Entry Test On Present Tenses

ENTRY TEST ON PRESENT TENSES Underline the correct tense 1. I am staying / stay at the ımperial Hotel till get my flat ready. 2. The river Amazon flows / is flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. 3. Buying a house nowadays has become / is becoming more and more expensive all the time. 4. We haven’t decided yet, but we thought / are thinking of moving hose. 5. Whether we play on Saturday is depending / depends on the weather. 6. I’m sleeping / sleep on the sofa until I find a place of 7. So in the first scene we see / are seeing him getting up and then he goes ut / is going out and meets / is meeting a strange wowan. 8. I never do anything I feel / am feeling is against my principles. Match the sentences with the correct discription 1. Oh no! Soneone’s heen reading my diary again. 2. You feel dizzy because you’ve been lying in the sun for too long. 3. Tugba has just cleared out the garage. 4. He’s such a boring man, who’s always making a fuss about nothing. 5. With the help of a good teacher, Müslüme’s becoming a good pianist. 6. We’ve been out four times this week. 7. He has lunch at the Plaza Hotel every day. 8. They’ve sold their house and gone on a tour of the world 9. Here comes the train! a.

actions which happened at an unstated past time and are commected to the present b. changing or developing situations c. expressing anger, irritation, annoyance or criticism d. recently completed actions e. repeated / habitual actions f. past actions of certain duration having visible results / effects in the present g. exclamatory sentences h. emphasis on number; frequency i. frequently repeated actions with “always” expressing speaker”s annoyance or criticism. Underline the correct verb form a, b, c, or d to fill the spaces 1. About 100 people ............. outside the theatre for tickets when we got there. a-were queuing b-queued c-have queued d-queue 2. This time last week I ........ to Athens. a- have driven b- have drove c- was driving d-have been driving 3. I ............. a shower when the telephone rang. a- had b- was having c- have had d- have 4. She’s changed a lot ........... she left school. a- for b-since c-during d- after 5. I’ve been waiting in the rain .......... hours. a- during b-since c- for d-many 6. ................ I was coming home I met my old teacher. a- during b- while c- before d-since fill in with present Simple or Continuous 1.A: I .........................(think) about visiting Jane this afternoon. B: I wouldn’t bother. I ................(think) she’s away for holiday. 2.A: Mr jones ............... (have) a telephone message from his wife B: Can it wait? He ....................... (have) a business meeting and I don’t want to disturb him

3.A:The police ............ (still/look)for fingerprints left in the room. B: It ........................ (look) as if they won’t find the criminal. 4.A: I ......................(love) breathing in clean, counry air! B: So do I. I ................................( love) every minute of this walking trip. 5.A: I ........................(see)my boss about a pay rise this afternoon. B: I .................(see). That’s why you’re wearing a suit and a tie. 6.A: Why ....................(you / taste) the soup? Is there anything wrong with it? B:Yes, it ........................(taste) too sweet. I think I’ve used sugar instead of salt. 7.A: It ..............(look) as if it’s going to rain this afternoon. B: I know. I .............(look) for my umbrella to take out with me. Use yet, already, since, tonight howlong, ever, still 1. I don’t think Frank has .......... been to a live concert. Why don’t we take to one for his birthday? 2. I haven’t seen Louise ................. Jeff’s wedding. I wonder What’s happened to her. 3. I don’t know .............. Jack’s been working on that project, but it seems like weeks. 4. Mr Louis hasn’t rung me back about the contract............... 5. We are meeting some friends for a meal....................... 6. Is Ferdane ...........going out with Mark, or have they split up? 7. Feyza has....................finished her test and I’ve only done half of mine. Fill in: “has/have been in/to”, “has/have gone to” 1. I ................New York several times, but I ..................Atlanta. 2. My boss ................. Lisbon for a week, so I am doing some of his work for him. 3. We ..................Milan for ver long, so we don’t know it well 4. Martin Isn’t here. He ...............the library to get some books. 5. Martha .....................the school to pick up the kids. She should be back by 4.00. Some questions asked at the university enterance exams 1. This is the twentieth patient the doctor............... today.(1991) a- had examined b- was examined c- has examined d- have examined e- was examining 2. I have noticed that since I ............... the university, my life ................. much more interesting. (1992) a- was entering / had become b- have entered / becomes c- had entered/ became d- enter/is becoming e- entered/has become 3. I ran into him at 10 o’clock this morning just before the board meeting; I ............... him since. a-will not have seen b- didn’t see c- haven’seen d- hadn’t seen e- couln’t see 4. Since 1950 the world ............... nearly one-fift of top soil from its agricultural land and one-fift of its tropical forests. (1994) a- was losing b- is losing c- had been lost d- has lost e- loses 5.. Since he ................... from prison, he ...........unable to sleep properly. (1994) a- has been released/ was b- had released / had been c- was released/has been d- released / is being e- has released / has been 6- I suppose you ...... the contract and understand what it .......(95) a-read/has meant b-will read/meant c-are reading/mean d-had read/would mean e-have read/means 7- Jane ............ to the library; she ...........there every friday morning. (1998) a- went/ was going b-has gone / goes c- is going / would go d- had gone / went e- was going / is going

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THE CAMEL The camel can go without water in its hump. This is not true. It stores food in its hump. The camel’s body changes the food into fat. Then it stores the fat in its hump. It cannot store the fat all over its body. Fat all over an animal’s body keeps the animal warm. Camels live in the desert. They do not want to be warm during the day. The desert is very hot. The camel gets hotter and hotter during the day. It stores this heat in its body because the nights are cool. The Arabian camel has one hump. The Bactrian camel of Central Asia has two humps. It also has long. It also has long thick hair because the winters are cold in Central Asia. There is a lot of sand in the desert. The camel has long eyelashes. The sand cannot go into the camel’s eyes. Arabic has about 150 words to describe a camel. Arabs need all these words because the camel is very important to them. Vocabulary Put the right word in the blanks. Also winters store Cool heat desert All over describe hump

hotter during eyelashes

camels food thick

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We……… Milk, fruit, and vegetables in the refrigerator. Fall is .......... in Canada. Winter is cold. Winter is .......... cold in the Soviet Union. 3. Can you ........... an elephant? What does it look like? 4. There are different animals .......... the world. 5. Some people have long .............. on their eyes 6. It does not rain very much in the ............................ 7. Mark’s engneering textbook is very ................ . It has more than 1000 pages. 8. Some camels have one ..................and some have two. 9. We cook food with ..................... from a stove. 10. not many Arabs ride on ................... . Now they use cars. Questions 1- Where do camels live? 2- What does a camel store in its hump? 3- The camel doesn’t store fat all over its body. Why? 4- Why does it store heat during the day? 5- Why does a camel need long eyelashes? Comprehension Put a circle around the letter of the best answer. 1. The camel can go without ............... for a long time. a. food b. fat c. water d. heat 2. It stores ............... in its hump. a. water b- food c- heat d-hair 3. Long ................ keep sand out of the camel’s eyes. a-thick hair b- eyelashes c- humps d-ears 4. The Bactrian camel has long thick hair because .............. a-it lives in a hot desert b-it stores fat in its hump c-Winters are cold is Asia d-the sand gets in its eyes 5. In the passage the writer points out that..... a- There are two kinds of camels b- The camel has a good body for life in the desert c- The camel stores in its hump. d- The camel is very important for Arabs.

Have / had / had What can you have? 1-lunch dinner breakfast a meal something to eat 2-a party a meeting a competition a game(football/chess) 3-a lesson an exam homework an appointment 4-a shower a bath a sauna a swim 5-tea/cofee a drink a sandwich an ice-cream some cheese

expressions with have Is that your camera? Can I have a look? (= look at it) Is that your bicycle? Can I have a go? (= ride it) Goodbye! Have a good journey! (somebody is going away) Do you have a moment? (have some time) Can I have a word with you? (speak with you) We always have a good time in English lessons (we enjoy them) I’m going to have my hair cut. See you later. Can you meet me at the hairdresser’s? (causitive) I want to learn to ski but I don’t have the time. Fill in the gaps in the sentences 1. I always have...................and ..................... for breakfast. 2. I have an .....................with the dentist at 3 o’clock. 3. Do you want to have a game of................................? 4. Jane’s having a ................... on Saturday. Are you going? 5. Do you want to have a ......... ? The bathroom’s just here. 6. You must have a................. to talk about these problems. Answer the questions about yourself 1. Have you got any brothers or sisters? 2. What time do you have English lessons? 3. What do you have for lunch? 4. Do you have to go to lessons every day? 5. Do you always have a party on your birthday? What do you say? 1- (Someone is thirsty) Why don’t you have ..........................? 2- (someone is going away) Bye! Have a ............................! 3- (someone sneezes (Atchoo!) and has a red nose) Oh! Have you got a ...............................? 4- (someone has a new camera) Is that new? Can I have........... ...? Phrasal verbs with take Phrasal verb meaning/ use Take after sb resemble sb

example Jenny really takes afrter her mother take it /sth back return sth If the shirt doesn’t fit, take it back. Take back sth say you regret I’m sorry I was wrong. Saying sth I take back what I said. Take sth down make a note Let me take down your Of sth name and number. Take smb in deceive smb Don’t be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week Take in sb/sth in give a home She’s always taking in Sb/sth stray animals Take in sth include sth Thi price takes in the cost accommodation & meals Take sth in reduce the width This dress is too big-I’ll of (clothing) have to take it in a bit take off leave the ground As the plane was taking off, I remembered I had turned the iron off take sth off remove (clothing) Take your coat off. Remove(make-up) I forgot to take my make -up off. Take sb on employ sb We’re taking on 50 new employees this year. Take on sth/sb agree to dto sth He’s taken on too much work.. Take sb out invite sb to a place He was looking forward to taking his daughter out to a nice restaurant. Take over sth take control Who’s going to take over of sth the shop when Mr Jones retires.

Take sth up

start an activity

Ali has taken up painting

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