Placement Test

My name is Piotr and I _____ from Poland.

is

be

are

am

Where _____?

does he work

he works

he does work

works he

What did ­_____ at the cinema?

you saw

you see

saw you

see

‘_____ to China, John?’ ‘No, I haven’t.’

Did you ever go

Will you ever go

Are you ever going

Have you ever been

New York is _____ city I’ve ever lived in.

the most big

the bigger

the biggest

the more big

Is she the woman _____ boyfriend is a famous guitar player?

which

that

who

whose

The police wanted to know exactly how the money _____ stolen from the bank.

is

was

gets

did

By the time Sarah gets here, the movie _____.

will finish

is going to finish

will have finished

is finishing

You _____ tell anyone about this, Tom. It’s our secret, OK?

couldn’t

wouldn’t

mustn’t

don’t have to

I think you _____ leave now, it’s getting late.

can

would

will

should

I wish I _____ in such a cold country!

didn’t live

haven’t lived

won’t live

am not living

If Arnold _____ music, he wouldn’t have become a jazz musician.

hadn’t studied

didn’t study

wouldn’t have studied

hasn’t studied

I always go to the cinema _____ Fridays.

on

it

at

by

I will _____ you next week.

shout

cry

call

say

Dorothy ’s a really _____ person. She’s always smiling.

sensible

interesting

talkative

cheerful

I have no _____ what time the store opens.

belief

opinion

idea

feeling

It was a beautiful day so we went on a boat _____ on the lake.

ride

travel

drive

sightseeing

It was a great meal, but pretty expensive. Just look at the _____!

ticket

recipe

invoice

bill

Betty rarely leaves the house without _____her make-up on.

doing

putting

having

getting

Mike came back from his holiday in Jamaica looking really _____.

tanned

sunned

coloured

darkened

I’m not very interested _____ tennis.

for

about

in

to

She likes _____ fashionable clothes.

to wearing

wearing

wear

is wearing

Tom _____ his father’s car when the accident happened

was driving

drove

had driven

has been driving

I was wondering _____ tell me when the next plane from Miami arrives?

could you

can you

if you could

please

If I _____ you had cancelled the meeting I wouldn’t have turned up!

knew

have known

had known

know

I like your hair. Where _____?

cut you it

did you have it cut

do you cut it

have it cut

I think Jack must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on.

have worked

work

be working

to work

John tells me Tony’s going out with Maggie, _____ I find hard to believe.

that

who

whose

which

We _____ to the new house by the end of the week, so we won’t be here next weekend.

will have moved

will be moving

will move

are moving

What _____ this weekend, Andy?

will you do

are you doing

will you have done

do you do

The weather has been awful. We’ve had very _____ sunshine this spring.

little

a little

few

a few

Did you hear what happened to Henry? He _____.

is arrested

arrested

has been arrested

is being arrested

I often _____ football.

have

go

do

play

My mother _____ the cooking in our house.

does

makes

cooks

takes

Don’t forget to _____ the light when you go out.

turn up

turn in

turn off

turn over

I hope this cut on my foot _____ quickly

cures

heals

treats

restores

She just burst into _____ when she heard the terrible news.

crying

tears

cries

break down

He _____ that he hadn’t stolen the jewellery, but no one believed him.

reassured

informed

insisted

persuaded

Could you _____ me that book for a couple of days, please?

lend

owe

borrow

rent

Greg is _____ a lot of time at Helen’s house these days!

taking

spending

having

doing

Who _____ in that house?

does he live

lives

did he live

he lives

I will call you when I _____ home.

get

will get

got

getting

If you _____ me, what would you do?

was

would be

were

have been

I don’t know where _____ last night.

did he go

he did go

went he

he went

Jack and Jill are coming to visit us tomorrow but I wish _____.

they won't

they hadn't

they didn't

they weren't

I’m so hungry! If only Jerry _____ all the food in the fridge!

wasn't eating

didn't eat

hadn't eaten

hasn't eaten

I regret _____ harder in school.

not studying

not to study

to not study

not have studied

Surely Sally _____ you if she was unhappy with your work.

will tell

would have told

must have told

had told

Our neighbours aren’t very nice, and _____ particularly quiet!

neither they aren’t

either they aren’t

nor are they

neither did they be

We had expected that they _____ fluent English, but in fact they didn’t.

were speaking

would speak

had spoken

spoke

I’d rather _____ next weekend, but I do!

I don’t have to work

I didn’t have to work

not to work

no working

Helen is so knowledgeable. She can talk about _____ subject that comes up.

whatever

whenever

wherever

whoever

I always _____ milk in my coffee.

have

eat

cook

make

I _____ TV every evening.

watch

look at

see

hear

Can you give me a _____ with my bag.

leg

back

hand

head

Before you enter the triathlon, please bear in _____ that you’re not as young as you used to be!

thought

question

mind

opinion

The breath test showed he had consumed more than three times the legal limit of alcohol, so the police arrested him for _____.

trespassing

mugging

speeding

drunk driving

The meeting was _____ and not very interesting.

time-wasting

time-consuming

time-using

out of time

After the movie was released, the main _____ point was its excessive use of violence.

discussion

speaking

conversation

talking

There have been several big _____ against the use of GM foods recently.

campaigns

issues

boycotts

strikes