H3: New Headway - Unit 3 + 4 grammar practice test

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Grammar Practice Test

  Unit 3 + 4

Follow the instructions carefully.

There are 26 questions with a total of 32 points

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Choose the correct form of the verb

He ........... (talk) to his friends every day.

1. talks
2. talk
3. is talking
4. are talking

She ................. a lot of books.

1. read
2. reads
3. is reading
4. am reading

Can you be quiet! The teacher ................(talk) at the moment.

1. talk
2. talks
3. is talking
4. are talking

Honestly, I don't really think he ............. (do) his homework right now!

1. is doing
2. does
3. are doing
4. do

My grandparents ........... (go) to church every sunday.

1. goes
2. go
3. are going
4. is going

OMG, Burnaboy ............... (give) a concert at Museumplein right now!!

1. gives
2. give
3. is giveing
4. is giving

Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past simple, Past Contunous, Present Perfect or Past Perefect

Choose the correct form of the verb. Pay attention to signal words to help you make your choice.

Normally, my best friend and I ____(meet) each other once a week at our football club.

1. met
2. are meeting
3. meet
4. meets

Mr Brom ____(be) my teacher for years now.

1. has been
2. was
3. is
4. is being

When my dad was a little boy, he ____(not have) much money to spend.

1. not had
2. didn't had
3. doesn't have
4. didn't have

> You look tired, what has happened?
< I ____(not sleep) since 4am this morning.

1. didn't sleep
2. am not sleeping
3. haven't slept
4. hadn't slept

Usually, my teacher ____(explain) grammar really well, but right now I ____(not understand) him.

1. is explaining - don't understand
2. explains - am not understanding
3. is explaining - am not understanding
4. explains - don't understand

Last night, I ___(not eat) any meat because we had a vegetarian meal.

1. didn't eat
2. didn't ate
3. haven't eaten
4. don't eat

We bought a new computer after the old one ____(break down).

1. broke down
2. has broken down
3. had broken down
4. breaks down

Last weekend, we ___(watch) an Ajax match when suddenly my brother ___(start) to cry.

1. were watching - was starting
2. were watching - started
3. have been watching - started
4. watched - started

We ____(live) in Paris for a few years, so therefore we speak French fluently.

1. live
2. lived
3. have lived
4. had lived

Past simple and continuous

Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. (2 points per question)

separate answers with a comma

My dad (listen) to classical music when I (arrive) home from school.

We (play) video games when my mum (say) ‘Turn the volume down!’

My cousin (meet) his wife, Bianca, while he (live) in Italy.

Past perfect and past simple

Fill in the gaps with only the past perfect or the past simple. 

Eg. I (recognize) recognized him because I (meet)

 had met him at an exhibition earlier this year.

(2 points per question, so 2 answers)

separate answers with a comma

When I (see).... her, her hair was wet because she (be).... in the swimming pool.

It (be)..... hot in England this summer, but I knew it (be)..... even hotter last year.

I’m sure they (have).... an argument before they (arrive)... . They looked cross.

Modal verbs

Choose the correct Modal verb

You .......eat something

1. should
2. have to

You ___ do your homework or you'll get a punishment.

1. must
2. have to
3. should

There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge, you.... buy any.

1. must not
2. should not
3. don't have to

I ....... forget to brush my teeth.

1. must not
2. don't have to
3. should not

You .......... watch so much television.

1. mustn't
2. don't have to
3. shouldn't

The end!

Well done!