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Practice test - V3 - pww 3

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

'usually' is a signal word for the ...

a)

present perfect

b)

present continuous

c)

present simple

d)

past perfect

2.

'Look!' is a signal word for the ...

a)

present continuous

b)

past simple

c)

present perfect

d)

present simple

3.

'yet' is a signal word for the ...

a)

present simple

b)

past continuous

c)

present perfect

d)

past perfect

4.

'in 1993' is a signal word for the ...

a)

past continuous

b)

past perfect

c)

present perfect

d)

past simple

5.

'while' is a signal word for the ...

a)

past continuous

b)

past simple

c)

present perfect

d)

present continuous

6.

'before' is a signal word for the ....

a)

past continuous

b)

past perfect

c)

past simple

d)

present perfect

7.

I usually ...... (go) to school by bus.

a)

am going

b)

went

c)

am going to go

d)

go

8.

This house ...... (cost) 35,000 pounds in 1980.

a)

have costed

b)

cost

c)

have cost

d)

costed

9.

I ...... (fall) asleep yesterday when I ...... (watch) TV.

a)

fell, was watching

b)

fell, watched

c)

was falling, watched

d)

was falling, was watching

10.

George ...... (never / be) to Canada.

a)

never was

b)

has never been

c)

was never going

d)

had never been

11.

Nick ...... (work) hard yesterday.

a)

works

b)

had worked

c)

worked

d)

is working

12.

I ...... (not find) my ring yet which I ...... (lose) at the party yesterday.

a)

didn't find, had lost

b)

hadn't found, lost

c)

didn't found, lost

d)

haven't found, lost

13.

When they ...... (work) in the garden, the phone ...... (ring).

a)

worked, was ringing

b)

were working, rang

c)

work, is ringing

d)

are working, rings

14.

We have to hurry. The train ...... (leave) in five minutes. (leave)

a)

will leave

b)

leaves

c)

is leaving

d)

is going to leave

15.

Look! Susan ...... (swim) in the pool.

a)

swims

b)

was swimming

c)

will swim

d)

is swimming

16.

This is the most beautiful painting I ...... (ever see).

a)

ever see

b)

have ever seen

c)

am ever seeing

d)

has ever seen

17.

When he ...... (walk) down the street, he ...... (see) Jill.

a)

walked, was seeing

b)

walks, is seeing

c)

was walking, saw

d)

was walking, was seeing

18.

Mary ...... (be) in London for three days.

a)

had been

b)

was

c)

was being

d)

has been

19.

Last Wednesday they ...... (play) chess after they ...... (do) their homework.

a)

played, had done

b)

had played, were doing

c)

are playing, had done

d)

had played, did

20.

He ...... (buy) a new car last week.

a)

had bought

b)

buys

c)

bought

d)

buyed

21.
 I (sit) in a cafe when you (call)
a)
was sitting, called
b)
sat, were calling
22.

Choose the correct answer.

Look at the sentence carefully.


My brother __________ (work) at this school for 10 years.

a)

have worked

b)

worked

c)

has worked

23.
Past simple vs. Past continuous
She .......... (not/see) the accident while she ............. (run) in the park. 
a)
don't see - runs
b)
didn't see - ran 
c)
didn't see - was running
d)
not saw - ran 
24.
Past simple vs. Past continuous
We ............... (sit) at the table when the doorbell ............... (ring).
a)
was sitting - rung
b)
sat - was ringing
c)
were sitting - was ringing
d)
were sitting - rang
25.
Present perfect
My nephews .............. (not/decide) where to go on holiday yet. 
a)
has not decided
b)
have not decided
c)
had not decided
d)
havnt decided
26.
Present perfect
.............. you .................. (be/ever) to Ibiza?
a)
Has - ever been
b)
Has - been ever
c)
Have - been ever
d)
Have - ever been
27.
Some or Any
We have ........... oranges for you.
a)
any
b)
somes
c)
som
d)
some
28.
Some or Any
There's hardly .............. food left for me!
a)
some
b)
any
29.
Some or Any
Do you want .............. help with that?
a)
both 
b)
any
c)
some
30.

Why is he so tired? He __________(play) tennis for five hours.

a)

have been played

b)

has been playing

c)

have been playing

d)

played

31.

Mary ______________ (live) in Germany since 1992.

a)

have been living

b)

has been living

c)

have done living

d)

has live

32.

My parents _________ for me to clean my room every day. But I hate it!

a)

have asked

b)

have been asking

c)

asked

d)

has been asked

33.

Jane __________ English all week because she is taking an important test next week.

a)

have studied

b)

has been studying

c)

have been studying

d)

has studied

34.
Has _____ seen Julia today?
a)
somebody
b)
anybody
c)
nobody
35.
What's going on? Is there ... at the door?
a)
Anyone
b)
Someone
36.
There is no rush, ... wants to eat yet.
a)
Somebody
b)
Nobody
c)
Anybody
37.
Leave me alone! I don't want to go ... now.
a)
nowhere
b)
anywhere
c)
everywhere
38.
There was ________ at home.
a)
no one
b)
anyone
39.
I can't find ________to come with me.
a)
anyone
b)
no one
c)
someone
40.

I’m bored. I don’t have ____________ to do.

a)

anything

b)

everything

c)

someone

d)

nothing

41.

Tom lives ________________ near Toronto.

a)

somewhere

b)

everybody

c)

someone

d)

anywhere

42.

I’m looking for my glasses. I can’t find them _____

a)

somewhere

b)

everybody

c)

someone

d)

anywhere

43.

I want _______________ to read. I’m going to buy a magazine.

a)

nowhere

b)

something

c)

nothing

d)

anywhere

44.

Melissa said, "I have been to India three times.”

a)

Melissa said that I had been to India three times.

b)

She said that she has been to India three times.

c)

She said that she had been to India three times.

45.

She said, "I am working in a hospital."

a)

She told me that I was working in a hospital.

b)

She told me that she was working in a hospital

46.

The police officer told me, "You must drive slowly here".

a)

The police officer told me that I had to drive slowly here.

b)

The police officer told me that you had to drive slowly here.

47.

He said, “I will have been happy."

a)

He said that I would have been happy.

b)

He said that he would have been happy.

c)

He said that he will have been happy.

48.

Peter said, "Tim went to the Stadium yesterday."

a)

Peter told me that Tim went to the Stadium yesterday.

b)

Peter told me that he went to the Stadium yesterday.

c)

Peter told me that he had gone to the Stadium yesterday.

49.

She said, "They were living in Chicago when their son was born.”

a)

She said that they were living in Chicago when their son was born.

b)

She said that they have been living in chicago when their son was born.

c)

She said that they had been living in Chicago when their son was born.

50.

Sarah asked, "Are you busy tonight?

a)

She asked if I am busy tonight.

b)

She asked if I was busy that night.

51.

They said, "We have been waiting for the tickets for three hours."

a)

They said that they had been waiting for the tickets for three hours.

b)

The said that we had been waiting for the tickets for three hours.

52.

He told me, "I have been to Spain."

a)

He told me that I had been to Spain.

b)

He told me that I have been to Spain.

53.

He asked, "Did you break the glass?"

a)

He asked if I broke the glass.

b)

He asked if I had broken the glass.

54.

The teacher told me, "You must pay attention."

a)

The teacher told me that you had to pay attention.

b)

The teacher told me that I had to pay attention.

c)

The teacher told me that I have to pay attention.