REVIEW FOR YOUR EXAM

1. Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
a) Sara __________ (walk) her dog twice a day.
b) Animals __________ (sing) songs.
c) Look! The monkey __________ (dance).
d) Why _____ you ________ (wear) sandals right now?
e) I ______________ (not talk) to myself. Im on the phone!
f) John _______________ (not believe) you.
g) _____ Robin ______ (like) fish?
2. Choose the correct time expression.
a) We are going to the cinema now/ every night.
b) Jill cant stand loud music so she always/never goes to rock concerts.
c) Do you work now/every day?
d) Steve plays basketball this week/once a week.
e) I usually/seldom drink coffee in the mornings, but this morning Im drinking
tea.
3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb. Use the Past
Simple.
Yesterday, Katy ____________ (go) to the cinema. She ____________ (not meet) any of her
friends there, because she ____________ (want) to be alone. She ____________ (buy) a
ticket to see a horror film. During the film, she ____________ (leave) because she
____________ (not like) it. She ____________ (not want) to be alone any longer so she
____________ (call) her friends. They ____________ (not be) out so Katy ____________
(walk) home and ____________ (watch) TV.
4. Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous form of the verb.
a) While Mum ____________ (prepare) dinner, my sister and I ____________ (set) the
table.
b) I _____________ (watch) TV at 8 oclock last night.
c) _____ you ________ (walk) home when I saw you?
d) Luckily, we ____________ (not do) our homework when the lights went out.
e) The children ____________ (play) outside when it started to rain.
5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use
the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
a) While I _______________ (write) an e-mail, the computer ____________ (stop).
b) The boys ____________ (wait) at the bus stop when a taxi __________ (come).
c) Anne ____________ (go) to the theatre last night, but she ____________ (not enjoy)
the play.
d) My sister ______________ (call) from Canada while we ____________ (leave) the
house.
e) We _______________ (eat) popcorn while we ____________ (watch) the film.
f) While I __________ (do) my homework, somebody ___________ (knock) at the door.
g) We ____________ (play) in the garden when it ____________ (start) to rain.
h) What _____ you ______ (do) when I ___________ (phone) you?

i) They ________________ (not work) yesterday at 9 oclock; they ____________ (have)

their dinner.
j) The teacher ___________ (explain) something while the students ___________
(take) notes.

6. Complete the sentences with a COMPARATIVE or SUPERLATIVE.

1. This house is (beautiful) _______________ my house.
2. Palace Hotel is (big) ____________________ AC Hotel.
3. Non-smokers usually live (long) __________________ smokers.
4. A holiday in the mountain is (good) _____________ a holiday by the sea.
5. Fanta is (expensive) __________________ wine.
6. My house is (big) ____________________ yours.
7. This flower is (beautiful) _________________ that one.
8. This is the (interesting) _________________ book I have ever read.
9. Which is the (dangerous) ___________________ animal in the world?
10.
It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) _________________ a beer.
7. Choose the correct answers:
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I will have/am having a party because I sent the invitations yesterday.

I didnt do my homework. I think the teacher will be/is going to be angry.
Johnny will go/is going on holiday next week.
I dont think John and Mark will be/are going to be in the football team. They
arent good enough.
5. Patrick isnt going to meet/wont meet us after school. He has got football
practice.
6. We are going to visit/will visit my aunt next weekend.
9. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets and will, be going to
or the Present Continuous. There may be more than one possible answer.
1. I failed my test. My parents ___________________ (not be) pleased.
2. We havent got any milk. Oh, I __________________ (buy) some on the way
home.
3. We _______________ (go) to the cinema tomorrow night. Do you want to come
with us?
4. Greg ________________ (not meet) his girlfriend at the sports centre this
afternoon.
5. Smile! I _____________________ (take) a photograph.
6. People ________________ (not use) petrol in cars in twenty years.
7. My father _______________ (make) dinner later.
8. I think my sister _________________ (be) a good doctor.
9. I ____________________ (leave) in five minutes.
10.
Im glad that you _______________ (see) that new film tonight. I think you
______________ (understand) the ending better than I did.
11.
Our flight _________________ (leave) at 9 oclock tomorrow night.
12.
I _________________ (buy) a computer tomorrow.
13.
Sarah __________________ (be) famous one day.
14.
I ____________________ (meet) my friends this evening.
15.
Watch out! You ___________________ (fall).
16.
That film __________________ (be) a success.

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They _______________________ (get married) next week.

People ____________________ (live) on the Moon in the future.
The next plane to Rome _____________________ (take off) in an hour.
I think it _____________ (be) a difficult test.