end-of-term writing test

 Present Simple: affirmative and negative; adverbs of frequency

1. Carol ________ (speak) French very well. (+)

2 Mary __________ (watch) TV in bed. (–)

3 Tim __________ (write) a lot of poems. (+)

4 Hannah __________ (listen) to the radio in the morning. (–) 

5 Sylvia _______ (finish) her homework on time every week. (+)

6 We __________ (read) many comics. (–)

Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verbs in the Present Continuous. Use affirmative (+) or negative (–) forms.

7. Conversation

Mum: Ivona, where are you? We ’re waiting for you!

Ivona:Sorry, Mum. I 1____________ (brush +) my teeth.

8. . Oh, and I 2____________ (put +) my things in my bag. 

9. Mum: You 3______________ (do –) them at the same time, are you? 

10. Ivona:Yes, 4__________ – as usual!

11. Mum: That’s clever! Anyway, Dad 5 _____________ (phone +) for a taxi now, so hurry up. 

 Complete the description of a pet shop using was, were, wasn’t or weren’t.

 12.The pet shop was amazing! There 1 _______so many different animals there.

13. There _________ even a snake

14. I ________ frightened – I like snakes –.... 

15. I wasn`t frightened – I like snakes – but my mum definitely ____

16. She hates them, and spiders too, but there _______ any spiders there.

17. My dad _______ funny, trying to teach the parrot to

talk.

18. The pet shop owner ________ a bit annoyed, I think, but never mind.

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete these sentences.

19.I want to watch / watching a DVD tonight

20. Anthony tries to do / doing some exercise every day.

21. My brother can’t stand to play / playing football

22. My mum and dad always finish to eat / eating a long time after me.

23. She does lots of different kinds of exercise, but she prefers to run / running.

24. They’d like to go / going to England on holiday

25. She didn’t mind to get up / getting up early to go to school every day.