diff --git a/tests/languages/python_test.py b/tests/languages/python_test.py
index 54fb98fe..8bb284eb 100644
--- a/tests/languages/python_test.py
+++ b/tests/languages/python_test.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from pre_commit.languages import python
 from pre_commit.prefix import Prefix
 from pre_commit.util import make_executable
 from pre_commit.util import win_exe
+from testing.language_helpers import run_language
 
 
 def test_read_pyvenv_cfg(tmpdir):
@@ -210,3 +211,25 @@ def test_unhealthy_then_replaced(python_dir):
     os.replace(f'{py_exe}.tmp', py_exe)
 
     assert python.health_check(prefix, C.DEFAULT) is None
+
+
+def test_language_versioned_python_hook(tmp_path):
+    setup_py = '''\
+from setuptools import setup
+setup(
+    name='example',
+    py_modules=['mod'],
+    entry_points={'console_scripts': ['myexe=mod:main']},
+)
+'''
+    tmp_path.joinpath('setup.py').write_text(setup_py)
+    tmp_path.joinpath('mod.py').write_text('def main(): print("ohai")')
+
+    # we patch this to force virtualenv executing with `-p` since we can't
+    # reliably have multiple pythons available in CI
+    with mock.patch.object(
+            python,
+            '_sys_executable_matches',
+            return_value=False,
+    ):
+        assert run_language(tmp_path, python, 'myexe') == (0, b'ohai\n')
diff --git a/tests/languages/script_test.py b/tests/languages/script_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a02f615a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/languages/script_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pre_commit.languages import script
+from pre_commit.util import make_executable
+from testing.language_helpers import run_language
+
+
+def test_script_language(tmp_path):
+    exe = tmp_path.joinpath('main')
+    exe.write_text('#!/usr/bin/env bash\necho hello hello world\n')
+    make_executable(exe)
+
+    expected = (0, b'hello hello world\n')
+    assert run_language(tmp_path, script, 'main') == expected
diff --git a/tests/languages/system_test.py b/tests/languages/system_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcd9cf1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/languages/system_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pre_commit.languages import system
+from testing.language_helpers import run_language
+
+
+def test_system_language(tmp_path):
+    expected = (0, b'hello hello world\n')
+    assert run_language(tmp_path, system, 'echo hello hello world') == expected
diff --git a/tests/repository_test.py b/tests/repository_test.py
index c04eb379..1af73e3a 100644
--- a/tests/repository_test.py
+++ b/tests/repository_test.py
@@ -143,22 +143,6 @@ def test_python_venv_deprecation(store, caplog):
     )
 
 
-def test_language_versioned_python_hook(tempdir_factory, store):
-    # we patch this force virtualenv executing with `-p` since we can't
-    # reliably have multiple pythons available in CI
-    with mock.patch.object(
-            python,
-            '_sys_executable_matches',
-            return_value=False,
-    ):
-        _test_hook_repo(
-            tempdir_factory, store, 'python3_hooks_repo',
-            'python3-hook',
-            [os.devnull],
-            f'3\n[{os.devnull!r}]\nHello World\n'.encode(),
-        )
-
-
 def test_system_hook_with_spaces(tempdir_factory, store):
     _test_hook_repo(
         tempdir_factory, store, 'system_hook_with_spaces_repo',