GENERAL ENGLISH TEST

Cognome ________________________________ Nome __________________________________

Matricola ______________________________ Corso di laurea _____________________________

1. Verb forms and tenses: put the verb in brackets into a correct form:

1. Last Friday, while I _______________________ (WAIT) for my usual train, I _______________

(SEE) Mary’s brother.

2. ‘______________________________ (daddy/PHONE) yet?’ ‘Yes, mum. He ________________

(RING) ten minutes ago and he ________________________ (SAY) he’ll be back in an hour’.

3. Yesterday I __________________________ (BUY) a lot of things, ________________________

(SPEND) a lot of money, and ____________________________ (EAT out) with my friend Mary.

4. Why ____________________________ (you/not BELIEVE) that Liza _____________________

(TEACH) German since last November?

5. If she ________________________________ (not HURRY up), she __________________________

(MISS) the train.

6. ____________________________ (you/HEAR) the news? The police _____________________

(already/ARREST) the man that yesterday ___________________________ (STEAL) Tom’s car.

7. ‘Where ____________________________ (he/FIND) my wallet?’ ‘He _____________________

(FIND) it behind the bookcase’.

8. ____________________________ (you/HELP) him if he _______________________ (ASK) you?

9. I _________________________________ (not KNOW) that Mary ________________________

(BE) here. When _________________________________ (she/ARRIVE)?

10. ‘I ____________________________ (not SEE) Stan and Paul this week, Where are they?’ ‘They
__________________________ (GO) to London last Saturday, but I think Paul ______________
(COME back) last night’.

11. ‘Why _______________________________ (you/LEND) your car to Jim?’ ‘Because yesterday

he ______________________________ (GIVE) his to his brother’.
2. Write a question to the following answers:
1. _____________________________________________________________________
In Rome.
2. _____________________________________________________________________
Since last April.
3. _____________________________________________________________________
She’s watching TV.
4. _____________________________________________________________________
At eight o’clock.
5. _____________________________________________________________________
By train.
6. _____________________________________________________________________
Half an hour.
7. _____________________________________________________________________
Twenty pounds.
8. _____________________________________________________________________
Three days ago.

3. Complete the following sentences:

1. Tom will leave for Rome if ……………………………………………………………………..

2. Mark will come to Lecce when …………………………………………………………………

3. She doesn’t want to come with me because …………………………………………………….

4. If he had studied harder …………………………………………………………………………