B2 English Test 2

1I'm very happy _____ in India. I really miss being there.

• a. to live
• b. to have lived
• c. to be lived
• d. to be living

We use the perfect infinitive or the perfect gerund of a verb to talk about a past
action or event. In this sentence, we mean that I lived in India in the past, but not
anymore.
We normally use to + infinitive after adjectives.

2They didn't reach an agreement ______ their differences.

• a. on account of
• b. due
• c. because
• d. owing

We can use because of, due to, owing to, or on account of + noun to express
reason.

3I wish I _____ those words. But now it's too late.

• a. not having said

• b. have never said
• c. never said
• d. had never said

We can use wish + past perfect to talk about things that happened in the past
and that we regret (we would have wanted them to be different).

4The woman, who has been missing for 10 days, is believed _____.

• a. to be abducted
• b. to be abducting
• c. to have been abducted
• d. to have been abducting

After the passive form of a reporting verb, we use the perfect infinitive when
the reported action is previous to the reporting (earlier in the past).
5She was working on her computer with her baby next to _____.

• a. herself
• b. her
• c. her own
• d. hers

We can use reflexive pronouns after most prepositions, but we don’t use
reflexive pronouns after prepositions of place; we use object pronouns instead.

6_____ to offend anyone, she said both cakes were equally good.

• a. Not wanting
• b. As not wanting
• c. She didn't want
• d. Because not wanting

We can use –ing participle clauses to refer to the present or the past.

7_____ in trying to solve this problem. It's clearly unsolvable.

• a. There's no point
• b. It's no point
• c. There isn't point
• d. It's no need

We often use there with use, point and need.

8Last year, when I last met her, she told me she _____ a letter every day for the

last two months.

• a. had written
• b. has written
• c. had been writing
• d. wrote

We use the past perfect continuous with dynamic verbs to talk about repeated
actions from earlier in the past.
9He _____ robbed as he was walking out of the bank.

• a. had
• b. did
• c. got
• d. were

In informal English, we can use get in passive voice sentences instead of be.

10_____ forced to do anything. He acted of his own free will.

• a. In no way was he
• b. No way he was
• c. In any way he was
• d. In any way was he

In formal English we can place a negative or restrictive adverb at the beginning

of a sentence to make the sentence more emphatic or dramatic. When we do
this, the adverb is then followed by auxiliary verb + subject. When there is no
auxiliary verb, we use do/does (present) or did (past) as auxiliary.

11It _____ the best idea to pay for those tickets by credit card. It was too risky.

• a. may not have been

• b. may not be
• c. might not be
• d. must not have been

We use might/may have + past participle or might/may have been + -ing to

say that it’s possible that something was true or happened in the past.

12They _____ in the basement for three months.

• a. were made sleeping

• b. were made sleep
• c. were made to sleep
• d. made to sleep

We can use the verbs let, make, and help followed by object + infinitive
without to. However, when we use the verb make in the passive voice, we
say be made + to infinitive.
13We'll never know what might have happened _____ the email earlier.

• a. if he sent
• b. had he sent
• c. if he has sent
• d. did he sent

This is a third conditional sentence. In third conditional sentences, we can

invert the auxiliary verb had and leave if out. Had we arrived = If we had arrived.

14If success _____, we need to prepare ourselves for every possible scenario.

• a. is to be achieved
• b. is achieved
• c. will be achieved
• d. is due to achieve

We often use be to + infinitive in a if-clause. In these cases, we say what

should be done (main clause) to achieve the desired result (if-clause).

15______ gifts to the judges.

• a. It's not allowed offering

• b. It's not permitted to offer
• c. It's not permitted offering
• d. It's not allowed to offer

We can use it + be (not) permitted to +infinitive to express permission or

prohibition in formal or official situations, to say what the rules or laws are. We do
NOT use it + be able to/be allowed to.

B2 English test 4
1We were all very sad because George _____ to Berlin the following day.

• a. was leaving
• b. left
• c. will leave
• d. is leaving

We use the present continuous to talk about future events that are already
planned and decided (arrangements), and we use the past continuous when we
a referring to future arrangements from the past.
2I told her I admire everything _____ she's been doing.

• a. that
• b. what
• c. whom
• d. who

After a noun or a pronoun, we cannot use the relative what because what does
NOT refer to a previous noun. When we refer to a previous noun we use the
relatives who, which or that. That is especially common after quantifiers
like all, every(thing), some(thing), any(thing), no(thing), none, little, few,
etc.: All that was left of the house was a pile of rocks (NOT all what was left).

3What they did was _____ to the police.

• a. go
• b. going
• c. gone
• d. went

In a cleft sentence with the structure what or all + ... did is/was + verb, after the
verb be we can use the infinitive form of a verb with or without to: What he did
was (to) scream.

4_____ at a low temperature, the ribs are tender and gelatinous.

• a. Cooking
• b. Cooked
• c. When cooking
• d. Cook

You must always make sure that the subject of the verb in the participle clause
and the subject of the verb in the main clause are the same (the ribs are cooked,
the ribs are tender).
5I'm sorry _____ you all this time. It wasn't my intention.

• a. to be ignored
• b. to have been ignored
• c. to have been ignoring
• d. to ignore

We need to use the perfect form of the infinitive to make clear that the action
expressed by the infinitive was previous to the action described by the main verb.
We use the perfect continuous infinitive to express duration with a dynamic
verb from earlier in the past towards the time expressed by the main verb.

6_____ your mind, we would be grateful if you gave us a call.

• a. If you would change

• b. If you had changed
• c. If you'll change
• d. Were you to change

We can also find cases of inversion with this structure: were + subject + to +
infinitive. It is used to talk about future improbable events (like the second
conditional). In the sentence above were you to change = if you changed.

7_____ amazing that we can all be here today.

• a. There is
• b. There seems
• c. It seems
• d. It turns

We use it as preparatory subject when the real subject of the sentence is a that
clause: It seems amazing that we can all be here today= That we can all be here
today seems amazing.

8What ______ in my position? I had no other choice.

• a. would you do
• b. would you have done
• c. had you done
• d. did you do

This is a third conditional question: What would you have done in my

position (=if you had been in my position).
9I recommend getting there with plenty of time. _____, we might not get good

seats.

• a. Otherwise
• b. On the contrary
• c. Furthermore
• d. On the other hand

We normally use otherwise after an order or suggestion to say what will

happen if that order or suggestion is not followed.

10We haven't seen him in a while. I think he _____ the night of the accident.

• a. could have arrested

• b. may be arrested
• c. should have been arrested
• d. might have been arrested

We can use could/might/may have + past participle to say that it’s possible that
something was true or happened in the past. In this case we need to use a
passive infinitive (be arrested) because the subject is the receiver, and not the
doer, of the action.

11_____ they did when they were together was fight.

• a. All
• b. Which
• c. That
• d. It's

When we want to emphasise an action, we can use the structure what/all +

subject + do: When they were together they fought ⇒ What/All they did when
they were together was fight.
12Three in ten British dads wish they _____ in the delivery room when their child

was born.

• a. wouldn't be
• b. hadn't been
• c. weren't
• d. wouldn't have been

We can use wish + past perfect to talk about things that happened in the past
and that we regret (we would have wanted them to be different).

13_____ can you find good restaurants in this place.

• a. Somewhere
• b. Everywhere
• c. If you know the spots
• d. Nowhere

In formal English we can place a negative or restrictive adverb at the

beginning of a sentence to make the sentence more emphatic or dramatic. When
we do this, the adverb is then followed by an inversion: auxiliary verb + subject
(+ verb).

14His apology wasn't enough _____ him.

• a. so I forgive
• b. for me to forgive
• c. that I forgave
• d. for me forgiving

We can use too or enough + for someone + to infinitive.

15Massachusetts is _____ of becoming the first state to put a tax on carbon

• a. on the verge
• b. about
• c. due to
• d. bound

We can use be on the brink of, be on the verge of or be on the point of to

say that something will happen in very soon.
B2 English test 6
1We were completely exhausted, but we _____ time for a break.

• a. hadn't got
• b. hadn't
• c. had not
• d. didn't have

When the verb have means 'own', it does not have a negative or interrogative
form. The informal form have got has a negative and interrogative form (haven't
got/has he got?, etc.), but this form is only used in the present tense.

2There's a growing list of shops that will not reopen _____ the pandemic.

• a. because
• b. due to
• c. as
• d. on account

We can use due to/owing to/on account of before a noun. They mean
‘because of’ but are more formal.

3Keeping _____ money safe while using digital payments should be a priority for

everyone.

• a. my
• b. their
• c. one's
• d. his

We can use one's, your or our as possessive forms referring to people in

general including the speaker or hearer.
4Real friends always talk to _____.

• a. each other
• b. one and the other
• c. themselves
• d. them

We use each other or one another when person A does something to person
B, and person B does something to person A.
If we said 'they talk to themselves', it would mean that each person talks to
himself or herself.

5When I saw them, they _____, and I thought they _____ because their eyes were

red.

• a. were arguing / had been crying

• b. argued / were crying
• c. had been arguing / cried
• d. were arguing / would cry

In the first gap, we use the past continuous because this action was in progress
at the time of the event.
In the second gap, we use the past perfect continuous because we are
describing a continuous action that had started earlier in the past and had not
finished, or had just finished.

6You need to _____ before you have an accident.

• a. get your car fixed

• b. get someone fix your car
• c. get to fix your car
• d. get fixed your car

We can use get instead of have in the structure get + something + past
participle.
We use get/have something done when we want to talk about something that
someone else does for us, usually because we pay them, or because we
persuade or ask them to do it.
7I think I _____ my finger. I can't move it!

• a. 'm likely to break

• b. 'm bound to break
• c. might have broken
• d. might break

We use might/may have + past participle to say that it’s

possible that something was true or happened in the past.

8The man found dead is believed _____.

• a. to be murdered
• b. to have murdered
• c. might be murdered
• d. to have been murdered

We need a past perfect infinitive because we are reporting a past action.

And the verb must be passive because the subject is the receiver of the action.

9We ask citizens not to leave home _____ it’s strictly necessary.

• a. even if
• b. unless
• c. provided
• d. supposing

We can use unless in conditional sentences to mean 'if … (not)'.

Do not to leave home unless it’s strictly necessary. ⇒ Do not to leave home if it’s
not strictly necessary.

10You wouldn't be in prison now if you _____ out of trouble.

• a. had stayed
• b. stayed
• c. would stay
• d. would have stayed

This is a mixed conditional. We are talking about a hypothetical condition

happening in the past (third conditional) with a present result (second
conditional).
We use past perfect in the if-clause (third conditional) and would/could/might
+ infinitive in the main clause (second conditional)
11Very young children _____ from screens. Young children learn best through real

interaction.

• a. are supposed to learn

• b. needn't learn
• c. aren't meant to learn
• d. shouldn't have learnt

We can use be supposed/meant to + infinitive to express obligation or

permission, to say what we should or shouldn’t do.
Very young children are not supposed/meant to learn from screens = Very
young children should not learn from screens

12After the storm, the place looked _____ it had been the stage for weeks of brutal

fighting.

• a. as
• b. as though
• c. like if
• d. how

We can use a verb of senses + as if/as though + a clause to talk about how
something looks, sounds, etc. like.

13When your train arrives, I _____ on the platform.

• a. will wait
• b. shall wait
• c. will have waited
• d. will be waiting

We use the future continuous for situations or actions that will be in

progress at a certain time in the future.
14I won't say a word about this and _____.

• a. neither will you

• b. you will either
• c. you won't neither
• d. you will too

We can use so and neither + auxiliary + subject to avoid repeating a clause

when we are agreeing with someone.
We use neither to agree to a previous negative sentence.

15This is _____.

• a. a Laura's friend
• b. a Laura friend
• c. a friend of Laura
• d. a friend of Laura's

We use of + possessive case or possessive pronoun if there is a determiner (a,

some, this, etc.) before the nouns, e.g. a friend of mine, a friend of Jenny's, etc.

B1+ English test 2

1I'm wondering which country _____ this year.

• a. they have travelled

• b. have they travelled to
• c. they have travelled to
• d. have they travelled

In indirect questions the order is subject + verb: Do you know where I can find
a bank? (NOT where can I find)
If the verb is followed by a preposition, we must put the preposition after the
subject or after subject + object (if there is an object). We shouldn’t use the
preposition at the beginning: What are you talking about? (NOT About what are
you talking?)
2Lisa likes opera, which is lucky for me, because _____ too.

• a. I do
• b. I like
• c. do I
• d. I am

We use auxiliary verbs to avoid repeating the same verb or verb phrase in a
sentence (I do too= I like opera too).
If the first sentence or clause contains an auxiliary verb, we use the same verb
in the second part. If not, we use do or did in the second part.

3_____ Peter? I _____ for him all morning.

• a. Have you been seeing / have looked

• b. Have you seen / 've been looking
• c. Have you been seen / have been looking
• d. Have you seing / 've looked

In the first gap, we say 'have you seen' in present perfect simple because see is
stative verb, and because we are talking about a finished past action.
In the second gap, we say 'have been looking' because we normally use the
present perfect continuous with dynamic verbs for situations that started in the
past and still continue specially when we want to emphasise how long the
situation has lasted.

4Some actions that are habits for _____, may look weird to people from other

nationalities.

• a. the Japanese
• b. the Japanese people
• c. the Japaneses
• d. Japaneses

We can use the + nationality adjective ending in -ch, -sh, -ese, -ss to refer to all
people of that nationality.
We could say the Japanese or Japanese people.
5I don't understand why you always have to say _____ stupid things.

• a. so
• b. such
• c. such a
• d. so much

We use such + (adjective) + uncountable noun or plural noun + (that …)

6If I continue reading 50 pages every day. By the end of the month I _____ 8,000

pages.

• a. will read
• b. am going to read
• c. will be reading
• d. will have read

We use the future perfect for actions that will be finished before certain time in
the future.

7She wouldn't be helping you if she _____ your sister

• a. wouldn't be
• b. wouldn't have been
• c. isn't
• d. weren't

We use the second conditional to talk about hypothetical or imaginary situations

in the present or the future. We can use past simple or past continuous in the if-
clause and we can use would, could or might + simple infinitive (do) or
continuous infinitive (be doing) in the main clause.
When we use the verb be in the if-clause, we can use either was or were after I,
he, she or it. But when we are giving advice, we always use if I were you (NOT
was).
8I wish I _____ come to the zoo with you next weekend, but I’m going to be busy.

• a. could
• b. would
• c. had
• d. will

We can use wish + past simple to talk about things that we would like to be
different in the present or future, but which are very unlikely or not possible.

9My parents were very _____ I expected they would buy me a better present.

• a. disappointing
• b. disappointed
• c. disappoint
• d. disappointingly

My parents disappointed me, so I was disappointed and they

were disappointing.

10She regretted _____

• a. get married
• b. to get married
• c. having got married
• d. to have got married

After regret, we can use the -ing form of a verb. We could say 'she regretted
getting married', or 'she regretted having got married'. If we use the perfect -
ing form, we emphasise that the action was completed in the past.

11The weather was very hot the whole time. We _____ a month later when it's

cooler.

• a. shouldn't have gone

• b. should have gone
• c. must have gone
• d. can’t have gone

We use should have/ought to have + past participle to talk about a

situation expected to happen in the past. This form is normally used for criticism.
12I’d rather _____ for me at the station.

• a. you waited
• b. you wait
• c. you to wait
• d. you waiting

When we use would rather or would sooner + subject + verb, we use past
simple to refer to the present or future.

13The robbers _____ have escaped.

• a. are thought that they

• b. it’s thought that they
• c. are thought to
• d. are thought that

We can use subject + passive reporting verb + to have + past participle when
we are talking about a reported action is previous to the reporting (earlier in the
past).

14I must go to the doctor and _____ before I go on holiday.

• a. test my blood pressure

• b. have my blood pressure tested
• c. have tested my blood pressure
• d. get to test my blood pressure

We can use the structure have/get + object + past participle when we get
somebody else to do something for us.

15_____ everything she said, I won’t forgive her.

• a. Despite of
• b. Although
• c. In spite of
• d. However

Despite and in spite of are normally followed by a noun or a –ing verb. They
can go at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence.
B1+ English test 4
1How many ______ the exam?

• a. students passed
• b. students did pass
• c. did pass
• d. did students pass

This is a subject question. When we ask about the subject of a sentence with
question words such as who, what, which, or how much/many, we don’t
use do/does or did after the question word.

2A: 'I won't finish on time.' B: '_____.'

• a. So won't I
• b. Neither do I
• c. Neither won't I
• d. Neither will I

We use neither/nor + positive auxiliary verb + subject to agree to

negative sentences.
If there is an auxiliary verb in the previous sentence, we use the same verb to
agree. If there is no auxiliary verb in the previous sentence, we use do or did.

3The longer you practice every day, _____.

• a. the best you will get

• b. better you'll get
• c. the better you'll get
• d. you'll get better

We can repeat the structure: the + comparative + subject + verb to mean that
one thing depends on another or that two variable quantities are related.
4She is _____ woman.

• a. an American young intelligent

• b. a young intelligent American
• c. an intelligent young American
• d. an intelligent American young

Opinion (intelligent), Size, Age (young), Shape, Colour, Pattern, Origin

(American), Material

5I'm lucky to be surrounded by _____ fascinating people.

• a. such a
• b. so
• c. so much
• d. such

People is a plural noun.

We use such + (adjective) + uncountable noun or plural noun + (that)...

6Alex _____.

• a. was waiting at the station very anxiously last night.

• b. was waiting very anxiously at the station last night.
• c. was very anxiously waiting at the station last night.
• d. was waiting very anxiously last night at the station.

very anxiously is an adverb of manner. Adverbs of manner usually go in final

position.
at the station is an adverb of place. Adverbs of place usually go in final position.
last night is an adverb of time. Adverbs of time usually go in final position.
The order is manner + place + time.

7If they beat Manchester next weekend, they _____ ten successive games.

• a. are winning
• b. have won
• c. will have won
• d. will win

This is a first conditional sentence. We use any type of present in the if clause
and any type of future in the main clause.
We use the future perfect to talk about actions that will be completed at a
certain time in the future.
8You can play outside when you ____ your lunch.

• a. will have eaten

• b. have eaten
• c. are eating
• d. eat

In a future time clause (after when, as soon as, once, until, etc.), we can use
any type of present to refer to the future.
We use the present perfect we emphasise that the action will be completed. In
this case, we use the present perfect to make clear that you can play only after
you have finished eating.

9_____ the answer if she hadn't helped you?

• a. Could you find

• b. Had you found
• c. Would you have found
• d. Would you find

We use the third conditional to talk about hypothetical or imaginary situations in

the past. We can use the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous in the if-
clause and we can use would, could or might + the perfect infinitive in the main
clause.

10I wish he _____ treating us like idiots. Who does he think he is?

• a. would stop
• b. stopped
• c. had stopped
• d. stops

We can use wish + person/thing + would + infinitive when we talk about

situations that annoy us and we would like them to change, or to stop.
11I love cheese now, but I _____ like it as a child.

• a. didn’t used to
• b. didn’t use to
• c. wasn’t used to
• d. usedn’t to

We can use used to + infinitive to talk about situations or states (stative verbs)
which were true in the past, but they are no longer true.

12It _____ easy to win the tournament. All the teams were really good.

• a. mustn't have been

• b. shouldn't have been
• c. might not be
• d. can't have been

We can use can’t/couldn’t have + past participle to say that we are quite
sure that something did NOT happen or was NOT true in the past.
We can use must but not mustn't as a modal verb of deduction.
It can't have been easy to win.= I'm quite sure it wasn't easy to win.

13The attacker is thought _____ jumping from the second floor of the building.

• a. to escaped
• b. that he escaped
• c. to have escaped
• d. he has escaped

When we use the passive form of a reporting verb after the real subject of
sentence (and NOT after it), we need to use an infinitive after the passive of the
reporting verb. We could also say: 'It is thought that the attacker escaped
jumping...'
In this case, we use the perfect infinitive (to have + past participle) because
the action happened earlier in the past; before the reporting.

14_____ said that is totally crazy.

• a. Whoever
• b. Whatever
• c. However
• d. Whenever

We can use whoever to mean 'it doesn't matter who', or 'anyone who'.
15The new model comes in red or white but I don't like _____ of those colours.

• a. either
• b. neither
• c. none
• d. both

When we are talking about two possibilities, we can use both, neither or either.
We use both in affirmative sentences.
Neither has a negative meaning, so we should use it with an affirmative verb.
We can use either with a negative verb to mean 'neither of two possibilities'.

B1+ English test 6

1Your colleague talks a lot and you find it annoying. What could you say?

• a. If only he’d been quiet

• b. If only he’d be quiet

• c. If only he were quiet
• d. I wish he is quiet

We can use wish + person/thing + would + infinitive when we talk about

situations that annoy us and we would like them to change, or to stop.

2I hate _____ that I can't do something because I'm a girl. Boys say that a lot.

• a. telling
• b. to tell
• c. having to tell
• d. being told

We need to use passive voice, because the subject is the receiver (NOT
the doer) of the action.
We need the passive gerund: being + past participle (the gerund of be + past
participle).
The other options are grammatically wrong because after the active form of the
verb tell, we need to use a personal object: tell someone something.
3He looked ______ a ghost.

• a. as though he had seen

• b. as he had seen
• c. like seeing
• d. as if a

We can use feel, smell, taste, sound, and feel + as if/as though +
clause (subject + verb).
The other options are all incorrect.

4_____ nor any of the workers offered to help us.

• a. The manager
• b. Neither the manager
• c. Either the manager
• d. None the manager

We say neither A nor B to mean ‘not either of two things or people’.

5She couldn't remember how long they ______ when the accident happened.

• a. had driven
• b. were driving
• c. had been driven
• d. had been driving

We use the past perfect continuous with dynamic verbs to talk about longer
continuous actions that started earlier in the past than the main events of the
story.

6Murdoch's daughter _____ at the finish line when he completes his first marathon.

• a. will have waited

• b. will wait
• c. will be waiting
• d. is waiting

We use the future continuous to talk about situations or actions that will be in
progress at a certain time in the future.
7I'd rather he _____ with us, but he's already made a decision and is leaving at

the end of the season.

• a. stay
• b. stayed
• c. would stay
• d. had stayed

When we talk about preference, we can use would rather + subject + past
simple to refer to the present or future.

8David denied _____ part in the robbery.

• a. having taken
• b. to take
• c. take
• d. to have taken

We can use deny + -ing verb or deny + that clause: He denied having taken
part / He denied that he had taken part.
We use the perfect gerund (having taken) to indicate that the action expressed
by the verb was completed in the past.
But both the simple gerund (taking) or perfect gerund (having taken) are
possible when it's obvious that the action happened in the past: He denied
taking/having taken part in the robbery.

9I wish I _____ a normal life, but my life now is a real nightmare.

• a. could have
• b. had had
• c. have had
• d. have

We can use wish + subject + past simple to talk about things that we would like
to be different in the present or future (but which are very unlikely or not
possible).
10_____ I am with you, I can't stop smiling.

• a. Whatever
• b. However
• c. Wherever
• d. Whenever

Whenever I am with you= every time or at any time that I am with you, it doesn't
matter when.

11Do you have any idea of _____?

• a. what is he talking about

• b. about what he's talking
• c. what is he talking
• d. what he's talking about

This is an indirect question and in indirect questions the order is subject + verb
(he is taking).
The verb talk requires the preposition about. If the verb is followed by a
preposition, we must put the preposition after the verb or after verb + object.

12A: "Why didn't you go to the training session?"

B: "I ______ to the training. John saw me there. Ask him."

• a. didn't go
• b. did go
• c. did went
• d. sure go

When we want to add emphasis to a verb, we often stress the auxiliary verb, if
there is one, when we speak. But in present and past simple, where there is no
auxiliary in the verb form, we use do/does (present) or did (past) before the
main verb for emphasis.

13It was awesome to get _____ good response from the audience.

• a. so much
• b. such
• c. such a
• d. so

Use such a + countable singular noun + (that)

14_____ a hammer to kill his neighbour.

• a. He is believed to use
• b. He is believed to have used
• c. It is believed to have used
• d. He is believed that he used

When we use the passive form of a reporting verb after the real subject of
sentence (and NOT after it), we need to use an infinitive after the passive of the
reporting verb.
In this case, we use the perfect infinitive (to have used) because the meaning
is past.
We could also use the structure it + passive reporting verbs + that + subject +
verb: It is believed that he used a hammer to kill his neighbour.

15I _____. I've hired a very good decorator.

• a. 'm redecorating my kitchen

• b. will be redecorating my kitchen
• c. will have my kitchen redecorate
• d. 'm having my kitchen redecorated

We use have + object + past participle when we want to talk about something
that someone else does for us, usually because we pay them, or because we
persuade or ask them to do it.

B1 English test 2
1A: "It's really hot in this room." B: "Wait. I _____ the window."

• a. 'll open
• b. 'm going to open
• c. 'm opening
• d. open

We use will to talk about decisions that we take at the moment of speaking
(instant decisions).
We also use I will... when we offer someone to do something.
2I _____ the tickets on Friday.

• a. was buying
• b. bought
• c. have bought
• d. buyed

We use the past simple (NOT present perfect) when

we mention or ask about when something happened.
We often use a past expression (last week, yesterday, when I was a child,
etc.)

3I _____ in this village all my life.

• a. live
• b. 'm living
• c. 've lived
• d. was lived

We can use the present perfect with lately or with all + period of time (all day,
all morning, all my life, etc.) to talk about actions that started in the past and
continue in the present.

4A: "Why are you so dirty?" B: "Because I _____ the basement."

• a. clean
• b. 've cleaned
• c. 've been cleaning
• d. cleaning

We can use present perfect simple and present perfect continuous for actions
with present results.
We use the present perfect simple if the present results come from
completing the action. For example, we could say, "Why is the basement so
clean?" "Because I have cleaned it." The result of having a clean basement
comes from completing the action of cleaning it.
But we use the present perfect continuous if the present results come from
the process of doing the action. For example, in the sentence in the question,
the result of being dirty comes from doing the action of cleaning, not from
finishing it.
5The new sofa isn't ____ the old one.

• a. as nice as
• b. as nice than
• c. as nicer than
• d. the nicest as

To compare, we can use the form (not) as + adjective + as.

6I want to watch _____ TV. Have you seen _____ remote?

• a. the / the
• b. – / the
• c. the / a
• d. the / –

We don't use an article with TV (when used as a broadcasting service, NOT as

an appliance).
And we use an article when we know which things or people we are talking
about. In the sentence above, both the speaker and the hearer know which
remote the speaker is talking about.

7We had only one hour, but we _____ the report on time.

• a. could finish
• b. were able to finish
• c. can finish
• d. were finished

We can use could and be able to to talk about general ability in the past, e.g.
'When I was a boy, I could sing well'.
But if we want to say that someone did something in a specific situation, we
must use was/were able to, or managed to + infinitive.

8I'd prefer to do the assignment by _____. I don't like group work.

• a. myself
• b. my own
• c. my
• d. me alone

We can say by myself, by yourself, etc. or on my own, on your own, etc. to

mean ‘alone, without anybody else’, or also to mean ‘without anybody’s help’.
9My Christmas present was very _____. I got a pair of socks.

• a. amazing
• b. amazed
• c. disappointing
• d. disappointed

-ing adjectives are used to talk about the things that produce the feeling
described by the adjective; e.g. something disappointing is something that makes
us disappointed.

10I went into the room and the computer wasn't there. Somebody _____ it.

• a. took
• b. was taking
• c. had taken
• d. was taken

We use past perfect to talk about an earlier past: events which happened before
the main event. The computer had been taken before I went into the room.
We need an active verb because the subject (somebody) is the 'doer' and not
the 'receiver' of the action (take).

11He said to the police that his car _____.

• a. stole
• b. had stolen
• c. was stole
• d. had been stolen

We use past perfect to talk about an earlier past: events which happened before
the main event. The car had been stolen before he told the police.
And the verb needs to be passive because the subject (the car), is the 'receiver'
and not the 'doer' of the action (steal).
To make the past perfect passive we need the past perfect of be + the past
participle of the main verb: had been + stolen
12Tom lives in a mansion. He _____ rich.

• a. must be
• b. should be
• c. can be
• d. isn't

We use must when we are sure, or quite sure, that something is true.

13If I _____ she likes me, I'd ask her out. But she doesn't like me.

• a. know
• b. knew
• c. had known
• d. would know

This is a second conditional clause. We use the second conditional to talk about
hypothetical or unrealistic situations.
Second conditional form: If/unless + past + , + would/could/might + infinitive.

14Did you remember _____ the door when you left?

• a. lock
• b. to lock
• c. locking
• d. to locking

We say remember + to + infinitive to talk about things that we need to do.

We say remember + -ing verb to talk about memories from the past that we
remember.

15He opened a restaurant _____ not having a license.

• a. in spite
• b. despite
• c. however
• d. although

We use despite or in spite of + a noun/–ing verb to express contrast. They can

go at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence.
B1 English test 4
1We _____ tomorrow morning. The train _____ at 7:45 a.m.

• a. will leave / leaves

• b. leave / is leaving
• c. are leaving / leaves
• d. leave / leaves

In the first gap, we use the present continuous because this tense is used to talk
or ask about future actions that are already planned or decided.
In he second gap, we use the present simple because this tense is used to talk
about future events that are scheduled or timetabled.

2I _____ her since the day I met her.

• a. 've loved
• b. 'm loving
• c. love
• d. loving

We can use the present perfect with for, since and how long to ask or talk
about situations that started in the past and have not finished.

3You should drive _____ if you don't want to have an accident.

• a. slower
• b. more slowly
• c. more slower
• d. slowlier

We use more and most to make the comparative and superlative forms of two-
syllable adverbs ending in -ly (quickly ⇒ more quickly) .
We use -ier and -iest to make the comparative and superlative forms of two-
syllable adjectives ending in -y (dirty ⇒ dirtier).
Slow is an adjective (the comparative form is slower), and slowly is an
adverb (the comparative form is more slowly).
4A: "Do you like _____ books?" B: "Yes. I'm always at _____ library."

• a. the / a
• b. a / the
• c. - / a
• d. - / the

We don't use the article to describe something in general, not a specific things.
In the first gap, they are talking about books in general.
We use the with places in a town where we commonly go (the park, the
cinema, the doctor, the library, etc.)

5I'd like to _____ help you, but I don't have money right now.

• a. can
• b. be able to
• c. can to
• d. could

The verb can only has present and past forms: can–could. For all other verb
forms (infinitive, gerund, present perfect, etc.) we should use be able to.

6What _____ to do when we finish?

• a. have we
• b. must we
• c. should we
• d. do we have

Have to is NOT a modal verb. We need do/does/did to make negatives and

questions in present and past.
After must or should we need an infinitive without to.

7He crashed his car into a tree because he _____ attention to the road.

• a. didn't pay
• b. hadn't paid
• c. wasn't paying
• d. not paid

We use the past continuous for actions in progress in the past or longer
actions interrupted by shorter actions in past simple.
In this sentence, when he crashed the car, the action of not paying attention was
in progress.
8I _____ beans when I was a child, but now I love them.

• a. didn't use to like

• b. usedn't to like
• c. didn't use to liking
• d. was not used to like

We can use used to + infinitive to talk about situations or states (stative verbs)
which were true in the past, but they are no longer true.
The negative form of used to + infinitive is didn’t use to + infinitive, and we
make questions with did you use to + infinitive.

9Hundreds of people _____ after a fire broke out in an industrial unit.

• a. have been evacuating

• b. were evacuate
• c. have evacuated
• d. have been evacuated

The verb in this sentence needs to be passive because the subject (hundreds of
people), is the ‘receiver’ and not the ‘doer’ of the action (evacuate).
The only passive form that we have is the present perfect passive of the verb
evacuate, which is formed with the perfect of be + the past participle of the main
verb: have been + evacuated.

10She _____ if we hadn't been there to take her to the hospital.

• a. wouldn't survive
• b. wouldn't have survived
• c. hadn't survived
• d. didn't survive

This is a third conditional sentence.

In a third conditional sentence, we use if + past perfect to talk about
an imaginary or hypothetical situation in the past. And we use would have,
could have or might have + past participle in the main clause to talk about the
result or consequence of that imaginary situation.
11I asked him where _____ but he didn't answer.

• a. was Tommy
• b. Tommy was
• c. did Tommy go
• d. did Tommy be

This is an indirect question. We use the normal order of words in reported

questions, i.e. subject + verb.

12I want _____ here until I come back.

• a. you stay
• b. that you stay
• c. you to stay
• d. you staying

We say want + someone + to + infinitive (NOT want that someone does

something).

13A: "Do you speak English?" B: "Yes, _____."

• a. a little
• b. little
• c. a few
• d. few

We use few with plural nouns and little with uncountable nouns, and English is
uncountable.
Normally, the difference between a few/little (WITH a)
and few/little (WITHOUT a) is that a few/little is positive in meaning,
and few/little is negative, e.g if you know 'little English' it means that it's not
enough, but if you know 'a little English' it means that you can have a minimum of
communication.
14The accident, _____ occurred shortly after 9 a.m., left him with serious head

injuries.

• a. which
• b. who
• c. that
• d. where

In a relative clause, we use who to refer to people, which to refer to things or

animals, and where to refer to places.
We can also use that instead of who or which. But we cannot use that in non-
defining relative clauses, i.e. between commas.

15She was late, _____ she?

• a. isn't
• b. doesn't
• c. wasn't
• d. didn't

In a question tag, we use the same auxiliary verb as in the main sentence. If
there is no auxiliary verb, use do for present and did for past. In this sentence,
we have the auxiliary verb was.

B1 English test 6
1_____ her my message, please?

• a. Do you give
• b. Are you going to give
• c. Will you give
• d. Are you giving

We use will for offers and requests (when we ask someone to do something).
2He _____ me every day since we broke up. He ______ me thousands of times.

• a. 's been calling / 's called

• b. 's called / 's been calling
• c. 's been calling / 's been calling
• d. 's been called / 's been calling

We can use the present perfect continuous with action verbs to talk
about continuous or repeated actions or situations from the past till now.
We use the present perfect simple when we talk about how many things or
how much of something we have done (thousands of times) because we are
focusing on the completion of the action.

3He suffered an injury _____ his holiday in France.

• a. during
• b. for
• c. while
• d. when

We use during + noun to talk about when something happens. With during, we
answer the question when.
'When did he suffer an injury?' 'During his holiday in France.'

4They have been to Paris, Rome, and many _____ big European cities.

• a. others
• b. other
• c. another
• d. the other

We use another + singular noun, and other + plural noun.

Others is never followed by a noun.
5You're going to have to do it _____.

• a. you
• b. your own
• c. your
• d. yourself

We use myself, yourself, etc. when the subject and the object are the same
person.
We could also use on your own, by yourself to mean ‘alone, without anybody
else’, or ‘without anybody’s help’.

6I'm very _____. The present I got was very _____.

• a. disappointing / disappointed
• b. disappointed / disappointing
• c. disappointed / disappointed
• d. disappointing / disappointing

You feel disappointed when something or somebody is disappointing.

7All the payments _____ out in September.

• a. will send
• b. are going to send
• c. will be sending
• d. will be sent

This sentence should be passive because the subject (all the payments) is the
receiver and not the doer of the action (send).
We make the passive form of a verb by using the verb be in any tense and the
past participle of the main verb.

8That _____ true. It's impossible!

• a. shouldn't
• b. might not
• c. can't
• d. must not

When we are sure something is not true, we use can’t (NOT mustn’t).
We don't use must not to talk about probability.
9When I _____ older, I'll study medicine.

• a. 'm
• b. will be
• c. 'm going to be
• d. was

This is a future time clause.

When we use a verb after when, as soon as, before, afteror until to talk about
the future, we have to use this verb in the present tense (NOT future).

10If my boss _____ me work weekends, I'd quit my job.

• a. would make
• b. would have made
• c. made
• d. will make

This is a second conditional sentence. We use this type of sentences to talk

about hypothetical or imaginary situations.
We use if + past to talk about an imaginary present or future situation (although
the verb is in past, the meaning is present or future). And we
use would + infinitive to talk about the result or consequence of that imaginary
situation.

11Your grandad and I are very proud of you. _____ come to your graduation party.

• a. We both will
• b. Both we will
• c. We will both
• d. Will both we

All and both can be used in mid position. Mid position is before the main verb,
or after the verb be or the auxiliary verb if there is an auxiliary verb.
We could also say Both of us (NOT Both we).
12There aren't _____ secrets to success. It's all about working hard.

• a. no
• b. none
• c. any
• d. some

We use any + noun in negatives and questions.

There aren't any secrets. = There are no secrets.

13There was _____ bad traffic that we missed our flight.

• a. such
• b. such a
• c. so
• d. so many

We can say such + (adjective) + plural noun or singular uncountable noun +

(that) + subject + verb: I am in such pain that I can't move.
The word traffic is uncountable.

14_____ his good intentions, he failed to achieve his goal.

• a. However
• b. Although
• c. Despite
• d. So

In this sentence, we need to express contrast.

Despite or in spite of are normally followed by a noun or a –ing verb.

15You _____ be here when we get back.

• a. would better
• b. had better
• c. should better
• d. better

We use had better to give strong advice or to tell someone (including

ourselves) what to do.
After had better we need to use an infinitive without to.