APM 1º - Inglês
October, 2011
Name: ................................................................................ Nr: ……………………………..
Diagnostic test
1 – How much do you know about verb tenses?
1.1 – Choose the correct verb tense in each of the following sentences.
a) Juan and Carmen lives / live in Barcelona.
b) Harry watch / watches television every morning.
c) I usually go / goes to school by bus.
d) It never snow / snows in this city.
e) All the buses leave / leaves from this bus-stop.
1.2 – Complete the following sentences using the Present Continuous.
a) Sam ................................. (drink) some milk.
b) You ................................... (stand) on my foot.
c) Mike ................................. (stay) at a very expensive hotel.
d) We ................................... (have) a good time with our friends.
e) I can´t talk now. I ............................. (wash) the dishes.
1.3 – Rewrite the following sentences using the Simple Past.
a) Harry runs to the bus. ..............................................................................
b) Peter sends lots of letters. ........................................................................
c) Katya goes swimming. ..............................................................................
d) Sam takes his dog for a walk. ...................................................................
e) Joana meets her friends after school. ........................................................
f) Tony and his friend are at the party. ……………………………………………….
g) Mr. Wilkinson is not available, sorry. ………………………………………………
h) The teacher tells the students to read a lot. ……………………………………..
1.4 – Write 2 sentences using the Simple Past and 2 sentences using the
Present Perfect.
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2 – Complete the following sentences using the plural of the words in brackets.
a) Can you go to the supermarket? I need some ............................. (potato).
b) Most ......................... (family) enjoy going on holidays together.
c) Close the window. The room is full of …………………. (fly).
d) Joe bought his friends some ……………………… (strawberry) from his farm.
3 – Write down the following numbers.
a) 18 ……………………..
b) 90 ……………………..
c) 49 ……………………..
d) 33 …………………….
e) 1529 ………………………….
f) 347 …………………………..
g) 14 ………………………….
h) 555 …………………………
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0 ………………………….
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10 489 …………………………
4 – Write a few lines in which you describe yourself; your preferences; your
dreams; your plans for the future; your fears… etc. Be as accurate as possible.
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- What is your individual evaluation? Was it difficult to complete these
exercises?
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