Pre test Sophomores

I.              Match the sentence halves. (7 points)

1.    I haven’t read…                                          __3___...a new mobile phone.

2.    We’ve been tidying                                    __7___...all day and they’re exhausted.

3.    Robert has bought                                     __6___...for the weekend.

4.    Have you seen…                                       __2___...our room for an hour.

5.    Chrissy has been trying…                        __1___...the last Harry Potter book yet.

6.    She’s gone to Crete…                               __5___...to find her keys fos half an hour.

7.    They’ve been travelling…                        __4___...Pirates of the Caribbean 3?

II.            Complete the conversation with the correct form of the Past Simple, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous. (8 points)

Penny: Did you know that my sister has gone (go) off to university? I’ve got my own bedroom now.

Jake: No! I didn’t know (not/know) that.

Penny: Yes, it’s great. I  have painted (paint) the walls blue and the ceiling black!

Jake: That’s fantastic!

Penny:  I have been working(work) really hard on the room for the last week and it’s nearly finished now.

Jake: What else have you done (you/do) to the room?

Penny: Well, I have put (put) my posters all over the walls and I have been cleaning (clean) it, although I still need to clean the windows.

Jake: I think you have done(do) really well, Penny!

III.           Complete the conversation with the correct form of the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous. Use the verbs in the box. (8 points)

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1.    The students have been preparing for the Christmas play for weeks.

2.    Mrs. Potts has made the costumes. They’re ready.

3.    Some of the students have been painting the scenery. It’s nearly finished.

4.    All the students who are taking part have been learning their words. But they aren’t quite ready yet.

5.    The school has sent out all the invitations to the parents. There were a lot of them!

6.    The music teacher has written three songs for the play, which the girls are learning.

7.    The teachers have been putting up Christmas decorations around the school, but they want to buy a few more.

8.    They haven’t decorated the Christmas tree yet.