UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA

CURSO MULTIMODAL DE INGLÉS BÁSICO III

SELF-EVALUATION
SELF-EVALUATION NUMBER: ___05_____
WEEK NUMBER: ___05_____
SCORE: _21_______
Student’s full name: __Fernando Lagunes Martinez_____ Counselor’s Title: _Armina Barradas Sanchez__

A. Instructions: Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.

Example 0. I ___saw Sue in town yesterday,
1. but she __didn´t see__ (not / see) me.
2. She _looked__ (look) the other way.
3. I was cycling______ (cycle) home yesterday
4. when a man ___steped_____ (step) out into the
road in front of me.
5. I _was going___ (go)quite fast, but luckily
6. I __managed___ (manage) to stop in time
7. and __don´t hit__ (not / hit) him.

B. Instructions: In some of these sentences, you need when (not as). Correct the sentences
where necessary.

Example 0. Julia got married as she was 22. when she was 22
1. As the day went on, the weather got worse. _____OK_____

8. He dropped the glass as he was taking it out of the cupboard. _____ok_____

9. My camera was stolen as I was asleep on the beach. when I was asleep on the beach

10. As I left school, I went to work in a shop. when I left school

11. The train slowed down as it approached the station. ____ok_____
12.I used to live near the sea as I was a child. ____ok______

C. Instructions: Look at the chart and read the sentences below; then finish the sentence about
what Melissa and Bill were doing.
 Date Melissa’s week Bill’s week
Saturday, June 11th Go to the supermarket. Then plane lands in Auckland.
Sunday, June 12th. Take the children to the swimming pool. Do a tour of Auckland (the ‘City of
Sails’).
Monday, June 13th (a.m.) Take the children to school. Take a boat trip around ‘the Bay of
Islands’).
Monday, June 13th (p.m.) Collect the children from school. Cruise to Cape Brett.
Tuesday, June 14th Clean the car. Explore Waitomo Caves and Glow-
worm Grotto.
Wednesday, June 15th Work in the allotment. Visit Whakawarewa Thermal
Reserve (boiling mud and
geysers).
Thursday, June 16th Go shopping with my friends. Drive to Rotorua. (Redwood forest
and lake Rotorua).
Friday, June 17th Change my library books. Canoe on Lake Taupo (see the
Huka Falls).
Saturday June 18th Visit my mother-in-law in Hospital. Do the walking tour of center of
Wellington (capital city).
Sunday, June 19th Meet Bill at the airport. Fly home to Britain.
Monday, June 20th Take the children to school, go to the Sleep.
supermarket etc., etc.

1. While Melissa was shopping at the supermarket, Bill’s plane was landing in Auckland.
13. While Melissa was swimming with the children, Bill _____ was doing a tour of Auckland __________
14.While Bill was taking a boat trip around the Bay of Islands, Melissa __was taking the children to school.___
15.While Melissa was collecting the children from school, Bill ___ was cruising to cape brett._____
16.While Bill was exploring the Waitomo caves, Melissa ___ was cleaning the car ______________
17.While Melissa was working in the allotment, Bill was visiting the whaka-warewa thermal reserve.______
18. While Bill was driving to Rotorua, Melissa ____ was (going) shopping with her friends._________
19. While Melissa was changing her library books, Bill __ was canoeing on lake taupo.________
20. While Bill was walking round the center of Wellington, Melissa was visiting her mother-in-law in the
hospital.
21. While Melissa was driving to the airport, Bill ___ was flying home to britain.___________
22. On Monday, while Melissa was doing aññ the usual jobs, Bill ______ was sleeping!____________

Total Score: 22
 Self-evaluation 4
Answer Key

1. didn’t see
2. was looking
3. was cycling
4. stepped
5. was going
6. managed
7. didn’t hit
8. OK
9. when I was asleep on the beach
10. when I left school
11. OK
12. when I was a child
13. was doing a tour of Auckland.
14. was taking the children to school.
15. was cruising to cape brett.
16. was cleaning the car.
17. was visiting the whaka-warewa thermal reserve.
18. was (going) shopping with her friends.
19. was canoeing on lake taupo.
20. was visiting her mother-in-law in the hospital.
21. was flying home to britain.
22. was sleeping!

Items taken from:

 Murphy, Raymond. 2004. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge: CUP.

 Folse, Keith S. et al. 2001. Clear Grammar 3. Student Workbook. USA: University of Michigan.
 Lott, Hester. 2006. Real English Grammar. London: Marshall Cavendish.