On Screen B1+. Module 2 (grammar test)

Read the dialogue and put the verbs in bold into the past simple or the present perfect.

A: Hi, Alan. 1) ......................              [Did you hear, Have you had].............................. (you/hear) the thunder last night?

B: Yes, I did, Lucy. We 2) ...........             [didn`t have, haven`t had]....................... (not/have) a storm like that in years.

A: I know! The wind was so strong that it 3) ...........            [has broken, broke]............... (break) a window in my flat!

B: Oh dear! 4) .........................                 [Have you phoned, Did you phone]........................... (you/phone) somebody to fix it yet?

A: Yes. Tom 5) ........          [came, has come]........... (come) over earlier.

B: He’s very good with his hands. He 6) ...........            [helped, has helped]................(help) me with a few things in the house lately, too.

Choose the correct item.

1 The well-trained crew has .......        [high, highly]........... hopes for the mission.

2 As Lisa was walking through the forest, she fell into a ........        [deep, deeply]......... hole.

3 They had a ..........              [terrifying, terrifyingly]............ experience in the woods.

4 It is .......         [clear, clearly].......... not suitable weather for a day at the beach.

5 Tom made sure that the rope was tied .......          [securely, secure]........... to the rock.

Choose the correct item.

1 Laurie …   ……. with NASA for the past six years.

A has been training C had trained

B has trained D was training

2 Scientists ……   …. life on other planets yet.

A didn’t discover C haven’t discovered

B don’t discover D aren’t discovering

3 Ursula …   ……. when she burnt her hand.

A cooked C has been cooking

B was cooking D had cooked

4 Luckily, everyone ……   …. home safely that night.

A had returned C returns

B was returning D returned

5 The blizzard …   ……. by the time they woke up.

A had passed C passed

B has been passing D was passing