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S MERCURIO
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
NAME:

1.- WRIITE IN PAST SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT

1. I ___________ (see) the twins in town last week.
2. _____________________(you/ever/meet) her brother?
3. Where __________________(you/be) last weekend?
4. ______________ (you/see) Kathleen?
5. We ________________ (not/go) on holiday last year.
6. I love clothes. I ______________ (buy) a lot this year.
7. What _____________ (you/do) last weekend?
8. Dad ______________ (repair) the car, you can use it now.

2.-COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS

1.I---------------------(work) all evening yesterday.
2.What ------------------------( you /do) when the accident --------------------(happen)?
3.My sister------------------------(revise) while I---------------------------(write) my essay
4.The kids -------------------------(break) the neighbours ‘ window as they -------------------------------------(play)
football.
5. Somebody ----------------------(come) when I -------------------------(wash) my car .
6. “-What -------------------------(you /do) when the house ------------------(catch) fire?”
7.”- I ----------------------------(tidy) the children’s bedrooms.”
8. Sally --------------------------(jog) when she---------------------(fall) over a stone.
9. We------------------------(decide) to come when you ---------------------(call) us.
10. My friends --------------------------------(enjoy) themselves at my party when their parents ------------------------
-(arrive) to take them back home.
3.. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION: PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS
1. I’ve bought / have been buying a new pair of shoes.
2. Have you finished / Have you been finishing reading that book yet?
3. They’ve eaten / have been eating fruit all afternoon, ever since they came from school.
4. I’ve been reading / have read this book now, so you can have it back.
5. I’ve been writing / have written eight pages already.
6. Your exam paper is completely blank! What have you been doing / have you done?
7. Oh, no! There’s nothing to eat. My sister has been eating / has eaten everything I left in the kitchen.
8. Oh, no! There’s no wine to drink. They have drunk / have been drinking all the wine.
9. No wonder your eyes hurt. You’ve been playing / have played computer games ever since you had your breakfast.
10. I haven’t seen / haven’t been seeing you for ages.

4.- WRITE IN PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT

1. When father’s birthday____________(come), Nora _______________(already make) a present for him.
2. Yesterday by 7 o’clock Luke _________________ (bake) a delicious cake.
3. I _________________(finish) reading the book by the end of the week.
4. Lola and Molly ________________(do) the dishes, when their friends _________________(drop) in.
5. Why didn’t you want to go to the cinema? – I _____________(already see) the film.
6. Edward _______________(have) a snack before he ____________(go) home.
5.- COMPLETE WITH FUTURE TENSES: PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, WILL OR
BE GOING TO
1. Look at Jason! He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (sneeze).
2. Do you think people _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (travel) to the Moon again?
3. Tomorrow we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (rehearse) a school play in the gym.
4. Dad _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (wait) for you at the station when you arrive next week.
5. Tidy your room now or you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (stay) at home tonight.
6. By the end of this year I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (visit) Brazil.
7. A: What do you need the planks for? B: I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (make) a shelf for my technology project.
8. What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (you, do) tomorrow at 3 p.m.?
9. Look at that car! It _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (crash) if the driver doesn’t slow down.
10. If I don’t know the answer, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (ask) my elder sister.

6.- MODAL VERBS

1. He ……………………….. play chess when he was young.
2. You …………………….. drive a car when you are 18.
3. ……………………… I ask you a question?
4. She ……………………. be 25. She looks older than that.
5. His telephone doesn’t answer. He ……………………………………….. (go) to the club.
6. She entered the room carrying a wet umbrella. She …………………………………(walk) in the rain.
7. My car didn’t work this morning. So I ……………………………. walk to the office.
8. He ………………………………………… (be) home, but we didn’t telephone him.
9. She ………………………………………... (help) me a lot by giving me a little of his time, but she preferred to go out.
10. He doesn’t know the answer. He …………………………………………….. (study).

7.- PASSIVE VOICE

1.- Neil teaches many students in London.
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2.- The police arrested my best friend.
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3.- Are they typing the letters?
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4.- Robots will never attack human beings.
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5.- They were solving the problem then.
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6.- The police have questioned the suspect.
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CHOOSE A TOPIC AND WRITE A COMPOSITION

A) Write an article for a magazine speaking about family and friends relationships:
Write your point of view
Compare all of them, which ones are more difficult or important, and so on
B) Write about an early memory you have
Explain what happened
When and how you felt
Write about the people who took part in it
Explain how you felt