Placement Test for Adults Step 1 of 2 50% Name* First Last Email* 1. The man is English. …… lives in England He She It I 2. This is a pen. Those ….. books. is am are be 3. I’m English. …… French? you are are you Is you is it 4. I speak English. She ………. Japanese. speaking do speak speaks are speaking 5. “What ……………. ?” “I’m a student.” do you do you do you you do 6. I’m sorry I ……….. understand. no not doesn’t don’t 7. “…………. you like a cup of tea?” “Yes, please.” Would Could May Do 8. “ Where …… now?” lives he does he live does he living he living 9. That isn’t your coat. It’s …… coat. me my I he 10. Look at those clouds, take your umbrella. It …….. rain. is going to will is has 11: “No, I don’t want ……. tomatoes.”. some a they any 12: “Where ……… yesterday?” I was at home. you were you was you were you 13: “Why don’t you go to the National Gallery?” “I …… there yesterday.” go went gone going 14: “What ………………… at the weekend?” “I didn’t do anything special.” did you did you did did you do was you 15: You ….. work hard to pass the examination. must can were do 16: My French is very good. I speak French ………. . good bad well badly 17: I ….. to Russia. have never been been have never have never never been 18: Richard …. the tickets. bought already has already buy has already bought buying 19: “Answer the phone please, it ……….. be Giovanni, and I need to talk to him.” can may did was 20: John ……… to a girl when I saw him. talk talking will talk was talking 21. My sister ………… for my birthday. gave me a book gave to me a book gave a book me me gave a book 22. The man …….. owns that Ferrari is very rich. he who which when 23. Jan is good at football but Celiano is …………. . good well gooder better 24. Pedro ……. since he left school. was working works has been working will be working 25. “I’m a student.” He told me that …………. a student. I am I was he was he be 26. Susan will give you some tea if you …….. her. asks ask asked will ask 27. I’m not as clever as you are. You are …….. I am. cleverer than cleverer as clever than more clever 28. When I was a child I ……… a lot of sweets. use eat eat used to eat am used to eat 29. “ …… Romeo and Juliet?” “Yes, I saw it on Wednesday.” Did you seen Have you seen Will you see Do you see 30. The house ……. last year. built has built was built is built 31. Mary enjoys ……… in London. to live living having living when lived 32. I think you’d better ……. to the Doctor. to go go going to going 33. Tea will be ready when you ……. home. gets get will get shall get 34. If I were you ………. home. I’d go I go I’ll go I’m go 35. I didn’t do very well in the exam because I ……… hard enough. studied hadn’t studied haven’t studied wasn’t studying 36. I like him. He makes me ……….. . laughing laughter to laugh laugh 37. Would you mind …….. the music down. turn turning to turn having turned 38. In November, I …… here for 5 years. shall be will be will have been will have 39. I wish I ….. a lot of money. had have will have would have 40. He’s rather dirty. He …….. a bath before he came here. has to must to have had should have had would have 41. If you …………… to the party you would have seen him. had gone would have gone have gone should have gone 42. The streets are wet. It ………… raining. must have must have been had to must to be 43. He’s too old to paint the house himself, so he…….. is painted the house is having his house painted is doing to paint his house is having painted his house 44. I’d rather you ……….. later. I’m busy now. come back will come back came back had come back 45. Supposing you ……. there again. What would you do? will go went going will have gone 46. “Can I ‘phone you at 6.00?” “No, I …………….. .” would eat then will have eaten then will eat then will be eating then 47. ………………. had I left home than it started to rain. no sooner not only as soon as if only 48. When she heard that she had failed the exam, she ……… into tears. threw fell burst jumped 49. He needed to get fit so he decided to take ……….. swimming. over on down up 50. He persuaded me …………. on holiday with him. to go going go about going
