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Five-Minute Tests

I. Write the question tags.

1. They haven’t come, _________?

2. Jenny can’t drive, _________?

3. Marie’s French, ________?

4. I’m late, _________?

5. You work here, _____?

6. He’s following me, _________?

7. He lost it, _____________?

8. They shouldn’t be here, ______?

9. He lives in Moscow, ________?

10. They didn’t talk about it, _____?

Key: 1. have they; 2. can she; 3. isn’t she; 4. aren’t I; 5. don’t you; 6. isn’t he; 7. didn’t he; 8. should they; 9. doesn’t he; 10. did they

II. Make complete sentences. Use the Present Perfect and put ever, never, or before in the correct places.

1. You/ be/ Moscow/ (before)?

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2. Sue/ drive/ a car/ (never)

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3. They/ use/ this/ software (ever)?

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4. John and Anna/ understand/ each other (never)

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5. He/ work/ hard (ever)?

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Key:

1. Have you been to Moscow before?

2. Sue has never driven a car.

3. Have they ever used this software?

4. John and Anna have never understood each other.

5. Has he ever worked hard?

III. Put the verbs in brackets in Present Perfect tense.

1. This is the first time I (do) this.

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2. This is the third time we (travel) to China.

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3. Is this the first time you (be) abroad?

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4. It’s the only time I (be) late.

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5. This isn’t the first time I (meet) her.

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Key:

1. This is the first time I have done this.

2. This is the third time we have travelled to China.

3. Is this the first time you have been abroad?

4. It’s the only time I have been late.

5. This isn’t the first time I have met her.

IV. Make these adjectives into adverbs.

1. hopeful ___________

2. hard ___________

3. good ___________

4. simple ___________

5. easy ___________

6. late ___________

7. fast ___________

8. incredible ___________

9. nice ___________

10. horrible ___________

Key: 1. hopefully; 2. hard (NOT hardly); 3. well; 4. simply; 5. easily; 6. late (NOT lately); 7. fast; 8. incredibly; 9. nicely; 10. horribly

By Youdif Boyarskaya ,
School No. 814, Moscow