Practice Final Exam - Grammar

5. Question: Ramirez Practice Final Exam - Grammar Name: Tenses. Fill in the space with the given verb - use the correct tense. On January 20th, I returned home. I (1. be) _had been_ away from home for two years. My family (2. meet) met me at the airport with kisses and tears. They (3. miss) had missed me as much as I had missed them. I (4. be) was very happy to see them again. When I (5. get) got the chance, I (6. take) took a long look at them. My little brother (7. be) was no longer little. He (8. grow) had grown a lot. He (9. be) _was almost as tall as my father. My little sister (10. wear) was wearing a green dress. She (11. change) had changed quite a bit, too, but she (12. be still) was still mischievous and inquisitive. She (13. ask) asked me a thousand questions a minute, or so it seemed. My father (14. gain) had gained some weight, and his hair (15. turn) _had turned a little grayer, but otherwise he was just as I had remembered him. My mother (16. look) looked a little older, but not much. The wrinkles on her face (17. be) were smile wrinkles. a) The average person in the U.S. (eat) eats too much junk food. These days, nutritionists (try) are trying to change that. They (want) want people to eat more fruits and vegetables. b) Lilly (have) has a job baby-sitting two little girls. Usually the girls (behave). behave very well. But this week they (act) are acting like devils. They (drive) are driving Lilly crazy. She (know / not) doesn t know the reason for the sudden change in their behavior. c) What do you (like) like more lemons or oranges? Definitely oranges. Lemons (taste) taste too sour. But lemons definitely (smell) smell better. They (seem) seem like a healthy way to season your food, too. For this exercise, you have an answer, but no question. Write or ask an appropriate question. (Hint: Your question will probably use the same verb as the answer, but not always.) 1. Question: Have you graduated yet? / When will you graduate? Answer: Oh, I graduated already I m just taking classes to improve my pronunciation. 2. Question: Have you finished lunch already? Answer: Yes! We just finished lunch. 3. Question: Has it been raining all day? Answer: No, it hasn t been raining all day, just the last hour or so. 4. Question: Have you bought the book (yet)? Answer: Well, I haven t bought the book yet because I am planning to borrow it. How long have you been saving money? Answer: I ve been saving money for about three years. I still don t have enough. 1

Fill in the past tense and past participle of each verb. 61. choose - chose, chosen 62. fly - few, flown 63. tear - tore, torn 64. speak - spoke, spoken 65. drink - _drank, drunk 66. write - wrote, written 67. do - did, done 68. give -gave, given Use the words from this box to complete the sentences below. You may need to add other words as well. Try to use each word twice! ever always never just yet already since (time expression) usually for (time expression) 1. Tom always eats eggs for breakfast. He s done that for years. 2. Who usually cooks breakfast in your family? My mom always_ cooks. I ve never even tried to cook. 3. Why haven t you registered yet? You ll be on the waiting list. 4. Do you ever go to church? No, I ve never done that. 5. I m so relieved. I thought I lost my wallet, and I was looking for it for two hours. I just (or finally) found it under the seat of my car. 6. George is always borrowing money from me, and it drives me crazy. He never pays me back, either. 7. Hurry! Look outside! It just started to snow! 8. My brother can t keep a job. He got hired on Monday, and on Friday he was already fired. 9. Claudia has worked here since 2005 - for over ten years. 10. Aren t you done yet? I m tired of waiting. I ve been here since lunch. Tenses. Explain the meaning of the given tense according to the example sentence. 1. present progressive: I am working. _I am not doing this action at this moment. I m talking to you. But I started the action when I got hired and I will continue repeating it (going to work every day) until I stop working there. 2. past perfect: I had been living there a year. _I might live there now, or I might NOT you have no idea. We don t know WHEN this was. And this is not the main thing I m talking about. But at some point in the past, it was true I had lived there for 12 months. 4. present perfect Georgie has been a father for three years. _Georgie has a child NOW. He did not five years ago or four years ago. But his (first?) child was born three years ago. 5. simple present: Fish swim. _This is a fact that is always true, everywhere in the world. It will be true even if no people see it. 2

There is/there are: Organize the given words as a there is/there are sentence. 11. a) Many divorced people / in the U.S. There are many divorced people in the U.S. 12. b) A phone call / for you There s a phone call for you. 13. c) No apples / in the bowl There are no apples in the bowl OR better There aren t any apples in the bowl. 14. d) How many nickels / in a dollar? How many nickels are there in a dollar? 15. e) Dirty footprints / on the floor There are dirty footprints on the floor! 16. f) No swimming pool / in my hometown There s no swimming pool in my hometown. OR, There isn t a swimming pool in my hometown. 17. g) Any bills / we need to pay? Are there any bills we need to pay? 18. h) Two children / in the average American family. There are two children in the average Americna family. Simple Past, Past Continuous and Used To: Correct the following past sentences. 1. Ricky use used to be short. 2. Who writes wrote Romeo and Juliet? I think it s was Shakespeare. 3. Did your grandmother has have red hair? 4. They was were at the party, but I didn t saw see them. 5. The comedians was were terrible! No, they were was pretty funny. I was laughing laughed a few times. 6. I didn t used like use to like brussels sprouts, but now I do. 7. Why didn t wasn t your car working yesterday? 8. Yesterday I used to see saw a great movie. 9. Did you used to be Were you in high school in the 80 s? (Being in high school is not really a habit...) Going to / Will: Write the sentence using the best future form.. a) When (speak) will you speak to your boss about a raise? Next month. He (be) He ll be in a good mood then.. b) (a waiter:) Sir, what (have) will you have to drink? Hmm... I think I (have) I ll have an iced tea, please.. c) I (ask) I ll her tomorrow when I see her.. d) (Be) Are you going to be at the meeting tomorrow? No, unfortunately. I (be) I m going to be at a dentist appointment.. e) Who do you think (win) will win tomorrow?. f) Be careful! The glass (fall) is going to fall off the table!. g) If that glass falls, it (break) will break for sure. Immediate Future: Write the sentence using the best future form. A. Turn off your phone. The movie (start) is starting in a few minutes. B. Casey has too much homework, so she (not come) isn t coming to the movie with us tonight. C. What time does the train (arrive) arrive tomorrow? Choose THREE DIFFERENT ways to express future tense in these three sentences. 3

A. He drives so badly, he (get) is going to get a ticket soon. BE GOING TO B. Pull over! That siren is for you! Oh, no, you (get) (you re)(you are) getting a ticket this time. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE C. I predict you (get) will get (you ll get) a ticket before this year is over. WILL Choose THREE DIFFERENT ways to express future tense in these three sentences. A. Classes (start) start next week. SIMPLE PRESENT B. (start) Will you start saving money someday? WILL C. I (start)i m going to over. I don t like what I did so far. BE GOING TO Fill in the space with the given verb - use the correct tense. (Notice that they are all Complex.) 1. Last night, they (walk) were walking upstairs when the dog (bark) barked. 2. When my boss (come up) came up to me yesterday, I (introduce) introduced her to my husband. 3. If Rawan (win) wins the contest, she ll share her prize with me. 4. Thuy (decide) will decide which job to take after she talks with her family. 5. Ruby (plant) will plant the tree tomorrow, if we can help her. 6. If Rachel (fly) flies to Florida in spring, it (not/be) won t be too expensive. Fix the errors in these sentences. ONE is correct.. a) Alex has been read has that book since noon.. b) My dad s brother haven t spoke hasn t spoken to him in years.. c) Pattie hasn t feeling hasn t felt OR hasn t been feeling well lately.. d) Last year Precious has gone went on her first trip to Disneyland. She loved it!. e) Have you been being been sick lately?. f) We ve never been having had enough money to take a nice vacation.. g) Ali and Fatima have just bought a new home. OK! NOTE: WE DID NOT DO SO AND SUCH - SKIP THIS PART Articles Ø circles are Ø round geometric figures. A circle with a slash drawn through it is an international symbol meaning "Do not do this!" For Ø example, the circle in the illustration means "No Smoking." 4

Have you met Mr. and Mrs. Smith? Mrs. Smith used to be a teacher, but now she is _ a computer programmer. Mr. Smith is an architect. The Smiths used to live in an apartment, but recently they have built a house. Frank Lloyd Wright is the name of a famous architect. He is the architect Ø who designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York. He also designed a hotel in Ø Tokyo. The hotel was designed to withstand Ø earthquakes. According to today's paper, the mayor has appointed a committee to study what Ø improvements need to be made in the city. The committee, which plans to continue its Ø study through the rest of this year, will discuss the following proposals: first, to build a new sewage disposal plant and second, to create a new park. In the present Ø proposal, the new park would have a swimming pool. Fill in the blanks with a word (or words) from the box. a few few a little little 19. After Steve tasted the soup, he added a little salt. 20. I don t like a lot of salt on my food. I add little salt to my meals. 21. I like to listen to a little music after dinner before I start studying. 22. Are you finished? No, I need a little more time. 23. Are you finished? No, I need a few more minutes. 24. I was hungry, so I ate a few nuts. 25. Because the family is poor, the children have few toys. 26. James has some emotional problems. Because of that, he has few friends. 27. Natasha likes sweet tea, so she usually adds a little honey to her tea. 5

*** EXTRA *** General/Specific. Fill in the blanks with the correct article or Ξ. What do you think are some basic differences between men and women? 1. X women are more X gentle. 2. X men don't like to talk as much as X women. 3. Some of the men I know like to gossip more than X women! 4. X men make better X soldiers. 5. I disagree! A woman can be a great X soldier. 6. The women of my country are as good at being soldiers as the men of my country are. 7. A woman can have a baby and X men can t! 8. A man likes to solve his X problems quickly. 9. A woman likes to think about her X problems and then solve them. 8. All X men are not the same, and all X women are not the same. Fill in the blanks with a word or words from the box. a few few a little little 1. After Steve tasted the soup, he added a little salt. 2. I don t like a lot of salt on my food. I add little salt to my meals. 3. I like to listen to a little music after dinner before I start studying. 4. Are you finished? No, I need a little more time. 5. Are you finished? No, I need a few more minutes. 6. I was hungry, so I ate a few nuts. 7. Because the family is poor, the children have few _ toys. 8. James has some emotional problems. Because of that, he has few friends. 9. Natasha likes sweet tea, so she usually adds a little honey to her tea. 6

VERB FORM We studied this instead of Relative Clauses. Verb forms: Gerunds, infinitives 1. Some verbs have to do with the 5 senses: verbs of perception. Examples are hear, listen, see, smell, watch. What verb form(s) are used after these verbs? -Usually BASE FORM but GERUND is also possible. I like to hear the birds sing means in general this is something nice. I like to hear the birds singing means they are singing NOW. 2. Some verbs have to so with states of mind. Examples are appreciate, consider, mind, miss, recall, recollect. What verb form is used after these verbs? -GERUND 3. We use a certain kind of verb to direct someone else to tell them what to do. Some examples are advise, ask, encourage, order, remind, warn. What verb form {gerund, infinitive, or base} is used after these verbs? - INFINITIVE 4. What verb form(s) must follow a preposition? -GERUND 5. What verb form(s) can be used as subjects? -GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES but not BASE Look at the homework to review! Gerund/Infinitive/Preposition: Finish the sentences with the right PREPOSITIONS and VERB FORM. You can use any good verb. 1. I thanked him _for doing that_ 2. I m worried_about doing it_ 19. My friend challenged me_to do it. 3. The students are always complaining about doing it 20. The teacher postponed_doing it. 4. Please apologize_for doing it 21. Do you mind_doing it? 5. We all discussed_doing it 22. Why did he pretend_to do it? 6. The institute requires us_to do it 23. The teacher arranged_to do it. 7. We will eventually complete _doing it 24. The regulations permit us_to do it. 8. The whole class practiced_doing it 25. The dentist wanted to delay_doing it. 9. I really don't care_about doing it 26. Can anyone learn_to do it? 10. My friend recommended not_doing it 27. Did your roommate offer_to do it? 11. She was expected_to do it 28. He doesn't deny_doing it. 12. Bill resented his roommate_doing it 29. Somehow, the dog managed_to do it. 13. Did the criminal admit_doing it? 30. Everyone avoided_doing it. 14. Please allow us_to do it. 31. The boy dared Al_to do it. 15. The whole family anticipated_doing it. 32. Our teacher threatened_to do it. 16. No one recollected_doing it. 33. The contestant practiced_doing it. 17. Did you risk _doing it? 4. My friend consented_to do it 18. Did they recall_doing it? 35. I miss_doing it. 7

Add commas where necessary. 1. He said, We need to lower taxes! 2. According to experts, Portland is overdue for a major earthquake. 3. The day is cool and cloudy, yet you re wearing shorts and a light t-shirt. 4. Wait, is there another way? 5. I need to visit my mother, wash my car, and buy six stamps. 6. If I get a new job, I will be very happy. 7. In five minutes, the building will be closed. 8. Whenever I look at you, you are on your phone. 9. Wilson also said, "My platform includes opposition to the proposed changes." 10. He said that the changes were unnecessary. 11. My favorite colors are blue, red and pink. 12. According to Schlosser, 83% of children eat fast food weekly. 13. We left early so that we could buy food, but I forgot my wallet, so we didn t get anything to eat. 14. Wilbur said, "It's not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer." 15. According to Wilbur, good friends who write well are not easy to find. 16. However, the company isn t hiring right now. 17. Unfortunately, the company has problems. 18. Since you don t have a bus pass, you will have to buy a ticket. 8