Pre-Intermediate Test
Level test · Pre-Intermediate · A2–B1
The level where conversation already works, yet tenses still get mixed up. Sixteen questions will help you see whether you are ready to move towards B1
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Jake always ___ tennis on Saturdays.Correct: plays always — Present Simple; Jake is third person singular, verb takes -s: plays
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Claire ___ some money when she was cleaning the house.Correct: found A completed past action — Past Simple; find becomes found
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You eat ___ fast food – you really should cut down.Correct: too much fast food is uncountable, so we say too much
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We ___ take a taxi.Correct: should Advice: should + base verb (no to)
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Cameras aren't allowed here – you ___ take photos.Correct: mustn't Prohibition is expressed with mustn’t — it’s not allowed
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That's the school ___ we used to study.Correct: where A school is a place, so we link the clause with where
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You ___ the new nightclub. The music is terrible.Correct: won't like It’s a prediction, so will / won’t + base verb: won’t like
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___ dinner with my friends tonight.Correct: I'm having A plan for tonight — Present Continuous: I’m having
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It ___ when we left.Correct: was raining The rain was in progress when we left — Past Continuous: was raining
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She didn't get ___ very well with her colleagues.Correct: on The phrasal verb get on with means to have a good relationship
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My aunt ___ be a teacher.Correct: used to For a past state that is no longer true we use used to + base verb
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It's important ___ too many mistakes.Correct: not to make The negative infinitive is not to + base verb: not to make
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___ in this city since 1999.Correct: I've lived since 1999 goes with the Present Perfect: I’ve lived
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If you think hard enough, ___ the problem.Correct: you'll solve First conditional: the main clause takes will + base verb — you’ll solve
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If I had the time, I ___ walk to the cinema.Correct: could Second conditional: would/could + base verb (no would can)
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When I got to work I remembered that ___ my mobile at home.Correct: I'd left The earlier of two past actions — Past Perfect: I’d left
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