Welcome to your Unit Test 11A (Pre-Intermediate -2) Name Email Phone Unit Test 11A (Pre-Intermediate -2) 1 Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Simple form of the verbs in brackets. Do not rewrite the word in middle of two blanks. 1 He _____ (be) fond of Agapi for a long time. 's been 2 ____ you ____ (install) the new software already? Have installed 3 How long ____ they ____ (have) their headquarters in Spain? 4 You got here finally! It _________ (take) you hours! 5 We _________ (ask) Colin Firth to play the lead role in the film and we’re now waiting for his answer. 6 ____ she ____ (have) a stroke before? 1 out of 11 2 Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Do not rewrite the word in middle of two blanks. 1 He has been living (live) here for six months. 2 Helen _________ (work) as a TV director since she graduated. 3 How long _________ you _________ (come) to these classes? 4 My mother _________ (sing) in choirs since she was a little girl. 5 He _________ (not cope) well at university. I’m worried about him. 6 ____ you ____ (tour) a lot with the band this year? 2 out of 11 3 Choose the correct options. 1 I’m tired because I’ve stood / been standing up all day. 2 She has _______ him all her life. lovedbeen loving 3 How long has Dr Khan _______ patients? It’s time he had a break. been seeingseen 4 I have _______ Alissa since we were eleven. knownbeen knowing 5 Ouch! I’ve _______ my finger. cutbeen cutting 6 I’ve _______ the garden all morning and I still haven’t finished. dugbeen digging 7 I haven’t ______ you for ages! seenbeen seeing 8 How long have you / a headache? hadbeen having 9 I’ve _______ a new car. Do you want to see it? boughtbeen buying 10 We’ve _______ terribly excited about our daughter’s wedding. She’s getting married next month. been gettinggot 3 out of 11 4 Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous form of the verb in brackets. Do not rewrite the word in middle of two blanks. 1 I ’ve been working (work) since seven o’clock this morning. I need a coffee. 2 How long _________ (drive)? You look tired. 3 She _________ (find) a new boyfriend yet. 4 How much money ____ you ____ (spend) today? 5 You can’t speak to Mel. She _________(go) home. 6 She _________ (take) singing lessons for some time now but she still sounds terrible! 7 I _________ (be) a postgraduate for nearly five years. 8 Jonas _________ (learn) to drive for six months. 9 We _________ (have) more than one tragedy in our lives. 10 How long ____ Will and James ____ (be) at boarding school? 11 I _________ (hope) to catch up with you all week! How are you? 4 out of 11 5 Choose the correct options. Davina (1) has / has been wearing out many pairs of shoes chasing celebrities for the Daily News. She’s been (2) covering / covered the Oscars, the Emmys, the Golden Globes, and (3) had / has interviewed stars ranging from Tom Cruise to ex-president Bill Clinton. We (4) were catching / caught up with her to ask about her latest interview with Lady Gaga. ‘Well, Gaga (5) toured / has been touring a lot lately so she (6) is / was pretty tired right now. She has been (7) working / worked closely with top designers to create new outfits, and she has also (8) performing / performed in a couple of charity gigs and has (9) raised / raising a lot of money.’ Thanks, Davina. It sounds like you have (10) been / been being busy as usual! We (11) are / were looking forward to your next celebrity update! 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 5 out of 11 6 Read the answers and write the questions. 1 Where were you born? I was born in New Jersey, USA. 2 ______________________________ I’ve been working as an actor since I was fourteen years old. 3 ______________________________ Yes, I’ve made a lot of different films. 4 ______________________________ No, I’m not. I’ve been divorced for two years. 5 ______________________________ Yes, I have been married before – four times. 6 ______________________________ That’s right – I’ve got divorced four times. 7 ______________________________ Yes, it’s true I’m engaged. 8 ______________________________ We’ve been seeing each other for a year. 9 ______________________________ We’ve decided to go on honeymoon to Barbados. 10 ______________________________ No, we’re not planning to have any children. 11 ______________________________ Because I’ve already got ten kids from my previous marriages! 6 out of 11 7 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. birth pregnant expecting due born weighed 1 Congratulations! When’s the baby due ? 2 She’s a big girl – she 3.5 kilos when she was . 3 ‘Are you ?’ ‘Yes, I’m my first baby!’ 4 Is she going to give at home or in the hospital? 7 out of 11 8 Match the definitions with the words from the box. split up go out widowed engaged divorced honeymoon 1 have a romantic relationship with someone go out 2 end a relationship or marriage 3 when two people have agreed to marry 4 when a husband and wife have separated legally 5 when a person’s husband or wife has died 6 a holiday taken by a man and a woman who have just got married 8 out of 11 9 Choose the correct options. 1 A Are your great-grandparents still alive / live? B No, they’ve been _____ a long time! deaddied 2 A I was so sorry to hear about the _______ of your father. dyingdeath B Thanks. It’s been six months now, but I still _______ him terribly. missmissed 3 A Hi Pete. I haven’t seen you around for a couple of days. B I’ve been in Paris. A friend of mine died in an accident and I went to his death _______ . partyfuneral 4 A What happened to your cat? B She died _______ old age. fromof 9 out of 11 10 Order the sentences in the conversations. 1 B Well, give Jenny my love and tell me when I can come and visit! A I’ve just got back from the hospital Jenny had the baby last night! a B And how are mum and baby Zandra doing? A A girl – we’re calling her Zandra after Jenny’s grandma. B Fantastic news! Congratulations! Is it a boy or a girl? A They’re absolutely fine. Tired, though! 2 B Have you set a date for the wedding? B Well, I’d love to be a bridesmaid … B Wow – those diamonds are beautiful – that’s wonderful news! A Yes, I can’t believe it. A We’re thinking of getting married next summer. A I’m engaged – look at my ring! a 3 B No, but I hear they’ve been having a tough time. B Yes, I think so. A What’s been going on? B I’m not sure exactly. But they are splitting up I think. A Have you seen Brendan and Fiona recently? a A Are they getting divorced? 10 out of 11 11 Translate the sentences. 1 ‘I split up with my husband last year.’ ‘I’m sorry to hear that.’ 2 ‘Where did you go for your honeymoon?’ ‘We went to Kenya.’ 3 ‘My sister is expecting a baby.’ ‘When’s it due?’ 4 I’m very fond of my grandpa. He’ll be 92 next birthday. 5 ‘How are you coping with being a new dad?’ ‘I love it, but it’s really hard work!’ 6 Patrizia has a lot in common with her dad. But she’s been more successful in her career. 7 ‘Where was your mother born?’ ‘She was born in Atlanta, Georgia.’ 8 The company headquarters is in Berlin, but I work in the London office. 9 ‘How long have you and Mary been going out?’ ‘We’ve been together for about a year now.’ 10 ‘I didn’t know you had moved to Belgrade!’ ‘Yes, I’ve been living there since last spring.’ 11 out of 11