Use of English 11 (I term 2023-2024)

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Which tense do we use to talk about something that started in the past and is still happening now?

Past Perfect

Simple Past

Present Continuous

Present Perfect Continuous

Choose the correct tense for an action completed at an indefinite time in the past: 'I ____ my car keys.'

had lost

lost

have lost

am losing

What is the correct form to talk about a hypothetical situation in the present or future? 'If I ____, I could travel around the world.'

enough money had

had enough money

money enough had

have enough money

Complete the sentence using appropriate tense form of the verb: 'If I ____(be) you, I would think twice before making a decision.'

Choose the correct tense form: 'I ____ (write) my English homework when my friend called.'

Fill in the blank with the correct past perfect form: 'When I arrived at the station, the train ____ (already leave).'

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the present perfect tense?

I readed that book three times.

I have read that book three times.

I has read that book three times.

I'm reading that book three times.

Which sentence correctly uses the past simple tense?

She have visited her grandmother last weekend.

She visited her grandmother next weekend.

She visited her grandmother last weekend.

She visit her grandmother last weekend.

In which sentence is the present perfect tense used correctly?

We has lived here since 2010.

We have lived here since 2010.

We has been lived here since 2010.

We lived here since 2010.

Which sentence correctly uses the past simple tense?

They watches a movie yesterday.

They're watched a movie yesterday.

They have watched a movie yesterday.

They watched a movie yesterday.

Choose the correct form to express a future event: If you study, you ___ pass the exam.

would

will

are going to

going to

Choose the sentence demonstrating correct usage of 'its' vs 'it's'

It's raining, so take its umbrella.

Its raining, so take it's umbrella.

Its raining, so take its umbrella.

It's raining, so take it's umbrella.

Identify the correct usage of 'There is/are' in the following sentence: '____ a new café and a boutique at the end of the street.'

There is

It's

It are

There are

Select the correct form to fill in the blank: '_____ raining outside, so you better take an umbrella.'

It's

Is it

There are

There is

Decide which answer, A, B, C or D, best fills each gap.

I’m in a football team with a group of my friends. I hang 1____ with them a lot, so we know each other quite well. We played a match last Saturday and, when we arrived on the football 2___, the other team were already there. They looked good! Our best player is George. He’s of 3___ height, and he’s very fast and powerful. After about ten minutes, George kicked the ball to me and I 4____ the first goal of the match! It was a great feeling, but it wasn’t enough. We 5___ the game 2-1.

away

up

out

off

pitch

court

course

track

medium

middle

small

tall

turned

scored

beat

lost

broke

scored

beat

lost

Decide which answer, A, B, C or D, best fills each gap.

I moved to a new house with my family six months ago. I was determined that I wasn’t going to 6____ touch with my old friends, but I wanted to make new friends, too. I have a good relationship 7___ my parents, and my dad suggested that I should take up tennis. I had never played before, so I decided to work with a 8___ in order to learn the basics. It turns out that I have a talent for the game, and when I won my first 9_____, I knew I wanted to work hard and keep improving. I have met lots of great people through tennis, and when our group 10___ first in the regional competition, we felt like one big, happy family!

drop

lose

stop

break

with

for

to

of

referee

coach

supporter

fan

record

place

goal

match

came

got

took

did

Read the text below. For questions (11–17) choose the correct answer (А, В, C, or D).

18th-century America's Santa Claus was not the only St. Nicholas-inspired gift-giver to make an appearance at Christmastime. Similar figures were popular all over the world. Christkind or Kris Kringle (11) ______ to deliver presents to well-behaved Swiss and German children. Meaning “Christ child”, Christkind is an angel-like figure often (12) ______ by St. Nicholas on his holiday missions. In Scandinavia, a jolly elf named Jultomten was thought to deliver gifts in a sleigh drawn by goats. English legend explains that Father Christmas visits each home (13) ______ Christmas Eve to fill children's stockings with holiday treats. Pere Noel is responsible for filling the shoes of French children. In some regions of Russia, it is believed that an elderly woman called Babushka (14) ______ gave the wise men wrong directions to Bethlehem so that they couldn't find Jesus. Later, she felt remorseful, but could not find (15) ______ to undo the damage. To this day, on January 6, Babushka visits Russian children leaving gifts at (16) ______ bedsides in the hope that one of them is the baby Jesus and she will be forgiven. In Italy, a similar story exists about a woman called La Befana, a kindly witch who rides a broomstick down the chimneys of Italian homes to deliver toys into the stockings of lucky children.

believes

believing

was believed

believed

accompanying

accompanied

to accompany

ccompany

on

at

in

for

purposeful

purposive

purposeless

purposely

men

the men

the man

a man

their

they

theirs

them

Read the texts below. For questions (34–39) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Big Changes in the Anime & Manga World
Monday September 7, 2009

Whether it’s because of the economic recession or something more specific to the industry, the players in the anime and manga world (17) ______ some big changes.
Most notably, ADV Films recently announced it (18) ______ its company and sold off key assets to four of its companies. In addition, Tokyopop will (19) ______ distribute Kodansha manga as of August 31, 2009. Instead, those rights have been given to Random House.
And of course, we all (20) ______ about Disney’s acquisition of Marvel Comics... granted, these aren’t anime/manga companies per se, but it is indicative of the trend toward Hollywood’s infatuation with comics and cartoons, anime and manga (21) ______ .
After all, we’ve already seen Fox’s live-action version of Dragonball and the live-action version of Cowboy Bebop (starring Keanu Reeves) is definitely in the works... so what’s next?
One thing’s for sure... there’s a lot of changes still (22) ______ .

make

is making

are making

making

had dismantled

was dismantled

to dismantle

will dismantle

not the longest

no longer

long

longer

 was heard

hear

have heard

are hearing

are including

is included

include

included

come

will come

have come

to come

Which tense do we use to talk about something that started in the past and is still happening now?

Past Perfect

Simple Past

Present Continuous

Present Perfect Continuous

Choose the correct tense for an action completed at an indefinite time in the past: 'I ____ my car keys.'

had lost

lost

have lost

am losing

What is the correct form to talk about a hypothetical situation in the present or future? 'If I ____, I could travel around the world.'

enough money had

had enough money

money enough had

have enough money

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the present perfect tense?

I readed that book three times.

I have read that book three times.

I has read that book three times.

I'm reading that book three times.

Which sentence correctly uses the past simple tense?

She have visited her grandmother last weekend.

She visited her grandmother next weekend.

She visited her grandmother last weekend.

She visit her grandmother last weekend.

In which sentence is the present perfect tense used correctly?

We has lived here since 2010.

We have lived here since 2010.

We has been lived here since 2010.

We lived here since 2010.

Which sentence correctly uses the past simple tense?

They watches a movie yesterday.

They're watched a movie yesterday.

They have watched a movie yesterday.

They watched a movie yesterday.

Choose the correct form to express a future event: If you study, you ___ pass the exam.

would

will

are going to

going to

Choose the sentence demonstrating correct usage of 'its' vs 'it's'

It's raining, so take its umbrella.

Its raining, so take it's umbrella.

Its raining, so take its umbrella.

It's raining, so take it's umbrella.

Identify the correct usage of 'There is/are' in the following sentence: '____ a new café and a boutique at the end of the street.'

There is

It's

It are

There are

Select the correct form to fill in the blank: '_____ raining outside, so you better take an umbrella.'

It's

Is it

There are

There is

away

up

out

off

pitch

court

course

track

medium

middle

small

tall

turned

scored

beat

lost

broke

scored

beat

lost

drop

lose

stop

break

with

for

to

of

referee

coach

supporter

fan

record

place

goal

match

came

got

took

did

believes

believing

was believed

believed

accompanying

accompanied

to accompany

ccompany

on

at

in

for

purposeful

purposive

purposeless

purposely

men

the men

the man

a man

their

they

theirs

them

make

is making

are making

making

had dismantled

was dismantled

to dismantle

will dismantle

not the longest

no longer

long

longer

 was heard

hear

have heard

are hearing

are including

is included

include

included

come

will come

have come

to come