Five-Minute Tests
1. Underline the correct infinitive in the sentences.
1. Jane forgot to bring/bringing her glasses for reading.
2. I’ll never forget to ride/riding on a camel in Egypt.
3. She tried to tell/telling the truth but nobody listened to her.
4. I tried to paint/painting the walls but I couldn’t.
5. We stopped to have/having a rest after our long walk.
6. You shouldn’t stop take/taking your prescribed medicine.
7. I remember to bake/baking cookies with my grandmother.
8. Did you remember to turn/turning off the oven?
9. I meant to tell/telling you about the exhibit but I forgot.
10. If I except the job, it will mean to work/working long hours.
Key: 1. to bring; 2. riding; 3. to tell; 4. to paint; 5. to have; 6. taking; 7.
baking; 8. to turn; 9. to tell; 10. working
2. Fill in as, like, so or such in the sentences.
1. Jim is ___ a horrible person I never want to see him again.
2. ___ usual, you’re trying to tell me what to do.
3. I don’t think the twins look anything ___ each other.
4. Tom is ___ ambitious – it’s obvious he’ll get the job.
5. It’s ___ cold today, I think I’ll stay at home.
6. We’ve had ___ bad news recently.
7. My little brother swims ___ a fish.
8. You act ___ a child sometimes.
9. They’re ___ enemies, they never speak.
10. Lucy works ___ a hairdresser, doesn’t she?
Key: 1. such; 2. As; 3. like; 4. so; 5. so; 6. such; 7. like; 8. like; 9. such;
10. as
3. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to make Third or Mixed Conditional
sentences.
1. If you ____ (come) to the theatre yesterday, you _______ (enjoy) the play.
2. If I ____ (visit) Rome last year, I _______ (phone) you.
3. If only I _____ (know) you already had tickets, I ______ (not get) any for you.
4. If you _____ (not spend) so much money, I _______ (not be) angry now.
5. I _____ (could become) an engineer if I _______ (be) good at maths.
6. If I _____ (meet) you before, my life ________ (be) different.
7. If she _____ (not become) a teacher, she _______ (like) to be an actor.
Key: 1. had come, would have enjoyed; 2. had visited, would have phoned; 3. ’d
known, wouldn’t have got; 4. hadn’t spent, wouldn’t be; 5. could have become, ’d
been; 6. had met, would have been; 7. had not become, would have liked
4. Complete the sentences with too, enough, very, so or such.
1. It’s much ___ hot in here, turn the heating down.
2. If you’ve had ___ food, I’ll take the plates away.
3. Ann doesn’t speak Spanish well ___ to order a meal.
4. The food in a cafe was much ___ spicy to eat.
5. I don’t understand our teacher because she speaks ______ quickly.
6. You are not writing quickly ______ to finish the test.
7. We don’t have ______ room in the house to put you up.
8. The film was ______ interesting. I would see it again.
9. They have ______ different characters.
10. That’s a ___ beautiful place to have a rest.
Key: 1. too; 2. enough; 3. enough; 4. too; 5. too/very; 6. enough; 7. enough; 8.
so/very; 9. such; 10. very
By Tatyana Makhrina,
School No. 1285, Moscow
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