Грамматика

TEST

1. INFINITIVE or GERUND

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets:

1. Mary doesn’t mind _______________ (do) housework, but she hates _________________ (cook).

2. Dr Lewis advised Peter ______________(reduce) of fatty food.

3. Please, stop _________________ (make) so much noise.

4. Don’t forget _________________ (buy) some bread when _______________ (come) back home.

5. I do my best, but I find it hard ________________( get) up early.

6. You’d better __________________ (tidy) your room or mum will get angry.

7. It’s no good __________________ (waste) your time ______________ (watch) TV.

8. We’re looking forward to ____________________ (travel) to New York next summer.

9. There’s no point in _____________ (take) a taxi, the cinema is just a five-minute-walk from the pub.

10. Definitely the curtains need _________________ (clean).

11. I remember Tom _________________ (walk) to school when he lived next door.

12. Carol offered _______________ (post) the letter for me.

13. The criminals denied _________________ (rob) the bank.

14. I’m so thirsty! I need _______________ (drink) something immediately.

15. Andy pretended ________________ (be) tired, but we made him __________________ (clear) the table.

16. He couldn’t _______________ (solve) the problem without ________________ (use) a calculator.

17. He passed his oral exam despite ____________ (be) nervous.

18. He accused me of ______________ (break) the vase.

19. It’s no use _______________(cry) over spilt milk.

20. They suggested ___________ (travel) by plane.

2.  CONDITIONALS

1. I would be very happy if she _____(agree) to marry me.
2. If we win the match, we _________ (celebrate) with friends.
3. If you give me Sarah’s number, I ______(contact) her.
4. You’d have seen the accident if you ______(arrive) 10 minutes ago.
5. She _____(buy) this coat if she gets a discount.
6. If I _____(be) rich, I would open my own business.
7. If it (rain), the roads get slippery and dangerous.
8. I (give) you a call if I finish work earlier.
9. If you eat too much, you (get) fat.
10.  If John (drive) too fast, he wouldn’t have been seriously injured.

                                                3. VERB TENSES

Open the brackets in the correct form of the verb.

1. The department store __________ (close) at 6:00 p.m.

2. He _____________ (go) for a walk when he ____________ (finish) his work.

3. She ______________ (work) in this office for three years.

4. When _______ you _________ (leave) home for school yesterday?

5. We _______________ (wait) in the classroom for ten minutes before our teacher ________________ (arrive).

6. The secretary ____________ (talk) on the phone when her boss ___________ (come) in.

7. At two o’clock tomorrow the colleagues ___________ (have) lunch at work.

4. MODALS

1. You ___eat healthy food.
2. A: When is Barbara going to phone you?

      B: I don’t know. She ___phone this afternoon.

3. ___you open the door, please?
4. I had a party last weekend but Paul and Jenny ___come. I was so upset.
5. I think you ___have the car washed, Jim. It’s so dirty!
6. If the traffic gets very bad, we ___miss the train.
7. You ___drive more carefully otherwise you’ll get into troubles.
8. My mother has been a member of the club for five years and now she’s got bonuses – she ___pay the full fee, only 60%.
9. We ___worry about our children any more. We hired a babysitter.
10. Cooks ___work without special uniforms in restaurants.

5. PASSIVE VOICE

1. Bees gather honey from flowers.
2. They broke the window last week.
3. When I came home they had eaten the sweets.
4. We shall do the work in the evening.
5. Teachers usually do corrections in red ink.
6. They haven’t brought my skates back yet.
7. We will insist on strict discipline.
8. She is reading an interesting book.
9. The old man has just showed us the way out of the wood.
10. The storm drove the ship against the rock.

6. REPORTED SPEECH

1. “I work in this factory, but I have never met this new boss.”

The man said …

2. “I think he will visit us next week.”

The men said …

3.  “Get ready to work and don’t be lazy!”

The boss ordered him …

4.  “Yesterday, I didn’t do my homework.”

Paul told Susan …

5. “I will buy a new car next year”.

Mary said …

6. “Have you read this book?”

Peter asked Jenny …

7. “Don’t buy tickets for us, because we’re not going to the cinema this evening.”

They told Frank …

8.  “How many cakes did Susan eat?”

He asked me …

9.  “ I worked at a restaurant and at a store selling shoes some years ago.”

She stated …

10. Did you buy anything for me?”

She asked me …

TENSE REVISION

1.      Can I borrow your pen or (you / use) ........................................................it at the moment?

2.      The sun (rise) ...............................................in the East.

3.      They have been living here since they (get married)..................................................in 2001.

4.      I (never visit)....................................................................... Dublin

5.      While we (do sport) ......................................., someone came in and left this note on the table.

6.      At this time next Thursday I (have) ................................................... lunch with my aunt.

7.      I hope they (find) ...................................................... a better job by the end of the summer.

8.      “Was Tom at the party when you arrived?” –       

“No, he (say)........................................................ goodbye more than an hour before”.

9.      I believe that you (not like)................................................ him: he is so unfriendly.

10.  I (not finish) ................................................. the book you bought me last Christmas yet.

11.  (Jenny / change)................................................................................her car recently?

12.  Water (not boil) ........................................... at 90º C.

13.   - “Can you take me to the airport tonight?

   “Of course, I (take) .................................................you. I´d be happy to.

14.  He has cut my hair too short –

Don´t worry; it (grow) .................................................... again very quickly.

15.  The milk (smell)...................... bad. (You / keep)........................................ milk a long time?

16.  They (build) .................................... that bridge when I (spend) ............................ my holidays here last year. They haven´t finished it yet.

17.  Everyone was studying quietly when suddenly, the door (open)............................. wide and a complete stranger (come)  ........................................in.

18.  The clock is very slow.

It isn´t slow, it (stop).......................................

19.  “Has George decided what to do when he finishes school?”

“Oh yes, he has. His intentions are clear: He (take) .............................................. a vacation for a few weeks, and then he (start)..................................................... a computer programming course.

20.  After we (see) ..........................................the beautiful island, we took a boat to the continent.