| QUIZ 1 Over I do, I am doing, will, going to, may/might, can could, would like, would you mind A) Put the verb into the correct form, present simple (I do) or present continuous (I am doing) 1. “Who is that boy over there?” “I ....................................... (not/ know) him.” 2. Can you please be quiet? I ............................ (study). 3. George says he is 80 years old but nobody .................................. (believe) him. 4. “Can you drive?” “No, but I ............................. (learn). My father ................................. (teach) me. 5. The river Nile .................................. ( flow ) into the Mediterranean. 6. We usually ................................... (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we .................................. (grow) any. (with a future meaning) 7. We ................................ (go) on a holiday next week. 8. When .............................. the English lesson ............................ (start)? 9. The train to Erzincan ..................................... (leave) at 2 pm. 10. .......................... you ........................ (watch) the football match tonight? B) Complete the sentences using “will” or “going to” 1. “What does this word mean?” “................................... ( look) it up in the dictionary.” 2. “Have you decided what to do with your car?” “Yes, I .................................. (sell) it. 3. ‘This bag is too heavy!” “............................................. (carry) it for you.” 4. “It’s Sharon’s birthday next week. She ...................................... (have) a party.” “Yes, I know I .................................... (buy) her a beautiful present.” 5. “What would you like to drink, sir?” “I ............................... (have) beer, please.” C) Rewrite the underlined sentences with “may/might” 1. “Where’s Philip?” “I’m not sure. Perhaps he is in the cafeteria.” .................................................................................... 2. I’ll probably go to London next week. ................................................................................................ 3. Maybe Larry and Kate will get married soon. .................................................................................................................. 4. It’s possible that you won’t pass the exam. ............................................................................................................... D) Read the situations and ask for permission with “May I....?” 1. You want to borrow my book. ......................................................................................... 2. You want to ask me a personal question. ........................................................................... 3. You want to have the day off next Monday. ............................................................................................. 4. You want to offer me a glass of drink? .............................................................................. E) Complete the sentences using can / could / can’t / couldn’t 1. I’m sorry but I .............................. lend you any money. 2. James was a good runner ten years ago. He ...................... run 100 meters in 12 seconds. 3. Mary and Cindy had a tennis match yesterday. Cindy played very well but she ............................... win. 4. This kind of problems is a child’s toy for me. I ............................ solve them easily. F) Make meaningful sentences with “Can I / Could I...? or Can you / Could you...?” 1. (pass / the sugar? .............................................................................................................. 2. (use / your telephone?) .............................................................................................. 3. (give / your book?) ............................................................................................................ 4. (have / a hamburger / please?) .......................................................................................... G) Rewrite the sentences in a polite way with “would like” 1. (in a shop) I want a packet of biscuits. ....................................................................................................... 2. (in a cafe) Give me something to eat! ..................................................................................................................... 3. (to your guests at home) Tea or coffee? ....................................................................................................................... 4. (to a friend) What about coming with me to the beach tomorrow? ....................................................................................................................... H) Which is right? 1. Do you like / Would you like chocolate? Yes, please. 2. Do you like / Would you like bananas? Yes, I love them. 3. Do you like / Would you like an ice-cream? No, thank you. 4. Do you like / Would you like to go for a walk? Not now. Perhaps later. I) Rewrite the sentences with “Would you mind doing...?” or “Would you mind if I did...?” 1. Can you open the window, please? ...................................................................................................... 2. Could I smoke a cigarette here? ........................................................................................................ 3. May I use your telephone? .......................................................................................................... 4. Turn off the radio, will you? ............................................................................................................... J) Complete the sentences with these words talking / decide / abilitities / possibilities / formal / permission / offer / say / instead / planned / request / invite / meaning 1. We use “May I...?” to ask for .................................. 2. We use “will” when we .......................... to do something at the time of speaking. 3. We use “could” to talk about ............................... in the past. 4. “I’d like...” is a polite way to ................. “I want”. 5. We use “Would you like...?” to ................... things or ........................ people. 6. Use “going to” if you have already ......................... to do something. 7. When we are ...................... about timetables or programmes, we use the simple present tense with a future ........................... 8. We use “may” or “might” to talk about .................................... in the future. 9. In a polite ........................, “could” has a present meaning, not a past meaning. It’s possible to use “Can” ....................... of “Could” but “Could” is ........................ 10. We use “Would you mind doing...?” to .................... somebody to do something. |