NEF – PI – FILE TEST 9 - GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences with for or since.
Example: They’ve known each other since they were at university.
1 I’ve been a doctor __________ 2006.
2 We’ve lived here __________ a long time.
3 I haven’t seen Jamie __________ Tuesday.
4 Lisa’s been at work __________ 6 o’clock this morning.
5 Emily and Anton have been married __________ three years.
2 Complete the sentences. Put the verb in brackets in the present
perfect or the past simple.
Example: Did you meet (meet) any interesting people when you went on holiday?
1 We _______________ (not see) Mary since she moved to Newcastle.
2 Gerry and his wife _______________ (buy) a holiday home in Greece last year.
3 How long _______________ you _______________ (work) in this factory?
4 Monica _______________ (not say) goodbye when she left.
5 My grandmother _______________ (live) in Spain for ten years. She’s really
happy there.
6 I _______________ (not study) German when I was at school.
7 What time _______________ they _______________ (arrive) at the
airport?
3 Complete the second conditional sentences using the correct form of the
verbs in brackets.
Example: If I didn’t have to (not have to) work tomorrow, I ’d go out (go out)
tonight.
1 If they _______________ (have) enough money, they _______________
(buy) a new car.
2 We _______________ (travel) around India if we _______________ (not
have) young children.
3 Mia’s parents _______________ (be) disappointed if she _______________
(not do) well at university.
4 You _______________ (get) better marks if you _______________ (work)
harder.
5 If I _______________ (be) you, I _______________ (stop) smoking.
6 Kwasi _______________ (not get) lost if he _______________ (use) the
satnav in his car.
7 We _______________ (lose) weight if we _______________ (stop) eating
chocolate.
8 If I _______________ (see) a snake in my house, I _______________
(scream) for help!
NEF – PI – FILE TEST 9 – GRAMMAR
ANSWER KEY
1 1 since
2 for
3 since
4 since
5 for
2 1 haven’t seen
2 bought
3 have … worked
4 didn’t say
5 has lived
6 didn’t study
7 did … arrive
3 1 had, ’d buy / would buy
2 ’d travel / would travel, didn’t have
3 would be, didn’t do
4 ’d get / would get, worked
5 were, ’d stop / would stop
6 wouldn’t get, used
7 ’d lose / would lose, stopped
8 saw, ’d scream / would scream

NEF – PI – FILE TEST 9 - GRAMMAR

  • 1.
    NEF – PI– FILE TEST 9 - GRAMMAR 1 Complete the sentences with for or since. Example: They’ve known each other since they were at university. 1 I’ve been a doctor __________ 2006. 2 We’ve lived here __________ a long time. 3 I haven’t seen Jamie __________ Tuesday. 4 Lisa’s been at work __________ 6 o’clock this morning. 5 Emily and Anton have been married __________ three years. 2 Complete the sentences. Put the verb in brackets in the present perfect or the past simple. Example: Did you meet (meet) any interesting people when you went on holiday? 1 We _______________ (not see) Mary since she moved to Newcastle. 2 Gerry and his wife _______________ (buy) a holiday home in Greece last year. 3 How long _______________ you _______________ (work) in this factory? 4 Monica _______________ (not say) goodbye when she left. 5 My grandmother _______________ (live) in Spain for ten years. She’s really happy there. 6 I _______________ (not study) German when I was at school. 7 What time _______________ they _______________ (arrive) at the airport?
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    3 Complete thesecond conditional sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Example: If I didn’t have to (not have to) work tomorrow, I ’d go out (go out) tonight. 1 If they _______________ (have) enough money, they _______________ (buy) a new car. 2 We _______________ (travel) around India if we _______________ (not have) young children. 3 Mia’s parents _______________ (be) disappointed if she _______________ (not do) well at university. 4 You _______________ (get) better marks if you _______________ (work) harder. 5 If I _______________ (be) you, I _______________ (stop) smoking. 6 Kwasi _______________ (not get) lost if he _______________ (use) the satnav in his car. 7 We _______________ (lose) weight if we _______________ (stop) eating chocolate. 8 If I _______________ (see) a snake in my house, I _______________ (scream) for help! NEF – PI – FILE TEST 9 – GRAMMAR ANSWER KEY 1 1 since 2 for 3 since 4 since 5 for
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    2 1 haven’tseen 2 bought 3 have … worked 4 didn’t say 5 has lived 6 didn’t study 7 did … arrive 3 1 had, ’d buy / would buy 2 ’d travel / would travel, didn’t have 3 would be, didn’t do 4 ’d get / would get, worked 5 were, ’d stop / would stop 6 wouldn’t get, used 7 ’d lose / would lose, stopped 8 saw, ’d scream / would scream