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BANCO DE PREGUNTAS DE INGLÉS

I. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES WITH THE VERB TO BE

Cross out (X) the correct option to complete the statements.

1. Our parents __________ at home.

( ) am

( ) is

( x ) are

( ) do

2. They __________ at home.

( ) is

( x ) are

( ) could

( ) should

3. My sister Blanca __________ twenty five years old.

( ) am

( x ) is

( ) has

( ) does

4. My friend’s cell phone __________ new.

( x ) is

( ) were

( ) am

( ) be

5. When I’m at home, I __________ happy.

( ) could

( ) is

( ) would

( x ) am

6. Mathematics __________ very difficult to learn.

( ) be

( ) were

( ) can

( x ) is

7. Guayaquil and Salinas __________ beautiful places to visit.

( x ) are

( ) was

( ) be

( ) could

II. NEGATIVE SENTENCES WITH THE VERB TO BE


8. My children __________ tall enough.

( x ) aren’t

( ) isn’t

( ) wasn’t

( ) couldn’t

9. My car __________ as fast as María Augusta’s.

( ) aren’t

( x ) isn’t

( ) couldn’t

( ) doesn’t

10. His markers __________ on his desk.

( ) isn’t

( ) wasn’t

( ) don’t

( x ) aren’t

11. My shoe __________ here. Where is it?

( x ) isn’t

( ) aren’t

( ) doesn’t

( ) don’t

III. YES/NO QUESTIONS WITH THE VERB TO BE

Cross out (X) the correct option to complete the questions.

12. A: __________ your parents at home?

B: No, they aren’t.

( ) Is

( x ) Are

( ) Were

( ) Do

13. A: __________ my little daughter beautiful or ugly?

B: She’s beautiful.

( x ) Is

( ) Are

( ) Isn’t

( ) Don’t

14. A: __________ the photograph on the wall?

B: Yes, it is.

( ) Don’t

( ) Doesn’t

( x ) Is

( ) Are

15. A: __________ your friend a good chef?

B: No. He hates food.

( ) Are

( ) Does

( x ) Is

( ) Has

16. A: __________ your birthday today?

B: No. It’s tomorrow.

( ) Has

( ) Does

( x ) Is

( ) Takes

17. A: __________ your plane always on time?

B: Of course.

( ) Were

( ) Did

( x ) Is

( ) Be

18. A: __________ the apples red or green?

B: Red.

( x ) Are

( ) Is

( ) They

( ) It

IV. INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH THE VERB TO BE

Cross out (X) the correct option to complete the questions.

19. When __________ your birthday?

( ) are

( x ) is

( ) were

( ) does

20. Where __________ Anita?

( ) am

( ) are

( ) do

( x ) is

21. Where __________ the pens?

( ) is

( x ) are

( ) do

( ) does

22. Where __________ it?

( ) were

( ) be

( ) are

( x ) is

23. A: __________ is this?

B: That’s my electronic dictionary.

( ) Who

( x ) What

( ) Where

( ) Why

24. A: _____________ are my books?

B: They are on the desk.

( ) When

( ) What

( x ) Where

( ) How

25. A: __________ is your brother?

B: He’s great, thanks for asking.

( ) Where

( ) Why

( x ) How

( ) Which

V. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES WITH VERBS OTHER THAN TO BE


26. My sister __________ as a secretary.

( ) work

( ) does work

( x ) works

( ) working

27. My brother and I __________ every day.

( x ) cook

( ) took

( ) book

( ) rook

28. His wife __________ me a bird for my birthday.

( x ) gives

( ) give

( ) gived

( ) given

29. Their grandparents __________ a big house in the country.

( ) has

( ) having

( ) to have

( x ) have

30. The athletes __________ in Quito next week.

( ) runned

( x ) run

( ) runn

( ) runs

31. The car __________ when the driver is not alert.

( ) crashing

( ) to crash

( ) crashes

( x ) crashs

VI. NEGATIVE SENTENCES WITH VERBS OTHER THAN TO BE


32. Your mother __________ strawberry ice cream.

( x ) doesn’t like

( ) didn’t likes

( ) does not likes

( ) don’t like

33. My neighbors __________ Hawaiian pizza.

( ) doesn’t eat

( x ) don’t eat

( ) dont’ eat

( ) do not eaten

34. Our boss __________ at 7:30 a.m.

( ) don’t get up

( x ) doesn’t get up

( ) don’t get upping

( ) doesn’t got up

35. The parking lot __________ enough cars.

( ) doesn’t hold

( x ) doesn’t holds

( ) don’t hold

( ) doesn’t holding

36. I __________ a nap after lunch.

( ) doesn’t take

( ) doesn’t takes

( x ) don’t take

( ) don’t taking

VII. INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH AUXILARIES DO AND DOES

Cross out (X) the correct answer.

37. What time do you have lunch?

( ) In the car

( x ) At twelve thirty a.m.

( ) At midnight

( ) An apple

38. Where do your parents live?

( ) At eight o’clock

( x ) In Otavalo

( ) Because I love them

( ) My brother

39. Why do you go to the grocery store?

( ) Tomorrow nigh

( ) In the afternoon

( ) I’m hungry.

( x ) I need some fruit.

40. How do you drink coffee?

( ) With tea

( ) With a nail

( x ) With sugar

( ) With juice

41. Which watermelon do you want?

( x ) The big one

( ) A table

( ) Those ones

( ) The yellow one

VIII. ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

Section A: Cross out (X) the correct answer.

42. How often do you write letters to your friends?

( ) I rarely do write letters to them.

( ) I do rarely write to them.

( x ) I rarely write to them.

( ) Yes, I do.

43. How often do you watch TV in the evening?

( ) No, I don’t.

( ) I doesn’t watch TV.

( ) I often do watch TV.

( x ) I don’t often watch TV in the evening.

44. Do you leave the house before 7:30?

( ) Yes, I leave sometimes the house before 7:30.

( x ) Yes, I sometimes leave the house before 7:30.

( ) Yes, I sometimes leaves the house before 7:30.

( ) Yes, sometimes I leaves the house before 7:30.

45. Does Cristiana always walk to work?

( ) Yes, she always walk to work.

( ) Yes, she always does walk to work.

( x ) Yes, she always walks to work.

( ) Yes, always she walks to work.

46. How often do you exercise?

( ) I never almost exercise.

( x ) I almost never exercise.

( ) I exercise never almost.

( ) I never don’t exercise.

Section B: Cross out (X) the correct word order in the statements below. 47. ( ) They often are late for class. ( x ) They are often late for class. ( ) They often late are for class. ( ) They often for class are late.

48. ( ) Once in a lonely I while get.

( ) I get lonely while in a once.

( x ) I get lonely once in a while.

( ) I never gets lonely.

IX. AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE FORMS OF THERE IS

AND THERE ARE

Section A: Cross out (X) the correct option to complete the statements.

49. There __________ any hate in my heart.

( x ) isn’t

( ) aren’t

( ) don’t

( ) can’t

50. There __________ enough horses in the stable.

( ) couldn’t

( x ) aren’t

( ) didn’t

( ) isn’t

Section B: Cross out (X) the correct option to complete the statements. ( PAST TENSE)

51. Her teacher __________ the piano.

( ) didn’t plate

( ) didn’t played

( x ) didn’t pay

( ) didn’t paled

52. The widow spider __________ that boy.

( x ) didn’t kill

( ) didn’t quill

( ) didn’t pill

( ) didn’t still

53. The tailor __________ the jacket.

( x ) didn’t design

( ) didn’t sign

( ) didn’t this sign

( ) didn’t sing

X. YES/NO QUESTIONS IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Section A: Cross out (X) the correct answers to the following questions.

54. Did he have a bath yesterday?

( ) No, he wasn’t.

( ) No, he didn’t had a bath.

( x ) No, he didn’t have a bath yesterday.

( ) No, they didn’t.

55. Did the boy jump into the lake?

( ) Yes, they did.

( x ) No, he didn’t.

( ) No, she didn’t.

( ) No, they didn’t.

Section B: Cross out (X) the correct option to complete the following questions.

56. A: ______________ most of the time with him?

B: Yes, I did.

( ) Did you spent

( ) Were you spend

( x ) Did you spend

( ) Were you spent

57. A: ______________ up early?

B: Yes, she did.

( ) Was the baby wake

( x ) Did the baby wake

( ) Did the baby woke

( ) Was the baby woke

58. A: ______________ dirty?

B: Yes, they were.

( ) Was the children

( ) The children were

( x ) Were the children

( ) The children was

59. A: ______________ to Loja?

B: No, she didn't.

( ) She went

( x ) Did she go

( ) Did she went

( ) Was she go

XI. INFORMATION QUESTIONS IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Section A: Cross out (X) the correct answers to the following questions.

60. What did you have for dinner?

( ) I had a headache.

( ) I had some friend at home.

( x ) I had vegetables and a T-bone.

( ) I had a nap after dinner.

61. What time did the meeting finish?

( ) The meeting finished tomorrow.

( ) The meeting finished yes.

( x ) The meeting finished at 9:00.

( ) The meeting finished abruptly.

62. Why didn't you eat the chicken?

( ) Because I liked it very much.

( ) Because I paid for the chicken.

( ) Because the chicken flew.

( x ) Because I don’t like it.

Section B: Cross out (X) the correct Wh-question word to complete the

question.

63. A: __________ did they come?

B: To visit.

( x ) Why

( ) Where

( ) Who

( ) When

64. A: __________ did you apply for the ARMY?

B: Because I want to become a soldier.

( ) Who

( ) Which

( x ) Why

( ) What

65. A: __________ did you become a teacher?

B: I went to school.

( x ) How

( ) Who

( ) Where

( ) Which

XII. COMPARATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES

Cross out (X) the correct statements.

66. ( ) Sam is old as Tina.

( x ) Tina is as old as Sam.

( ) Sam is as old Tina.

( ) Tina is old as Sam.

67. ( x ) Mike came as quickly he could.

( ) Quickly came Mike as could.

( ) Quickly Mike came could.

( ) Mike came as quickly as he could.

68. ( ) Cinemark is crowder than a market.

( ) A market is crowder than Cinemark.

( ) A market is as crowd as Cinemarker.

( x ) Cinemark is as crowded as a market.

70. ( x ) The giraffe is as tall as a eucalyptus tree.

( ) The giraffe is tall as a eucalyptus tree.

( ) A eucalyptus tree is giraffe taller.

( ) A eucalyptus is giraffe than a tree.

71. ( ) I am smarter than all combiner you.

( ) You are smarter than combined me.

( x ) I am smarter than all of you combined.

( ) You are smart than combined I.

XIII. SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES

Section A: Cross out (X) the correct form of the adjective to complete the

statements.

72. Mr. Torres writes __________ books in Ambato.

( x ) the most interesting

( ) interesting most

( ) the most

( ) the interesting most

Section B: Cross out (X) the correct tag question form to complete the questions. (QUESTION TAGS)

73. The new Shakira’s song isn’t nice, __________?

( ) is it

( x ) isn’t it

( ) isn’t she

( ) doesn’t it

74. We didn’t complete the exercises, __________?

( ) don’t we

( ) aren’t we

( x ) did we

( ) didn’t we

75. Your teacher speaks English fluently, __________?

( x ) doesn’t he

( ) didn’t he

( ) doesn’t your teacher

( ) don’t he

76. Peter is going to travel to Ambato, __________?

( x ) doesn’t he

( ) hasn’t he

( ) aren’t Peter

( ) isn’t he

77. Christian is the tallest student in the class, __________?

( x ) doesn’t he

( ) isn’t he

( ) hasn’t he

( ) wasn’t he

XIV. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES


78. If she earns a lot of money, __________.

( ) she flies to New York

( ) she flys to New York

( ) she will flew to New York

( x ) she will fly to New York

79. If she had had money, __________.

( x ) she would have gone to Europe ( ) she goes to Europe ( ) she went to Europe ( ) she will go to Europe

80. If we had loved each other, __________. ( ) we would have killed each other

( ) we had gotten married ( x ) we would have gotten married ( ) we will go get married 81. If the teachers had made a lot of money, __________. ( ) they would buy houses ( x ) they would have bought many houses ( ) they will buy houses ( ) they bought houses 82. If Mr. Peña had been a better person, __________. ( ) he will make us mad ( ) he had gone mad ( ) he would make us mad ( x ) He wouldn’t have talked to us like a mad man

XV. PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

Section A: Cross out (X) the correct statements.

83. ( ) My neighbors have been planning a field trip.

( x ) My neighbor have been planning a field trip.

( ) My neighbors have be planning a field trip.

( ) My neighbors have been planned a field trip.

84. ( ) I have done calculating probabilities all day.

( ) I have been calculated probabilities all day.

( ) I have being calculating probabilities all day.

( x ) I have been calculating probabilities all day.

85. ( ) My girlfriend does been reading about the Cultural

Revolution.

( ) My girlfriend been reading about the Cultural Revolution.

( x ) My girlfriend has been reading about the Cultural

Revolution.

( ) My girlfriend has been read about the Cultural Revolution.

Section B: Cross out (X) the correct answer.

86. Has your mother been taking piano classes?

( ) She bought a piano in Quito.

( x ) Yes, she has.

( ) Yes, she does.

( ) Yes, she is.

87. Have you been studying for the exam?

( ) I have to take the exam in Quito.

( x ) Yes, I have.

( ) Yes, I do.

( ) Yes, I am.

XVI. PAST PERFECT


88. The students __________ for the test before they came to school.

( ) has studied

( x ) had studied

( ) have studied

( ) were studied

89. Lucas and Alvaro __________ when it began to rain.

( x ) had left

( ) had leave

( ) had leaves

( ) is leaving

90. Who __________ your heart before you married me?

( x ) had broken

( ) breaks has

( ) breaking had

( ) breaking news

91. __________ asleep when the thieves broke into her house?

( x ) Had she been

( ) Had been she

( ) Had she beens

( ) Had she beans

92. Which other animal __________ to the moon before Pinina?

( ) has been

( x ) had been

( ) are been

( ) are being

XVII. FUTURE

Section A: Cross out (X) the correct option to complete the statements.

(WITH GOING TO)

93. Her pet __________ tonight.

( x ) is going to bark

( ) barking to go is

( ) barking to is go

( ) ising to go bark

94. The teachers __________ English grammar.

( ) are teaching to go

( ) are going to go teaching

( x ) are going to teach

( ) is going to teach

Section B: Cross out (X) the correct option to complete the statements.

(FUTURE WITH WILL)

96. Sebastian __________ us move into our new apartment.

( ) help!

( ) will

( x ) will help

( ) won’t

97. My boyfriend __________ here at 5:30 in the evening.

( ) arrived the will

( ) arrive and will

( x ) will arrive

( ) will and arrive

98. She __________ to classes because she’s sick.

( ) welcome

( ) won’t be

( x ) won’t come

( ) will not

XVIII. FUTURE PROGRESSIVE

Section A: Cross out (X) the correct statements.

99. ( ) At this time tomorrow, Juan will is moving to his new

apartment.

( ) At this time tomorrow, Juan will be moved to his new

apartment.

( x ) At this time tomorrow, Juan will be moving to his new

apartment.

( ) At this time tomorrow, Juan will moving to his new

apartment.

100. ( ) At this time tomorrow, we aren’t be landing in Caracas.

( x ) At this time tomorrow, we won’t be landing in Caracas.

( ) At this time tomorrow, we be won’t landing in Caracas.

( ) At this time tomorrow, won’t we be landing in Caracas.

101. ( ) Soon, I will not be gotten together with my friends.

( ) Soon, I will be not getting together with my friends.

( x ) Soon, I will not be getting together with my friends.

( ) Soon, will I not be getting together with my friends.

Section B: Cross out (X) the correct answer to the following questions.

102. What will they be doing at this time tomorrow?

( ) At the university

( ) At 8:00 o’clock

( x ) They will be having lunch.

( ) Yes, they will.

103. What will you and your girlfriend be watching at the cinema?

( x ) The Black Swan film

( ) We will be drinking soda.

( ) We will be talking on the phone.

( ) Yes, we will.

XIX. FUTURE PERFECT


104. We __________ by the time you arrived.

( x ) will have gone

( ) will have go

( ) will have to going

( ) will have went

105. We __________ a new period by March 21st.

( ) have will started

( x ) ’ll have started

( ) ’ll started have

( ) has will start

106. __________ you knowing that you were that ugly?

( ) Will have she married

( ) She will have married

( ) She won’t have married

( x ) Will she have married

107. My t-shirt __________ in the washing machine.

( ) have will shrunk

( x ) will have shrunk

( ) will have a lot of shrimp

( ) won’t have any shrimp

XX. PASSIVE VOICE


108. __________ in 2005 or 2006?

( x ) Was President Correa elected

( ) Were President Correa elect

( ) Will President Correa elect

( ) President Correa will be elected

109. “The bills __________ to your house”, said the accountant.

( ) will sends

( ) was sending

( x ) will be sent

( ) was sent

110. Coronel Santamaria __________ from power.

( x ) will soon be removed

( ) will remove soon

( ) was soon removing

( ) is soon removing

111. My mother __________ for our expenses.

( ) will charge

( x ) will be charged

( ) will charge be

( ) be will charging

112. Vilcabamba __________ by the English staff next month.

( ) will visit

( ) visits

( x ) will be visited

( ) was visits

113. Our salaries __________ by 10% next winter.

( ) will be raise

( ) the raise will be on

( ) will raising

( x ) will be raised

114. The trainees __________ for being late and lazy.

( ) will be punish

( ) punish

( x ) will be punished

( ) were punish

XXI. REPORTED SPEECH

Cross out (X) the correct reported speech form.

115. Jonathan and Lorena said: “We are running fast.”

( x ) They said they were running fast.

( ) Them said they were running fast.

( ) They say they are running fast.

( ) They said were running fast.

116. Doris said: “My boyfriend and I are studying a lot.”

( x ) She said they were studying a lot.

( ) She says they was studying a lot.

( ) She is study a lot she said.

( ) She said she is studying a lot.

117. He said: “You have to run!”

( ) He said I had to run!

( x ) He said you had to run!

( ) He said you has to run!

( ) He said I have to run!

119. The policeman asked my cousin: “Can I see your driver’s license?”

( ) The policeman asked my cousin if he can see his driver’s license.

( ) The policeman asked us to show him our driver’s licenses.

( ) The policeman never asked anyone anything.

( x ) The policeman asked my cousin if he could see his driver’s

license.

120. Sally asked the nurse: “Why didn’t you give me morphine this morning?”

( ) Sally asked the nurse why she hadn’t gave her morphine that

morning.

( ) Sally asked the nurse why she hadn’t given her morphine that

morning.

( ) Sally asked the nurse why she hadn’t gotten a haircut.

( x ) Sally asked the nurse why the nurse was absent.

XXII. RELATIVE CLAUSES


121. The woman __________ I called gave me some information.

( ) what

( ) which

( x ) whom

( ) when

122. Did the picture __________ Tomás was looking at catch his eye?

( ) where

( x ) which

( ) how

( ) when

123. I enjoyed the music __________ we listened to after dinner.

( ) when

( x ) that

( ) how

( ) where

124. Wasn’t __________ turkey sandwich delicious?

( ) that

( ) what

( x ) those

( ) these

XXIII. MODAL AUXILARIES


125. Susan __________ hear the speaker because the crowd was cheering

so loudly.

( ) must not

( x ) can’t

( ) may not

( ) couldn’t

126. The lamp __________ be broken. Maybe the light bulb just burned out.

( ) might not

( ) can

( x ) might

( ) should

127. I __________ speak English.

( x ) can

( ) can have

( ) can’t have

( ) have cans

128. It __________ rain tomorrow morning because it’s really cloudy outside.

( ) has

( x ) might

( ) is

( ) have

129. Katrina __________ study harder to graduate.

( ) has got to

( x ) out to

( ) into

( ) in to

130. __________ you please close the door?

( ) Call

( ) When

( x ) Could

( ) Wool

131. Mr. Zurita lived in New Jersey for four years. He __________ acquired a

fortune.

( x ) must have

( ) must having

( ) having must

( ) too much having

132. I met a man __________ is kind with everybody.

( ) which ( ) where ( ) why ( x ) who

133. Mr. Pérez is a mechanic __________ you can trust.

( ) when ( ) which ( x ) who ( ) where

134. The woman __________ I called gave me some information.

( ) what ( ) which ( x ) whom ( ) when

135. The soup __________ I had for lunch was too salty.

( ) who ( ) whom ( x ) which ( ) when

136. A pilot is someone __________ flies an airplane.

( ) where ( ) when ( ) why ( x ) who

137. A park is a place __________ you can have a good time at.

( ) when ( ) who ( ) why ( x ) where

138. I have a class __________ begins at 8:00 a.m.

( ) where ( ) that ( ) when ( x ) what

139. My friend knows an engineer __________ doesn’t have to work for a living.

( x ) who ( ) whom ( ) to who ( ) to whom

140. My daughter asked me a question __________ I couldn’t answer.

( ) where ( x ) that ( ) when ( ) how

141. My brother lost the scarf __________ he borrowed from his roommate.

( ) which ( ) how ( x ) why ( ) where

142. A lion is an animal __________ lives with other animals.

( ) where ( ) when ( ) how ( x ) which

143. A globe is a ball __________ has a world map on it.

( ) who ( ) how ( x ) that ( ) what

144. The bus __________ I take to school isn’t always crowded.

( ) who ( ) whom ( ) how ( x ) none of the above

145. The guards __________ answered the phone was quite polite.

( ) why ( ) who ( ) where ( x ) what

146. The people __________ Ana is visiting aren’t friendly.

( ) where ( ) when ( ) which ( x ) none of the above

147. The chair __________ I am sitting on is hard.

( x ) which ( ) whom ( ) how ( ) what

148. My parents went to a movie __________ was interesting.

( ) what ( x ) that ( ) where ( ) who

149. The lady __________ I work for doesn’t pay me a fair salary.

( x ) which ( ) when ( ) that ( ) how

150. Are the bananas __________ my wife bought too ripe?

( ) who ( ) whom ( x ) how ( ) none of the above

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