Circle the normal form.

Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic

TEST 1•beandhave

Name Den Guskov

●1 Contracted forms with be. Which sentence(s) is/are correct? Circle A, B or both.

▲ AHe’s an actor.BThey’re actors.

1 A She wasn’t listening to me. B They wern’t listening to me.

2 A It’ll be cold tonight.

B They’ll be cold after their swim.

3 AShe isn’t Chinese; she’s Korean.BShe’s not Chinese; she’s Korean.

4 AI amn’t hungry, but I’m thirsty.

BThey aren’t hungry, but they’re thirsty.

5 AThey aren’t coming tonight.

BThey’re aren’t coming tonight.

6 AI willn’t be home before 8 o’clock.BI won’t be home before 8 o’clock.

●2 There is / was / will be. Circle the correct form.

▲ Is / There is some milk In the fridge.

1 There isn’t / aren’tany people at the bus stop.

2 How many apples there are / are there in the bowl?

3 Stop! There’s a fly / A fly is in your soup!

4 There is / Is there a problem with your car?

5 Was / Was there any juice in the fridge?

6 Were there / There were any messages for me?

7 Will there be / Will there’ll be a meeting tomorrow?

8 There’s a cat / A cat is on the fence.

●3 Have for actions. Only one expression is normal in each case. Which one?

Circle the normal form.

1 Did you have a good time/ work at the office today?

2 I had an interesting conversation / speak with your manager.

3 Have a good travel / trip! Drive safely!

4 My sister had a baby / husband last month. She’s so excited!

5 I’m going to have a clean / wash before dinner.

6 We had a good game / playof tennis today.

7 Would you like to have something for / todrink?

8 We usually have toast for / with breakfast.

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