Foreign Language Test Questions for TATU Students - Level 1

Verb Tenses

• The correct verb tense depends on the context and the meaning you want to convey.
• The present continuous tense is used to describe actions happening now.
• The present simple tense is used for facts, habits, and routines.
• The past simple tense is used to talk about actions that finished in the past.
• The future simple tense is used to talk about actions that will happen in the future.

Subject-Verb Agreement

• Subjects and verbs must agree in number.
• A singular subject needs a singular verb, and a plural subject needs a plural verb.

Verb Forms

• Verbs have different forms depending on the tense, person, and number of the subject.
• The base form of a verb is the infinitive without 'to' (e.g., 'walk').
• The present participle is formed by adding '-ing' to the base form (e.g., 'walking').
• The past participle is the form used after 'have' or 'had' (e.g., 'walked').
• The infinitive form of a verb is preceded by 'to' (e.g., 'to walk').

Specific Verb Examples

• The verb 'to be' has irregular forms: am, is, are, was, were, been.
• The verb 'to have' also has irregular forms: have, has, had.
• The verb 'to do' has irregular forms: do, does, did.
• The verb 'to go' has irregular forms: go, goes, went.

Correct Sentence Examples

• She speaks to her boss. (Present simple, fact)
• She is speaking to her boss. (Present continuous, action happening now)
• Every morning Tessa wakes up at 7.30. (Present simple, habit, routine)
• The cat sits on the mat. (Present simple, fact)
• The sun rises in the east. (Present simple, general truth)
• I read lots of books every year. (Present simple, habit, routine)
• Nurses look after people in hospital. (Present simple, general truth)
• Annie is from Ireland. (Present simple, fact)
• We are going to a party next Saturday. (Present continuous, future plan)
• She is cooking for dinner this evening. (Present continuous, action happening now)
• Would you like to go out tonight? (Would like + to + infinitive, request)
• In Britain, people drive on the left. (Present simple, fact)
• This is a great party. Everyone is having a great time! (Present continuous, action happening now)
• Jack's a policeman but he doesn't wear a uniform. (Present simple, fact)
• What do you do in your free time? (Present simple, question about a habit)