Diagnostic test 1
Present tenses
Write the correct form of the words in 12 Hewitt certainly ................................... .
brackets to complete the sentences. Use only (not/play) his best tennis at the moment.
the present simple (e.g. arrives/doesn't arrive) 13 Hurry up and buy your sandwich! Here
or the present continuous (e.g. is/are arriving). .................................... (come) the bus!
Example 14 'Sorry I haven't phoned. I lost my address
It's nearly half past ten ... .P.IJ..~.~HM. .... book.' 'Oh, you ................................... .
(they/always/eat) this late in Spain? (always/lose) your address book! Why don't
you keep everything on the computer?'
Carina .................................... (enjoy)
hospital dramas so she 15 The part-time philosophy course
.................................... (watch) ER every .................................... (consist of) twenty
week; evening lectures and five full-day seminars.
2 Japanese cooking ................................... . 16 .................................... (you/think) we should
(not use) a lot of dairy food. allow more than an hour to get to the
station?
3 .................................... the interest rate
.................................... (usually/change) 17 We can't leave a ten-year-old child on her
because of inflation? own. What on earth ................................... .
(you/think) of?
4 Graham won't give up cigarettes. He
.................................... (smoke) about fifty 18 Don't ask him! He ................................... .
a day. (be) really difficult at the moment.
5 Britney Spears ................................... . 19 Would you like to try these champagnes? We
(stay) in the Waldorf Astoria on this visit to . ................................... (taste) them to write
New York. a review for the wine club newsletter.
6 We .................................... (take) a 20 We .................................... (guarantee) that
two-week winter holiday in Gstaad every you won't be disappointed with the
year. performance of our new washing machine.
7 I .................................... (feed) the
neighbour's cat this week while she's in
hospital.
8 The court ................................... .
(not/usually/send) first-time offenders to
prison, but it is possible in exceptional
circumstances.
9 Then you .................................... (mix) all
the ingredients together quickly and
.................................... (put) the mixture in
a hot oven for twenty minutes.
10 I can see the leaders. The three front runners
.................................... (turn) the corner into
the stadium complex now.
11 Julie, listen to this. It's Thursday evening
and I .................................... (get) home
really late from the club, and she
.......... " ........................ (say) to me .. .
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