Name: ________________________

UNIT 1 - TEST
I) PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS or PRESENT PERFECT:

Paul: _____________________you ever _____________________ Paris? (visit)

Sam: No. How about you?
Paul: I ____________(go) there last year with my football team and we______________ (play)
against a football team.
Sam: _____________________anything interesting _____________________ ? (happen)
Paul: Well, yes, it did. One day, I_____________________ (walk) the streets of Paris when
someone _____________________ (knock) me over. I _______________(wake up) in a hospital!

II) PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS:

While we _____________________ (drive) into town, we _____________________ (see)

Steve. When we _____________________ (see) him, we_____________________ (stop)
and _____________________ (give) him a lift.

III) MATCH THE PICTURES TO CORRESPONDANT ADJECTIVE:

CHEERFUL MEAN SHY CAREFUL GENEROUS HONEST OVERWEIGHT

IV) WHAT’S WRONG WITH THESE THINGS?

1. The radio is _____________________________.

2. Tha paper is _____________________________.
3. Santa Claus is __________________ in the chimney.
4. The car is ________________________________.
5. The light isn’t _____________________________.
6. The sausage is ____________________________.
7. The spoon is ______________________________

V) CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION:

1.I was writing/wrote my blog on the Internet while you slept/were sleeping.
2.When I left/was leaving the office, the phone rang/was ringing.
3.It snowed/was snowing in the mountains when we got up / were getting up yesterday
4.Anthony called/was calling while I parked/was parking the car.
5.Miranda drove/was driving to work when she saw/was seeing the accident
VI. CIRCLE THE CORRECT TENSE (PAST SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT TENSE):

1. How long did you live / have you lived here?

2. Did you watch / Have you watched a football match last night?
3. The Titanic sank / has sank in 1921.
4. Somebody stole / has stolen my bicycle.
5. Ouch!I cut / I’ve cut my finger!
6. When Jack was at school, he learnt / has learnt to play the saxophone.

VII. READ THE LETTER AND CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORDS

Hi Patricia,
How’s life? I’m great! I’m at the / - Stella’s new house helping her out.
She lives in the /- Oxgreen. It’s a/- small suburb near the city centre . A / The house is very nice
and a /- big . There’s a beautiful garden all around it, too. That’s us going for a /the walk in the
park near her house. Those dogs are her brother’s. They’re called Dusty and Bingo. Stella loves
dogs very much.
Anyway, what about you? What are you doing these days?
Love, Maggie

VIII) PUT THE DIALOGUE IN THE CORRECT ORDER:

_____ B: I would like to return an item.

_____ A: What exactly is wrong with it?
_____ B: I want to return this cellphone.
_____ B: Yes, here it is.
_____ A: Is there a problem?
__1__ A: How may I help you?
_____ B: The phone turns off by itself.
_____ B: Thank you so much.
_____ A: What are you returning?
_____ A: That's fine, but do you have your receipt with you?
_____ B: It's broken.
_____ A: I'll refund your money right now.

IX ) MATCH THE SENTENCE WITH THE SIMILAR MEANING:

1. Have you been to Italy before? a) Are you hungry? 1___

2. What do you think of Ann? b) Did you have a good journey? 2___
3. Whereabouts? c) Do you like her? 3___
4. How was your journey? d) Where are you from? 4___
5. Would you like something to eat? e) Is this your first visit here? 5___