Name: _Krainova Polina _ Date: _11/03/2021

Elementary Language Practice

Grammar Progress Test 2b (Units 15–27)

1 Change the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

0 For lunch, my mother (eat) ate rice, but my dad (have) had pasta.
1 Sylvia (make) was making her breakfast when the doorbell (ring) saw.
2 The police officer (see) saw the accident when he (drive) was driving to work.
3 When the film (finish) came, my parents (came) came home.
4 My sister (sing) was singing while she (do) was doing her homework.
5 He (walk) walked into the kitchen, then he (sit) sat down.
6 While Luis (tell) was telling a joke, the teacher (walk) walked in.
7 Mr and Mrs Smith (fly) flew to Italy yesterday.
8 Nothing happened when I (switch on) switched on the computer.
9 Joe (run) ran into the room while I (study) was studying.
10 It (begin) began to snow while we (play) were playing
football.

2 Write statements, negative sentences or questions with used to.

0 you/have/long hair (question) Did you use to have long hair?

1 Ricardo/live/in Portugal (statement) Ricardo used to live in Portugal.
2 they/like/pop music (question) Did they use to like pop music?
3 we/drink/tea (negative) We didn’t use to drink tea.
4 all girls/learn/to read (question) Did all girls use to learn to read?
5 people/use/the internet (negative) People didn’t use to use the internet.
6 your friend/come/by car (statement) Your friend used to come by car.
7 she/go/swimming (statement) She used to go swimming.
8 she/write/stories (question) Did she use to write stories?
9 cars/go/fast (negative) Cars didn’t use to go fast.
10 my cousin/speak/English (negative) My cousin didn’t use to speak English.

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3 Read the paragraph. Choose the best word for each space.

My grandfather (0) A in the same office as me. He (1) B to our house on Sunday
and we (2) C about what it (3) B like in the old days. He (4) C he still
(5) A the names of all his colleagues. One of them still works at the office.
Grandfather (6) B the tea when he started the job, but when he (7) B he was the boss.
As we (8) C , we looked at some photographs of the office in the old days. He said
they (9) B harder then. He thinks things (10) B better in the old days.

0 A used to work B was working C works

1 A comes B came C was coming
2 A were talking B talks C talked
3 A is B was C is being
4 A say B was saying C said
5 A knows B knew C was knowing
6 A is making B used to make C makes
7 A retires B retired C was retired
8 A are talking B talked C were talking
9 A work B used to work C were working
10 A are B were C used to

4 Underline the correct word in each sentence.

0 I’ve worked here since/for 2002.

1 He’s late. He hasn’t arrived already/yet.
2 I finished this magazine 5 days since/ago.
3 Karl’s played tennis for/since ten years.
4 The team have just/since won their first match.
5 Your father has ever/just gone to the office.
6 Pedro has ever/never had a dog.
7 We’ve already/since seen that film.
8 I’ve worked here for/since last week.
9 They’ve lived here since/for a long time.
10 Has he ever/since been to Australia?

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5 Change the verbs in brackets into the present perfect.

0 Someone (eat) has eaten my apple.

1 Sandra (buy) has bought some new trainers.
2 Oh no. I (break) have broken a window.
3 My sister (start) has started a new job.
4 You (not leave) haven’t left my homework on the bus. Here it is!
5 I (write) have written my English composition.
6 We (finish) have finished the shopping already.
7 I (lose) have lost all my money.
8 John (not go) hasn’t gone to the supermarket, he’s still here.
9 Your girlfriend (phone) has phoned.
10 Mr and Mrs Jones (not see) haven’t seen the new film yet.

6 Underline the correct tense.

0 It’s very cold. It will/is going to rain.

1 The party will/is going to be on 17th March.
2 I am seeing/will see the doctor at 2.30.
3 I will/am going to do it next week. Promise.
4 I haven’t got any plans. I don’t know what I will do/am doing next year.
5 I expect the bus will/is going to arrive very soon.
6 I will/am working at 9.00.
7 I will/am going to have a salad, please.
8 I will tell/am telling you tomorrow.
9 Michelle has just told me. Her sister is going to/will have a baby.
10 They are going to arrive/are arriving at 5.00.

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