Revision mid 3

1)Choose the correct answer:

1-It always …………………. here in January.

is snowing b) snows c) snow d) snowing

2-How long has your sister ………………. abroad?

a)work b) working c) worked d) works

3-Frank often ………….. late at the weekends.

a)gets up b) get up c) is getting up d) has got up

4-We ……………… Hany's birthday present and now we're going to make him a cake.

a)buy b) are buying c) have bought d) buys

5-The moon …………. 27 days to travel around the earth.

a)takes b) take c) is taking d) will take

6-They ……… their car for about five years.

a)have b) are having c) had d) have had

7-Tom …………. lunch at the moment. He'll be finished in five minutes.

a)is eating b) eat c) eats d) eating

8-The climate …………. gradually ………………. over the last fifty years.

a)has ___ changed b) will___ change c) are___ changing

9-We ……………… with our grandparents while our house being decorated.

a)are staying b) stays c) stays d) have stayed

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10-The use of computers in schools …………. quickly in recent years, and it still growing.

a)grow b) growing c) has been growing d) grows

11-I ( watched – watch – am watching - watching ) TV every evening.

12-Sameh often (is having – had – has - having ) lunch at 2 o'clock.

13-The Sun ( rises – is rising – rise - rose ) in the east.

14-What time ( did – do – are - is ) you usually leave school?

15-Munir ( doesn't – didn't – never – don’t ) goes to bed early.

16-The sun ( gives – gave – is giving - given ) us heat.

17-He (sometimes – rarely – often – always) goes to the cinema. He goes once a year.

18- He ( walk – walks – walked ) to school every day.

19- Salma ( visits – visit – is visiting ) us every week.

20-The moon ( go – went – goes ) round the earth.

21- Ali often ( do – does – done ) his homework at six.

22- I sometimes ( sweeps – sweep – swept ) the floor.

23-She always ( make – made – makes ) her bed.

24- He never ( go – went – goes ) to school late.

25-We always ( play – plays – played ) football at seven on Friday.

26-Every morning, Ahmed ( drink – drank – drinks ) a cup of tea.

27- What time (do – does – doing) you leave for school every day.

28- She (write – wrote – writes) many letters every day.

29-In Egypt, it (rains – rain – rained) in winter.

30-Mr. Ahmed (live – lives – live ) in Mansoura.

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31- Mr. Mohamed (teaches – teach – taught) us English.

32-They (meet – meets – met) in the club every week.

33- Have you met the manager ( just – yet – never – since ) ?

34- Dalia has practised her hobby ( just – yet – for – since ) a long time.

35- Reham (visits – has visited – is visiting – visit ) London recently.

36-They ( has been – have gone – have been – going ) to the USA. They are in Cairo now.

37-She (has left – left – is leaving – will leave) for work an hour ago.

38- The writer (has finished – didn't finish – isn't finished – hasn't finished) his book yet.

39-Samir and Nagy (were – have been – has been – will be) friends all their lives.

40- I have known him ( just – yet – for – since ) we joined the university.

41-Noha has (already – yet – never – since) cleaned her room. It looks nice now.

42-Adel ( has graduated – graduated – will graduate – graduates ) from university in 2003.

43-We ( living – lived – have lived – are living ) in Cairo since 1970.

44-He has met many people since he ( has arrived – arrived – arriving – arrive ) at his office.

45-He ( just has – already has – has just – never ) come back home.

46-When ( did – have – are – were ) you last see him?

47-I've ( just – never – for00 – since ) been to Europe. I wish I could.

48-The sun ………… in the east.

( rise – rises – rising –rose )

49-She ……….. TV now because she has nothing to do.

( watches – watched – watching – is watching )

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50-Soha ………….. the floor now.

( sweep – sweeping – is sweeping – sweeps )

51-What …………… doing at the moment?

( are they – they are – were they – they were )

52-Soha……….. the floor every Friday.

( sweeps – sweep – is sweeping – swept )

53-What ………… on Saturdays?

( are they doing – do they doing – do they do – they do )

54-At the present the government ……………. a lot of hospitals.

( build – building – is building – had built )

55-Ramy ……….. his teeth every morning.

( brush – brushes – is brushing – brushing )

56-I know that he ……………. in the garage at the moment.

( work – working – is working – works )

57-…………….. he wear a watch?

( Do – Does – Is – Are )

58-…………….. he wearing his watch now ?

( Do – Does – Is – Are )

59-We …………… with our eyes.

( see – are seeing – saw – seen )

60-Our family …………… in Mansoura.

( live – lives – live – is living – was living )

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61-water …………… at hundred degrees.

( boil – boils – is boiling – may boil )

62-A: Have you seen Sally lately?

B: No, I (didn't hear- haven't heard- wasn't hearing- hadn't heard) from her for ages.

63-Due to the rapid development of the tourist industry in our country, more and more people

( learn- are learning- have learnt- learnt) foreign languages.

64- My brother (has tried- tried- was tried- has been trying) to find a job but it's very difficult at the

moment.

65- My sister and her husband (have been living- are living- was living- had lived) with us until their

flat is ready.

66- She (has finished- has been finishing- is finishing- will finish) secondary school and now she

wants to go to university.

67- I spent all the morning cleaning the dishes. I (have been cleaning- have cleaned- cleaned- am

cleaning) about 90 dishes since then.

68- Parking in the city centre (is getting- gets- would get- will get) more difficult nowadays.

69- Their plane (took- takes- is taking- has taken) off at 4.30 am yesterday morning.

70. I (am knowing- know- have known- have been knowing) Fatma since we went to primary school

71. The climate (changes- is changing- changed- would change) gradually over the last fifty years.

72. The moon (is taking- has taken- takes- will take) 28 days to travel around the earth.

73. A: Are you still working on that biology project?

B: Yeah, it (takes- took- is taking- hasn't taken) longer than I expected.

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74. A: Are you sure our Grandma (comes- is coming- coming- have come) this Friday?

B: I am positive so you'd better change your plans for the weekend.

75. I can (yet- still- already- ever) remember having to use an old-fashioned printer.

76. My mum doesn't do- isn't doing- hasn't done- didn't do) much cooking because she always comes

late from work.

77. That bike (belongs- is belonging- has belonged- belonging) to me.

78. I (don't understand- am not understanding- am not understood- will not understand) this

sentence. Can you explain it?

79. You still (didn't tell- isn't telling- haven't told- don't tell) me where you found the money.

80. He (has gone- has been- will go- goes) to Alexandria. Now, He is in Mansoura.

81. He ( has played- played- plays- has been playing) computer games for so long. He is still playing

computer games.

82. My father can't alk on the mobile now. He (drives- drove- will drive- is driving) his car to work.

83. Hello! (Are you remembering- Do you remember- have you remembered- Will you remember)

me? We met briefly at Mona's birthday.

84. Our plane (takes- is taking- took- has taken) off tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock.

85. The film (starts- is starting- will start- is going to start) at 6 sharp.

86. I (work- am working- have worked- have been working) on this assignment all day but I haven't

finished yet.

87. Their plane …………….. off at 4:30 a.m. yesterday.

a)has taken b) took c) takes d) is taking

b)

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 88. I …………….. that book. You should read it. It's really good.

a)'ve read b) read c) reading d) is reading

89. My brother ………….. interested in football. He plays every weekend.

a)was always b) has always been c) have always been

90. We ………………… to Cairo from Mansoura in about four hours.

a)drove b) have driven c) was driving

91. Last Friday's game ……….. really entertaining.

a)were b) is c) was d) has been

92. Can I borrow your pen? I …………… mine.

a)'ve lost b) lost c) lose d) losing

2)Rewrite the following sentences using words between brackets :

1- I haven’t met him for two months. [since]

2- I haven’t eaten in this restaurant for ages. [it is]

3- he is still doing his homework. [yet]

4- It hasn’t rained for years. [the last]

5- He has just arrived. [a moment ago]

6- He started working in this factory in 1990. [since]

7- He has learnt English for seven years. [ago]

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8- I last played tennis when I was young. [haven’t ]

9- I've written to my pen friend for 3 years. (since)

10- She went shopping a moment ago. (has)

11- How long ago did you start playing football? (How long have)

12-1 have studied English since 2000. (for)

13-1 really did all my jobs. (already)

14- They moved to Cairo in I9SU and still live here. (since)

15- He is gentle at all the times. ( always )

16- He doesn't come late. ( never )

17- Everything is arranged for my travel to Alexandria tomorrow. (travelling)

18- He doesn't drink coffee at all. ( never )

19- It is arranged that he will fly to London next week. ( flying)

20- Ali played football yesterday. ( every day )

21- Enas writes her homework. ( Look )

22- Heba watches the match on TV. ( at the moment )

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 23- Ali is playing football now. ( every Friday )

24- She stands up for her teachers. ( Look )

25- He is good at teaching English. ( teaches)

26- He has been at sea since 2005 (for)

27- I've known him for six years. (since)

28- He began to work for that company in 2000 (since)

29- He started to teach English in 2005 (for)

30- She started to clean the house three hours ago. (for)

31- He began to paint his flat seven days ago. (for)

32- He started to play tennis in 2002 (for)

33- We have arranged to spend our honeymoon in Turkey. (spending)

34- She does a jigsaw with her mother every Friday. (not)

35- He doesn't go to the cinema. (never)

36- He has been at the sea since 2005 (for)

37- It's my habit to watch TV at night. (usually)

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38- He doesn't go to the cinema. (never)

39- He is a slow driver. (drives)

40- I finished doing my homework a moment ago. (just)

41. We are late, aren't we? (early)

42- We still haven't had our results. (yet)

43- I haven't gone to the doctor for two weeks. (The last time)

44- Ramy is ill. He became ill on Monday. (Ramy has)

45- It's four years since he had a car. (He hasn't/ for)

Choose

1.While he ( slept – sleeps – was sleeping ), the phone rang.

2.I was having a bath ( as – while – when ) you phoned.

3.As Noha was studying, mum ( cooks – was cooked – was cooking ) lunch.

4.He was arrested while he ( tries – tried – was trying ) to escape.

5.While Sam was running fast, he ( fall – fell – was falling ).

6.After he had left the factory, he ( going – went – had gone ) home.

7.Before ( watched – had watched – watching ) the film, mum had made a cake.

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8.As soon as I ( left – had left – leaving ) the party, I drove home.

9.I took the book back to the library after I ( have read – had read – was reading ) it.

10.As soon as the students ( had done – were doing – were done ) the experiment, they wrote a

report about it.

11.He didn't buy the car until he ( has saved – was saving – had saved ) enough money.

12.She went to the petrol station because she ( has run – had run – was run ) out of petrol.

13.No sooner ( mum had – had mum – has mum ) finished cooking than we ate.

14.They ( didn't take – hadn't taken – hasn't taken ) their dinner until their father had come.

15.The police had arrived at the house after he ( was phoning – has phoned – had phoned ).

3- Rewrite :

1.He was watching TV when his uncle came. ( while )

2.He had an accident as he was crossing the street. ( when )

3.During his sleep, his money was stolen. ( while )

4.He was playing football and fell down. ( As )

5.While I was having lunch, the phone rang. ( During )

6.I was sending an email when you phoned. ( What )

7.By the time I arrived at the cinema, the film had started. ( After )

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8.They went out after it stopped raining. ( before )

9.I left the house and then it started to rain. ( As soon as )

10.Ali ate his lunch and left home. ( By the time )

11.After he had finished his studies, he got a job. ( Having )

12.As soon as I got money, I bought a camera. ( until )

13.He took the medicine after he had been ill. ( He didn't )

14.I read the message. Then I knew the time of his arrival. ( Before )

15.I didn't go to bed until I had had my supper. ( After )

16.Having handed the report, he handed it to his boss. ( After )

17.He was playing when he fell down. (While)

18.On getting up next morning, he discovered that the boat had left. (When)

19. He was painting the ceiling and he suddenly fell off the ladder. (When)

20.During my supper, the telephone rang. (While)

21.While I was staying in England I visited the Big Ben. (During)

22. First, he finished his work. Then, he left the office. (until)

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23. She bought a car after she had learnt to drive. (It wasn't until)

24.The doctor arrived but the patient died. (By the time)

25. I phoned him immediately after he had arrived. (Hardly… when)

26. We watered the garden. Then we cleaned the house. (When)

27. After he had written several letters, he went to bed. (Having)

28. Nabil did his homework, then he watched TV. (After / Before)

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