MOCK EXAM: GRAMMAR: SEPTEMBER – DEC 2016

I - Choose either the present simple or the present continuous verb tense and enter the correct

form.

A Trekking Journal

November 12, 2013

Today (be) ………………………….1 the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am

exhausted and my legs (shake) ………………………….2; I just hope I am able to complete the

trek. My feet (kill, really) ………………………..3 me and my toes (bleed) ………………………4,

but I (want, still) ……………………5 to continue.

Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be)

………………………6 so different, and I (try) ……………………7 to adapt to the new way of life

here. I (learn) ………………………..8 a little bit of the language to make communication easier;

unfortunately, I (learn, not) …………………………..9 foreign languages quickly. Although I

(understand, not) ……………………….10 much yet, I believe that I (improve, gradually

………………………..11.

I (travel, currently) …………………………12 with Liam, a student from Leeds University in

England. He (be) ………………………13 a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always)

…………………………….14 ahead of me and (complain) ………………………….15 that I am too

slow. I (do) …………………………..16 my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and

stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old.

Right now, Liam (sit) ……………………….17 with the owner of the inn. They (discuss)

……………………………..18 the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know,

not) …………………………19 the real name of the owner, but everybody (call, just)

…………………………….20 him Tam. Tam (speak) ………………………….21 English very well

and he (try) ………………………………..22 to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam

(say) ……………………………..23 a new word, Liam (try) ……………………………24 to repeat

it. Unfortunately, Liam (seem, also) ……………………………….25 to have difficulty learning

foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.

II - Choose either the past simple or the present perfect verb tense and enter the correct form.

A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars?"

B: I don't know. I (see, never) …………………………….1 that movie.

Sam (arrive) ……………………………2 in San Diego a week ago.

My best friend and I (know) ………………………………3 each other for over fifteen years. We

still get together once a week.

Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write) …………………………………4 ten very creative short

stories this year. One day, he'll be as famous as Hemingway.

I (have, not) ……………………………5 this much fun since I (be) ………………….6 a kid.

Things (change) …………………………7 a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first (start)

…………………………….8 working here three years ago, the company (have, only)

…………………………….9 six employees. Since then, we (expand) …………………………….10

to include more than 2000 full-time workers.

I (tell) …………………………11 him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but he (wander)

……………………….12 off into the forest and (be) …………………….13 bitten by a snake.

Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss) …………………….14 the bus this morning. You (be)

…………………………………15 late to work too many times. You are fired!

Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he (see, never)

…………………………..16 the ocean. He should come with us to Miami.

How sad! George (dream) ……………………….17 of going to California before he died, but he

didn't make it. He (see, never) ………………………….18 the ocean.

In the last hundred years, travelling (become) ………………………..19 much easier and very

comfortable. In the 19th century, it (take) …………………………..20 two or three months to cross

North America by covered wagon. The trip (be) ………………………21 very rough and often

dangerous. Things (change) ……………………………22 a great deal in the last hundred and fifty

years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.

Jonny, I can't believe how much you (change) …………………………..23 since the last time I (see)…………………………24 you.

III - Use the verbs in brackets in the correct future tenses –will-future, going to-future, Simple PresentorPresent Progressive.

  1. The train for London ______at 11:45. (to leave)
  2. We ______dinner at a nice restaurant soon. (to have)
  3. It ______in the mountains tomorrow evening. (to snow)
  4. On Sunday at 8 o'clock I ______my friend. (to meet)
  5. They ______to Edinburgh on Friday evening. (to fly)
  6. Wait! I ______you to the station. (to drive)
  7. I ______my sister in April. (to see)
  8. Look at the clouds - it ______in a few minutes. (to rain)
  9. Listen! There's someone at the door. I ______the door for you. (to open)

IV - The following sentences are answers to questions. If the words in bold are the missing

information, write the questions.

1. He goes to the park twice a week.

______

2. I have seen the movie five times.

______

3. Hua Hin is 200 kilometres from Bangkok.

______

4. She bought a newiPad.

______

5. There were more than 1,000 people at the club.

______

6. Kate had to wait an hour for the bus.

______

7. Tom likes pizza.

______

8. The BMW cost $10,000.

______

9. The class starts this week.

______

10. Mary joined the company in2011.

______

11. John met his girlfriend at work.

______

12. They went to Spain for a week.

______

13. They are staying at thehotel.

______

14. He paid for the tickets with his credit card.

______

15. Kim is 160 centimetres tall.

______

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