REVISION TEST

1. Fill in the Verb to Be in the Positive / Negative form (in the PRESENT tense). Pay
Attention to: Countable / Uncountable Nouns.
 The stars in the sky _________________ shining.
 You and I _________________ best friends.
 All the people on the movie set _________________ actors.
 The painting in that museum _________________ well guarded.
 The woman in these magazines _________________ famous at all. I wonder why she
_________________ in them.
 The milk in these cartons _________________ fresh because it_________________
from two weeks ago.
 Some lecturers in the university _________________ very tough.
 Don’t gaze at blind people as if they _________________ weird. It
_________________ polite.
 I _________________ sure that your mother and father _________________ quite
amazed by the news. The news _________________ over whelming. I, on the other
hand, _________________ shocked because I have heard it before.
 Don’t touch the meat that_________________ in that package. My mother
_________________ planning on using it in a new dish.
 Some of the politicians in this party _________________ honest in the least. On the
contrary: I believe that they _________________ so devious that the simple man will
fall in their trap.
 The software on my new computer _________________ absolutely terrible. The
salesmen_________________ complete frauds. Perhaps I should complain. No one
will ever buy there again.
 The goods in the store _________________ quite fascinating. All the rich men in the
city _________________ talking about them.
 The teachers’ room _________________ full of teachers that _________________
eager to start working. It _________________ the beginning of the year and one of
them _________________ absolutely sure that the students _________________
eager too. _________________ she right? I fear that she _________________. The
students _________________ as eager as she _________________.
 Water _________________ less and less found on earth. Unfortunately, humans
_________________ concerned enough about the situation. That
_________________ the reason that not enough _________________ being done to
save the world from water shortage.

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 The files on your desk _________________ super important. Please secure them in a
locked safe. The safe _________________ in your office but in mine. Give them to
me when you and your partner _________________ finished with them.
 The heirs of this mansion _________________ very excited. They believe that it
_________________ worth a lot of money.
2. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the verb TO BE
or the verb TO HAVE:

I _________ cold. ( = I feel cold)

have
am
I ________ a cold. ( = I am sick)
am
have
________ a little hungry.
I'm
I've
He ________ a lot of money.
has
is

These students ________ very smart.

have
are
Thomas ________ two children.
has
is
I ________ sleepy.
have
am
Mary ________ 24 years old.
has
is
The athletes ________ tired.
don't have
are not

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 He ________ your purse.
has
is
3. Point out the nouns in the following sentences:
 Always speak the truth.
 We all love honesty.
 I have two children.
 The lion is the king of the beasts.
 Solomon was the wisest of all kings.
 Cleanliness is next to godliness.
 Birds of a feather flock together.
 Who teaches you grammar?
 The Nile is the longest of all rivers.
 A committee of six was appointed to assess the situation.
 Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.
 The boy was rewarded for his honesty.
 He gave me an apple.
 I recognized his voice at once.
 You should never tell a lie.
 Wisdom is better than riches.
 He is on the jury.
 Silver and gold are precious metals.
 Still waters run deep.
 The cackling of geese saved Rome.
 Tubal Cain was a man of might.
 Old habits die hard.
 The early bird catches the worm.
 It was Edison who invented the phonograph.
 You can’t pump the ocean dry.

4. Arrange the words and make sentences. Write the correct form of the verbs in the
present simple.
 he / to/ go / school. ……………………………………………………...
 I / like/ swimming/? ……………………………………………………...
 you / not play/ football . ……………………………………………………...
 the class /9 o’clock/ begin. . ……………………………………………………...
 they / sometimes/ go/ to the cinema. ……………………………………………………...
 she / chocolate/ love ? ……………………………………………………...

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  we / English / study . ……………………………………………………...
 they / London / live . ……………………………………………………...
 he / restaurant /not work. ……………………………………………………...
 Lucy / play/ the guitar ……………………………………………………...

5. Choose the correct verb form.

a.) Who……………………..( make) that terrible noise?

b.) Bobby……………………..(read) a magazine every evening.

c.) You can’t see Elsa now,she ……………………………(have )a bath.

d.) What you ……………………(do) in the evenings?

e.) I usually…………………….( drink )tea but today I …………………..(drink ) coffee.

f.) We ………………………….(wait ) for the shop to open .But it …………………( not open ) till nine.

g.) Mr. Jacoby often ………………..(go) to the theatre but his wife ………………………..(not go) very
often.He …………..(like) all sorts of plays and Mrs. Jacoby …………….(prefer) comedies.

h.) She …………………………….(not study) Spanish.

i.) Gregory and Claire ………………………………..(have ) their lunch in the hotel room.

j.) You …………………..(look) like your sister.

k.) He ……………………………(collect) stamps.

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l.) She and her mates …………………………(go ) on holiday.

m.) Where you …………………………..(go) Patrick?

I …………………………..(go) to buy some cigarettes. You …………………………………..(want ) an
evening paper?
Yes, I………………….(do).

6. Present Simple or Present Continuous OR Past Simple or Past Continuous

1. Water ______________ (not/boil) at 0 degrees- it ____________ (boil) at 100.

2. When Chuck Norris _______________ (run) after a bad guy, he always ______________
(catch) him.
3. While Chuck ____________________ (eat) dinner, he ________________ (load) his gun.
4. Every day Chuck _______________ (get up) at 7 o’clock- he ____________ (not/get up)
at noon. He has missions to accomplish.
5. Why _______ you __________ (call) me 20 times yesterday? _________ you
___________ (realize) that my phone __________________ (not/work)?
6. I can’t stand Justin. He _________always ________________ (throw) things in class.
7. Right now our English teacher _________________(talk) to us about the past continuous
and the whole class ________________(sleep)- they _______________ (not/listen) to her.
8. Look! Chuck Norris is outside and he ____________ (walk) by our school!
9. In 1850 nobody ______________ (play) Minecraft. There ____________ (not/be) any
computer games then and worst of all- there ___________ (not/be) any TV!
10. After school I usually ____________ (watch) TV to relax and then I ___________ (do) my
homework.
11. This week my handball team __________________ (practice) three times instead of
two.
We _________________ (play) against the Halandri team on Saturday.
12. Chuck Norris ____________ (drive) his Lotus very fast when a giant monster
____________ (appear in front of him. He __________ (stop) in time.
13. Sorry, Mrs. Crabtree, I _____________ (not/find) my English homework. I think I
____________(leave) it at my friend’s house last night.

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14. Chuck Norris ___________(not/believe) in ghosts. He ___________ (think) they
_________ (not/exist).
15. My parents ________ (not/let) me go to the Lady Gaga concert last month. They
___________(think) that the tickets ___________ (cost) too much money.
16. Radio announcer says: Pele ___________ (pass) the ball to Ronaldo and he _________
(kick) the ball to Messi who ____________ (make) a goal.
17. As Chuck Norris _____________ (draw) his gun out of the holster, the robber
_________(panic) and __________(run) away.
18. Everyone __________ be) scared of Chuck Norris. You can say that again.
19. Chuck Norris ___________ (hate) robbers and killers. He ___________ (not/need) even
a gun to frighten them away.
20. Yesterday Chuck Norris _________ (become) the winner of the strongest man in the
world contest.

7. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous:

1. ________________ (you/study) French before you ___________ (move) to France?

2. How long ______________ (you/wait) to get on the bus?
3. I ________________ (not have) any money because I __________ (lose) my purse.
4. I __________________ (try) to get through to her for months before she finally
__________ (answer) my email.
5. I ____________ (never/go) to the theatre before last night.
6. James __________________ (teach) at the university for more than a year before he
___________ (go) to Asia.
7. The old woman ______________ (want) to sit down because she
___________________ (stand) for a long time.
8. They ________ (feel) bad about selling the house because they ___________ (own) it
for more than forty years.
9. We couldn’t get a hotel room anywhere because we ____________ (not/book) in
advance.
10. We _______________ (have) that car for ten years before it ____________ (break)
down.

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8. Can you answer these questions using the correct tense?
Write full sentences:

a. Had you ever visited the U.S. before your trip in 2006? (Parents in 2003)
b. How long had you been studying Turkish before you moved to Ankara? (2 years)
c. How come Brenda knew London so well? ( Visit/several times before)
d. Why were they a bit lost when they first moved to Rome? (not/study/Italian)
e. Why was John tired? (jog)
f. How long had they been eating before Carole arrived? (over an hour)
g. How long had Brian studied Spanish before he moved to Spain? (6 years at school)
h. How long had Barbara been in London when she got her diploma? (over 8 years)
i. Why had Sue lost so much weight? (stop/eating chocolate and cakes)
j. How long had Christine been working at the company when it shut down? (15 years)

9. Vocabulary – Definitions

A piece of furniture to sit down Glass

A room of the house where you sleep Tights

Bottles are made of this Turtle

A slow animal Boat

A person who helps sick people Minute

A house in the middle of the city Chair

A thing you put in your legs Strawberries

An acuatic mean of transport Nurse

A red type of fruit Bedroom

It has 60 seconds Flat

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10. Singular / Plural

a. Turn into plural: b) Turn into singular:

Ball ................................. Knives ...................................

Man ................................ Children ...............................

Foot ................................ Watches ................................

Leaf ................................ Mice ......................................

Box ................................. Key ........................................

11. Countable / Uncountable

Fill the blank spaces with much or many:

How ______ potatoes are there?

How ______ does the dress cost?

How ______ vinegar do you want?

How ______ cars has she got?

How ______ sugar do you need?

How ______ children do they have?

How ______ hours do you usually sleep?

How ______ people are at the concert?

How ______ cups of coffee do you drink?

How ______ cheese have you got?

12. A lot of / some / any / much / many / a little / a few:

I’m friendly, so I have got ..................... friends. ................... of them are English.

I only want ............................. salt in my meal.

She doesn’t have ................... time to cook, so she always orders food.

How .................. beer do you drink?

They don’t buy .................... beer bottles.

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Give me ................... money, please. I need to go shopping.

I don’t have ................. idea.

Give her only .................... sweets. She can’t eat too much sugar.

Sorry, I can’t go out. I have ....................... homework.

13. Write an e-mail replying to a customer that did not receive the monthly reports as per the
deadline. Motivate the delay.