FINAL TEST ON GRAMMAR

PUZZLE 11

2002/2003

TEST ON GRAMMAR

USE THE VERB IN THE CORRECT TENSE FORM

  1. Father …………………(come)home and then we ……………..(have) dinner.
  2. We ………………………………..(have) dinner when the telephone rang.
  3. The children ………………………………..(finish) their homework before mother came home.
  4. He …………………………(live) in Pärnu 15 years ago.
  5. My sister …………………………….(learn) at Tartu University for 3 years.
  6. I …………………………………….(not+see) our teacher yesterday.
  7. They play “Hamlet” at the Linnateater. …………………………..(you/see) it yet?
  8. Ouch! I …………………………………..(just / cut) my finger. It……………………………………….(bleed) badly.
  9. The boy ………………..(go) home and ……………………(open) the envelope.
  10. How often …………………………………….(they / usually / come) to see their parents?

11. He ………………..…..(not+take) a bus to school.He usually ……………………….(get) up ten minutes earlier and ……………….(walk) to school. …………………..…(you/see) anybody here yesterday? No,I ………………..

12. We ………………………(go) to pick the potatoes in a week.

13. My friend wrote to me that she …………………………..…(visit) me the next week.

14.He ……….…(find) the address, ……………(go) up to the house,……………. … (ring) the doorbell and ……………………(wait) for somebody to open the door.

15. I………………………(buy) a new washing machine if the old one ………………….….(not+work).

16.What you………………………(do) when we ……………….…(come) home?

17.He ………………………………..see) this film twice already.

18. I went to John’s room, and ……………………….…(knock) on the door but there …………………………(be) no answer, maybe John …………………..… (go) out.

19. Don’t shout! The baby …………………………(sleep).

20. I like your car.How long you …………………… (have) it?

21.When I …………………(be) younger I ……………….(must) to be at home at 9.

22.We ……………………….….(read) the newspaper since 9 o’clock. 23.………………………….(you/ever meet) such a nice person?

Make up questions with these question words.

1.I’m very interested in the ecological movement.

What………………………………………………………………………………………………

2.The Burns are thinking about a trip to the west.

What ………………………………………………………………………………………………

3.Mrs. Green often looked after Ann’s baby.

Who ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. Ellen is looking forward to the dance.

What ………………………………………………………………………………………………

5.Ruth and Jan have gone to the café on the corner.

Which ……………………………………………………………………………………………

6. The professor lectured on Hindu philosophy.

Who ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

7.His new car cost 10,000 pounds.

How much …………………………………………………………………………………….

PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT TENSE

  1. If my friend doesn’t lend me his book I…………………(have to) go to the library.
  2. If you ……………………….(not clean) the chimney, it will continue to smoke.
  3. If Claire ………………………needed, ………………….(you /help) her with her homework?
  4. What would they have done if it…………………………………………..….(rain) on Saturday?
  5. The children ………………………………..(go) to the beach if the weather had been warm.
  6. If Mr Castle ……………………………………………………...(not smoke), he would stop coughing.
  7. What ………………………………………………………………………..(you/do) if you were in my shoes?
  8. If all hotels ………………………………………(be) full, Michael could stay with the Cutters.

ADD to WHERE NECESSARY

1.We heard the children ……………….sing in the next room. 2.Did you feel the earth ………………..shake yesterday morning? 3. I would like you ………………write to me more often. 4. The teacher made us …………..learn the new words. 5. The teacher expected the boys ……………run faster. 6. Did your parents let you ………………be absent on Monday? 7. I want you ……………..bring back my books by Friday.

USE THE VERB IN THE BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT FORM

  1. We found the children ……………………………………………..(play) ball in the garden.
  2. She asked the doctor ………………………………….(give) her some good medicine.
  3. I’m helping Sam ………………………………….(finish) his homework.
  4. Ann is ………………………..(love) by her children because she is a ……………………………… (love) mother.
  5. ………………………………….(open) his suitcase, he took out his revolver.

MAKE UP REPORTED QUESTIONS

  1. What time did she leave? – Do you know…………………………………………………………………………
  2. Where can I buy some stamps? – Could you tell me ……………………………………………………
  3. Can I sit here? – I wonder …………………………………………………………………………………………………
  4. Did you phone me yesterday? – Mary wanted to know………………………………………………….
  5. Have you seen my car? – Jacky asked Bob……………………………………………………………………….
  6. Are they coming this evening? – I wonder ………………………………………………………………………

PUT THE SENTENCES INTO THE REPORTED SPEECH

  1. “Ann always thinks the worst will happen,” Kate tells me.

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  1. Jennifer said to us, “I must go back to work on Monday.”

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  1. Mr Brown said to Mr Black, “I didn’t like golf.”

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  1. I asked Ted, “Why do you want to swim across the channel?”

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  1. Mary asked her friend, “Did Tom do well at his history test?”

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  1. He told us,”Don’t walk so slowly.”

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  1. Brenda said, “I was on holiday with my friend two weeks ago.”

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  1. The little boy said to his father, “How long will you be busy?”

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  1. The tourist asks, “When does the last bus leave for Viljandi?”

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  1. Roy said to the nurse, “My friend cut his finger yesterday.”

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USE THE CORRECT PREPOSITION

1……………five o’clock2……………December

3……………last winter4…………….Easter

5. ……………January 196…………….morning

7……………Sunday morning8…………….midday

9…………..106610……………the afternoon

11………….the Isle of Man12………..Baker Street

13…………a farm14………the first floor

15………….the end of the street16…………a party

17…………..school18…………the station

19.arrive……………Sweden20. arrive …………….the airport

21.live ……………….an island22. ………….the picture

23. …………..221B Baker Street24. Write your name …………the top of the page

25. meet us …………..the airport26. …………..a party

27.we stopped ……………..Türi28……………..bottom of the page

29.depend …………….the weather30. rely…………….my parents

31.wait……………my friend32.consist …………three parts

33.explain……………..them34.congratulate sb……………..his birthday

35.write …………….me36.listen………………music

37.belong………………….him38.insist……………..coming home

39.intrduce sb …………….sb40……………..the weekend

CORRECT THE MISTAKES

(there is one mistake in each sentence)

1.How long you have been living in Viljandi?

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2.She thinks it’s a good idea but I am not agree.

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3.Janes garden is bigger than ours.

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4.Hans comes from German.

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5.He has choosen his words very carefully.

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6.Who did tell you about George’s girlfriend?

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7.We’ll must to buy a new car soon.

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8.Does he has to leave before the end of the play?

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9.Tom has studied for three years tourism.

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10.Was very hot when we went to Rome.

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CHANGE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE

  1. The child broke her toy yesterday.

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  1. They will not deliver all the letters tomorrow.

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  1. They have completed the building of the church.

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  1. Did the Browns visit us last week?

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  1. You must leave the umbrellas in the cloakroom.

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  1. My friend has given me a new book.

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  1. Do they solve problems at maths lessons?

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  1. The children do all the housework.

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  1. Victor is repairing my watch just now.

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  1. Someone has laid the table already.

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Marje Maasen

2003/2004