1. She can’t stand (seeing, to see ) me at home all day.
2. My mother allows me (to buy /buying) things for myself
3. She likes ( planting / to plant ) roses in the garden
4. My father used ( to smoke / smoking ) a packet cigarttes a day
5. Please stop ( asking / to ask ) me questions
6. I’m used to ( working / work ) with the television on
7. She hopes ( to have / having ) a suitable job
8. He enjoys ( to get / getting ) up late on Sunday mornings
9. They are thinking of ( to move / moving ) to America
10. You don’t need ( to come / coming ) to the meeting
11. Does she want ( to become / becoming ) a singer ?
12. My sister hates ( doing / to do the ironing
13. It’s difficult ( to reach / reaching ) a decision
14. Can you ( speak / to speak ) any foreign language
15. My father decided ( take / to take ) a taxi because it was late
1. ..... is a thick liquid, used as a fuel and for making parts of machines move easiy.
A. Water B. Oil C. Coffee D. Juice
2. ..... can result in obesity. Choose the phrase that best fits the blank.
A. Drinking water B. Exercising C. Smoking D. Eating junk food
3. Which of the following can be used to wash dirty plates, cups, folks...?
A. A dishwater B. A fridge C. A cupboard D. A blanket
4. Which of the following foods is high in protein?
A. Vegetables B. Meat C. Candy D. Chewing gum
5. Which is the main source of energy for life on Earth?
A. Wind B. The Moon C. The Sun D. Water
6. The mother of your mother or your father is called your ..... in English.
A. grandmother B. grandfather C. aunt D. brother
7. Donald Trump, who is the 45th and current president of the United States was born ..... June 14th 1946.
A. at B. in C. on D.of
8. The Sun is about 300,000 times ..... than Earth.
A. more massive B. more massively C. as massive as D. massive
9. The first words ever spoken on the phone ..... by Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, when he made the first call to his assistant, Thomas Watson: "Mr Watson-come here-I want to see you"
A. speak B. was spoken C. spoken D. were spoken
10. The Taj Mahal is a/an ..... mausoleumon the south bank of Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra
A. ivory-white marble B. marble ivory-white C. white-ivory marble D. marble ivory white
11. Which of the following animal lays eggs?
A. Dolphin B. Bat C. Penguin D. Cat
12. ..... is celebrated on December 25th annually
A. International Women's Day B. Christmas C. Thanksgiving D. Easter
Question 1: Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
A. needed B. worked C. stopped D. booked
A. thick B. thorough C. healthy D. weather
A. like B. lively C. live D. life
A. cook B. blood C. school D. look
A. feat B. great C. seat D. clean
A. flame B. hate C. page D. adventure
A. sugar B. settle C. surprise D. sentence
A. helped B. liked C. watched D. hated.
A. good B. book C. foot D. food
A. lie B. height C. weight D. pie
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets, either to infinitive or gerund, active or passive.
1. Tommy admitted(throw).......... the rock through the window.
2. Passing the restaurant, he stopped(drink)......... a coffee.
3. He is used to(study)....... at night.
4. We managed(climb)...... over the wall without(see)......
5. There is no point in(apply)......for this position because the salary is not high.
6. You mustn't mind(take)....... trouble over the cooking if you want your guests(enjoy)........ their meal.
7. The man wanted to avoid(see)........on security cameras.
8. The plants want (water)....... daily.
9. The president doesn't mind(attack)....... by the press.
1. When the fire started, Christina ________a book.
read
was reading
had read
is reading
2. While I ______to get my car started, a passing car stopped and the driver offered ________me
was trying / help
tried / to help
had tried / helping
was trying / to help
3. They ______for more than five miles but they didn't stop to rest.
were walking
have been walked
had been walking
walked
4. Only after he ______ the job as a computer programmer did he realise how much he loved it.
has left
had left
left
was leaving
5. It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We ______ such a terrible thunderstorm.
have never seen
would never see
had never seen
never see
VERB FORM EXERCISE
My brother gave up (smoke)___________ three years ago.
I wish (see) ___________ the famous person one day
My girlfriend is afraid of (go) __________ out alone in the dark
Would you like (go) _____________ to a party?
Ann likes (cook) _____________ but she hates (wash) ___________ up.
I was very tired. I tried (keep) ____________ my eyes open.
We have (go) ________ (shop) ____________ today.
We spent three hours (repair) _____________ that machine.
It’s no use (wait) _____________ for him.
Is there anything here worth (buy) ____________ ?
I tried (not make) _____________ the same mistake again.
help me
I would rather you stopped talking about her.
- (would prefer)__________
When young, my sister and I were not used (go)_______ out on our own.
(on our own = by ourselves = alone)
.I am delighted hearing the news.
B. delighted C. hearing D. news
My friend is keen on learning different languages.
- (fond)___________
_________ he quits smoking, he will die.
A. Although
B. If
C. Because
D. Unless
1. I started riding a bike 10 years ago
-> I .......
2. It is one month since I last saw my father
-> I haven't....
3. He last visited London three years ago
-> He......
4. She last telephoned him two months
-> She....
5. We have never eaten this kind of food before
-> It's the....
6. This is the first time I have seen this film
-> I have never....
7. This is the first time he went abroad
-> He hasn't....
8. She started driving 1 month ago
-> She has...