tests Pre-intermediate 4th edition / tests Pre-intermediate 4th edition / hwy_pre_int_stopcheck_3

Past Perfect and narrative tenses

1Choose the correct verb forms.

1When the film started, I realized I’d seen / I saw it before.

2I got to the shop at 6 p.m. but they had already closed / already closed.

3After I got home, I went / had gone straight to bed.

4We travelled only a few kilometres before the car broke / had broken down.

5The children were excited about going by plane because they didn’t / hadn’t flown before.

6After I’d texted her a few times, she agreed / had agreed to go on a date.

7It was an exciting trip to Amsterdam, as we didn’t go / hadn’t been there before.

8I recognized my old friend straightaway. She hadn’t / didn’t changed a bit.

9I told them my best joke but they hadn’t / didn’t laugh.

2Complete the text with the Past Simple, Past Continuous, or Past Perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

(2)________ (sit) down next to me. He was sure that we

(3)________ (meet) before and he (4) ________ (want) to chat. I was really tired because I (5) ________ (have) a very stressful week at work. While he (6) ________ (talk) to me about his family and his job, I (7) ________ (try) to interrupt, but he wouldn’t listen. Then, at last, it was time for my flight and I (8) ________ (rush) to find my seat.

While the flight attendants (9) ________ (help) the other passengers, I (10) ________ (close) my eyes. Then I

(11)________ (hear) a voice. ‘Hello, again. What a coincidence!’ The man (12) ________ (book) the seat next to mine. For the next three hours, he (13) ________

(tell) me everything about himself. It was the worst journey of my life.

Joining sentences

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences, a, b, or c.

3… we’d finished our starter, the waiter bought the main course.

Passives

1 Choose the correct verb form: active or passive.

1Walt Disney gave / was given his name to Disneyworld.

2Disney created / was created the character of Mickey Mouse.

3Mickey calls / is called ‘Topolino’ in Italian and ‘Mi Lo Shu’ in Chinese.

4At first he called / was called Mortimer Mouse.

5He gave / was given the name Mickey by Walt Disney’s wife, Lillian.

6Disney made / was made the first full-length cartoon, ‘Snow White’, in 1937.

7Mickey Mouse cartoons have translated / have been translated into at least sixty languages.

8Since 1928, over 100 cartoons have made / have been made.

2Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1 The recycling boxes are collected (collect) every Monday morning.

2Credit cards _______________ (not accept) here, I’m afraid.

3We saw Romeo and Juliet last Saturday. It

_______________ (perform) by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

4The offices _______________ (paint) next month.

5My car _______________ (steal) three times since January.

6The streets _______________ (clean) every day.

7The letter _______________ (send) more than a week ago.

8It’s freezing in here – _______ the heating

_______________ (turn off)?

9If you park your car here, it _______________ (take) away.

Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

2Wait a minute. I ____________ (not finish) yet!

3_______ they _________ (book) their holiday yet?

4Anne ______________ (study) for five hours.

5We _________ already _________ (order) the champagne.

6How long _______ he __________ (speak) on the phone?

7I _______ just _________ (see) Jim.

8We __________ (help) Ellie since five o’clock.

9They _________ (not speak) to each other for five years.

10Nobody __________ (send) me a letter for a very long time.

11________ he _________ (work) too hard? He seems very stressed at the moment.

Tense review

Complete the questions with the missing words.

1 ‘ Have you been living here long?’ ‘No, only a few weeks.’

2‘How long ________ Jane been in that meeting?’ ‘Since 8.30 a.m.’

3‘Where ________ you born?’ ‘In the north of Spain.’

4‘Why ________ you text me the address?’ ‘Sorry, I forgot.’

5‘What have the children ________ doing all morning?’ ‘Watching cartoons.’

6‘How many jobs ________ she had in her life?’ ‘Only two or three.’

7‘How ________ Alison break her ankle?’ ‘She fell off her bike.’

8‘What were you ________ when I rang?’ ‘I was sitting in the garden.’

First conditional

1Complete the sentences with the correct form of the pairs of verbs in the box.

2If you _________ another cake, you ________ sick.

3Your plants _________ well if you _________ them.

4Our children and grandchildren __________ if we

__________ our planet.

5If I _________ the wine, will you _________ the meal?

6If they _________ him the job, he _________ so depressed.

7You _________ English more easily if you _________

a little every day.

8What _______ you _______ if you _________

a promotion this year?

might

Complete the sentences with might and the verbs in the box.

2Chris isn’t here today. He ____________ ill.

3The food’s very spicy. You ____________ it.

4He’s seen a car that he really likes. He ____________ it.

5Her pronunciation isn’t very good. You ____________

her.

6The team have been playing very well. They

____________ the championship.

7The traffic is very bad on the motorway. We

____________ late.

Second conditional

Rewrite the sentences using the second conditional.

1 I’m not rich, so I don’t live in a big house.

If I were rich, I’d live in a big house.

2She spends a lot on clothes, so she’s short of money.

__________________________________________

3She lives in a small village, so she needs a car.

__________________________________________

4He doesn’t speak English, so he can’t work in the US.

__________________________________________

5They don’t have a garden, so they don’t grow vegetables.

__________________________________________

6I don’t have a lot of free time, so I don’t see my friends every week.

__________________________________________

7He loves Italy, so he always goes there on holiday.

__________________________________________

8You waste a lot of time on the Internet, so you don’t finish your work.

__________________________________________

Feelings, birth, marriage, and death

Complete the sentences with the pairs of words in the box.

2I couldn’t believe it when they came back early from

___________ . She said she was ___________ !

3They’d wanted a baby for ages, so they were

___________ when they found out she was

___________ .

4My mum and dad have been married for 50 years, so they were very ___________ when I got ___________ .

5My aunt was ___________ last year but we see a lot of her, so she doesn’t feel too ___________ .

6I have never seen my brother so ___________ as before the ___________ of his first baby.

The right words

Choose the correct words.

1Do you enjoy computer play / games ?

2Can you help me set up this computer program / site?

3Here is my business call / card, with my contact details.

4Where did you make / do your research?

5My children help me to do / make the housework.

6Would you mind taking / sending notes of the meeting?

7I love their kids. They’re so well-equipped / well-behaved.

8The date for the party depends on / of when people are free.

9I’m sorry but I didn’t scratch your car on / of purpose.

10Can you give me your recipe about / for risotto?

11We’re used to / at the cost of living in London now.