36 - ] Grammar Practice Exercises
Upper Intermediate
Test Two
1 - ] Underline the correct verb forms to complete
the sentences .
1 . By this summer , I will have been working / will
be working here for 5 years .
2 . I will have to finish / will have had to finish
washing the car before I can go out .
3 . You are not to speak / not to be speaking during
the test .
4 . Will you wait / Will you be waiting for me when I
return ?
5 . They don’t intend to marry / don’t intend to
marrying until after they graduate .
6 . Don’t bother cleaning up ; I will do / will have
done it later .
7 . She wishes her husband doesn’t come / didn’t come
home so late every night .
8 . I wish he writes / wrote to me more often .
9 . If only he knew / had known the truth before he
spoke to her .
10 . I wish you would stop / stopped making that
awful noise while I’m studying .
(10 points)
2 - ] Put the verbs in brackets into the passive
where possible .
A report (1) ----------------------(just come in)
that the warehouse (2)----------------(break into) last Friday night . The gate
(3) ------------------(force) open and two of the back windows (4)
--------------------(shatter) . Someone , probably a
tall male , (5) ---------------------(leave) muddy footprints in the back hall
. The owners (6) -----------------(tell) reporters that nothing terribly
valuable (7) ------------------ (take) ; however , there is a lot of damage (8)
------------------(repair) . Police (9)
-----------------------(work) on the case now , and expect an arrest (10) -----------------(make)
within a week .
(10 points)
3 - ] Answer the following questions by using one of
the phrasal verbs from the following . Use the appropriate verb tense , and use
pronouns in your answer where possible . Not all the phrasal verbs will be used
1 . A : Did you accept that job offer ?
B : No , I ------------------------------ .
2 . A : Does the baby look like his father ?
B : No , actually , I think he
---------------------his mother .
3 . A : Have you had any good ideas for the project
yet ?
B : Yes , I’ve just ---------------------something
wonderful .
4 . A : I didn’t know you smoked .
B : Well , I -----------------------for a few years ,
but then I started again .
5 . A : What’s the matter ? Have we
-------------------petrol ?
B : No , the engine’s overheating .
(5 point)
4 - ] Use a gerund or infinitive form of the verbs in
brackets to complete the letter .
Dear Ms. Hazem ,
I am writing (1) --------------------(express) my
interest in the secretarial position at CRS advertised in the newspaper last
week . I am proficient at (2) -------------------(type) , and know how (3)
--------------------(use) most word-processing packages . I enjoy (4)
------------
(work) with people , know how (5)
------------------(meet) a challenge , and don’t mind (6) ----
(work) overtime . As you can see from the enclosed
letters of reference , my previous employers considered me (7)
-------------------(be) a skilled secretary . I would be pleased (8)
-------------------(further) my career by (9) ----------------(work) for a
prestigious company like CRS. I look forward to (10) -------------------(hear)
from you .
Yours sincerely
Huda Hassan
(10 points)
5 - ] Rewrite the sentences below , using a present
participle or a perfect participle . Where there are two sentences , join them
to form one , using a participle .
1 . He wore himself out . He hiked all day .
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2 . After we heard the news , we came over as quickly
as possible .
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3 . She had worked hard all day . She wanted to go
out for dinner .
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4 . Soon after he moved up north , he regretted his
decision .
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5. While I sympathized with your point of view , I
cannot totally agree with you .
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(5 points)
6- ] Combine the two sentences into one , using a
relative pronoun or a conjunction , and making any necessary changes .
1 . That’s the woman . Her dog bit me .
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2 . Can you tell me about the town ? You were born
there .
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3 . I found the book . It was taken from the library
.
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4 . I can’t remember the time . I first heard that
song .
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5 . The woman married my best friend . The woman is
my cousin .
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(5 points)
7 - ] Add a tag question to each sentence .
1 . You haven’t seen my bag anywhere ,
----------------?
2 . Noura couldn’t have spoken to him this morning ,
---------------------?
3 . So , you went into my room when I was away ,
----------------------?
4 . The meeting went quite well ,
-------------------------?
5 . Nobody is coming tonight ,-------------------?
(5 points)
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