Placement Test

Vincent: Did you see the weather forecast? It’s going to be extremely hot this weekend.

Pauline: I know, I can’t believe it! It _____ since Monday.

• rains

• has been raining

• is raining

• was raining

Ameena: What colour are you going to paint the living room?

Charlotte: I _____ probably choose something bright, like yellow.

• will

• may

• can

• might

Victor: I’d love to go back in history to see how people lived hundreds of years ago.

Simon: Me too! If I _____ choose, I’d probably travel to ancient Rome.

• can

• will

• could

• would

Stephen: The concert was fantastic yesterday. You _____ have come.

Yuuto: I know. I wanted to, but I had to work late.

• must

• could

• ought

• should

Katie: Would you like to go sightseeing or to the beach this afternoon?

Matthew: I don’t mind, I’ll let you decide.

Katie: OK, let’s go sightseeing, _____ we?

• should

• shall

• might

• would

Amanda: It said on the news that the president also owns all the national newspapers.

Andrew: That _____ be right! I don’t think that’s true.

• must

• can't

• won't

• would

Assistant: That meeting was really difficult. What would you have done if you _____ in my position?

Manager: Oh, I think you managed it very well.

• are

• were

• had been

• would be

Natalia: My new smartphone doesn’t seem to work.

Katie: Oh dear! Perhaps you should take it _____ and ask for a refund.

• up

• out

• away

• back

Chris: I wish I could be with our cousins.

Alison: Me too! By this time tomorrow they _____ on a Greek beach while we’re revising for our history test.

• sunbathe

• will sunbathe

• will be sunbathing

• will have sunbathed

Son: Are you OK, Mum? You don’t seem very relaxed.

Mother: I just wish I _____ an aisle seat so that I could get up and walk around more easily.

• had chosen

• have chosen

• would choose

• should choose