• Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate TEST 10 • various structures with verbs Name ● The basics These sentences all have mistakes in Rewrite them correctly ▲ Let’s to go to the café after work Let’s go to the café after work Be not silly! We can walk there, so let’s don’t wait for the bus What would I like? Let’s me see – I’ll have a pizza I gave to my boyfriend an expensive present Explain me your plan I have cut my hair every month at that place in Station Road We have got our car repaired last week He hasn’t had cleaned his jacket yet; it’s still dirty ● Emphasis with it, and what One of the four sentences (A–D) is incorrect Circle the incorrect one A B C D What I want now is a cup of tea All I want now is a cup of tea All what I want now is a cup of tea All that I want now is a cup of tea A B C D Flying makes me nervous It’s lying that makes me nervous What that makes me nervous is lying It’s me that’s nervous about lying, not you A B C D It is I who am unhappy about it It’s me that’s unhappy about it It’s not you that’s unhappy about it, it’s me It’s me who am unhappy about it, not you A B C D It was his kindness that really impressed me It was his kindness what I really liked What really impressed me was his kindness What I really liked was his kindness ➔ Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 10 • various structures with verbs © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE ● Phrasal verbs Complete the phrasal verbs with words from the boxes away ▲ down of ✓ on out over up up Can we put off our meeting until tomorrow? I’m busy today Turn the TV It’s much too loud The soup was cold so I sent it to the kitchen You don’t have to decide now Think it Go I’m listening to you I’ve sent all the invitations to my party She’s trying to give smoking, but it’s very diicult I don’t want to talk to you Please go ! He’s broken his arm, so I have to cut his food for him break 10 11 12 13 14 15 back give go look pick take turn write up Jim hasn’t arrived yet I wonder when he’ll In my country we of our shoes before entering a house The ilm starts at o’clock so I’ll you up at 6.30 My brother had a big argument with his girlfriend and they’ve decided to up Do you think the price of petrol will up a lot this year? You can borrow my calculator if you promise to it back tomorrow If you don’t know a word, irst it down, then it up in a dictionary ● Mixed structures Put in the missing words What I interesting idea! enjoy that ilm It was so exciting was kind of you to help me It was Dad who lent me the money, Mum A good holiday is you need I’m not sure what to me think clever you are! You’ve ixed my TV Turn the radio I want to hear the news Let’s wait for Ben He’s always late 10 The children are playing they noisy! ● Mixed structures Which structure(s) is/are correct: A, B or both? It’s very warm in here Do take , if you’d like to A your jacket of B of your jacket C both to her Those sweets are your sister’s Give A back them B them back I’m on time A It’s you that is C both late B It is you who are C both a lot of people there are in the shops today! B What A How She speaks ive languages How A clever is she B clever she is C both ! C both in your mirror before driving of B Look always C both I can’t ind the tickets I hope I didn’t A throw away them B throw them away by accident C both A Always look My mobile phone isn’t working; I must A get B have it repaired C both / 45 Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 10 • various structures with verbs © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE