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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic  TEST 1 • be and have © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter  PHOTOCOPIABLE

Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic

TEST 1 • be and have

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

  B   They’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 ater their swim.

3 A She isn’t Chinese; she’s Korean.

  B She’s not Chinese; she’s Korean.

4 A I amn’t hungry, but I’m thirsty.

  B  They aren’t hungry, but they’re thirsty.

5 A  They aren’t coming tonight.

  B  They’re aren’t coming tonight.

6 A I willn’t be home beore 8 o’clock.

  B I won’t be home beore 8 o’clock.

●2  There is / was / will be. Circle  the correct form.▲  Is / There is  some milk In the ridge.

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

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

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

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

5 Was / Was there any juice in the ridge?

6 Were there / There were any messages or me?

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

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

●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 oce today?

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

3 Have a good travel / trip! Drive saely!

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

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

6 We had a good game / play o tennis today.

7 Would you like to have something or / to drink?

8 We usually have toast or / with breakast.

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●4  Have and have got . Correct the mistakes or write ‘Correct’. ▲  My sister has got a new boyriend. Correct ▲  You have got any nice clothes or the party? Have you got

1 Does your brother has a new car?

2 Do you have tea or cofee or breakast?

3 Did you had a bicycle when you were at school?

4 Do you have got a new suit or your interview?

5 She hasn’t got any brothers or sisters.

6 We won’t have got an internet connection in our hotel.7 I don’t have a car so I always walk to work.

8 You’ll won’t have any problems with this computer.

●5  Be or have? Fill in the gaps with the words from the box.

are✓ are are Are you Are you Are you having is be has have have had✓ had Do you have ▲  My two sisters are doctors. ▲  I had lunch with my sister last week.

1 What colour her hair?

2 How big the pizzas in this restaurant?

3 He’s going to 21 on the third o May.

4 very hungry?

5 My girlriend long hair and blue eyes.

6 I always a shower ater ootball.

7 cold?

8 a cold?

9 a nice evening?

10 ‘The shop closes at 5.’ ‘No, you wrong. It closes at 6.’

11 He didn’t a very good day yesterday. He lost his keys.

12 Paul and I a good game o tennis last week.

●6 Mixed structures. Change the sentences to questions (?) or negatives (–). Use contracted forms

when you can (e.g. she isn’t NOT she is not ).

1 He’s a policeman. –

2 Your brother’s got a new car. ?

3 We have a meeting at 10 o’clock. ?

4 They had a long conversation. –

5 I’m very happy today. –

6 There’s a big TV in Martin’s house. ?

7 There will be a party at Tina’s house next Friday. ?

8 They had a lot o homework this week. ?

9 My new mobile phone has a camera. –

10 It will be dark beore 6 o’clock tonight. –

●7 Mixed structures. Make present (PR), past (PA) or future (F) questions. ▲    The children / hungry (PR)  Are the children hun gry? ▲   you / have a nice day yesterday (PA)  Did you have a nice day yesterday?

1 I / very late (PR)

2 Carl / here next Tuesday (F)

3 Salma / at work yesterday (PA)

4 your parents / have a new car (PR)

5 the children / have lunch at school (PA)

6 Gill / at work today (PR)

7 you / in the park ater school (F)

8 that man / a doctor in Jane’s hospital (PA)

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