asked where is the money 

b) John asked where the money is
c) John asked where the money was    

d) John asked where was the money

5. By the time we arrived at the airport, the plane ...:
a) has just taken off

b) had just taken off

c) took off  

d) had just take off

6. I like both Alice and Claire, but I must admit that Alice is ...:
a) the prettier  

b) the prettiest  

c) the most prettiest  

d) the more prettier

7. It is getting ...:
a) more and more cold      

b) more and more colder
c) cold and cold               

d) colder and colder

8. Which of the following words does not have the sound [a:]?:
a) farm;   b) charm;    c) barn;    d) barium.

9. When you came I ... the garden.:
a) watered  

b) have been watering  

c) was watering

d) had watered

10. She can't come right now. She ... on the project:
a) works

b) is working

c) worked

d) work

11. Six pounds ... a low price and everyone ... to it:
a) are, agree

b) is, agrees    

c) are, agrees    

d) is, agree

12. I still ... to ... in such a strange place!:
a) am not used, live  

b) haven't been used, live
c) can't use, living      

d) haven't got used, living

13. He said that he ... as soon as he ... working:
a) would come, would finish    

b) had come, was finishing
c) would come, finished  

d) came, would have finished

14. We ... in the shade an hour on that sunny afternoon:
a) had        

b) lay   

c) lied   

d) lain

15. The police ... investigating a serious murder case for three weeks now:
a) are

b) have been          

c) is    

d) has been

16. He arrived ... London ... 7 a.m. ... a foggy November day. We often have fog ... November:
a) in, at, on, in        

b) at, at, on, during  

c) to, at, in, on 

d) by, on, in, in

17. He ... since I ... home:
a) had read, came          

b) is reading, came
c) read, have come         

d) has been reading, was

18. It is high time he ... told to stop behaving like a child:
a) has been         

b) would be       

c) were    

d) was

19. It is unlikely ... these intructions:
a) for them to understand

b) for them to have understood
c) that they should understand             

d) that they understood

20. He can't tell which of the two girls is ...:
a) the most beautiful        

b) the most beautifulest
c) the more beautifuler           

d) the more beautiful

21. You hardly ever go to cinema, ...?:
a) isn't it   

b) don't you     

c) are you    

d) do you

22. If I'd known we'd have to wait so long, I ... a book.:
a) would bring

b) had brought   

c) brought   

d) would have brought

23. Who has written this novel? It's good. Who ... written by?:
a) this novel has been   

b) has this novel been
c) has been this novel    

d) was this novel

24. "Which of the wto pens would you like?" "... will do .":
a) Any   

b) Either        

c) No one           

d) None

25. No sooner ... home ... the phone rang:
a) hat I got, that    

b) had I got, when
c) did I get, than  

d) had I got, than

26. ... you wish to buy a new car, we'd offer free insurance:
a) Would  

b) Should    

c) Had    

d) Did

27. It's a long time since I ... such a good article:
a) have read  

b) read  

c) have been reading   

d) had read

28. You repeated it, ... was necessary:
a) that   

b) what   

c) who   

d) which

29. Is there anything her worth ...?:
a) buying   

b) to buy   

c) to have bought    

d) to buying

30. Nobody has to do that, ...?:
a) do they  

b) have they   

c) has he   

d) does he

31. I'm not expecting any messages, but if someone ... ring while I am out could you say that I'll be back by 6 p.m.?:
a) would   

b) will   

c) should   

d) can

32. ... again, we might consider her for the job:
a) Were she apply

b) If she had applied

c) Were she to apply     

d) She applied

33. He insisted ... the documents:
a) to see     

b) that he sees    

c) in seeing     

d) on seeing

34. Everyone ... quietly when suddenly the door ... open and a complete stranger ... in:
a) was reading, burst, rushed    

b) were reading, bursted, rushed
c) was reading, bursted, rushed

d) read, was bursting, has rushed

35. "Shall we go to the cinema?" "Yes, ...!":
a) let's            

b) we are      

c) shall we    

d) shan't we

36. I don't believe she has failed the French test again. ... the French test again:
a) She mustn't have failed         

b) She can't have failed
c) I can't believe she could fail    

d) It's impossible she may fail

37. I hope they ... this road by the time we ... back next summer:
a) had repaired, would come    

b) will have repaired, come
c) will have repaired, will come  

d) would have repaired, had come

38. At this time on Monday, the handball team of our school ... be training on the new sports ground:
a) will           

b) would        

c) should      

d) must

39. My sister drives ... than my brother, but I must also admit that she drives ...:
a) faster ... worse   

b) fast ... badly   

c) faster ... worst  

d) fast ... worse

40. If ..., I wouldn't be able to solve the problem:
a) it hadn't been for you  

b) you hadn't been

c) you weren't

d) it weren't for you

41. When the whistle was blown, I felt as if my legs ... stuck to the ground:
a) was

b) were  

c) are 

d) have been

42. I had warned you to study more but you ... listen:
a) won't           

b) mustn't       

c) needn't  

d) wouldn't

43. She has bought two beautiful ... :
a) scarfs      

b) scarves         

c) scarfes          

d) scarvs

44. The receptionist gave him ... valuable ...:
a) a loaf of ... information        

b) a bar of ... information
c) a piece of ... informations      

d) a piece of ... information

45. Which judge ... the witness right now?:
a) hears

b) is hearing

c) will hear

d) has heard