GRAMMAR TEST PRACTICE 3rd ESO

1. Complete the sentences. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

-The teacher..................................(not talk) at the moment.

-My sister..........................(like) popcorn.
-…....your friends..................(play) football every Friday?
-No, thanks. I.........................(not want) any water.
-Listen! ….... the baby.................(cry)?
-Donald …..........................(not study) Maths right now.
-…........your brother usually................(take) the bus to school?
-I ….........(speak) French.
-Please be quiet! Your father..........................(sleep)
-My friends and I often..............................(go) to the sports club.

2. Write sentences. Use the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives.

(Pay attention to the missing words).

-[Link]/high/mountain/in the world

-I/tall/my sister
-My baby brother/young/person/in my family
-The red one/bad/car/in the garage
-English/interesting/French
-Today/good/day/of my life
-Football/popular/tennis
-Luis/intelligent/boy/in my class

3. Look at the information. Write two sentences using the comparative form and
two sentences using the superlative form. Use adjectives high/dangerous

Mountain: Everest Teide Mont Blanc

Height: 8.848 m 3.718 m 4.810 m

Danger: ***** ** ***

4. Complete the sentences. Use too or not........enough.

-I can´t reach that shelf. I am......................(tall)

-My brother doesn´t have a car. He is.......................(young) to drive.
-Ana wants to play basketball but she is.........................(short)
-The book was boring. It was...........................(interesting) for me.
5. Write sentences. Use as.....as or not as.....as.( Pay attention to the verb)

-Linda is 14 years old. Nelly is 15.

Linda/old/Nelly

-Fernando is intelligent. Pablo is intelligent, too.

Pablo/clever/Fernando

-Your CD costs 20E. My CD costs 15E.

Your CD/cheap/my CD

-My brother doesn´t help at home. My sister never helps at home.

My sister/lazy/my brother

6. Write the questions. Use the Past Simple

-?
No, my father didn´t wash the car last week

-Where.?
Ann went to Italy on holiday

-?
Yes, my sister visited El Prado museum in Madrid.

- What ?
I watched my favourite programme on TV last night.

- When?
Lula bought that jacket yesterday

7. Complete the sentences. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.

-While I......................(ride) my bike to school, I..................(see) an accident.

-..........you.................(have)lunch when I..................(phone)?
-We …................(go) to the beach because it........................(not rain)
-My brother.........................(watch) TV when my mother...................(arrive)
-She.......................(fall) off the horse while it..............................(gallop) fast.
-When David......................(enter) the room, the dog..................(eat) his sandwich.
-They …...................(buy) clothes when I ….................(see) them.
-I....................(study) in the kitchen while my brother ….............(clean) his room.
[Link] the correct modal

-I'm sorry but I ….....help you. I don´t have time.

couldn´t
can't
must

-The teacher is talking. You............be quiet.

Must
mustn't
can't

-Annie has failed her exam. She............study harder.

Could
has to
shouldn´t

-…........you swim when you were four years old?

Can
should
could

-John.............swim in the river. It's very dirty.

Can't
Doesn´t have to
shouldn´t

-If you go to the zoo, you …...........feed the animals.

mustn´t
couldn´t
can´t

[Link] the correct answer

-Tim has to/can study this afternoon. His exam is tomorrow.

-I am 18 years old. I can/have to drive now.
-When my father was a little boy, he could/should play football very well.
-Little children must/can obey their parents
-Can/should you help me with this exercise?
-We mustn't/don´t have to get up early tomorrow. It's Sunday.
-Elaine has got a headache. She doesn´t have to/should take an aspirin
-Do I have to/Can I use your telephone, please?

[Link] the sentences with the correct form of have to.

-….you.......(be) home by midnight?

-My brother................(not clean) his room. My mother cleans it.
-The baby............. (sleep) many hours every day.
 Future Annie Philip
Get married No Yes
Live in the city Yes No
Study at university Yes Yes

[Link] at the chart. Write questions and answers. Use will and won't.

-Annie/live/in the country?

-

-Phipip/get married?
-

-Annie and Philip/study at university?

-

-Philip/live/in the city?

-

[Link] the sentences with the correct form of be going to.

-…......your parents.................(visit) your grandmother next weekend?

-….......................(not study) tonight. I am too tired.
-…......the supermarket..................(open) on Sunday?
-John....................(be) 15 next week. ….....you..............(come) to his party?
-Sheila.................... (not stay) with me this holiday. She....................(stay) in a hotel.
-…......you..................(buy) those shoes?. They are very expensive!

[Link] the sentences. Use the First Conditional

-Your parents............(not let) you go to the party if you..............(not finish) your work.
-If you...............(eat) all the vegetables, your mother.................(be) happy.
-If it....................(rains) tomorrow, I.............................(not go) to the beach
-Danny.................(help) you if you..........(ask) him.
-He..................(not go) to university if he......................(not get) good marks.
-If I.......................(save) enough money, I.....................(buy) that blue dress.

[Link] and make sentences

-If I am late he won´t pass the test

-Susan will be angry I will miss the bus
-If you exercise regularly if you don´t phone her
-If he doesn´t study you will be fit
-I will go to the dentist if you come with me
[Link] the verb chart.

BASE FORM PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE

be
saw
done
spoke
go
take
read
had
written
forget
gave
sing

ate
put
buy
told
made
sell
found

[Link] the sentences with the correct form of the Present Perfect Simple.

-I ….......just.............(see) a very good film on TV.

-….........you ever.............(eat) Moroccan food?
-David.............................(not finish) his homework yet.
-We................................(live) in Italy since 1990.
- My sister......................(make) a beautiful picture for her art class.
- …...........your teacher.................(speak) with your mother about the school trip?
-My mother will be angry. My brother...................(not clean) his room.
-I …..........already.................(been) to that restaurant. It´s good.
[Link] the sentences. Use for and since.

-We have lived in this town............10 years.

-I have worked here …............1980.
-She hasn´t seen Mike................last week.
-They have been friends...............a long time.
-Linda has been in hospital...............last Wednesday.
-He hasn´t spoken to me.................yesterday.
-They have been here...................8 o'clock.
-She has gone to Italy...................two weeks.

[Link] the sentences. Use the Present Simple Passive or Past Simple Passive.

-Cakes.....................(sell) at this shop every day.

-Mobile phones......................(not use) when my grandparents were young.
-My car............................(find) yesterday.
-Many things........................(buy) at the market.
-Toys …........................(not make) in this factory.
-Tennis..........................(not play) in 1700.
-Presents............usually............(give) at Christmas.
-English...................(speak) in the United States.

[Link] the correct answer.

How many/how much cousins have you got?

There aren't much/many eggs in the fridge.
Is there a/an apple on the table?
How many/how much juice is there in the bottle?
There are a lot of/any books on the desk.
How much/how many sugar do we need?
There are much/a lot of clouds in the sky.
How many/how much people were there at the party?
I haven´t got some/a lot of friends at my new school yet.
There is any/a lot of sand in the desert.