Get 200 - Grammar test

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the dialogues.

Do you like reading?

Student:     Oh, I love reading and I (1) ...            [read, ’m reading]  a lot every day. For example, two days ago I (2) ...             [bought, have bought]  a new book by Dan Brown called Inferno and I (3) ...           [read, have read]  almost half of it already. It’s a fascinating book, full of action and suspense, so I (4) ...                   [’ll spend, ’m going to spend]  most of this weekend reading it.

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the dialogues.

Tell us about an exciting trip you or your friend went on.

Student:     I (5)...                     [am never forgetting, will never forget] my holiday in Egypt last year. Before I went there, I (6) ...           [had done, have done]  a course in scuba diving and I couldn’t wait to practise my new skills. When I was in Egypt,
I (7) ...           [went, was going]  diving every day. It was a great experience and I (8) ...                    [have thought, have been thinking]  of going back there ever since I came back.

Choose the answer which best completes the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

1    He’s arranged a meeting with his cousin tomorrow.

      He ___ his cousin tomorrow.

2.Maria no longer has long hair.

      Maria ___ long hair before.

3    We left 8 hours ago and we’re still driving.

      We ___ for 8 hours.

4    I took a short holiday after taking my final exam.

      I took a short holiday after I ___ my final exam.

5    As usual, I’ve got my piano lesson from 4 to 6 this afternoon.

      At 5 pm this afternoon, I ___ my piano lesson.

6    I met him on the plane to Rio.

      I met him ___ I was flying to Rio.

Complete the email with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Hi David,

How (1)                  (you / get) on with your driving course? (2)                  (you / take) your driving test yet?

Unfortunately, I (3)         (fail) mine last Tuesday. I was awfully stressed and also rather tired because I (4)              (spend) most of the previous night studying for a maths test. At first, the exam went well, but then, while I (5)                (drive) back to the exam centre, I didn’t notice a man at the pedestrian crossing and the examiner (6)      (have) to put on the brake really hard to stop in time! Well, tough luck, really, but I (7)                   (take) the exam again in two months. I really hope I (8)           (do) better next time!

Write back,

Jack