False friends si timpuri

1. “Situația actuală este mai rea decât credeam.”

a) The actual situation is worse than I thought.

b) The current situation has been worse than I thought.

c) The current situation is worse than I thought. 

d) The actual situation is better than I was thinking.

2. “A pretins că nu știe răspunsul, dar de fapt îl știa.”

a) He pretended he didn’t know the answer, but actually he knew it.

b) He claimed he didn’t know the answer, but actually he knew it. 

c) He pretended he doesn’t know the answer, but actually he knew it.

d) He claimed he doesn’t know the answer, but actually he knew it.

3. “Am asistat la un spectacol caritabil săptămâna trecută.”

a) I assisted a charity show last week.

b) I have attended a charity show last week. 

c) I attended a charity show last week. 

d) I have assisted a charity show last week.

4. “El rezumă raportul în timp ce eu scriu concluziile.”

a) He is resuming the report while I am writing the conclusions.

b) He resumes the report while I write the conclusions.

c) He is summarizing the report while I am writing the conclusions. 

d) He summarizes the report while I am writing the conclusions.

5. “A fost mereu sensibila la vremea rece.”

a). She has always been sensible to cold weather.

b) She has always been sensitive to cold weather. 

c) She was always sensitive to cold weather.

d) She was always sensible to cold weather.

6. “Chiar acum studiază ceva in librărie.”

a) She is studying in the library right now.

b) She studies in the library right now.

c) She is studying in the book shop right now. 

d) She studies in the book shop right now.

7. “Noul meu coleg este foarte simpatic, tocmai ne-a invitat pe toți la o cafea.”

a) My new colleague is very sympathetic, he has just invited us all for a coffee.

b) My new colleague is very nice, he has just invited us all for a coffee. 

c) My new colleague is very sympathetic, he just invited us all for a coffee.

d) My new colleague is very nice, he just invited us all for a coffee.

8. “Tatăl meu lucrează intr-o fabrică de 20 de ani.”

a) My father works in a fabric for 20 years.

b) My father has been working in a fabric for 20 years.

c) My father works in a factory for 20 years.

d) My father’s been working in a factory for 20 years. 

Grade de comparatie

1. The weather is getting _______ every day.

a) more and more hot

b) hotter and hotter

c) increasingly hot and hot

2. Which is the most formal way to say “din ce în ce mai dificil”?

a) more and more difficult

b) getting more difficult

c) increasingly difficult

3. Complete: “The children are _______ every year.”

a) getting taller and taller

b) getting more and more tall

c) more and more tall

4. “The situation is _______ complicated.” Which is NOT correct?

a) getting more and more

b) more and more

c) more and much

5. Translate “din ce în ce mai bun” into English:

a) more and more good

b) gooder and gooder

c) better and better

6. “Life is _______ expensive these days.”

a) getting more and more

b) increasingly

c) both a and b

7. Which sentence is grammatically WRONG?

a) The music is getting louder and louder.

b) The book is more and more interesting.

c) The problem is increasingly serious.

d) The car is more and more fast.

8. “The movie is _______.”

a) more boring and boring

b) getting more and more boring

c) more and boring

Diateza pasiva

1. The documents ________ by the manager yesterday.

A. signed

B. were signed

C. were sign

2. A new shopping mall ________ in the city center next year.

A. will build

B. will be build

C. will be built

3. This novel ________ into more than 20 languages so far.

A. has translated

B. was translated

C. has been translated

D. translated

4. While the house ________, they stayed with friends.

A. was being renovated

B. was renovating

C. renovated  

5. The problem ________ before we arrived.

A. had solved

B. had been solved

C. will be solved

6. All the guests ________ to leave the hall immediately.

A. were asked

B. asked 

C. have asked

7. The results ________ by the end of the week.

A. will announce

B. will be announced

C. will have announced

8. Look! That car ________!

A. is going to hit

B. going to hit

C. is going to be hit

9. These paintings ________ by a famous Italian artist.

A. are created

B. created

C. have created

10. A new policy ________ to reduce plastic waste.

A. has been introduced

B. has introduced

C. introduced

Past Simple – aplicarea schemei și a excepțiilor

      1. She __________ (not / have) enough experience for the senior position.

2. (there / be) ___________ a conference room available for the meeting?

3. They ___________ (not / can) meet the deadline for the report.

4. The company __________ (launch)  a new product last quarter?

5. The finance team ____________ (not approve) the budget for the next fiscal year.

6. He ___________ (not be) responsible for the marketing campaign.

7. The employees ____________(not receive)  their bonuses on time.

8. They __________ (be) satisfied with the results of the audit?

9. The CEO __________ (announce) major changes in the company structure?

10. There ___________ (be) a delay in the product launch due to technical issues?

11. They ___________( can) reschedule the business presentation for next week?

12. There ______________ (be not) an urgent request from the CEO this morning.

Present Simple

1. (you / like) ____________ the new project?

2. She __________ (not / have) a good job.

3. (there / be) ____________ a supermarket near your house?

4. They __________ (not / can) drive a car.

5. (he / be) __________ your manager?

6. (your colleague / know) ____________ your phone number?

7. (there / not be) ____________ any milk in the fridge.

8. We __________ (not / must) smoke in the office.

9. (they / be) __________ your teammates?

10. (he / can) ____________ finish the project in time?

11. She __________ (not / should) eat so much fast food.

12. (we / may) ____________ leave early today?

13. We __________ (not / have to) wear a suit at work.

14. The logo _________ (not represent) our company.

Adjective cu terminatie -ed sau -ing

1. They found the documentary both ________ and ________.

a) shocked / disturbing

b) shocking / disturbed

c) shocked / disturbed

d) shocking/ disturbing

2. The ________ teacher noticed her ________ students weren’t paying attention.

a) frustrating / boring

b) frustrated / bored

c) frustrated / boring

d) frustrating / bored

3. I was ________ about the ________ news about the company.

a) concerning / worried

b) worried / concerning

c) worried / worried

d) concerning / concerning

4. After the ________ lecture, the ________ professor went home.

a) exhausting / tired

b) exhausted / tiring

c) exhausting / tiring

d) exhausted / tired

5. She was ________ to meet such an ________ person.

a) excited / inspiring

b) exciting / inspired

c) excited / excited

d) inspiring / exciting

6. The ________ results were ________ to everyone.

a)  disappointed / shocking 

b) disappointed / shocked

c) disappointing / shocked

d) disappointing / shocking

7. The ________ manager gave his ________ team a day off.

a) understanding / exhausted

b) understood / exhausting

c) understanding / exhausting

d) understood / exhausted

8. He wasn’t ____________in the film, he found it _____________

a) interesting / bored

b) interested / bored

c) interested / boring

d) interesting / boring