Unit 3 General quiz Name: _ Cristian Ricardo Rocha Flores _

Date: _26/02/2022_

                                                                                               
A Complete the paragraph. Use the simple past or the present perfect form of the verbs in
parentheses.

All last year I _strugglee whit_ (struggle with) math and _fell behind_
(1) (2)
(fall behind), but this semester I _caugh up_ (catch up). I _haven missed_ (not miss) a single class since
(3) (4)
the beginning of this semester and I _have handed in _
(5)
(hand in) all my assignments on time so far. I hope I _passed_ (pass) last week’s test.
(6)
B Complete the conversation. Use the verbs and phrases in the box. There is one verb or
phrase that you do not need to use.

  acknowledge make eye contact make my way say slip tug venture

Melissa I can’t believe how unfriendly people are in this town!

James Yeah, I know what you mean. In my neighborhood people rarely _acknowledge_
me when I pass them on the street.
(1)
Melissa I hate that! And in stores, they don’t _ make eye contact _ .
(2)
James That’s true! I can understand why many older people don’t _ make my way _ out of their
(3)
homes nowadays. They never see a friendly face.
Melissa Yeah… And when I was on the bus last week, and trying to _ venture _
(4)
past all the other passengers to the exit, no one would move! In the end I had to
_ tug _ someone’s shirt sleeve so they noticed me and I could get past!
(5)
James I think we should change things! How about, _ say _ , we smile at everyone
(6)
we see for the rest of the day?
Melissa Okay… It might get a bit tiring, though!

C Complete the paragraph with the verbs in parentheses. Use one simple past and one past
perfect verb form in each sentence.

I _was_ (be) surprised to meet my old high school history teacher in the supermarket because I
(1)
_hadn’t seen_ (not see) her for over ten years. Although history _had been_ (be) my favorite
(2) (3)
subject in high school, I actually _went_ (go) on to major in biology in college.
(4)
D Complete the paragraph with the verbs in parentheses. Use one past perfect and one
past perfect continuous verb in each sentence.

Once during college I dropped one of my classes. I _had been working_ (work) part-time as a
(1)
waiter in order to earn some extra money, and I _hadn’t relized_
(2)
(not realize) just how tiring that would be. I thought that I _had passed_ (pass)
(3)
my mid-term exam because I _had been studying_ (study) hard all semester. But it turned out
(4)
that I _had been_ (be) too tired to prepare for the exam properly because I _had been doing_
(5)
(do) the night shift at work.
(6)

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