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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 1 • be and have

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1 be and have – the basics. Correct (✓) or not (✗)?
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He’s an actor. ✓
He's got 85 kilos. ✗
They don't got a car.
I didn't have a good time last night.
Do you have thirst?
She's 40 but she looks younger.
Aren't I invited to the party?
Do they have got a big house?
I aren’t ready.
My mobile phone has got a camera.

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2 Expressions and structures with there is.

Circle the correct form.

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There will be / Will there be an English test tomorrow?

1 There appears / There’s appears to be a problem with your washing machine.
2 There is like / likely to be snow tonight.
3 There will be a meeting tomorrow, isn’t / won’t there?
4 There isn’t / There’s nothing wrong with this cake – it tastes delicious!
5 Howard doesn’t want there be / there to be a party for his birthday.
6 There’s no point / not point in arguing with her.
7 Is there sure / surely to be a train to London after 9 o’clock?
8 There were some birds / Some birds there were singing outside last night.

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3 there (is) or it (is)? Put in there, there’s, it or it’s.
There’s

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a red car outside our house.
1
a message on the answering machine.
for you.
2 ‘What do you think of our new house?’ ‘
beautiful. I love

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no need to bring your car to the restaurant.
very near the station.
4
must be a cash machine near here. Perhaps
one in the supermarket.
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a problem with my computer.
won’t save my documents.
6 I’d like
to be better programmes on TV.
so boring!

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4 have with got and do.
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Natural (N), formal (F) or wrong (✗)?
A We’ve got a problem. N
B We have a problem. F

C We got a problem. ✗

1 A They don't got much money.

B They haven't got much money.

C They haven't much money.

2 A Have you Jean's address?

B Do you have Jean's address?

C Do you have got Jean's address?

3 A She's got a very interesting job.

B She's a very interesting job.

C She has a very interesting job.

4 A Did you have enough to eat?

B Did you had enough to eat?

C Had you had enough to eat.

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 1 • be and have

© Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE


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5 Habitual and repeated actions. Correct the sentences or write ‘Correct’.
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If I drink cofee at night, I’ve got problems sleeping. I have
I’ve got exams every day next week. Correct
I’ve got an appointment with the doctor this afternoon.
I’ve got a weekly meeting with my boss on Tuesday mornings.
He’s often got diiculty getting up early in the morning.
We haven’t got a lot of guests in the hotel at the moment.
She’s got bad headaches if she works on the computer for too long.

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6 Mixed structures. Which is/are correct?

Circle the letter(s) of the correct sentences.
One, two or more answers may be correct for each question.
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I amn’t going to complain about it.
We aren’t going to complain about it.
He isn’t going to complain about it.
You aren’t going to complain about it.

1 A

B
C
D

We haven’t got any reason to be sorry.
We don’t have got any reason to be sorry.
We don’t haven’t got any reason to be sorry.
We don’t have any reason to be sorry.

2 A
B
C
D

Have you got a guitar lesson on Friday?
Do you have a guitar lesson on Friday?
Have you got guitar lessons every week?
Do you have guitar lessons every week?

3 A
B
C
D

There’s deinite to be snow this winter.
There’s likely to be snow this winter.
There’s sure to be snow this winter,
There’s certain to be snow this winter.

4 A

B
C
D

There was enough food at the party, wasn’t there?
There was enough food at the party, wasn’t it?
There seemed to be enough food at the party.
There appeared to be enough food at the party.

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B
C
D

I don’t want there be any problems with the food at the party.
I don’t want there to be any problems with the food at the party.
I’d like there to be more food at the party.
I’d like it there be more food at the party.

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Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 1 • be and have

© Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE