December, the 12th

8th grade Name:

TEST PAPER

1. Fill in with: AFTER, WHEN, FOR, WHILE, AT THIS TIME, THREE YEARS AGO (6x0.2=1,2 p)

a. My sister was playing on the computer.............................my little brother was sleeping. 

b. Did you buy this house......................................?
c. They had been painting the walls .........................two hours before they took a break.
d. We were driving to Bucharest....................................yesterday.
e. He went for a walk ......................... he had cooked dinner.
f. ...........................rain started, the children were running in the garden.
 

2. Write the verbs in brackets in the correct past tense: (8 x 0.4 =3,2 p)

a. While the teacher......................................the lesson, the pupils.............................notes. (explain, take)

b. John .................................the dishes before he......................to bed. (do, go)
c. Mrs. Norris.................................a book last year. (write)
d. Rain suddenly..............................after the women.................................................flowers since noon.
(start, plant)
e. Their friends............................................... to Australia three months ago. (not, move)

3. Match the uses with the sentences: (6 x 0.3 = 1.8 p)

a. Past action finished before 1. The sun was shining while we were
another past action swimming.
b. Past action in progress interrupted by 2. Sam bought a new car.
another past action 3. I locked the door after I had let the cats in.
c. Past action in progress finished before 4. Were you studying when I called you?
another past action 5. I had been jogging for more than half an
d. Two past simultaneous actions in hour before I ran into Erika.
progress 6. She was cleaning the house at this time
e. Past, completed action yesterday.
f. Past action in progress at a stated time in the past

a- b- c- d- e- f-

4. Read the text and give short answers: (7 x 0.4 = 2.8 p)

Martin had a terrible day yesterday. It was the day of his vacation to Spain but it was a
nightmare. He left the house at 10 o'clock in the morning and caught a taxi to the airport. Martin
went to the check-in with his luggage. When the man who worked for the airline asked for his
passport, Martin became very upset. Where was his passport? Martin realized he didn't have his
passport with him. What a disaster! He jumped back into the taxi and told the driver to take him
home. The driver drove quickly and Martin arrived back at his house in twenty minutes. He ran into
the house and went into his bedroom. He found his passport on the bedside table and left the house
again. But the taxi wasn't there! Where was the taxi! Martin jumped up and down angrily. "I don't
believe it. The taxi left!" he shouted. He ran down the street and looked for another taxi. After a few
minutes, Martin found another taxi and told the driver to take him to the airport as quickly as
possible. The traffic on the roads was very bad and, unfortunately, Martin's taxi arrived at the airport
late. His plane left for Spain at 11.30 and Martin missed it. He was very sad and went to speak to the
airline. They promised to get him a seat on an evening flight and Martin went home on another taxi
to wait.

1. Where was Martin going on vacation?

2. What time did he leave the house?

3. How did he get to the airport?

4. How long did it take to go back to his house in the taxi?

5. Where was the passport?

6. How did Martin get to the airport the second time?

7. What time did the plane take off?

1 point granted