Verb to be: am/is/are Possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her Subject Pronouns Plural nouns & Numbers

PRE-INTERMEDIATE TEST - 8
- Have to, must, should - Gerunds, infinitives
- Future tense - Ever, since, for

1. “Why have you got so much food?”

“Because I _____ a meal for two people.”
A) cook B) am going to cook
C) will cook D) had cook
2. “Jane told me you have a place at university.”
“That’s right. I _____ math at St. Andrews in Scotland.”
A) studied B) will study
C) study D) am going to study
3. “My car isn’t working.”
“Ask Joe to look at it. He _____ you.”
A) will help B) helps
C) is going to help D) helped
4. “I passed my driving test!”
“That’s great! I _____ some champagne to celebrate!”
A) am going to buy B) will buy
C) bought D) am buying
5. “Why have you got your old clothes on?”
“Because I _____ the grass.’
A) had cut B) cutted
C) am going to cut D) cut
6. He’s worked there _____ many years, _____ 1988, I believe.
A) since / ever B) for / ever
C) for / since D) ever / never
7. I have _____ loved anyone as much as I love you.
A) never B) since C) for D) ever
8. We’ve known Paul _____ two years. Have you _____ met him?
A) since / for B) since / ever
C) for / ever D) never / ever
9. I’ve known him _____ we went to school together, but I’ve _____
met his parents.
A) ever / ever B) for / never
C) since / for D) since / never
10. Your hair’s too long. I think you _____ get it cut.
A) have to B) should
C) * D) will
11. Your clothes smell, and you’ve got a cough. You _____ smoke.
A) don’t have to B) should
C) shouldn’t D) have to
12. I’m going to bed. I _____ be up early tomorrow.
A) should B) shouldn’t
C) don’t have to D) have to
13. I’d like to meet your boyfriend. You _____ invite him round.
A) must B) have to
C) would D) don’t have to
14 I _____ tell my parents where I am, then they don’t worry.
A) should B) don’t have to
C) have to D) shouldn’t
15. You _____ come with me if you don’t want to. I’ll go on my own.
A) don’t have to B) must
C) should D) shouldn’t
16. Our train leaves in two minutes! We _____ hurry.
A) would B) have to
C) must D) don’t have to
17. If you need some help with your homework, you _____
go to the library.
A) should B) mustn’t
C) have to D) shouldn’t
18. If you’ve got a ticket, you _____ queue. You can go straight in.”
A) shouldn’t B) don’t have to
C) have to D) should
19. You _____ tell lies. It’s wrong.
A) don’t have to B) should
C) have to D) shouldn’t
20. Geoff works too much. I think he _____ take it easy.
A) must B) have to
C) should D) don’t have to
21. My bedroom is a real mess. I _____ clean it.
A) have to B) must
C) don’t have to D) should
22. There’s a wonderful new restaurant opened in town.
You _____ go there.
A) shouldn’t B) must
C) don’t have to D) should
23. You can borrow my tennis racquet, but you _____ keep it very well.
It was very expensive.
A) don’t have to B) should
C) must D) have to
24. It’s my mother’s birthday tomorrow. I _____ buy her a present.
A) must B) have to
C) shouldn’t D) don’t have to
25. Joanna Trollope _____ a lot of books. She _____ her first in 1980.
A) wrote / wrote
B) has written / wrote
C) had written / wrote
D) wrote / had written
26. I _____ in London for eight years, and I don’t want to move.
A) live B) lived
C) had lived D) have lived
27. What is the weather _____ in January?
A) likes B) like
C) liked D) don’t like

John Frantz is American. He has a wonderful lifestyle and he wants

__(28)__ it with an English girl. He enjoys __(29)__ on exotic holidays,
but he wouldn’t like __(30)__ outside the United States. He hopes
__(31)__ an English wife through the English Rose dating agency.
He’d like __(32)__ someone who likes __(33)__.

28. A) sharing B) share C) shared D) to share

29. A) to go B) went C) going D) to going
30. A) living B) to live C) live D) lives
31. A) to find B) found C) finding D) to be founded
32. A) meets B) to met C) meeting D) to meet
33. A) traveling B) traveled C) travel D) to traveling

34. You _____ have a driving license if you want to drive a car.

A) should B) have to
C) have D) had to
35. I don’t think people _____ get married until they’re 21.
A) have to B) would
C) should D) are
36. They liked the hotel because they _____ do any cooking.
A) have to B) had to
C) should D) didn’t have to
37. I _____ swim when I was three.
A) could B) can
C) have to D) must
38. She _____ work on Monday. It’s her day off.
A) must B) doesn’t have to
C) have to D) shouldn’t
39. You _____ sit so close to the TV. It’s bad for your eyes.
A) don’t have to B) have to
C) shouldn’t D) can
40. You _____ do the washing-up. I’ve got a washing machine.
A) should B) have to
C) mustn’t D) don’t have to
41. “I’m working 16 hours a day.”
“I think you _____ talk to your boss.”
A) have to B) can
C) mustn’t D) should
42. “I can’t sleep.”
“You _____ drink coffee at night.”
A) must B) shouldn’t
C) don’t have to D) have
43. “My friend is getting married.”
“I _____ go to the wedding.”
A) think you should
B) think you have to
C) think you can
D) think you may
44. “I’ve had a terrible toothache for weeks.”
“You _____ go to the dentist.”
A) have to B) would
C) shouldn’t D) should
45. Anne was upset because she didn’t _____ in the race. She really
wanted to win.
A) come last B) go up
C) come first D) turn out
46. We always _____ for our holidays.
A) go abroad B) go off
C) go on D) go away
47. I’m _____. There’s nothing to do.
A) annoyed B) interested
C) kind D) fed up
48. If you want to do well in life you _____ believe in yourself.
A) can B) don’t have to
C) have to D) should
49. If you want to keep fit, you _____ do some sport.
A) shouldn’t B) have to
C) should D) don’t have to
50. If you want to learn English, you _____ speak your language in English lessons.
A) should B) don’t have to
C) must D) shouldn’t