Grammar II – Prof.

Carolina Raso

English Grammar II – Mock Test – Term Test 1

A) Correct the sentences ONLY if necessary: Name the tenses you use.

1) I am studying English here since March.

2) The earth revolves around the sun.
3) I’ve interviewed only four candidates for the post and it’s 11:30!
4) I am seeing the doctor tomorrow at 3 pm.
5) She is not knowing the answer now.
6) We have had really interesting conferences in the seminar last week.
7) Have you ever read any of Hemingway’s novels?
8) I promise I am supporting you whenever you need me.
9) What do you do after this class today?
10) I belong to the club now.
11) The secretary has been sending 50 e-mails so far.
12) They are members of this club since last month.
13) That sounds a wonderful idea.
14) Are you understanding the explanation she gave?
15) This law was passed a hundred years ago.
16) My house is being painted so I live with a friend this week.
17) This bus is leaving in ten minutes.
18) I think that in 20 years cars are flying.
19) I have been working on this project for two months now.
20) She never arrive on time for class.
21) Traffic flows much better outside rush hours.
22) The police is not knowing why he is here.
23) How long did you work for your present boss?
24) Pollution is increasing in big cities these days.
25) My favourite programme is going to start in an hour.
26) She has graduated since 2002.
27) We are colleagues for ten years now.
28) I have never eaten Japanese food.
29) I have been owning my car for six months.
30) She is always forgetting important dates.

B) Complete with an article ONLY if necessary. Explain your choices in:

1 – 5 – 6 – 8 – 12 – 15 - 17

1. Claire speaks ................ Russian very well.

2. ............... bank hasn´t opened yet.
3. Bob went to .............. Rome last month. He liked it because it is ............. amazing city.
4. Would you like ................ sandwich?
5. .................. nearest bus stop is at ................. end of this street.
6. I need a book about .................. animals.
7. ............... moon is very bright tonight. You don’t need to take .............. torch with you.
8. I went to .............. hospital to visit Tom yesterday. He is recovering from ........... operation.
9. She is ................ most independent girl I’ve ever met.
10. ............... rose is my favourite flower.
11. I bought .............. flour and ........... dozen eggs to make .............. cake.
12. Sally does ............ lot of voluntary work to help .............. poor.
13. We usually go on holidays once ............... year, generally in ................ January.
14. ............ Princess Diana visited ............. our country in .............. 1980s.
15. He has been in ............... prison since he broke into ............. house last March.
16. .............. Atlantic Ocean divides America from ........... Europe and ............. Africa.
17. Salta is ............ province located in ........ north of .......... Argentina.
18. I usually go to ........... bed late at .......... night.
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C) Explain the difference in meaning between these pairs of sentences. Name the tenses

 This time next week I will be doing exactly the same thing I’m doing now.
 By the time I graduate, I will have done 31 subjects.

 Perhaps they will arrive late.

 It’s already getting late. We’re going to arrive late.

 Little Lucy is really naughty.

 Little lucy is being naughty.

 She always arrives on time for class.

 She is always arriving late everywhere.

D) Fill in the gaps using the most appropriate tense form for each gap. Explain your choices in:
1 – 2 – 4 – 7 – 9 - 13 - 18

1. A: You look really slim! B: Really, I (exercise) ......................................... for some time.
2. A: What (you / do) ....................................... when the robbery took place?
B: I (change) .................................... a light bulb that (burn out) .....................................
3. Mike (use) ........................................ the same PC for more than three years. He is thinking
of upgrading it.
4. Sami started his business in Spain three months ago. When he returns to Turkey next July,
he (be) ......................................................... there for nine months.
5. Mary (not call) ........................................... me since she (leave) ................................... the
city.
6. Karen (live) ................................... in Hong Kong for more than two years. In fact, she
(move) ......................................... there when the political takeover occured.
7. By the time the police (arrive) ......................................., the robbers (run
away).............................................
8. The Mayan culture (disappear) ...................................... by the time the Europeans first
(arrive) ................................................ in the New World.
9. Hey.. Be quiet! The boss (come) ........................................ .
10. It (snow) .......................................... all day. I hope it will have stopped by noon because I
wish to go to the market.
11. Listen Ed, I don't care whether you (miss) .................................... the bus this morning. You
(be) ............................................. late for meetings too many times this month. This is my
last warning.
12. We are fed up with storm and those dark clouds! We expect that when we
(wake) ................................. up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine) ......................................
13. When Hasan arrived at the cafe, I (wait) ........................................... for him for half an
hour.
14. I (not / hear) ................................... of the secrets of the pyramids before I went to Egypt.
15. During the past 50 years, traveling (become) ....................................... much easier and
very comfortable. In the 19th century, it (take)................................. two or three months to
cross Africa by wagon. The trip (be) ....................................... very rough and often
dangerous. Things (change) ........................................ a great deal in the last hundred and
fifty years. Now you can fly from Ankara to Tokyo in a matter of hours.
16. Your English (improve) ....................................... significantly. You
(watch) ............................... television programs and (study) .......................................
grammar every day since you first arrived in London. It is probable that you will be fluent
very soon.

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17. When Ted (arrive)................................. home last night, he discovered that Hilary
(prepare) ......................................... a beautiful candle-lit dinner.
18. Do not forget that if you (need) ............................. to contact me sometime next week, I
(stay) ................................ at the Hilton in Istanbul.

E) Underline all the conjugated verbs in this text and identify the tenses used

John has always traveled a lot. In fact, he was only two years old when he first flew to the
US. His mother is Italian and his father is American. John was born in France, but his parents had
met in Cologne, Germany after they had been living there for five years. They met one day while
John's father was reading a book in the library and his mother sat down beside him. Anyway, John
travels a lot because his parents also travel a lot.

As a matter of fact, John is visiting his parents in France at the moment. He lives in New
York now, but has been visiting his parents for the past few weeks. He really enjoys living in New
York, but he also loves coming to visit his parents at least once a year.

This year he has flown over 50,000 miles for his job. He has been working for Jackson &
Co. for almost two years now. He's pretty sure that he'll be working for them next year as well. His
job requires a lot of travel. In fact, by the end of this year, he'll have traveled over 120,000 miles!
His next journey will be to Australia. He really doesn't like going to Australia because it is so far.
This time he is going to fly from Paris after a meeting with the company's French partner. He'll
have been sitting for over 18 hours by the time he arrives!

John was talking with his parents earlier this evening when his girlfriend from New York
telephoned to let him know that Jackson & Co. had decided to merge with a company in Australia.
The two companies had been negotiating for the past month, so it really wasn't much of a surprise.
Of course, this means that John will have to catch the next plane back to New York. He'll be
meeting with his boss at this time tomorrow.

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