Тест "Grammar Tenses"

Choose the right variant.

1. Have you ever ... to France?

A be B was C been D were

2. I ... a letter to my friend now.

A am writing B write C will write D would write

3. David ... football tomorrow.

A will play B has played C play D plays

4. Kate ... already … her homework.

A have … done B did… done C has …done D does … do

5. Yesterday the boys ... the game.

A loose B would lose C have lost D lost

6. Our students ... part in the competition the day after tomorrow.

A will take B took C taked D take

7. He always ... his niece with her homework.

A help B helped C will help D helps

8. I usually ... my parents in the evening.

A helped B helps C help D will help

9. Where is Mary? She is in her room. She ... .

A sleep B sleeps C is sleeping D will sleep

10. Nick ... to school every day.

A goes B went C go D will go

11. I prefer classical music because it is ……………than rock music.

a. relax b. more relaxing c. most relaxing

12. If you have a headache, you ………… take a pain killer

a. should b. has c. could

13. I did it ……….

a. myself b. herself c. itself

14. Have you ………… eaten candy floss?

a. ever b. always c. tomorrow

15. Is there …………. milk?

a. some b. many c. any

16. He is the ……….. boy in the class.

a. tallest b. tall c. taller

Halloween

I remember my first Halloween. It was a cold evening, 31 October, 1988. I was A____ far from my home country, B____ my British neighbours whose kids were very C____ about that day. I was thinking about my family when, suddenly, there was an energetic knock at the door. I opened the door wondering who was there knocking D____ loudly. To my surprise I saw a group of kids, dressed up as ghosts, witches, queens and cowboys. Two of them were carrying a E____ with cut out eyes, a nose and a mouth. There was a candle inside, and the holes were shining. “Trick or treat!” they shouted. I was surprised. I didn’t know what to do. My son Tom, told me, “Give them some sweets, Mummy, or they will play a trick on us.” “Like what?” I asked. “They can throw water on the windows, break an egg on the windscreen of your car”, he explained.

A 1) lived 2) live 3) lives 4) living

B 1) among 2) between 3) behind 4) with

C 1) tired 2) excited 3) tiring 4) exciting

D 1) such 2) such a 3) so 4) so a

E 1) potato 2) pumpkin 3) carrot 4) cabbage

Open the brackets. Put the verbs into the correct tense.

1. Sandy (read) historic books every day._________________________________

2. Liza (write) a letter now.__________________________________________

3. Kate (meet) with her friends 10 minutes ago.__________________________

4. When Jill (come) to the office tomorrow?___________________________

5. Simon (buy) a ticket yesterday.____________________________________

6. Mary (read) the text while Ann (translate) the words.____________________

7. The Ivanovs (go) to the Hermitage last week.____________________________

8. Sandy (not go) to the shopping mall yesterday.__________________________

9. Sandy (go) to the shopping mall tomorrow.___________________________

10. Samuel just (go) out._______________________________

11. Gretta (drive) for 5 years.______________________________

12. He (repair) the car all day._______________________________

13. Yesterday at this time I (cook) dinner.____________________________

14. Bob (look) for his shoes when I came in.___________________________