REVISION - SUCCESS PREINTERMEDIATE

UNIT 1

Circle the correct form of the verb:

1. Look! A man (runs, is running, are running) after Gila.

2. The doctor (is taking care of, takes care of, take care of) my mother right now.

3. It (are raining, rains, is raining) heavily at the moment.

4. Mother (feed, is feeding, feeds) the baby at night.

5. Many children (are playing, play, plays) in the park every afternoon.

6. The boys (is planning, are planning, plan) the trip today.

7. Lyudmila rarely (dance, is dancing, dances) at parties.

8. We (move, are moving, moves) to the new office tomorrow.

9. I don’t like to drive (now, at night).

10. How often (does, is, do) Oren and Ben met?

Circle the correct time expression:

1. I am studying for a test (every day, at the moment).

2. The first lesson starts at nine o’clock (now, every day).

3. My parents don’t work (at the moment, on Fridays).

4. Where are they meeting (twice a week, tonight)?

5. Let's run! The bus is leaving (in five minutes, every hour).

6. Do you wake up late (on weekends, right now)?

7. Flor and his friends go to movies at least (at the moment, once a week).

8. He studies French (four times a week, now).

9. Daphne doesn’t visit her parents (every day, now).

10. Is the teacher correcting the works (at the moment, 4 times a week)?

Active or State Verbs 2

Directions:  Decide whether the verb in bold is a state or active verb in the context of the sentence. Circle the correct answer.

1. Would you just look at the view from here?  It’s breathtaking!a. state b. active

2. I think that the beaches of the Basque Country are beautiful.

a. state b. active

3. Will you sound the bell when I ask you to?a. state b. active

4. I appreciate your kind words. a. state b. active

5. How much do the tomatoes weigh?a. state b. active

6. Does that green tea smell funny to you?a. state b. active

7. He acts nonchalant about the financial situation facing our country at the moment.a. state b. active

8. It sounds like she needs a nap. a. state b. active

9. Taste this new recipe and tell me if it needs anything.a. state b. active

10. Do birds smell with their beaks?a. state b. active

UNIT 2

FUTURE PLANS (BE GOING TO + PRESENT CONTINUOUS )

Directions: Write (F) if the sentence refers to the future and (N) if it refers to right now.

1. ____ What are you talking about?2. ____ Where are you going on your vacation?3. ____ I’m going to Puerto Rico.4. ____ Nice bikini. Are you going swimming?5. ____ Don’t worry about dinner. I’m cooking tonight.6. ____ We are thinking about spending $2000 on a plasma screen television.7. ____ We’re studying for our test tomorrow.8. ____ The package is arriving tomorrow.9. ____ We’re working on a new promotion at work.10. ____ Hurry up and eat! The soup is getting cold.11. ____ Who is making that noise?12. ____ The dogs are barking.

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the future using going to.

Mrs. Clark The neighbours ______________________ (have) a party for Mrs. Thomas’ 60th birthday. It

________________________ (be) a beautiful day!  ____________________________ (you go)?

Mr. Higgins I’m not sure if I ____________________________ (go).  Do you know if they

____________________________ (send) invitations?

Mrs. Clark They ____________________________ (not send) invitations because it

____________________________ (just be) a small party for all of the neighbors.

Mr. Higgins Oh, in that case, I’ll go.  ____________________________ (they need) any food? 

Mrs. Clark Since Mr. Thomas is a caterer, I imagine they ____________________________ (not require) any

additional food, but they ____________________________(need) some help. 

They ____________________________ (need) 25 chairs and some plates and napkins.  I

________________________________ (bring) an extra table, and Dave

____________________________ (arrive) early to help set everything up. 

Mr. Higgins I bet they ____________________________ (want) some music.  I’ll load up my

iPod and set up some speakers.

Mrs. Clark That’s a great idea!

UNIT 3

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

Last year I (spend) _______________________________ my holiday in Ireland.

It (be) _______________________________ great.

I (travel) _______________________________ around by car with two friends and we (visit) lots of interesting places.

In the evenings we usually (go) _______________________________ to a pub.

One night we even (learn) _______________________________ some Irish dances.

We (be) _______________________________ very lucky with the weather.

It (not / rain) _______________________________ a lot.

But we (see) _______________________________ some beautiful rainbows.

Where (spend / you) _______________________________ your last holiday?

USED TO....Match the sentences

1. I used to share my computer with my brother _____________________________2. I used to write a lot of letters _____________________________3. I used to play on the play station _____________________________4. I didn't use to travel a lot _____________________________5. I used to phone my friends all the time _____________________________6. I used to have a laptop _____________________________7. I used to work at the office _____________________________8. I used to be a postman _____________________________

a) but now I talk to them on MSN.b) but now I work from home.c) but I broke itd) but now I only send e-mails.e) but now I play games on the computer.f) but now I do.g) but now I am a doctor. h) but now I work from home.i) but now I am a doctor.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past continuous).

1. While Tom ________________________ (read), Amelia (watch) ________________________a documentary on TV.

2. Marvin (come) ________________________ home, (switch) on the computer and (check) ________________________ his emails.

3. The thief (sneak) ________________________ into the house, (steal) ________________________ the jewels and (leave) ________________________ without a trace.

4. Nobody (listen) ________________________ while the teacher (explain) ______________________________ the tenses.

5. While we (do) ________________________ a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) ____________________________ on the beach.

6. He (wake) ________________________ up and (look) ________________________ at his watch.