ENGLISH TEST FOR 8TH GRADE

Name ______________________________

I. Prsent simple or present continuous

1. 1.Fill in the gaps with the correct verbal tense: present simple or
present continuous.
2. What___________________(you/do)? I ___________________(read) the
newspaper.
3. Jim ________________(usually /work) in an office, but today
he______________ (work) in the street.
4. Jack _______________(travel) to Madrid every Christmas.
5. Peter’s children _________________( go) to Japanese classes on
Mondays.
6. Be quiet! The baby _________________(sleep).
7. What ____________________(you/do) on Fridays afternoons?
8. I _____________ (visit) my grandma.
9. Look! That man _________________ (try) to break into the house.
10. Next summer, I ______________(spend) the summer in England

II. Choose the correct answer :

1. Harry plays tennis _______.
a. on Sundays b. Now
2. Judy _______ a bath at the moment
a. is having b. has
3. I usually _______ on holiday in July.
a. am going b. Go
4. “Where’s Dad?”- In the garden. He _____ the car
a. is washing b. Washes
5. Colin usually cooks dinner but Mary ____it today.
a. is making b. Makes
6. Alex is taking a photo _______.
a. at the moment b. every day
 III. Past Simple and Past Continuous
A: Put one of these verbs in each sentence. Use the past simple:
eat /bring/ write/ buy /see/ meet
1. The party was fantastic. Every guest _______________ something to eat and
a bottle of wine.
2. I had an extravagant weekend. I _______________ some clothes and a plant.
3. Three weeks ago Tracy _______________ her ex-husband in Mallorca. What a
coincidence!
4. When I lived in Italy, we always _______________ lamb at Easter.
5. Shakespeare _______________ a lot of plays

IV. Put the verb in the correct form: past simple or past continuous.
1. I _______________ (dream) when the alarm clock _______________ (go off).
2. They _______________ (wait) for me when I _______________ (arrive).
3. The phone _______________ (ring) while I _______________ (have) a shower.
4. We _______________ (not/go out) last Sunday because it __________ (rain).
5. I __________ (see) Kim at the party. She ___________ (wear) a new dress.
6. I _______________ (break) a bowl this morning. When I _______________
(wash) the dishes it just _____________ (slip) out of my hand onto the floor!
7. When he _______________ (carry) the table, he _______________ (feel) a
sharp pain in his back. 8. Sarah _______________ (go) down the stairs when
the lights _______________ (go out).
9. We _______________ (watch) TV when someone _______________ (come) to
the door and _______________ (knock) very loudly.
10. What _____________ (you/do) at this time yesterday? Oh, I ____________
(prepare) the dinner

V. Underline the correct answer.

a. While my mother [cooked /was cooking],she [watched / was watching] TV.
b. We [slept / were sleeping] in our bedrooms at 6 o’clock.
c. The boys [played/were playing] baseball when it [started/was starting] to
rain.
d. My cousin [had /was having] dinner when the telephone [rang/was ringing].
e. When I [got /was getting] up,my father [read/was reading] the newspaper.
f. Emilio [fell / was falling] when he [painted / was painting] the wall.
g. The doctor [examined / was examining] my eyesight yesterday.