ESL English Practice Exam

Fields of Study, Future Plans, Past Continuous, Time Words & Future Simple

Part 1: Academic Majors & Fields of Study

Word Bank: biology, business administration, communications, computer science, economics, education, English, political science, psychology

1. Sarah is taking a course in ________ to understand how human minds work and why people behave in certain ways.

2. Mark studies ________ because he wants to learn how to write software programs and develop mobile apps.

3. Students majoring in ________ analyze living organisms, cells, and natural ecosystems under microscopic lenses.

4. If you study ________, you will learn about government systems, public policies, and international relations.

5. Maria wants to manage her own company one day, so she decided to earn a degree in ________.

6. Understanding supply and demand, stock markets, and national financial systems is central to ________.

7. Future teachers usually complete a degree in ________ to master classroom techniques and teaching methods.

8. A major in ________ helps students improve public speaking, media relations, and corporate messaging.

9. Reading classic literature, analyzing poems, and writing critical essays are key requirements in ________ classes.

Part 2: Plans & Future Actions

Word Bank: graduate from, look for a job, return to my hometown, study abroad, study for my final exams, travel around

10. Next semester, I plan to ________ in Spain so I can practice speaking Spanish every day.

11. After four long years of studying, she will finally ________ university this coming May.

12. I need to spend all weekend in the library to ________ because my classes end next week.

13. Once I earn my degree, I will write a resume and ________ at local finance companies.

14. During summer break, my dream is to ________ Europe and visit famous historical sites.

15. After living in the big city for five years, I miss my family and want to ________ to be near them.

Part 3: Past Continuous Tense

16. Fill in the correct past continuous forms for each sentence below:

• Yesterday at 8 PM, John ________ a movie.
• We ________ about our weekend plans when the phone rang.
• She ________ late because the traffic was heavy.

17. Fill in the correct past continuous forms for each sentence below:

• Maria ________ for her exam all night long.
• They ________ quietly in the back of the classroom.
• The students ________ at the new poster on the wall.

18. Fill in the correct past continuous forms for each sentence below:

• While I ________ dark clouds in the sky, it started to rain.
• My parents ________ ready for work when I woke up.
• David ________ the football match on TV at 9 PM.

Part 4: Time Words (Before, After, While, When)

19. ________ I was walking to school, I bumped into an old friend from middle school.

20. Please make sure to lock all the doors ________ you leave the house for your vacation.

21. ________ we finished our final examinations, we went out to dinner to celebrate our success.

22. The power went out completely ________ the professor was giving his lecture.

Part 5: Future Simple Tense (Will / Won't)

23. Complete the sentences with the correct future forms:

• Next semester, Alex ________ computer science at university.
• She ________ a laptop during class to take quick notes.
• Don't worry, the exam ________ too difficult for you.

24. Complete the sentences with the correct future forms:

• With lots of hard work, she ________ a successful business leader.
• He ________ his bike to campus every day to stay healthy.
• Without studying, you ________ the answers to the test questions.

25. Complete the sentences with the correct future forms:

• The teacher ________ the email until tomorrow morning.
• I ________ late for class tomorrow because I set two alarms.
• We ________ the new software once the installation is complete.