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

I wish you could help me with my homework WISH Rules & Explanations

Verb *Wish*, Exercise 3

    

WISH & IF ONLY

Choose the correct answer:

1. I wish our team ______ .

did win                  had won                    has won

2. If only I ______ the guitar!

   can play                 will play            could play

3. I wish I ______ a million dollars.

   have             will have        had

4. If only we ______ the wrong road!

 hadn't taken      had taken          haven't taken

5. I wish they ______ us they were coming early.

 had told          have told                  did tell

6. If only you ______ how to swim when you were younger!

 have learned       will learn            had learned

7. I wish we ______ that house.

   will buy            could buy                bought

8. I wish you ______ how surprised she was.

   could have seen           saw               have seen

9. I wish that warbler ______ closer so I could get a picture.

   would come       will come                has come

10. If only it ______ raining!

   can stop               will stop              would stop

11. They wish their neighbors ________ singing at night.

    could stop          stopped               would stop

12. She is lonely. She wishes she________more people.

meet                    met                     had met

     

13. I wish I didn`t have to go to work on Saturday.

This refers to the future    /  This refers to the past

Test 1

        

Choose the right answer: 

I'm going to meet... professor James.

an;  b) the;  c) a;  d) –

The little boy feared lest he ... punished by his mother. 

would be; b) should be;  c) could be;  d) were

Our advice was for them ... until the morning came. 

wait;  b) to wait;  c) should wait;  d) waited

May I suggest that you ... your mind? 

make up;  b) would make up; c) made up;  d) shall make up

Her only wish was that her children ... there for some more time.
 a] would be       b] could be      
 c] being              d] should be

I'd rather you ... mention it to my parents.

haven't;  b) will not; c) didn't;  d) don't

If only you ... me earlier! 

a) have told;  b) told;  c) had told;  d) would tell

Even if they ... ready, nothing would have changed.

a) were;  b) would be;  c) are;  d) had been

I wish you ... leaving! 

a) aren't;  b) weren't;  c) wasn't;  d) wouldn't be.

I wish I ... better for the exams! 

a) study;  b) had studied;  c) would study;  d) have studied

... he to agree to our proposal, we could go on with the project.

a) Was;  b) Is;  c) Were; d) Would

In this forest there are many .... 

a) wolves; b) wolfves;  c) wolfes

It is only fair that you ... the truth.

a) knew;  b) may know;  c) would know;  d) should know

Why ... the bus now? 

a) don't get on;  b) not get on;  c) not to get on;  d) not getting on

All the ... were covered with snow. 
a) roofvs;  b) roves;  c) roofs; d) roofes

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.

Test 15

  

1.Which sentence is NOT correct?

This is the news. There has been an earthquake in Japan.
This is the news. There has just been an earthquake in Japan.
This is the news. There has been an earthquake in Japan last night.  

2.Which question follows this statement? ‘I’ve been to New York.’

Really? When did you go? 
Really? When have you gone?  
Really? When you have gone?   

3.Complete the sentence.
‘I ____ out last Friday.’

 have gone   
 didn’t go   
 haven’t been   

4.Which sentence is NOT correct?

He’s recently got a new job in Frankfurt.
Alan has just arrived.
I’ve bought a new mobile phone two days ago.  

5.Which word can complete the sentence?
   I haven’t seen him ____.

   yesterday   
   yet     
    last night  

6.Which word CANNOT go in the space?
I’ve _____ spoken to James about the meeting.

yet   
already   
just   

7.Which words complete the sentence?
I _______ Helen since we _______ at school together.

‘ve known / were   know
were   knew / ‘ve been   
knew / have been

8.Which sentence is true?
My parents have lived in Canada for three years.

They used to live in Canada but now they live somewhere else.
They still live in Canada now.   

They used to live in Canada but now they are dead.   

9.Which words can complete the sentence below?
I’ve telephoned Mike ___________.

three times last week   

three times this week 

yesterday

Modal Verbs, Test 3

  

Choose the correct answer

1. Sally looks worried . She MUST HAVE / COULD HAD a problem with something.

2. Bob CAN’T BE / MUSTN`T  HAVE BEEN at school because I haven’t seen him all day .

3. I COULD HAVE LENT / MUST HAVE LENT you the money. Why didn’t you ask me?

4. Mr Travis hasn’t come to work yet. He has never been late for work. He CAN`T HAVE MISSED / MUST HAVE MISSED the bus.

5. She knew everything about our plans. She MUST HAVE LISTENED / CAN HAVE LISTENED to our conversation.

6. A: Will you come to my birthday party tomorrow afternoon ?

    B : I’m sorry but I CAN’T COME / SHOULDN`T COME because I have to look after my sister.

7. Timmy is a very good boy. He isn’t naughty, so he CAN’T HAVE BROKEN / MUST NOT HAVE BROKEN that window.

8. The street is wet this morning . I’m not sure but it SHOULD HAVE RAINED / MIGHT HAVE RAINED last night.

9. She COULD SING / CAN SING like an angel when she was a child.

10. A : I talked to your science teacher yesterday.

      B : You CAN’T HAVE TALKED / MUST HAVE TALKED to her because she wasn’t at school yesterday.

11. Mrs White bought a new fur coat ! - She COULD HAVE WON / MUST HAVE WON the lottery.

12. He came home alone yesterday. You SHOULDN’T HAVE LET / COULD NOT HAVE LET him do that.

13. He read the message but he CAN`T UNDERSTAND / COULDN’T UNDERSTAND it.

14. The singer has got a sore throat so she CAN’T SING / COULDN`T SING at the concert.

15. It MUST HAVE BEEN / MIGHT HAVE BEEN Jack I saw in the park yesterday, but I’m not sure about it.

16. We can’t wait any longer. Something MUST BE DONE / MAY BE DONE at once.

17. Everyone shouted in fear. They MUST HAVE BEEN / MUST BE very afraid.

18. A : I’m afraid Ted is watching TV again.

      B : He CAN’T BE WATCHING / MUSTN`T BE WATCHING TV because his room is completely silent and dark.

19. He MUST BE SLEEPING  / CAN BE SLEEPING. He is not in the living room.

20. I can’t find my book . I MUST HAVE LEFT IT / MUST LEAVE IT on the bus.

21. She CAN’T BE / MUST BE stupid. She teaches maths at the university

22. She MUSTN’T GO / MUSTN`T HAVE GONE to school. It’s Saturday.

23. You were stupid to go skiing here. You COULD HAVE BROKEN / MUST HAVE BROKEN a leg.

24. He looked so tired when I saw him. He MUST HAVE WORKED / COULD HAVE WORKED so hard.

24. Tom CAN’T HAVE WRITTEN / SHOULDN`T HAVE WRITTEN this because it is in French and Tom doesn’t speak French.

25. They MUST HAVE LEFT / CAN HAVE LEFT in the morning. They are not here now.

26.  I MUST BE / CAN BE tired; I `ve worked too much.