Name_______________________________________ Class______________________________
INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH - PRACTICE TEST # 5
GRAMMAR POINT: PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT
Complete the conversation using the correct form (past simple or present
perfect) of the verbs in brackets.
A Where do you work?
B I work for HSBC in Paris.
A How long (1) __________________ (you work) there?
B I (2) __________________ (start) working for HSBC seven years ago. My
first job with the company (3) __________________ (be) in Shanghai. After
two years there, I (4) __________________ (take) the job in Paris.
A That means you (5) __________________ (live) in Paris for five years,
right?
B Yes, that’s right.
A How’s your French?
B Well, I (6) __________________ (study) French for five years when I was at
school and I (7) __________________ (have) a French lesson every week
since I moved to France. My French isn’t perfect, but I speak it every day at
work. I (8) __________________ (learn) a lot of French from my colleagues.
A That’s good. I (9) __________________ (never study) French, but I (10)
__________________ (speak) Spanish every day when I lived in Barcelona.
VOCABULARY: STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE
A Complete the sentences with words from the box.
deadline environment life lifestyle workaholic
11 Working freelance is challenging, but I love the __________________ –
being able to choose when and where I work.
12 Trevor loves his job, but he says that the working __________________
isn’t very nice. The office is in an old building and it’s cold and dark.
