This document contains an English language proficiency test with multiple sections assessing skills in verb tenses including: present simple vs present continuous, past simple vs past continuous, simple vs perfect tenses, mixed tenses, used to, future forms, and question formation. The test contains fill-in-the-blank, choosing the correct alternative, correcting sentences, and rearranging word order questions. The document provides a means to evaluate a test-taker's understanding and mastery of English verb tenses and structures.

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SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS TENSES
1 Complete the sentences with the simple or continuous
form of the verbs. Use contractions where possible.
(15 marks)
Present simple and present continuous
1 We (not want) to go out. It
(rain).
2 Sara (not be) at school. She
(stay) at home today.
3 I (enjoy) playing football.
4 I (love) watching that
programme. I (watch) it
every night.
Past simple and past continuous
5 When we arrived, we (ring) the door,
but nobody (answer) it.
6 He (phone) while I
(sleep).
7 ‘What (you / do) this time last
night?’ ‘I (read) a book.’
8 When we (arrive) at the airport, our
friends (wait) for us.
SIMPLE AND PERFECT TENSES
2 Choose the correct alternatives. (10 marks)
1 I still haven’t found / hadn’t found my mobile phone.
2 Have you seen / Did you see the new Harry Potter
film yet?
3 The party already finished / had already finished
before I arrived.
4 I have been / went to London in 2007.
5 She didn’t see / hadn’t seen him since last summer.
6 You were talking to Ben when I saw / had seen you.
7 I haven’t played / didn’t played the piano for years.
8 After we’d finished eating, we ’d drunk / drank coffee.
9 He just bought / ’s just bought a new computer.
10 Did you go / Had you been to the cinema yesterday?
MIXED TENSES
3 Choose the correct alternatives. (15 marks)
I (1) read / ’m reading a brilliant book at the moment.
It (2) ’s / ’s been a biography of Salvador Dalí. I
(3) borrowed / ’ve borrowed it from my friend Marta last
week. She (4) read / was reading the book when I
(5) called / was calling at her house last week. She said
she’d had the book (6) for / since years, but she (7) ’d only
started / was only starting reading it the previous week.
She said she (8) was really enjoying / really enjoyed
reading it. I (9) love / am loving art so I (10) asked / was
asking Marta if I could borrow it when she (11) finished /
’d finished it. She (12) ’d given / gave it to me on Saturday,
so I (13) ’ve only just started / only just started it. I
(14) ’ve already read / already read chapter one, and I
(15) am not waiting / can’t wait to read some more.
4 Write questions for the answers. (20 marks)
1 What
?
My mother’s a doctor.
2 Where
?
We were going home when we met Kate.
3 Who
?
My sister gave it to me.
4 Who
?
Abdul’s been talking to Hasif.
5 How
?
We come here every week.
6
?
No, we’ve never been to Edinburgh.
7
?
No, they aren’t watching TV. They’re reading
magazines.
8 Why
?
I’m going to bed because I’m tired.
9
?
Yes thanks, we had a lovely holiday.
10
?
No, she doesn’t. She hates football.
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USED TO
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to
and the bold verbs. (5 marks)
1 We (go) shopping at the weekends.
(negative)
2 your parents
(take) you to the park when you were little? (question)
3 I (do) my homework in the sitting
room. (affirmative)
4 he (come) here
every day? (question)
5 She (like) coffee. (negative)
FUTURE FORMS
6 Complete the sentences with the phrases in the list.
(5 marks)
are you going to buy will depart are playing
’ll pass ’m going to
1 Manchester United
in the finals tonight.
2 The next train to London
from platform eight.
3 My parents don’t think I
all my exams.
4 I ask Julio whether he wants
to come to the cinema with us.
5 What at the shopping centre?
7 Correct the sentences. One sentence is correct.
(10 marks)
1 One day, I sure Ben’s being famous.
2 We’ll go to Mahon this summer. I can’t wait!
3 They’re going to watch that programme tonight.
4 Do you going to go shopping later?
5 I think Chelsea wins the football league.
8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the bold
verbs. (10 marks)
1 They (buy)
some tea and coffee this afternoon in case Tim
(not have) any.
2 I (not stop) revising until
I (know) everything.
3 This time next year, I
(study) at university.
4 I’m driving a long way tomorrow. As soon as
I (feel) tired, I
(stop) for a rest.
5 He (feel) better when he
(come) out of hospital.
6 By the time we get your message, we
(already / leave)
the country.
9 Write the words in the correct order to make questions.
There is one word in each question that you do not need.
(10 marks)
1 are / get / Carlos and Sally / married / where /
getting / ?
2 start / time / does / tomorrow / school / what /
starting / ?
3 tonight / do / you / interesting / are / doing /
anything / ?
4 next week / you / being / what / will / doing /
this time / be / ?
5 are / going / you / visit / to / places / what /
visiting / ?
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