GRAMMAR TEST 1.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.
Write the missing word in a box in CAPITALS.
Paul broke his arm while he … (paint) the wall.
Sandra finally … (pass) the exam. She had been studying really hard for months.
While I walking home last night, I … (bump) into Sally.
We had finished the main course and … (wait) for dessert when the fire alarm rang.
“ … (you/ work) late last night?”
“Yes, actually I left at 11 pm.
6. He … (drive) home when he crashed into a tree.
7. He … (not/shave) this morning because he didn’t have time.
8. Amy was walking home when she … (hear) her mobile phone ring.
9. He … (have) a bath when the lights went out.
10. He … (wait) for the bus when the accident happened..
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2.
3.
4.
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GRAMMAR TEST 2.
Complete each sentence by putting in, on, at or out of in each space.
1) Harry Potter is hard …… work writing his new screenplay.
2) The music was terrible and the singer was …… tune.
3) I can’t tell what that is …… the background of the picture.
4) Jane’s new book is coming out ……paperback next year.
5) Is there anything good …… Channel 4 this evening?
6) The critics found Joe’s kind of writing rather …… date.
7) In the last scene, all the actors are ……. stage together.
8) When David took his place …… the piano the audience went wild.
9) The film stars Doris Fleck ……the part of Queen Elizabeth.
10) Margaret’s new sculptures are …… display in the park.
GRAMMAR TEST 3.
Choose the correct words.
1. When she entered her flat she had found / found that someone had broken /broke in.
2. When Laura arrived /had arrived at the restaurant, Tony had gone / has gone home.
3. He had just finished / just finished his report when his boss asked /had asked to see
him.
4. He was broke. He spent /had spent all his money.
5. When I bought / had bought some fruit I went /had gone back to the beach.
6. After they ate / had eaten, they had cleared/ cleared the table.
7. Before Columbus discovered /had discovered America people believed /had believed
that the Earth was flat.
8. She had visited /visited France before but she only went /had gone to Paris last month.
9. She had never /ever been to South America before /after.
10. Scott reached / had reached The South Pole in1912 but Amundsen had beaten /beat
him by a month.
GRAMMAR TEST 4.
1)
a)
b)
c)
d)
While I …… to get my car started, a passing car …… and the driver …… to help me.
was trying/ was stopping /was offering
tried/ was stopping/ was offering
was trying/ stopped/offered
was trying/stopped/was offering
2)
a)
b)
c)
d)
The police (pay) …… no attention to Claire’s complaint because she …….them so many times.
Paid/ had phoned
Paid/phoned
Had paid/had phoned
Was paying/phoned
3) Mary (not wear) …… her glasses at the time, so she (not notice) …… what kind of car the man
(drive)….
a) was not wearing/ wasn’t noticing/was driving
b) was not wearing/ didn’t notice/was driving
c) was not wearing/ didn’t notice/drove
d) wore/ didn’t notice/was driving
4)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Nick (lie) …… down on the grass for a while, next to some tourists who (feed) …… the ducks.
lay/ were feeding
lay/fed
was laying/ were feeding
was laying/fed
5)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Tony (admit) ….. that he …….the other car.
was admitting/hit
had admitted/ hit
admitted/had hit
admitted/hit
6)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Sorry, I (not listen) ….. to you. I (think) …… about something else.
wasn’t listening/ was thinking
wasn’t listening/ thought
didn’t listen/thought
didn’t listen/was thinking
7) Helen felt very tired, and while she (finish) …… her studying, she (fall) …… asleep.
a) finished/fell
b) was finishing/fell
c) finished/was falling
d) was finishing/was falling
8)
a)
b)
c)
d)
The police (get) …… to Clare’s house as fast as they could, but the burglars had disappeared.
was getting
has got
got
had got
9)
a)
b)
c)
d)
I (phone) …… you last night but you (not answer) …… What (you do) ……?
phoned/ didn’t answer/did you do
was phoning/ were not answering/were you doing
phoned/ were not answering/were you doing
phoned/ didn’t answer/ were you doing
10) We (not go) …… out yesterday because it (rain) … .
a) didn’t go/rained
b) didn’t go/was raining
c) wasn’t go/was raining
d) wasn’t go/rained