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SECTION 1 – Tense Review: Mixed Tenses
Choose the correct verb form to complete
each sentence. More than one answer may be possible; choose the most
appropriate one.
1. By the time the ambulance arrived, the patient had already lost (already / lose) consciousness.
2. She had been working (work)
at that company for over a decade when they suddenly let her go.
3. I had never seen (never
/ see) such a breathtaking landscape before in my life.
4. They had been arguing (argue)
for hours before they finally reached an agreement.
5. Don't call me at noon — I will be sitting (sit) my final exam at that time tomorrow.
6. By next December, this cathedral will have stood (stand) for five hundred years.
7. The suspect claimed he was sleeping (sleep)
at home when the robbery took place.
8. She has been studying (study)
abroad, which is why her accent sounds so different now.
SECTION 2 –Complete the Passage
Complete the text using the correct form
of the verbs in brackets. Use the most natural tense.
My grandmother has always been / was always (always / be) the most
resilient person I have known / knew (know).
When she was (be) a young girl, she had to (have to) leave her hometown due to the war
that broke out (break out) in the region. She has never complained (never / complain) about those
years; instead, she chose / has chosen / chooses
(choose) to focus on the future. Nowadays, she still
volunteers / is still volunteering (still
/ volunteer) at the local community centre every Saturday, despite being in her
eighties. She always had said /says (say) that people
need / will need (need) each other — especially
in times of hardship.
SECTION 3 – Future Forms
Complete each sentence using the most
appropriate future form: will, going to, present continuous, present simple, or
future perfect/continuous.
1. Look at those dark clouds! It is going to rain (rain) any minute now.
2. The conference starts /
will start (start) at 9 on Monday, so don't be late.
3. By the time you read this letter, I will have left (leave) the country.
4. I am meeting / will meet
/ am going to meet (meet) the director tomorrow — it's all arranged.
5. Don't worry, I will help
/ can help (help) you move the furniture this afternoon.
6. This time next year, she will
have completed / will be completing (complete) her degree.
SECTION 4 – Modal Verbs: Rewrite & Identify
A) Rewrite the sentences using the modal
verb in brackets without changing the meaning.
1. I'm certain he didn't cheat — that's not like him
at all. (can't)
→ He can´t have cheated in
the exam.
2. It would be a good idea for you to get more
sleep. (ought to)
→ You should / ought to sleep
more.
3. Perhaps they took the wrong exit on the
motorway. (might)
→ They might have taken the
wrong exit.
4. She was able to escape the building before the
fire spread. (managed to)
→ She managed to scape / She
was able to scape.
B) Choose the correct modal verb to
complete each sentence.
1. You (mustn't /
don't have to) smoke in this area — it's forbidden by law.
2. He (could / was able to)
swim across the lake without stopping. It was incredible.
3. She (should have /
must have) told us earlier — now it's too late to change the booking.
SECTION 5 – Phrasal Verbs in Context
Fill in the blanks using the correct
form of the phrasal verbs below. Use each verb only once.
deal with / come
up with / put up with
/ get over / turn
down /
set out / come across
/ take in /
stick to / make up for
1. The explorers set out
at dawn, hoping to reach the
summit before nightfall.
2. She came across an
old diary while cleaning out the attic.
3. He found it very difficult to deal with the loss of his best friend.
4. How do you put up
with such rude behaviour from your colleagues every day?
5. The company decided to turn
down the merger offer, citing ethical concerns.
6. We need to come up
with a plan before the meeting tomorrow morning.
7. I've decided to stick
to my diet plan, no matter how hard it gets.
8. There was so much information to take in that I had to take notes.
9. She worked extra hours to make up for the time she had missed.
10. The government must get
over the housing crisis urgently.
SECTION 6 – Word Formation: Adjectives
Complete each sentence an adjective form
of one of the words below. Do NOT repeat any word.
organise / responsible
/ involve /
worry / honest
/ annoy /
confuse / frighten
/ scare / rely
1. The instructions in the manual were so confusing that nobody could follow them.
2. It is dishonest to
lie to someone who trusts you completely.
3. I find it extremely annoying
when people talk loudly on their phones in public.
4. She is a highly unreliable /
irresponsible / disorganized employee — she doesn´t
care much.
5. The documentary contained some frightening / scary scenes that disturbed many
viewers.
6. He is deeply involved
in the local community, volunteering every weekend.
7. It is worrying /
disorganized / irresponsible
to leave personal documents on public computers.
8. Parents are often worried
about their children's use of social media.
9. Leaving young children home alone is deeply irresponsible.
10. The new filing system is very organized — everything has its own place.
SECTION 7 – Writing Task
Choose ONE of the following tasks and
write 100 /120 words. Use a variety of tenses, modal verbs, and linking
expressions.
▪ Opinion
essay: 'Social media does more harm than good for young people.'
▪ For
and against essay: 'Should gap years be compulsory before university?'
▪ Blog post: 'The most shocking piece of news I have ever heard.'
▪ Short story beginning with: 'Nobody had expected the announcement that morning…'
