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Thursday, March 14, 2024

Test 1

      


Choose the right answer: 

I'm going to meet... professor James.
an;  b) the;  c) a;  d) –

The little boy feared lest he ... punished by his mother. 
would be; b) should be;  c) could be;  d) were

Our advice was for them ... until the morning came. 
wait;  b) to wait;  c) should wait;  d) waited

May I suggest that you ... your mind? 
make up;  b) would make up; c) made up;  d) shall make up

Her only wish was that her children ... there for some more time.
 a] would be       b] could be      
 c] being              d] should be

I'd rather you ... mention it to my parents.
haven't;  b) will not; c) didn't;  d) don't

If only you ... me earlier! 
a) have told;  b) told;  c) had told;  d) would tell

Even if they ... ready, nothing would have changed.
a) were;  b) would be;  c) are;  d) had been

I wish you ... leaving! 
a) aren't;  b) weren't;  c) wasn't;  d) wouldn't be.

I wish I ... better for the exams! 
a) study;  b) had studied;  c) would study;  d) have studied

... he to agree to our proposal, we could go on with the project.
a) Was;  b) Is;  c) Were; d) Would

In this forest there are many .... 
a) wolves; b) wolfves;  c) wolfes

It is only fair that you ... the truth.
a) knew;  b) may know;  c) would know;  d) should know

Why ... the bus now? 
a) don't get on;  b) not get on;  c) not to get on;  d) not getting on

All the ... were covered with snow. 
a) roofvs;  b) roves;  c) roofs; d) roofes

Monday, March 4, 2024

Verb Tenses, Test 14

 

Choose the correct answer:

1. Suddenly we noticed that the clock stopped / had stopped.

2. I never thought that I would / should to / see him again.

3. The woman led me to her hut and told / said me to remain there for the night.

4. We climbed higher that we could / might get a better view of the procession.

5. Euclid proved that the three angles of a triangle were / are equal to two right angles.

6. I will nurse him so that he may live / might live.

7. I will call you when I arrive / will arrive.

8. He went to the city so that he might / may find work.

9. Wherever he preached, people gathered / gather to listen.

10. The thieves stole whatever they could find / might find in the house.

11. He came oftener than we expected / expect him to.

12. He stayed at home because he was feeling / feels ill.

13. I feel / am feeling fine.

14. I feel / were feeling you shouldn’t do this.


15. What do you think / are you thinking about my hair style?

16. I am seeing / see your dad tomorrow.

17. The fish smells / is smelling awful.

18. I rang her up because I wanted / want to talk.


19. I see / am seeing what you mean.

9. The stew tastes / is tasting wonderful.

20. If I know / knew the answer, I will tell you.

21. He weighs / is weighing 187 pounds.

22. Do you believe / Are you believing  in God?

23. He spent / has spent all his childhood in a quaint village in China.

24. Mozart died while he was composing / had composed the Requiem.

25. I have done / did the cleaning. What shall I do now?

26. I lived / have lived in India for ten years when I was a child.

27. I can’t play tomorrow because I have broken / broke my leg.

28. My puppy has died / died.

29. I have traveled / traveled a lot in Asia and Africa.

30. Once upon a time there lived / has lived a beautiful princess.

31. He worked / has worked hard for years.

32. Did you see / Have you seen Romeo and Juliet on TV last night?

33. My late grandfather did / has done a lot for me.

34. Mary is staying / stays with her parents at the moment.

35. My brother works / is working at a bank.

36. I never get up / I am never getting up before 9 on Sunday mornings.

37. I hate / am hating people who are rude to their subordinates.

38. I like / am liking this music.

39. Does the meat smell / Is the meat smelling bad?

40. I am seeing / see the dentist at 11 am.

41. My father joined / has joined the cavalry because he loved horses.

42. Bears often hibernate / hibernated in caves.

43. His caustic remarks hurt / hurted our feelings.

44.The social services department has / have specialists for each welfare category.

45. The politician made / has made a categorical denial of the charges that he had taken bribes.

46.  The prize was borne / born away by Manchester United.

47. He bade / bidded them farewell.

48. After I had bidden / had baded him farewell, I hurried away.

49. The Minister laid / lay the foundation stone of the new hospital.

50. The farmer killed the goose that had laid / had lain a golden egg.

51. They have finished / finished the work a week ago.

52. We had gone / went to the moves last night.

53. We had eaten / ate our dinner before we went to the movies last night.

54. He hanged / hung the picture on the wall.

55. The terrorist was hung / was hanged at midnight.

56. The doctor felt  / was feeling the patient’s pulse.

57. The farmers in that village grow / are growing vegetables all year round.

58. The proposal sounds / is sounding interesting.

59. I will have moved / will move into my new office by the end of this month.

60. I will have eaten / will eat every chocolate in that box before mom returns from work.

61. She be working / will work on that report tomorrow when I come back.  

62. The lions in the Sahara have laid / have lain in wait for their pray.

63. They have never been invited / have never invited to her parties.

Monday, February 26, 2024

Verb *Wish*, Exercise 3

   

WISH & IF ONLY

Choose the correct answer:

1. I wish our team ______ .
did win                  had won                    has won

2. If only I ______ the guitar!
   can play                 will play            could play

3. I wish I ______ a million dollars.
   have             will have        had

4. If only we ______ the wrong road!
 hadn't taken      had taken          haven't taken

5. I wish they ______ us they were coming early.
 had told          have told                  did tell

6. If only you ______ how to swim when you were younger!
 have learned       will learn            had learned

7. I wish we ______ that house.
   will buy            could buy                bought

8. I wish you ______ how surprised she was.
   could have seen           saw               have seen

9. I wish that warbler ______ closer so I could get a picture.
   would come       will come                has come

10. If only it ______ raining!
   can stop               will stop              would stop

11. They wish their neighbors ________ singing at night.
    could stop          stopped               would stop

12. She is lonely. She wishes she________more people.
     meet                    met                     had met     

13. I wish I didn`t have to go to work on Saturday.
This refers to the future    /  This refers to the past

Friday, January 26, 2024

Test 14

                

                                         TESTING ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Choose the correct sentence:

I don`t mind to help you.                           
I don`t mind helping you.

She has many toys, hasn`t she?                   
She has many toys, doesn`t she?

I have to do some essays today, don`t I?     
I have to do some essays today, haven`t I?

It`s high time you do it.                               
It`s high time you did it.

How many information have you got?        
How much information have you got?

A lot of phenomenons happened here.         
A lot of phenomena happened here.

We can`t risk going there.                           
We can`t risk to go there.

She got home at 4 a.m. in the morning. The party mustn`t have been really good.
She got home at 4 a.m. in the morning. The party must have been really good.

She`d rather go home than stay here, hadn`t she?
She`d rather go home than stay here, wouldn`t she?

I would prefer to go home now.                      
I would prefer going home now.

He`d better see a doctor, wouldn`t he?            
He`d better see a doctor, hadn`t he?

If I`ll have time, I will go to the movie.           
If I have time, I will go to the movie.

Had you been here yesterday, I could help you.
Had you been here yesterday, I could have helped you.

Unless you go home now, you`ll be punished.
Unless you don`t go home now, you`ll be punished.

He needn`t go out, need he?                       
He needn`t go out, does he?

She can barely speak, can`t she?                 
She can barely speak, can she?

Somebody has to help him, don`t they?     
Somebody has to help him, haven`t they?

Bad news don`t make people happy.          
Bad news doesn`t make people happy.
  
All their money is in the bank.                   
All their money are in the bank.

That information was very good.               
Those information were very good.

She is always making noise at night.           
She always makes noise at night.

Do you know where is the station?              
Do you know where the station is?

It was worth to do it.                                    
It was worth doing it.

She was trying to cook something when he entered the kitchen.
She tried to cook something when he entered the kitchen.

Mary is the tallest of the two girls.                  
Mary is the taller of the two girls.

He warned me to not touch that wire.             
He warned me not to touch that wire.

He gripped his brother`s arm lest he should fall.
He gripped his brother`s arm lest he shouldn`t fall.

This is the first time I have done all the shopping.
This is the first time I did all the shopping.

I lay in bed for a while.                     
I laid in bed for a while.

I made all the necessary arrangements.         
I did all the necessary arrangements.

Justice has been made.                      
Justice has been done.

The President Trump was elected some time ago.
President Trump was elected some time ago.

How long have you been lieying to them?
How long have you been lying to them?

She has quitted smoking many times.               
She has quit smoking many times.

That man has dived for an hour.
That man has diven for an hour.

She has threw all the garbage this morning. 
She has thrown all the garbage this morning.

I laid on the sofa all day yesterday.                 
I lay on the sofa all day yesterday.

She wishes she knew the answer yesterday.
She wishes she had known the answer yesterday.

If only they were here with me now, but they are not.
If only they had been here with me now, but they are not.

She would like to go to the seaside.       
She would like going to the seaside.

Lucy is the most beautiful girl of the two.
Lucy is the more beautiful girl of the two.

It is the first time  did my homework.
It is the first time I have done my homework.

The reception was a success. The organizers did a good job.
The reception was a success. The organizers made a good job.

If only I hadn`t made that blunder at the party last night.
If only I didn`t make that blunder at the party last night.

What will happen if I will push this button?
What will happen if I push this button?

You keep interrupting me. I wish you didn`t do that. / I wish you wouldn`t do that.

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Verb *Wish*, Exercise 1

    

Choose the correct answer: 

1. She failed most of her exams, and now she wishes she __________ harder.
a. works                        b. worked                   
c. would work               d. had worked

2. I had to get the bus to work every day. I wish I __________ a car.
a. have got                     b. had                       
c. would have                 d. had had

3. The weather's terrible today. I wish it __________ a bit warmer.
a. is                             b. was                
c. would be                 d. had been

4. It really annoys me that you never do anything around the house! I wish you __________ from time to time.
a. wash up                      b. washed up               
c. would wash up           d. had washed up

5. I missed my English class yesterday because I went to the doctor's. I wish I __________ it.
a. don't miss                   b. didn't miss           
c. wouldn't miss             d. hadn't missed

6. The last bus always seems to leave early. I wish the driver __________ until the right time before leaving.
a. waits                      b. waited                   
c. would wait             d. had waited

7. My sister will have to cancel her party next week. She wishes she __________ cancel it, but she's broken her leg.
a. doesn't have to     b. won't have to      
c. didn't have to        d. wouldn't have to

8. We went to a new restaurant for lunch and I've been feeling sick all afternoon. I wish we __________ there.
a. go                             b. didn't go              
c. wouldn't go              d. hadn't gone

9. The two brothers are always fighting. Their mother wishes they __________.
a. don't                    b. won't               
c. wouldn't              d. hadn`t

10. I gave that man in the pub my phone number. I wish I __________.
a. won't                   b. didn't have                     
c. wouldn't              d. hadn't

11. My flat is cold. I wish _________
a. it wasn't                 b. weren`t          
c. wouldn`t be           d.  couldn`t be

12. You smoke. I wish ________
a. you wouldn't smoke          
b. didn`t smoke        
c. hasn`t smoked        
d. hadn`t smoked      
       
13. She told him! I wish______________.
a.  she hadn't told him            
b. she didn`t tell him           
c. haven`t told him           
d. hasn`t told him

14. You were too slow getting ready to go out. I wish you ____ so slow getting ready.
a. haven`t been                b. hadn`t been             c. wouldn`t be                  d. won`t be

15. Now we've missed the train. I wish we _______ the train.
a. haven`t missed                  
b. won`t miss                 
c. hadn`t missed      
d. couldn`t miss

16. I promised our friends we'd arrive on time. I wish I _________ we'd arrive on time, because now they'll be waiting for us.
a. wouldn`t promise            
b. hadn`t promise               
c. didn`t promised       
d. hadn`t promised

17. I wish you ___________phone me so early in the morning.
a. wouldn`t                        b. won`t       
c. didn`t                             d. couldn`t

18. I wish you _____ wait until later, because I don`t have the time to finish my report.
a. didn`t wait                    b. wait                  
c. would wait                     d. had waited

19. I wish you _________ me when you're going to be late. It`s disturbing.
a. told                b. would tell                 
c. have told       d. were

20. I haven't got any money. I wish I _____some money.
a. were             b. had been                     
c. had               d. would had

21. I don't earn much money. I wish I _______ some more money.
a. earn                       b. had earned                       c. had earn                d. Earned

22. We're all living in a small flat.
a. I wish we weren't living in a small flat.
b. I wish we were living in a small flat.
c. I wish we lived in a bigger flat.

23. Those children are really noisy
a. I wish they were quieter
b. I wish they would be quiet
c. If only they had been quiet

24. It's very hot.
a. I wish it were cooler       
b. I wish it would rain tomorrow           
c. If only it had rained

25. I wish I  ------     the answer, but I don't.
know      knew    had known      would know

Saturday, November 18, 2023

If Clause, Exercise 18

        

A. Complete the exercise with If or Unless. 

 1. -------- you drive more carefully, you will have an accident. 

 2. ---------- you prune these trees, they won’t grow well. 

 3. He’ll get lost ---------------someone shows him the way. 

 4. ---------------- you practice your English, you can improve it quickly. 

 5. ------------------ you don’t hurry, you’ll be late for school again. 

 6. ---------------- there is oxygen, fire cannot burn. 

 7. --------------------you go to bed late, you’ll feel tired in the morning. 

 8. My parents will be angry ---------------------- I pass my exams. 

 9. You can’t travel abroad -----------------you don’t have a passport. 

10. You can’t watch TV ----------------you finish your homework. 

11.-------------------they lower the price, I won’t buy that computer. 


B. Complete the exercise with If or When. 

1. -------------------I am late this evening, don’t wait for me. 

2. ---------- I don’t see you tomorrow, I will phone you. 

3. Do you mind --------------I close the window? 

4. ---------------------- I get up in the morning I usually drink a cup of coffee. 

5. Have something to eat. ---------------you don’t eat now, you’ll be hungry later. 

6. John is still at school. ------------------- he leaves, he wants to go to university. 

7. Be careful! ----------------you aren’t careful, you’ll fail. 

8. -------------I see him, I will tell you right away.

9. Please call us ---------------- you arrive.

10. I am going to tell her --------------- she comes.

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Inversion, Exercise 3

           

                        INVERSION
1. I have never been asked to accept a bribe.
Never before …...

2. He had hardly left the house when the storm broke.
Hardly ……

3. As soon as he had left the house the storm broke.
No sooner ……………..

4. This switch must not be touched on any account.
On no account …………

5. She rarely has any money to spare.
Rarely ………………..

6. He hardly speaks to anyone.
Hardly …………

7. The nation has seldom been faced with such difficulties.
Seldom……………………….

8. They had hardly started playing tennis when it began to rain.
Hardly ………………………

9. A father has seldom sacrificed so much for his child.
Seldom………………………….

10. You may not return after midnight on any account.
On no account……………………………

11. He would not give up writing his satires under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances………………………………

12. He realized the danger he had been in only after he had read the newspaper the following morning.
Only after HE HAD READ THE NEWSPAPER ……………..

13. They were not able to assess the damage until the floods had subsided.
Not until THE FLOODS HAD SUBSIDED WERE …………………………….

14. He only stays in bed if he is seriously ill.
Only if HE IS SERIOUSLY ILL DOES ………………….

15. We  only then realized how much he had suffered.
Only then DID ………………….