Headway Test.
Created on 21/09/25
Past Simple
Type the Past Simple form of the verbs.
1 think _______________
2 hope _______________
3 stop _______________
4 shut _______________
5 drink _______________
Type the Past Simple form of the verbs.
6 eat _______________
7 take _______________
8 wait _______________
9 wear _______________
10 study _______________
Verb patterns
Choose the correct answer.
1 I've always wanted ________________ [ to go, go ]
abroad.
2 I'm thinking of ________________ to Australia [ travelling, to travel ]
next summer.
3 I'm looking forward to ________________ the [ planning, plan ]
holiday.
4 I'd love ________________ Sydney. [ to visit, visit ]
5 I hope ________________ my friend who lives [ to see, seeing ]
there.
Choose the correct answer.
6 My friend wants ________________ me [ to take, taking ]
sightseeing.
7 I'd really like ________________ to the [ to go, go ]
Australian beaches.
8 We both enjoy ________________ in the sea. [ swimming, swim ]
9 I love ________________ on holidays. [ going, go ]
10 Would you like ________________ with me? [ to come, come ]
going to/will
Choose the correct answer.
1 My husband ________________ stop smoking [ 's going to, will ]
next week.
2 Are you hungry? I ________________ make [ 'll, 'm going to ]
you some lunch.
3 Simon said you ________________ buy a [ 're going to, will ]
new bike.
4 Bye! I ________________ give you a call [ 'll, 'm going to ]
tomorrow.
5 He hates his boss so he ________________ [ 's going to, 'll ]
leave his job.
Complete the sentences. Use short forms where possible.
6 _______________ you look after my bag while I go to the toilet?
7 We _______________ travel round Europe next summer.
8 There's no red wine? I _______________ have white, then.
9 Here, I _______________ carry your suitcase for you.
10 Are you _______________ watch the match on TV today?
Past Simple/Present Perfect 1
Match the sentence beginnings and endings.
1 I last smoked a cigarette
when I was four.
2 We've lived here
two years ago.
3 I haven't eaten anything
since 2003.
4 The company started
for hours.
5 I broke my arm
in 1896.
Choose the correct answer.
6 Have you ever ________________ The Lion [ seen, see ]
King?
7 When ________________ married? [ did you get, have you
got ]
8 ________________ never met anyone [ I've, I ]
famous.
9 My mum ________________ some money [ won, has won ]
last month.
10 When I was little, I ________________ trains. [ loved, 've loved ]
Past Simple/Present Perfect 2
Complete the sentences. Use short forms where possible.
1 I _______________ to him lately. (not write)
2 My sister _______________ over fifty songs. (write)
3 How long _______________ your car? (have)
4 My cousin _______________ last night. (come round)
5 I _______________ that book twice. (read)
Complete the sentences. Use short forms where possible.
6 Where _______________ your motorbike? (buy)
7 Look everyone! I _______________ a fish! (catch)
8 She _______________ my teacher since April. (be)
9 She _______________ in Italy until last year. (work)
10 Nobody in the class _______________ to Vietnam. (go)
ever, never, for, since
Complete the sentences. Use: ever, never, for, since.
1 Do you _______________ go to the theatre?
2 She's played the piano _______________ she was little.
3 I went abroad _______________ a year before university.
4 _______________ I started doing yoga I've felt great.
5 If you _______________ come to my country, visit me.
Complete the sentences. Use: ever, never, for, since.
6 Have you _______________ been fishing?
7 We _______________ get up early at weekends.
8 I haven't eaten fish _______________ I became vegetarian.
9 He's sad because he hasn't seen his family _______________ ages.
10 My mother has _______________ forgotten my birthday.
(don't) have to/should
Choose the correct answer.
1 If you're tired, you ________________ go to [ should, have to ]
bed.
2 In Britain you ________________ drive on the [ have to, should ]
left.
3 I'm too fat. I ________________ lose a few [ should, have to ]
kilos.
4 Today's a bank holiday so I [ don't have to, should ]
________________ go to work!
5 I ________________ leave work early to go to [ have to, should ]
the dentist.
Complete the sentences. Use: have to, don't have to, should.
6 You _______________ always wash your hands before cooking.
7 You _______________ have a passport to travel abroad.
8 You look tired. You _______________ have a break.
9 Children under five _______________ pay on the train.
10 Quiet, please - I _______________ make an important phone call.
so/such
Complete the sentences. Use: so or such.
1 I was _______________ happy to see him!
2 It's _______________ a difficult exam that I'm sure I won't pass.
3 You look _______________ beautiful in that new dress.
4 The film was _______________ interesting that I bought the DVD.
5 Cats are _______________ friendly animals.
Complete the sentences. Use: so many or so much.
6 There's _______________ food I don't know what to eat!
7 I've never seen _______________ people in one place!
8 It's not good for you to eat _______________ chocolate.
9 Film stars earn _______________ money these days.
10 It's not good that _______________ children use mobile phones.
Passives 1
Choose the correct answer.
1 The radio ________________ by Marconi. [ was invented,
invented ]
2 Both English and French ________________ [ are spoken, are spoke
in Canada. ]
3 They ________________ work on the new [ have started, are
road. started ]
4 The race ________________ by a young [ was won, won ]
Kenyan runner.
5 Shakespeare ________________ many plays. [ wrote, were written ]
Choose the correct answer.
6 Rolex watches ________________ in [ are made, made ]
Switzerland.
7 The exam results ________________ to you [ will be sent, will send ]
by post.
8 My father ________________ me his old car. [ gave, was given ]
9 Sushi ________________ mainly in Japan. [ is eaten, eat ]
10 French ________________ in many English [ is taught, teaches ]
schools.
Passives 2
Complete the sentences with the passive/active form of the verbs.
1 Television _______________ by John Logie Baird. (invent)
2 He _______________ the first pictures in 1925. (send)
3 In 1927 pictures _______________ long distance. (transmit)
4 In 1928 pictures _______________ across the Atlantic. (send)
5 Colour pictures _______________ the same year. (produce)
Complete the sentences with the passive/active form of the verbs.
6 In 1929 Baird _______________ the first TV studio. (open)
7 Since then millions of TVs _______________. (sell)
8 70% of families in the world now _______________ one. (own)
9 In the next year, a billion TV sets _______________. (sell)
10 Recently, many people _______________ digital sets. (buy)
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