Five-Minute Tests
I. Complete the table.
| First person | Third person |
| I try | He tries |
| I fly | |
| I reply | |
| I fry | |
| I cry | |
| I play | |
| I push | |
| I catch | |
| I press | |
| I crash | |
| I watch | |
| I enjoy | |
| I dress | |
| I wish |
Key:
| First person | Third person |
| I try | He tries |
| I fly | He flies |
| I reply | He replies |
| I fry | He fries |
| I cry | He cries |
| I play | He plays |
| I push | He pushes |
| I catch | He catches |
| I press | He presses |
| I crash | He crashes |
| I watch | He watches |
| I enjoy | He enjoys |
| I dress | He dresses |
| I wish | He wishes |
II. Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions below.
can, or, may, other, who, probably, for example, that, on the other hand, and, cannot
I am not a religious person, (1)_______ I do not believe in God, reincarnation, ghosts or life after death.
(2)_____ I think that we probably understand very little about the universe, and (3)_____ there are many things that we (4)______ explain yet. (5)_____ some of the stories about UFOs may be true. We are (6)_____ not the only intelligent beings in the universe, (7)_____ perhaps there are (8)_____ people somewhere (9)_____ are trying to make contact with us.
I believe in telepathy, and I also think that the human mind (10)____ have other power that we don’t understand. But I certainly do not believe that we (11)____ predict the future, either by horoscopes (12)_____ by any other methods.
Key: 1. and; 2. On the other hand,...; 3. that; 4. cannot; 5. For example,...; 6. probably; 7. so; 8. other; 9. who; 10. may; 11. can; 12. or
III. Put in the right prepositions. (Sometimes no preposition is necessary.)
1. I’m leaving now. I’ll be back ______ three hours.
2. He was born ______ the first day of summer.
3. Can you go on holiday ___ July?
4. We’re going to London _____ a week.
5. Let’s visit them ___ the weekend.
6. What are you going to do _____ next Sunday?
7. He’s working _____ six, but he’s free _____ that.
8. Are you free ____ Monday evening?
9. Everybody likes to get presents _____ their birthday.
10. I always work better _____ the morning, but ______ this morning I am feeling fit for nothing.
Key: 1. in; 2. on; 3. in; 4. for; 5. at; 6. –; 7. until, after; 8. on; 9. on; 10. in, –