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Elementary Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test 1b (Units 1-13)
1 Change the sentences into negatives sentences or questions.
0 It's Friday today. (question) Is it Friday today?
1 He is at home today. (question) _______________________________________
2 Alice is happy. (negative) ___________________________________________
3 Your mum wants an apple. (question) _________________________________
4 Your father works in the evening. (question) ____________________________
5 Roma likes basketball. (negative) _____________________________________
6 He eats fruit. (question) _____________________________________________
7 This answer is correct. (negative)) ____________________________________
8 They drive to the match. (question) ___________________________________
9 Miguel likes reading. (negative) ______________________________________
10 They watch videos in the morning. (negative) ___________________________
2 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 Anna goes/go to school on foot.
1 It rains/rain a lot in Manchester.
2 We is/are in the house.
3 My cousin play/plays in a band.
4 Sue is/am American.
5 My cats is/are hungry.
6 I want/wants a new jacket.
7 Ella doesn't/don't like coffee.
8 Henry and Carla works/work in Paris.
9 She go/goes to bed late.
10 The girls sometimes paint/paints at school.
3 Read the paragraph. Choose the best word for each space.
My name (0) A Sandra Marshall. I (1) _____ in a big shop in Oxford. I (2) _____ work early, at 7 0'clock, but I (3) _____ early too, at 3 0'clock. I (4) _____ my lunch at midday, with my friends. We sometimes (5) _____ to a restaurant, but usually we (6) _____ in a café. My friend Leo usually (7) _____ pasta and I (8) _____ a sandwich. On the way home from work I often (9) _____ at the baker's and
(10) _____ a cake for my tea. I never get a big one though!!
0 A is B am C are
1 A works B working C work
2 A starts B start C started
3 A finishes B finish C finished
4 A have B having C had
5 A goes B gone C go
6 A eat B ate C eats
7 A have B having C has
8 A had B have C has
9 A stop B stopped C stops
10 A buying B by C buy
4 Change the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.
0 It (rain) is raining again.
1 I (sit) ________________ on the sofa.
2 We (study) ________________ for our exams.
3 The teacher (shout) ________________ to us.
4 Mum is (cook) ________________ the dinner.
5 The bus (arrive) ________________ .
6 George (come) ________________ to school late today.
7 I (read) ________________ a very good book at the moment.
8 William and Ali (play) ________________ basketball.
9 The children (go) ________________ to the park now.
10 He (make) ________________ a cup of tea.
5 Change the verbs in brackets into the past simple.
0 I (finish) finished my book last week.
1 A plane (fly) ________________ over our house.
2 Peter (have) ________________ a sandwich for lunch.
3 The bus (arrive) ________________ two hours late.
4 My sister (make) ________________ a big cake for my birthday.
5 John always (wear) ________________ a uniform to school.
6 Kevin (run) ________________ to school, yesterday.
7 It (begin) ________________ to rain.
8 We (play) ________________ football for hours.
9 My family (go) ________________ to Portugal for a holiday.
10 We (jump) ________________ into the swimming pool.
6 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 Do/Did/Don't James want to go home?
1 My cat do/didn't/don't do it!
2 Rosie do/didn't/don't answer the telephone.
3 Does/Did/Don't they go to the party?
4 Do/Did/Don't you hear me?
5 The library do/didn't/don't close at 5.00.
6 Does/Doesn't/Did you have a good time?
7 He do/didn't/don't wash the dishes.
8 You do/doesn't/didn't go to school.
9 Do/Did/Don't your father cook your dinner?
10 They do/didn't/doesn't catch the bus.
Elementary Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test 1b (Units 1-13) 1