Test

A) Participle Adjectives (ED and ING Adjectives)

1) My nephew was (amused/amusing) by the clown.

2) It's so (frustrated/frustrating)! No matter how much I study I can't seem
to remember this vocabulary.
3) I'm feeling (depressed/depressing) so I'm going to go home, eat some
chocolate, and go to bed early with a good book.
4) This math’s problem is so (confused/confusing)! Can you help me?
5) The teacher was really (amused/amusing), so the lesson passed quickly.
6) He was (frightened/frightening) when he saw the spider.
7) I am so (relaxed / relaxing) that I don't want to move.
8) This lesson is so (bored/boring)
9) She was (overwhelmed / over whelming) when everyone cheered and
we gave her presents.
10) Cleaning is so (tired / tiring) ! I think I'll have a rest.

B) Tenses

Put in am / is / are
1) She (be) a teacher.
2) They (be) from Spain.
3) It (be) cold outside.
4) We (be) tired of working here.
5) I (be) only 25 years old.
 Make the negative with 'be'

1) I(not/be) cold.
2) She(not/be) from France.
3) You (not/be) my mother!
4) Ian and Jill (not/be) on the bus.
5) He (not/be) the teacher of our class.

Make and answer questions with 'be'

1) John / in the garden?

2) They / hungry?
3) We / late?
4) She / a lawyer?
5) You / sitting in a cafe?

Make present simple sentences

1) (he / go to school every day)

2) (you / play badminton on Saturdays?)
3) (the class / begin at 9 am)
4) (she / not drink milk)
5) (John / live in London?)

Make sentences with always, usually, often, never

1) (we / often watch TV until 10 pm.)

2) (you / always go swimming on summer?)
3) (I / not usually stay at home on Fridays)
4) (they / never have parties?)
 Choose the present simple or the present continuous - it
could be positive, negative or question

1) (you/come) tonight?
2) (he/eat) rice every day?
3) I (work) at the moment.
4) He (not/drink) coffee very often.
5) (she/study) at the moment?
6) (they/get up) this late usually?
7) You (not/go) out later.
8) (you/read) every night?
9) We (not/eat) chocolate.

Make the present continuous, positive, negative or

interrogative

1) (I / study at the moment)

2) (you / play badminton tonight?)
3) Don´t bother us! (we / watch TV)
4) (she / not / work in Spain)
5) (he / read the newspaper?)
6) (I / not / live in Paris)
7) (they/ leave/ now)
8) (Jill/ go to / meet her father at four)

Choose Past Simple or Past Continuous

1) I (sit) in a cafe when you (call).

2) When you (arrive) at the party, who (be) there?
3) Susie (watch) a film when she (hear) the noise.
 4) Yesterday I (go) to the library, next I (have) a swim, later I (meet) Julie
for coffee.
5) When her train (get) to the station, we (wait) on the platform.

Make sentences with present perfect

1) (I / study / French since I was a kid)

2) (She / not / see / The Lord of the Rings, yet)
3) (You / read / War and Peace)?
4) (He / pass / the exam)
5) (They / live / here as long as we have)?
6) (They /visit / St. Paul's this morning)
7) (We already / try / roller-skating but it´s impossible)
8) (I / not / know / him for three months)
9) (I / meet / you before)?

Choose the past simple or the present perfect tense

1) I (never/go) to Vienna.
2) My great great grandfather(have) five sisters.
3) He(live) in Manila for a year when he was a student
4) Oh no! I(lose) my wallet!
5) (you/speak) Julie today?
6) I(go) to the cinema last night.
7) Ow! I(cut) my finger!
8) (not/we/see) 'The King's Speech', yet?

Make the positive or negative past perfect simple

1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film (start).

2) She (live) in China before she (go) to Thailand.
 3) The grass was yellow because it (not/rain) all summer.
4) We were late for the plane because we (forget) our passports.
5) The lights went off because we (not/pay) the electricity bill.
6) We couldn't go into the concert because we (not/bring) our tickets.
7) He (meet) her somewhere before.
8) The children (not/do) their homework, so they were in trouble.
9) She said that she (not/visit) the UK before.
10) After they (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1. I (learn) English for seven years now.
2. But last year I (not/work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not
be) really that good then.
3. As I (pass/want) my English exam successfully next year, I (study) harder
this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) me on a language course
to London.
5. It (be) great and I think I (learn) a lot.
6. Before I (go) to London, I (not/enjoy) learning English.
7. But while I (do) the language course, I (meet) lots of young people from all
over the world.
8. There I (notice) how important it is to speak foreign languages nowadays.
9. Now I (have) much more fun learning English than I (have) before the
course.
10. At the moment I (revise) English grammar.
11. And I (begin/already) to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
12.I (think) I (do) one unit every week.
13.My exam (be) on 15 May, so there (not/be) any time to be lost.
14.If I (pass) my exams successfully, I (start) an apprenticeship in September.
15.And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) back to London to work there for a
while.
16.As you (see/can), I (become) a real London fan already.
C) Negative Prefixes

Add the appropriate prefix to the words below to form a

new word with a negative sense:
1. She was (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) able to take the test because she was really
sick.

2. I can't go out today. I just got back from vacation and I really need
to (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) pack.

3. Oh, my goodness! This horrible heat is going to (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un)

hydrate the poor players.

4. Are you (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) sane? If you do this jump you're going to

die.

5. So, you are simply going to (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) regard everything I told

you about him and just go on this date?

6. I find it highly (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) probable that he will come to your

party. He doesn't like crowds.

7. The accident caused (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) reparable damage to his car.

8. The worst enemy in a relationship is (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) trust.

9. I'm absolutely sure it wasn't Kate. She's (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) capable of

something like that.

10. I don't think the police will be able to (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) arm the drug
dealers

11.Oh, Mary, you're so (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) grateful! He's always done so

much to help you.
12. It's extremely (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) likely I'll do well on this test. I didn't
study a thing.

13. Her father (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) approved of her dating John. He thinks

John is a bad influence.

14. I believe this information is (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) accurate. This cannot

be true.

15. I don't understand anything he says; he's so (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un)

articulate.

16. This table is (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) steady. I believe one of the legs is

crooked.

17. I'm not sure if it's (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) legal. Why don't you ask your
lawyer friend?

18. I love Jane! She's so fun and (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) complicated.

19. Oh, come on. You must agree this is absolutely (de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un)
moral.

20.When you’re done using the computer make sure you

(de/dis/il/in/im/ir/un) connect it.
 Answers

A) Participle Adjectives (ED and ING Adjectives)

1. Amused.
2. Frustrating.
3. Depressed.
4. Confusing.
5. Amusing.
6. Frightened
7. Relaxed.
8. Boring.
9. Overwhelmed.
10.Tiring.

B) Tenses
Put in am / is / are
1) Is.
2) Are.
3) Is.
4) Are.
5) Am.
 Make the negative with 'be'

1) ‘m not.
2) Isn’t.
3) Aren’t.
4) Aren’t.
5) Isn’t.

Make and answer questions with 'be'

1) Is.
2) Are.
3) Are.
4) Is.
5) Are.

Make present simple sentences

1) He goes to school every day.

2) Do you play badminton on Saturdays?
3) The class begins at 9 am.
4) She doesn’t drink milk.
5) Does John live in London?

Make sentences with always, usually, often, never

1) We often watch TV until 10 pm.

2) Do you always go swimming on summer?
3) I don’t usually stay at home on Fridays
4) Do they never have parties?
 Choose the present simple or the present continuous - it
could be positive, negative or question

1) Are you coming tonight?

2) Does he eat rice every day?
3) I am working at the moment.
4) He doesn’t drink coffee very often.
5) Is she studying at the moment?
6) Do they get up this late usually?
7) You are not going out later.
8) Do you read every night?
9) We don’t eat chocolate.

Make the present continuous, positive, negative or

interrogative

1) I am studying at the moment.

2) Are you playing badminton tonight?
3) Don´t bother us! We are watching TV.
4) She is not working in Spain.
5) Is he reading the newspaper?
6) I am not living in Paris.
7) They are leaving now!
8) Jill is going to meet her father at four.
Make sentences with present perfect

1) I have studied French since I was a kid.

2) She hasn’t seen “The Lord of the Rings”, yet.
3) Have you read “War and Peace”?
4) He has passed the exam.
5) Have they lived here as long as we have?
6) They have visited St. Paul's this morning.
7) We have already tried roller-skating but it´s impossible.
8) I haven´t known about him for three months.
9) Have I met you before?

Choose the past simple or the present perfect tense

1. I have never gone to Vienna.

2. My great great grandfather had five sisters.
3. He lived in Manila for a year when he was a student
4. Oh no! I have lost my wallet!
5. Have you spoken Julie today?
6. I went to the cinema last night.
7. Ow! I have cut my finger!
8. Haven´t we seen 'The King's Speech' yet?

Make the positive or negative past perfect simple

1. When I arrived at the cinema, the film had started.

2. She had lived in China before she went to Thailand.
3. The grass was yellow because it hadn’t rained all summer.
4. We were late for the plane because we had forgotten our passports.
5. The lights went off because we hadn’t paid the electricity bill.
6. We couldn't go into the concert because we hadn’t brought our tickets.
7. He had met her somewhere before.
8. The children hadn’t done their homework, so they were in trouble.
9. She said that she hadn’t visited the UK before.
10.After they had eaten the shellfish, they began to feel sick.

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1) I 've been learning English for seven years now.

2) But last year I didn't work hard enough for English, that's why my
marks were not really that good then.
3) As I want to pass my English exam successfully next year, I am
going to study harder this term.
4) During my last summer holidays, my parents sent me on a language
course to London.
5) It was great and I think I learned a lot.
6) Before I went to London, I hadn't enjoyed learning English.
7) But while I was doing the language course, I met lots of young
people from all over the world.
8) There I noticed how important it is to speak foreign languages
nowadays.
9) Now I have much more fun learning English than I had before the
course.
10) At the moment I am revising English grammar.
11) And I have already begun to read the texts in my English
textbooks again.
12) I think I 'll do one unit every week.
13) My exam is on 15 May, so there isn't any time to be lost.
14) If I pass my exams successfully, I will start an apprenticeship in
September.
15) And after my apprenticeship, maybe I 'll go back to London to
work there for a while.
16) As you can see, I have become a real London fan already.
C) Negative Prefixes

Add the appropriate prefix to the words below to form a

new word with a negative sense:
1) un able
2) un pack
3) de hydrate
4) in sane
5) dis regard
6) im probable
7) ir reparable
8) dis trust
9) in capable
10) dis arm
11) un grateful
12) un likely
13) dis approved
14) in accurate
15) in articulate
16) un steady
17) il legal
18) un complicated
19) im moral
20) dis connect