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GRAMMAR TEST 1 2.e, 2.a, 2.s

PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS, STATE & ACTION VERBS, FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS & INTENTIONS

Name__________________________________ Date_______________ Class________

1. Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in Present Simple.

a) Molly____________ at 7 every day. (get up) d) Molly and Tom__________ in a restaurant. (work)
b) She always ____________ coffee with milk. e) Tom always ____________ her after dinner. (help)
(make) f) They ____________ movies together. (watch)
c) Her husband ____________ her to work. (take)

2. Choose the correct form of the verb to get sentences in Present Continuous.

1. I is writing / am writing an e-mail to my brother now. Present Simple

-s / -es
2. We am going / are going to a party this Saturday. habit,fact (usually, never, always)
3. John and Jackie are making / is making cookies at the moment.
4. John is speaking / am speaking French right now.
Present Continuous
am/are/is + ing
5. I are talking / am talking to her via Skype. (happening now, at the moment)
6. My father are washing / is washing the car now.

3. Put the verbs in bracket into the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

1. We _________________ (not watch) TV very often.

2. Kate can’t come to the phone because she ______________ (eat) a cake.
3. We usually _________________ (go) to the seaside in summer.
4. ______you _______ (watch) TV at the moment?
5. Can you be quiet, please? I _________________(learn) for my exam.
6. I never ______________(buy) meat or fish.

4. Say which verbs express states and which express actions.

1. I surf the Net most evenings.____________ 4. I have two cars. ____________

2. My flat is in the town centre. ____________ 5. I go to lots of parties. ___________
3. I drive taxy during the day. ____________ 6. I love football. ____________
5. Future arrangement or intention?

1. He is visiting us this weekend. ___________________________

Future arrangement:
2. They are staying with us this summer._________________________
definite time and place

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3. I'm going to work in a restaurant when I leave school.________________
4. He is not going to watch TV this evening._________________________
5. We are flying to Dubrovnik this afternoon.________________________ Intention:
6. My sister is going to be a cook when she finishes schol. ____________________ unfinalized plan,
ambition
PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS, STATE & ACTION VERBS, FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS & INTENTIONS

Name__________________________________ Date_______________ Class________

Points: 0-11 = 1, 12-15= 2, 16-20= 3, 21-25= 4, 26-30=5
 GRAMMAR TEST 1 2.e, 2.a, 2.s

1. Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in Present Simple.

a) Jenny____________ at 10 every day. (wake up) d) Jenny and her sister__________ at home. (work)
b) She always ____________ coffee with milk. (drink) e) We always ____________ her after dinner. (help)
c) Her husband ____________ to work. (drive) f) They ____________ food shooping together. (go)

2. Choose the correct form of the verb to get sentences in Present Continuous.

1. Mary is writing / am writing an e-mail to her best friend Samantha. Present Simple
-s / -es
2. They am going / are going to a party this evening. habit,fact (usually, never, always)
3. Mike are making / is making lasagna at the moment.
4. I is speaking / am speaking Italian right now.
Present Continuous
am/are/is + ing
5. He are talking / is talking to her about me. (happening now, at the moment)
6. My mother are washing / is washing the dishes.

3. Put the verbs in bracket into the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

1. We _________________ ( go) the theatre very often.

2. Samuel can’t come to the phone because he ______________ (cook) spaghetti.
3. We usually _________________ (go) to the seaside in summer.
4. ______you _______ (listen) to music at the moment?
5. Can you be quiet, please? I _________________(learn) new vocabulary.
6. I never ______________(eat) meat or fish.

4. Say which verbs express states and which express actions.

1. I read a book most evenings.____________ 4. I have two cats. ____________

2. My car is in the garage. ____________ 5. I visit lots of parties. ___________
3. I walk to work every day. ____________ 6. I love animals. ____________
5. Future arrangement or intention?

1. She is visiting us today afternoon. ___________________________

2. They are staying with their parents this weekend._____________________ Future arrangement:
3. Sandy is going to work in a restaurant when she graduates.______________ definite time and place
4. He is not going to a party this evening._________________________
5. We are flying to Rome this afternoon.________________________ Intention:
6. Jack is going to be a waiter when he finishes schol. ____________________ unfinalized plan,
ambition

Points: 0-11 = 1, 12-15= 2, 16-20= 3, 21-25= 4, 26-30=5