| 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. |