SPEAK ENGLISH
(Grammar Tests)
Uzhhorod – 2015
STATE UNIVERSITY
“UZHHOROD NATIONAL UNIVERSITY”
FACULTY OF FOREIGN PHILOLOGY
ENGLISH PHILOLOGY DEPARTMENT
N. S.SHTEFANIUK
SPEAK ENGLISH
(Grammar Tests)
Uzhhorod – 2015
УДК 811.111’36 (076)
ББК Ш143.21-2я73
Штефанюк Н. С. SpeakEnglish (GrammarTests):Навчально-методичний посібник для студентів факультету іноземної філології / Наталія Степанівна Штефанюк. – Ужгород: УжНУ, 2015. – 32 с.
Розробник:
Штефанюк Наталія Степанівна – старший викладач кафедри англійської філології Факультету іноземної філології ДВНЗ «Ужгородський національний університет»
Рецензенти:
Фабіан Мирослава Петрівна – доктор філологічних наук, професор кафедри англійської філології Факультету іноземної філології ДВНЗ «Ужгородський національний університет»
Бартош Олена Павлівна – кандидат педагогічних наук, доцент, завідувач
кафедри іноземних мов Факультету іноземної філології ДВНЗ «Ужгородський національний університет»
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Протокол № 6 від 20 лютого 2015 р.
CONTENTS
| ПЕРЕДМОВА | 5 |
| TEST №1: Past Simple and Past Continuous | 6 |
| TEST №2: Present Perfect and Past Simple | 8 |
| TEST №3 Tenses - present and past | 10 |
| TEST №4 Tenses - future | 12 |
| TEST №5 Modal verbs | 14 |
| TEST №6 The infinitive and the -ing form | 16 |
| TEST №7 Reported speech | 18 |
| TEST №8 Relative clauses | 20 |
| TEST №9 Conditionals and wish | 22 |
| TEST №10 Adjectives and adverbs | 24 |
| TEST №11 Exit test | 26 |
| REFERENCES | 31 |
TEST № 1: Past Simple and Past Continuous
A
Put in the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
► The car ……… stopped ………… (stop) at the lights.
1. We…………………………….... (leave) the cinema before the end of the film.
2. The streets…………………….... (be) crowded with people.
3. My grandmother……………….. (die) last.. year.
4. Everyone……………………….. (have) a marvellous time.
5. We…………………………….... (not/ like) the food they gave us.
6. Claire…………………………... (go) to Egypt last month.
7. The accident……………………. (happen) last weekend.
8. It………………………………... (not/be) a very comfortable journey.
9. I………………………………… (know) that ages ago.
B
Write a second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets.
► There were lights on the spacecraft. (had)
……….. The spacecraft had lights on it ……………………………………………
1. I had my old coat on. (wearing)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I was on holiday, and you were on holiday, too. (we)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. It isn’t true that I made a mistake. (didn’t)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The boys were in the middle of a game of cards. (playing)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. No one told me about the change of plan. (know)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. My friend was the winner of the competition. (won)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Is it a fact that the Romans built this wall? (did)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
C
Lorna Bright is a long-distance walker. Look at this part of her diary describing a morning’s walk along the coast. Write the missing words. Use one word only in each space.
It was a fine day (►) … when …. I started out on the last part of my walk around the coast of Britain. The sun was (1) ……...……....., and a light wind (2) ……………….. blowing from the south-west. I was pleased that it (3) ……………….. raining. I knew by now that I (4) ……………….. like rain. In fact I (5) ……………….. it. I (6) ……………….. along the cliff top and then down into the lovely little fishing village of Wellburn, past a café where people (7)……………….. having morning coffee. Three miles past Wellburn I (8) ……………….. down for five minutes and (9) ……………….. a drink. Now it (10) ……………….. getting warmer, so I (11) ……………….. off one of my sweaters. I (12) ……………….. stop for long because I (13)……………….. to reach Seabury by lunch-time. (14) ……………….. I finally got there, it (15) ……………….. just after half past twelve.
D
Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Write the correct sentence.
► The hotel were very quiet.
...... The hotel was very quiet ……………………………………………………………………………..
1. It was peaceful, and the-birds were sing.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I washed my hair when the phone rang.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. You came not to the club last night.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. It taked ages to get home.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. We tried to keep quiet because the baby sleeping.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. As I was watching him, the man was suddenly running away.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. We pass a petrol station two minutes ago.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Everything was seeming OK.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Where bought you that bag?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. When l heard the alarm, I was leaving the room immediately.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
E
Complete the sentences. Put in the correct form of each verb. Use the Past Continuous or Past Simple.
► When Martin …. arrived …. (arrive) home, Anna …. was talking …. (talk) to someone on the phone. Martin …. started …. (start) to get the tea.
1. I ……………….. (lie) in the bath when the phone ……………….. (ring). It ……………….. (stop) after a few rings.
2. It ……………….. (be) cold when we ……………….. (leave) the house that day, and a light snow ……………….. (fall).
3. Your friend who ……………….. (come) here the other day ……………….. (seem) very nice. I ……………….. (enjoy) meeting her.
4. When I ……………….. (see) the man, he ……………….. (stand) outside the bank. He ……………….. (have) a black baseball cap on.
5. When I ……………….. (open) the cupboard door, a pile of books ……………….. (fall) out.
6. I ……………….. (walk) along the street when I suddenly ……………….. (feel) something hit me in the back. I ……………….. (not / know) what it was.
7. We ……………….. (go) to London yesterday, but on the way we ……………….. (hear) about a bomb scare in Oxford Street. So we ……………….. (drive) back home straightaway.
8. Something very strange ……………….. (happen) to me on my way home from work yesterday afternoon. I ……………….. (drive) along the bypass at the time. Suddenly I ……………….. (see) my mother in the seat beside me. But she died three years ago.
T EST №2: Present Perfect and Past Simple
A
Put in the past participles of the verbs in brackets.
► We’ve …… fou n d ………… (find)all the answers.
1. Have you ………………… (wash)the car?
2. You haven’t ……………... (eat)very much.
3. They’ve ………………….. (open)a new supermarket.
4. You’ve …………………... (write)it in pencil.
5. I’ve …………………........ (make) the sandwiches.
6. We’ve ………………........ (have)our lunch.
7. United have ……………... (score)agoal.
8. The balloon has …………. (land) in a field.
9. Who’s …………………… (break)this glass?
10. It’s warm because the heating has …………….. (be)on.
11. Have you ………………... (sell)your flat yet?
12. I’ve ……………………… (finish) that job at last.
B
Complete the second sentence so that it follows on from the first. Use the Present Perfect.
► My hair is tidy now. I' vebricked ………. my hair.
1. The door is open. Someone ………………………… the door.
2. This is Oliver’s drawing, look. Oliver ………………………… apicture.
3. The calculator is broken. Someone ………………………… thecalculator.
4. United are the winners. United ………………………… thegame.
5. There’s no more wine in the bottle. We ………………………… allthe wine.
6. The floor is clean now. I ………………………… thefloor.
7. I know my number now. I ………………………… mynumber by heart.
8. The guests are here now. The guests ………………………...
9. I’m still working on the computer. I ………………………… withthe computer yet.
C
Decide which word is correct.
►I’d like to borrow this book. Has Annareadit ………. y et …………..?
a) done b) for c) just d) yet
1. Ben writes very quickly. He’s ……………….. finishedhisessay.
a) already b) been c) for d) yet
2. What are you going to do? ~I don’tknow. I haven’tdecided ………………...
a) just b) long c) since d) yet
3. I’ve ……………….. toLondon.Iwentthere in June.
a) been b) gone c) just d) yet
4. Have you ……………….. doneanyskiing?
a) everb) for c) just d) long
5. My boyfriend hasn’t rung ……………….. week.
a) for b) last c) since d) this
6. I haven’t seen that coat before. How ……………….. haveyou had it?
a) alreadyb) for c) long d) since
7. The girls have ……………….. tothecinema. They won’t be back until ten o’clock.
a) alreadyb) been c) gone d) just
8. I haven’t seen my parents ……………….. last Christmas.
a) already b) before c) for d) since
9. This is the first ……………….. I’ve ever lived away from home.
a) already b) since c) that d) time
10. This programme must be new. I’ve ……………….. seen it before.
a) everb) neverc) since d) yet
D
Some of these sentences are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If the sentence is correct, put a tick (˅). If it is incorrect, cross the unnecessary have or has out of the sentence and write it in the space.
►Susan has lost her keys. She can’t find them anywhere. ……………………....
►Christopher has hurt his hand, but it’s OK now. … has ………………....
1. The directors have arrived half an hour ago, but they didn’t stay long. ……………………..
2. It’s raining, and Peter has left his umbrella behind, look.……………………..
3. It’s a long time since your friends have last visited us.……………………...
4. None of you have called me for weeks. Aren’t we friends any more?……………………...
5. We can play tennis now. The others have finished.……………………..
6. The company has bought some land, but then it sold it.……………………..
7. The computer isn’t on now. Someone has turned it off. ………………………...
8. Tessa has posted the parcel. It’s on its way to you. ………………………...
9. Several bombs have gone off in the city centre. It has happened
an hour ago. ………………………..
10. Simon has left. He and Oliver have left after lunch. ………………………..
E
Put in the Present Perfect or Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
►I' ve had ………….(have) these shoes since my eighteenth birthday.
►I ….. tidied ………(tidy) my desk, but now it’s in a mess again.
- The last time I …………………….. (go)toBrighton was in August.
- I’d like to meet a ghost, but I ……………………. (never / see) one.
- I’ve finished my homework. I ……………………. (do) it before tea.
- And the race is over! And Micky Simpson ……………………. (win)in arecord time!
- I ……………………. (work)fora computer company for a year. That wasafter college.
- What time ……………………. (you / get) to work this morning?
- Martin ……………………. (be)to Greece five times. He loves the place.
- The President ……………………. (come)out of the building and is going tomake a speech.
- You won’t believe this, but I’ve got some tickets for the concert. ~ Oh, well done. How ……………………. (you/ get) them?
- Of course I can ride a bike. But I ……………………. (not/ride)onefor years.
- Marilyn Monroe ……………………. (be)in about thirty films.
- …………………… (you / ever / bake) your own bread? ~ No, but I might try itsome time.
- Janet ……………………. (be)very ill three years ago.
- Rupert has left a message for you. He ……………………. (ring)lastnight.
- ……………………. (you / see) the news today? ~ No, not yet. I’ll watch it at ten.
- We moved here in 1993. We ……………………. (be) here a long time now.
