Miscellaneous, Test 1

TEST

1. I would tell you my secret, if I would trust / trusted you more.

2. He is known to be / be a very intelligent boy.

3. I wish I were / had been ten years older now.

4. His pieces of advice was / were more than welcome.

5. Who is the best / the better of the two hounds?

6. It was so / such a good play, that I was sorry when it ended.

7. I`m having my car repaired / repairing by the best mechanic I know.

8.They told me that they will / would not be late.

9. Jane wants to deal with / of her letters first.

10. Which is the cheaper / the cheapest dress of the two?

11. The trees which / who are in front of my window are all cherry trees.

12. Nothing is worse / worst than falling and breaking your leg.

13. If only we have / had some money; we could take a cab.

14. He has never been interested in / at / on my plans.

15. As it`s very late, I think you would better / should leave now.

16. Wherever / Whoever you go, you always meet English – speaking people.

17. Although / Even he was tired, he went on working.

18. You will have your lunch after you have washed / washing your hands.

19. You might have asked / would have asked me if I wanted to come with you.

20. You are a great cook! This cake tastes / is tasting wonderful!

Verb Tenses, Test 3

VERB TENSES I

Underline the correct answer:

Deborah waits / is waiting patiently while Bridget books the tickets.

The shelf holds / is holding  three books and a vase of flowers.

The crowd moves / is moving across the field in an attempt to see the rock star get into her helicopter.

The Stephens sisters are both very talented; Virginia writes / is writing and Vanessa paints / is painting.

Rectangles have / are having four sides.

Canada Day takes / is taking place on July 1, the anniversary of the signing of the British North America Act.

The moon circles / is circling the earth once every 28 days.

Calcium is / is being important to the formation of strong bones.

Leonard goes / is going to The Jumping Horse Tavern every Thursday evening.

My grandmother sends/ is sending me new mittens each spring.

In fairy tales, things happen / are happening in threes.

We never finish / are finishing puzzles because the cat always eats some of the pieces.

Nora looks / is looking for the first paperback editions of all of Raymond Chandler's books.

Deirdre dusts /  is dusting all the shelves on the second floor of the shop.

KPLA broadcasts / is broadcasting the hits of the 70s this evening.

The presses print / are printing the first edition of tomorrow's paper.

The doors open / are opening in 10 minutes.

The premier arrives /  is arriving on Tuesday.

Classes end / are ending next week.

VERB  TENSES II

 The health department has decided / decided / had decided that all high school students should be immunized against meningitis.

 Miriam arrived at 5:00 p.m. but Mr. Whitaker has closed / had closed the store.

 After we located the restaurant that Christian has spoken / had spoken about, we ate supper there every Friday.

 The heat wave has lasted / had lasted three weeks.

 After she had learned to drive, Alice feels / felt more independent.

 We have been talking / had been talking about repainting the front room for three days and last night we finally bought the paint.

Madeleine has been reading / is reading / had been reading mystery novels for several years before she discovered the works of Agatha Christie.

The chef's assistant has been chopping / is chopping / had been chopping vegetables for several minutes before he realized that he had minced his apron strings.

The plumber and his assistant will have solved / is solving / are solving all the new joins in pipes before they leave for the next job.

By the time you get back from the corner store, we will have finished / will finish  / are finishing writing the thank you letters.

 I will have been studying / am studying / have studied Greek for three years by the end of this term.

By the end of the year, she already graduates / will have graduated / has already with a degree in business.

As soon as I get / got / will have got home, it started to rain heavily.

Don't worry. She used to live / is using to live / is used to living by herself.

He denied having done / denied have done / denied done it on purpose.

Children should entitle / should be entitle / should to be entitled to free education. 

Wh - Questions, Exercise 1

WH - QUESTIONS

 Ask questions for the underlined word/s using wh - questions, such as: what, when, why, who, whom, which, where, how,,,

1. She told us that Aunt Lizzy was coming .

2. Peter ran home after a dog bit him .

3. The Queen was welcomed by a large crowd.

4. Mum bought this dress in Rome.

5. Jenny waits for me at the bus stop every morning.

6. You are looking at my favourite sister .

7. Princess Anne will open a new hospital next week.

8. Tracy had talked to her teacher before she left school.

9. The water is boiling.

10. Mary could play the piano when she was a girl.

11. Molly doesn’t want to see me because I’m so impolite.

12. She didn’t sleep well in the tent.

13. Jamie spoke in a very low voice.

14. Anne has been teaching us for 5 years.

15. I like cheap clothes.

16. On Saturday the Parkers had an excellent dinner at home.

17. The girl is my cousin from New Zealand.

18. You must call him again.

19. Maggie will call you next week.

20. I have asked Tobias for some help.

21. Harry gave me some sweets because he likes me . (2 questions)

22. We wanted to go to Italy last summer.

23. Derek has just spoken with his boss.

24. My dad has built a wonderful garden grill.

25. We have been working since 7 o’clock.

26. Cindy must look after the baby because her mum and dad are going out tonight.

27. Tom did not wait for the late night film because he was too tired.

28. Ferry and Joe aren’t coming to the party.

29. We talked about Rita’s boyfriend for a long time.

30. Marion did not wait for us after school.

Gerund & Infinitive, Test 1

Test

Decide whether to use Infinitive (with/without to) or Gerund.

What can we do live / living / to live a healthy life?

In our society, people spend more and more time work / to work / working.

So we often don't bother preparing / to prepare / prepare healthy meals.

In order to save time, we tend to buy / buying / buy  fast food.

At fast food restaurants, we can to eat /  eat / eating quite a lot without having to pay a fortune.

And children enjoy to eat / eating / eat chips and burgers and drinking lemonade and cola.

That's a problem because eating habits are hard shaking /to shake / shake.

The high amount of carbohydrates in fast food and sugary drinks is blamed for / to destabilize / destabilizing / destabilize the body's regulation of appetite.

So we keep on to want / wanting / want to eat more.

Bad eating habits result in people become / becoming / to become obese.

Obese people risk suffer / to suffer / suffering from heart diseases.

We can avoid risk / to risk / risking such diseases by choosing to eat healthy food.

Be careful though. Some people are convinced to do something for their health by live / to live / living on energy bars or cornflakes.

And this is what the advertising for these products wants to make us think / to think / thinking.

In reality, however, these foods are often heavily sugared / to give / giving / give  them flavour.

But sugar is not mentioned as clearly as the low fat - that's why experts warn against to rely / relying / rely on the ads.

To live a healthy life, we ought / choose / to choose / choosing our food wisely.

We should eat regular meals and try finding / to find / find ways of exercising more.

Test 2

1. What platform does -------- train -------York leave ------- ?

a. a/for/to         

b. the/to/at        

c. the/to/for      

d. the/ to/from

2. This is ------- uniform for ----- American Navy.

a. some / to              

b. an / the           

c. a / the    

d. - / the

3. ----------- that really be Paula`s husband? He looks so young.

a. May                 

b. Can                    

c. Dare                

d. Should

4. After a while, I got used ----------- in the country and even got ------------ .

a. to live / to like            

b. live / like             

c. to living / to like        

d. to living / to liking

5. ----------- Virgin Islands are the western island group of --------- Leeward Islands.

a. The / -                        

b. - / the                   

c. The / the                    

d. - / -

6. ----------- United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly called ----------United States (US or U.S.) is ----------- 

a. The / the / a / a        

b. - /the / - / a               

c. The / - / a / a           

d. - / a / a / a

7.  ------------ Jungfrau is the third-highest mountain of ----------- Bernese Alps after the nearby Finsteraarhorn and Aletschhorn, respectively 12 and 8 km away.

a. The / -              

b. The / the                 

c. - / -                  

d. The / a

8. ----- New York Times  is ------- American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851.

a. The / a           

b. The / -             

c. - / an              

d. The / an

9. They made me laugh.    

a. I was made laughing.    

b. I was made to laugh.    

c. I was being made to laugh             

d. I was being made laugh.

10. I asked her ---------- but she turned me ------ .

a. on / down       

b. off / down       

c. out / off           

d. out / down

11. He won`t approve -------- the fact that his daughter made ---- her mind.

a. off / up                 

b. at / out                 

c. of / up              

d. with / up

12. It was late when she finally showed ----- .

a. on              b. up               c. off                 d. in

13. As soon as I ---------- I will call you to tell you ---- latest news.

a. will reach / the      

b. reach / the        

c. will have reach / the       

d. will have reached / a

14. Mom would surely disapprove ----- the fact that you decided to leave ---- London before exams.

a. to / to                    

b. off / for        

c. of / for        

d. with / for

15. Stress can often ------- a small problem into a crisis.

a. bring                    

b. move                      

c. push                      

d. turn

16. She's got two children: ----- girl and ---- boy.    ---- girl's eight and ----- boy's fourteen.

a. a / a / The / the         

b. the / the / The / a         

c. a / a / A / a         

d. - / - / The / the

17. ---- second half of ----- 20th century was marked by relative ---- peace and ---prosperity.

a. The / a / - / -    

b. The / the / - / -     

c. - / the / - / -            

d. The / a / - / -

Subject - Verb Agreement, Exercise 3

1.  The piano as well as the pipe organ ____________ to be tuned for the big concert.
 HAS                                 HAVE

2.  The mayor together with his two brothers ____________ going to be indicted for accepting bribes.
 ARE                                 IS

3.  Neither of my two suitcases ____________ adequate for this trip.
 IS                                    ARE

4.  There ____________ a list of committee members on the head-table.
 ARE                                IS

5.  Everybody in the class ____________ done the homework well in advance.
  HAS                              HAVE

6.  The jury ____________ their seats in the courtroom.
TAKE                             TAKES

7.  Neither the teacher nor the students ____________ to understand this assignment.
 SEEM                             SEEMS

8.  ____________ either my father or my brothers made a down-payment on the house?
HAS                                HAVE

9.  Hartford is one of those cities that ____________ working hard to reclaim a riverfront.
IS                                    ARE
10.  Some of the grain ____________ gone bad.
 HAVE                             HAS

11.  A few of the students ____________ doing so well they can skip the next course.
ARE                                                       IS

12.  Either the Committee on Course Design or the Committee on College Operations ____________ these matters. 

 DECIDE                                              DECIDES 

13.  One of my instructors ____________ written a letter of recommendation for me.
HAVE                                                  HAS

14.  ___________ either Luis or his parents written to Angela?
HAVE                                                 HAS

15.  Neither Luis nor his parents ___________ the least bit interested in keeping in touch with her.
IS                                                       ARE

If Clause, Exercise 1

IF CLAUSE EXERCISES

  Write the correct form of the verbs:

If the question (be) difficult, we can ask the teacher.

Lee will go to the Disneyland if he (save) enough money.

If I (buy) a lottery ticket, I might win the lottery.

My friend usually walks to school if he (have) enough time.

If the movie (start) at eight, we will be late!

We can go water-skiing if Jeff’s boat (have) gas.

The class will have party if the students all (pass) their tests.

If there (be) milk in the refrigerator, I’ll have milk with my cake.

If my sister (eat) all of the cake, I will get angry.

My mother always punishes my sister if she (tell) a lie.

Negatives: (Use contractions)

If the world (not end) tomorrow, we’ll have to go to work as usual.

If the pizza (not come now), we can eat a sandwich instead.

If there (not be) any milk in the refrigerator, I’ll go to the supermarket.

If it (not snow) tomorrow, we can’t go skiing.

My dad will paint the garage if it (not rain) on Friday.

If we (not go) to work, we won’t get paid.

We can’t go if we (not buy) tickets.

I will call you if she (not go) to the movies.

We should go jogging if it (not be) raining outside.

If the phone (not ring) this afternoon, I can take a nap.

Put the verbs in the brackets into the right tense:

If I (buy) a lottery ticket, I (could win) the lottery.

If Ben (give) somebody his word, he keep it.

If you (call) me, I (come). -supposition

If more mad cows (be found) many hitchers (lose) their jobs.

If the Stock Exchange (crash), people (lose) their money.

If guns (be abolished) we (feel) much safer.

If I (win) the lottery, I (go) on vacation to Paris.

If I (know) before that Athens was such a beautiful place, I (spend) two weeks there.

If computers had existed 500 years ago, we (have) Shakespeare’s file.

If I (not invest) all my money in shares, I (be) a poor man now.

You have to work hard if you [ want ] to fail your exam.

I would have told you the news earlier if I [ see ] you.

If the report is not on my desk until tomorrow, you [ be ] in big trouble.

If we had had enough money, we [ go ] to the concert.

You [ speak ] English better if you read more English newspapers.

If he had not fallen asleep, he [ crash ] his car.