TEST

Five-Minute Tests

Choose the correct tense in these sentences.

1.    What do you do/ are you doing first when you get up in the morning?
2.    Mum can’t come to the phone. She has/is having a bath.
3.    I knew/have known Mary since I was 10.
4.    We’ll go out when it stops/will stop raining.
5.    When mum came home, I had already/was already done my homework.

Key: 1. do you do; 2. is having; 3. have known; 4. stops; 5. had already

Choose the correct answer.

1.    …there any news in your sister’s letter?

a) Are
b) Were
c) Have
d) Is
2.    Be sure to read…Chapter 3.

a) –
b) a
c) an
d) the

3.    She could open the book…

a) easy
b) easier
c) easiest
d) easily

4.    The student had to know this rule, ...?

a) had he
b) hadn’t he
c) did he
d) didn’t he

5.    He doesn’t think so,…

a) so do they
b) neither do I
c) neither I do
d) so I do

Key: 1. d; 2. a; 3. d; 4. d; 5. b

Complete this text using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

You won’t believe the day I (1)____ (to have) today. It (2)____ (to get) off to a bad start when I (3)____ (to get) up late because my alarm clock (4)____ (not to go) off. Then on my way to work, my car (5)____ (to break) down! I (6)____ (to try) to get it started, but after about 5 minutes I (7)_____(to give) up and (8)_____ (to walk) to the nearest bus stop. It (9)____ (to pour) with rain and by the time a bus finally (10)____ (to come) along about 20 minutes later, I was completely soaked.

Key: 1. have had; 2. got; 3. got; 4. didn’t go; 5. broke; 6. tried; 7. gave; 8. walked; 9. was pouring; 10. came

Complete the table below by adding the correct noun or adjective.

Key:

By Youdif Boyarskaya,
School No. 814, Moscow