The document appears to be an English grammar test consisting of 8 sections testing a variety of grammar concepts including: verb conjugation, verb tense, conditional sentences, gerunds vs. infinitives, question formation, word order in sentences, and Spanish to English translation. The test covers topics such as completing sentences with the correct verb form, choosing the appropriate future tense, matching conditional sentences, ordering words to form sentences, and translating short phrases between Spanish and English.

1. ENGLISH GRAMMAR TEST 2ND APRIL 2008
NAME_____________________________________________________________________
1.- Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. ( 21
points)
1. Thomas Edison (start) _____________ work on the railway when he was twelve.
2. I (write) __________ ten letters so far today. Yesterday, I (only/ write) _________ five.
3. She ____________ (prefer) her coffee without sugar.
4. I _______________ (have) a shower now. Please answer the phone.
5. What _______________ (this word / mean)?
6. My father (be) ___________ asleep in bed all day.
7. Sarah ___________ (see) the dentist at four o´clock on Wednesday.
8. They __________ (think) of selling their house.
9. I (pass) __________ my driving test five years ago.
10. How many brother and sister __________ (have)?
11. Hold on a second, Mary. I want to turn off the gas; the water __________ (boil) over.
12. My boss ___________ (always complain) about the amount of talking in the office.
13. When Diana______________ (leave) work it______________________ (rain).
14. Speak up! She ___________ (not hear) very well.
15. The Prime Minister (be) ___________ abroad since January.
16. When I __________ ( get) to the station, the train ______________ ( already leave).
17. Yesterday, while I ______________ ( rest), someone ___________ ( ring) the doorbell.
2.- Complete the following passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. ( 16
points)
Last week, while I (cycle) ………………… to work, I (have) …………… an accident. It ( not be)
……………. my fault, it (be) …………….. due to the weather. There (be)…………..
many wet leaves on the road, and as I (turn)…………………. the corner, my bicycle (slip) …………..
and I (fall) ……………… off it. Luckily another cyclist (pass) ………………… by when it (happen)
………………… “(you heart) …………… yourself?” she ( ask)…………….. me. “I (think) ……………… I
(break) ………………… my arm”. I (reply) …………….. She (find) ………………. a telephone box and
(call) ………………. an ambulance, which (take) …………………. me to the hospital.
3.- will, going to, present continuous. Choose the correct alternative. ( 4
points)
1 I can´t go now. I´ll meet / I´m meeting/ I am going to meet Claudia.
2 Don´t worry. I´ll ask / I´m asking/ I am going to ask you again later.
3 One of these days, I´m writing / I´m going to write/ I’ll write a letter to the newspaper.
4 I´ll probably see / I´m probably seeing you on the bus tomorrow.
5 I´m sure you´ll like / you´re liking/ you’re going to like my parents when you meet
them.
6 Don´t forget Dan´s friends are coming / will come / are going to come for dinner
tonight.
7 I´m telling / I´m going to tell him what I think.
8 I´m going / I´ll go/ I’m going to go to the doctor´s. I´ve got an appointment.

2. 4.- Make questions about the underlined information. ( 7 points)
She gets up at about 6.30.
______________________________________?
He starts work at 8 o´clock.
_______________________________________?
They were listening to music yesterday evening.
______________________________________?
He goes to work by bus.
_______________________________________?
We go to the cinema once a week.
______________________________________?
My sister likes reading and watching films in his free time.
_______________________________________?
No, I haven’t been to England before.
_______________________________________?
5.- PUT THE WORDS IN ORDER TO MAKE SENTENCES. ( 6 points)
1.- he late arrives he again ´ll sacked If be
If_____________________________________________________________________
2.- back won´t relax able I to until be children the go school to
I_____________________________________________________________________
3.- unless miss ´ll we We hurry train the up
We___________________________________________________________________
4.- town Visit you when ´re me in
Visit___________________________________________________________________
5.- I be ´ll if he the doesn´t job surprised get
I______________________________________________________________________
6.- we give won´t us the They them tickets pay until for
They___________________________________________________________________
6.- CONDITIONALS. Match 1-8 with a-h ( 8 points)
1.- If I had better qualifications a) if she found out about the document I lost
2.- If he wasn´t so mean, b) if he didn´t have to
3.- If she didn´t work overtime c) I´d invest in the stock market
4.- If I knew more about money d) if you kept your money in a bank account
5.- The boss would sack me e) unless I knew he´d pay me back
6.- I wouldn´t lend a friend money f) people would like him more
7.- He wouldn´t work g) I´d apply for that job

3. 8.- It´d be safer h) her salary wouldn´t be enough to live on
7.- Complete the following sentences with either the –ING FOMR or TO INFINITIVE FORM. ( 8
points)
1.- Jane enjoyed (work) ………….. for the company very much.
2.- She often said that she would never consider (change)………….. her job.
3.- She couldn’t imagine (work)……….. anywhere else.
4.- But sometimes she couldn’t help (think) ………….. that a change might be good for her.
5.- She did not intend ( stay) …………. in the same job all her life.
6.- That was why she had decided (apply) ………….. for some other jobs.
7.- She had some application forms, but she always put off (fill) ………….. them in.
8.- “Perhaps I’d better stop (think) ………….. about another job,” she finally said.
8.- TRANALATION. ( 6 points)
1.- ¿Solías jugar al fútbol cuando eras pequeño?
2.- No debería haber comido tantos caramelos.
3.- ¿Te apetece salir? ¡vayamos al cine!
4.- Mi profesora nos dice que tenemos que acostumbrarnos a estudiar todos los días.
5.- Un escritor necesita tener mucha imaginación para escribir historias interesantes.
6.- Si hubiera sabido que era tu cumpleaños, te habría comprado un regalo.