GRAMMAR EXAM

Name: _Tania Karina Ponce Torca_______ Score: ____/100

TIME ALLOWED: 70 MINUTES

1. Tense review. Complete the gaps in the following sentences with the correct form of the verb
in brackets.

1. Before you moved to Washington, how long _have you been___________ (you/be) in
Toronto?

2. “Dear Fernando, I ____write________________ (write) to say thank you for the present you
sent me”.

3. Beth __has_____________ (have) her car for over eight years, and she’s still very happy with
it.

4. I’m sorry, I __don’t agree__________ (not agree) with you.

5. Peter _had spent______ (spend) his holiday in France when he produced his first great painting.

6. Kim and I ____grew up________________ (grow up) in the south of India in the 1950s.

7. My mother ____gets__________________ (get) much better now –the doctor says she can
probably get up next week.

8. _Did you talk_______________ (you speak) to Liz this week? Jan told me she has decided to
look for another job.

9. My grandfather’s feeling very nervous because he ___never has fly_______(never fly) before.

10. I’m so tired. I couldn’t sleep last night because our neighbour’s baby _cried__________(cry).
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2. Comparatives and superlatives. Complete the gaps with the correct comparative/superlative
form of the adjective in brackets.

1. My partner’s cooking is far __worse__________ (bad) than mine.

2. This winter’s definitely __wetter__________(wet) than last year.

3. Prague’s one of the __ Prettiest ____________ (pretty) cities I’ve ever been to.

4. We went to London last August, and it was ____ hotter ____ (hot) than I expected.

5. The city centre is much ___ more Polleted___________ (polluted) this winter than it used to be.

6. New York is not as ____more dangerous_________(dangerous) we thought it would be.

7. I’ve done some crazy thing in my life, but going parachuting was the __craziest __ (crazy) of
all!

8. Japan has the _most popular_______________ (popular) theme park in the world.

9. Moscow is the ___biggest _________ (big) in the world.

10. France is much __more expensive____________(expensive) with tourists than Costa Rica.

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3 can / have to / should / shouldn’t
Underline the correct form in the following sentences.
For example:
Can I / Do I have to / Should I smoke here?

1. I’m sorry, Sir, but you don’t have to / can’t / should go thought that door. It’s private.
2. You don’t have to / can / have to wear jeans or trousers at work if you want to.

3. You shouldn’t / can’t / don’t have to speak English for this job, but it’s very useful when
you’re travelling.

4. You shouldn’t / don’t have to / can smoke if you want to be healthy.

5. Passengers can / have to / should go through security before they get on the plane.

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4. Prepositions. Complete the gaps in the following sentences with a preposition from the box.

in for at off up on

For example:
She started her job _in___ in 1989.

1. It happened __on_____ Thursday afternoon.

2. It was great to see you. Thanks ____for________ coming.

3. I’m going to a wedding on Saturday, so I’ll have to dress __up_______.

4. Jim had three weeks _off______ work last month.

5. I’ll be home ___at______ about seven o’clock.
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5. Present perfect of past simple? Complete the gaps in the following sentences with the correct
form of the verb in brackets.

For example:
Patrick _sent___(send) me an e-mail yesterday.

1. Luke Harris ____worked____________________ (work) for Unifax form 1993 to 2000.

2. The plane to Mexico ___left____________ (leave) ten minutes ago.

3. This looks delicious! I __never have eaten______________ (never eat) sushi before.

4. When ___did_____________ Julie and Peter ___get married______________ (get married)?

5. Oh no! I haven’t bought____________ (not buy) a present for James yet.

6. Where were ______________ (be) your children born?

7. Hannah didn’t enjoy school at all – for some reason, the only subject she __liked______ (like)
was geography.

8. I never have braked_______________ (never brake) an arm or a leg.

9. Tina ____lived_______________ (lived) in four different countries.

10. Lucy _already has been_______________(already, be) on holiday this year.

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6. Passives. Complete the gaps with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
Ice cream is definitely the world’s favourite dessert. In Europe alone, about €11 billion a year (0.
spent) __is spent___ on ice cream.
More ice cream (1. eat) __is eaten____________ per person in Australia than any other country:
16.6 litres per year.
A form of ice cream (2 eat) __is eaten______________ in China, about 4.000 years ago. It (3.
make) is made _______of milk, rice, fruit and a secret ingredient…snow!
Ice cream (4. bring) __is brought______________ to Europe in the sixteen century, but at that
time only the super-rich could afford it. When the Italian princess Catherine de Medici married the
future King Henry II of France in 1533, a different variety of ice cream (5. Serve) _are
served______ every day for a month!
The first ice cream cone (6. make) __is made______________ in New York City on September
22nd, 1886. The maker Italo Marchiony (7. give) is given _______________a patent on his cone
in 1903
The world’s most popular flavour is vanilla, which (8. produce) _is produced______________
form vanilla beans. 80% of the world’s vanilla beans (9. grow) _are grown____________on the
island of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa.
More ice cream (10. sell) _is sold___________on a Sunday than on any other day of the week.

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7. Conditionals. Complete the gaps with a suitable form of the verb in brackets. Think whether
the situation is real or imaginary.

For example:
If I _had___(have) more money __I’d move___ (move).

1. If you _gave_____________ (give) me your e-mail address, I _’d send_________ (send) you
the information.

2. If I __had____ (have) my mobile phone with me, I ‘d ring_______________ (ring) them now.

3. What __do____________ you __do__ (do) if you ____won___________ (win) the lottery?

4. If I __knew_________________ (knew) the answer, I _’d tell________________ (tell) you!

5. If you __left_____ (leave) your telephone number, I ‘d ask______ (ask) Steve to call you later.

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8. Past perfect of past simple. Choose the best form of the verb in brackets to complete the story,
using the past perfect of past simple.

Jill __came____________ (1. come) home from work exhausted. She ___had________ (2. had) a
terrible day. When she ___arrived_________ (3. arrive) at work, she ___realized______ (4.
realize) that she ____forgot___________ (5. forget) to prepare for an important meeting.
However, she __asked ______________ (6. ask) he colleague to help her, and they
___were______ ___ (7. be) ready just in time. Later, she ___dropped___________ (8. drop)
coffee all over her desk, and then her computer ____crashed_____________ (9. crash). The worst
thing of all was that she _____left__________ (10. left) her car windows open.

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9. Irregular verbs. Write the past simple tense of the following irregular verbs.

1. be __was/were______________
2. write __wrote______________
3. go __went______________
4. cost __costed______________
5. do ___did_____________

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10. Like doing and would like to do. Underline the correct alternative.
For example:
We ’d like to have / like having breakfast in our rooms, please.
1. Josh says he likes being / would like to be Prime Minister one day.

2. I don’t like driving / wouldn’t like to drive in the city centre, so I always take the bus to work.

3. I like speaking / would like to speak to you for a moment, if that’s all right.

4. Do / Would you like to spend Christmas with us this year?

5. I like being / ‘d like to be alone sometimes – I can think better.

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11. Linking words. Complete the sentences with and, so, because, then or but.
For example:
I couldn’t sleep _____because ___ there was a party next door.

1. We didn’t have any money ____so______we couldn’t go to a restaurant.

2. He closed all the doors and windows, and _______________ he left the house.

3. Romina is usually on time, __but_________tonight she arrived half an hour late.

4. It was very cold outside, ____then____________I put on my warmest clothes.

5. He looked thought the window for a minute or two, _____and__________went inside.

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12. Will / won’t. Make sentences refer to the future by using the correct form of will or won’t.
For example:
Are you at work at 7:00 am?.
Will you be at work at 7:00am?
1. It’s difficult to find a parking space.
__It will be difficult to find a parking space._________________________________________

2. She isn’t at home on Tuesday.

_She will not at home on Tuesday _________________________________
3. Is your cousin at home?
___Will your cousin be at home?__________________________

4. Can you find your way without a map?

_ Can you find your way without a map?____________________

5. The last bus has gone: we must walk.

__ The last bus will have gone: we must walk.

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13. Missing words. There is one word missing from each of the sentences below. Put one word
from the box in the correct place in each sentence.

change keep become go start take

For example:
I want to _____change ___ my e-mail address.

1. When did you _____go_________ your business?.

2. When I ___become________________ famous, I’m going to buy a much bigger house.

3. You look tired. I think you should __take____________a nap this afternoon.

4. You should go to bed ant try to ____keep____________warm.

5. What are you going to study when you _____start______________to university?

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14. Present simple/continuous and past simple. Complete the gaps in the following sentences
with the correct form (Present simple/continuous or past simple) of the verb in brackets.

For example:
The average American _watches___(watch) more than three hours of television a day.

1. I _____sent______________ __ (send) Susan a card last Tuesday

2. Jim normally _____practices___________ (practice) tennis for about four hours a day.

3. I’m sorry, I can’t send you an e-mail now because my brother _______uses___________ (use)
the computer.

4. All of the students _____take___________ (take) the exam next week.

5. Anna isn’t here. She ___went_____________ (go) out about an hour ago.

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15. Modal verbs. Present simple/continuous and past simple. Complete the gaps in the following
sentences with the correct modal verb: can, must, might, should, need.

For example:
He ___ should ____ go to the dentist when he has toothache.

1. George has travelled a lot. He ___can_________speak many languages.

2. It's later than I thought. I___must___________ go now.

3. I don't know what I'm doing this weekend, but I __need___________ go to London.

4. Smoking is very unhealthy. You _____should______________ stop it.

5. You _____might_____________ a better trainer if you want to improve yourself.

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