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Pr. Simple, Pr. Continuous, Past Simple and Past Continuous tenses test
Dear Mary
How are you. I …………………… (receive) your letter last week. I …………………
(have) a new job in a supermarket in the city center. I go there every day at
3 o'clock in the afternoon and …………………. (work) there till 10 o'clock in the
evening. I am very happy because my sister ……………………. (work) there too
so we travel to and from work together. I ………………………. (get) my first
wages last week and I went shopping immediately! I …………………………. (buy)
a new stereo for my bedroom. It is gold and black and ………………….. (look)
very nice. My brother ………………………. (come) to stay with me for a few days
next week. He ………………………. (arrive) on Saturday so I am going to collect
him from the station. After I collect him, we are going to that Mexican
restaurant near the park. …………………………………………. (you/want?) to come
with us? You can ………………………… (call) me to tell me if you want to come or
not. John told me that you ………………………. (pass) your Spanish exam last
month. Congratulations. …………………………. (it/be) difficult? You know that I
………………… (be) terrible at languages but you are better.
…………………………………… (you/go?) to visit Spain for your next holiday so you
can practice it?
Sara.
6. Use the past simple version of the verb in brackets to complete each sentence. (10 pkt)
My father (1) (like) fishing very much. Every Sunday morning, he (2) (go) fishing by the river.
There (3) (be) many different kinds of fishes in the river. If my father (4)
(catch) a small fish, he will release it in the river. Sometimes when he (5)
(be) lucky enough to get a big fish, he (6) (bring) it home for dinner.
This morning, my father and my brother (7) (go) fishing together by the
river. They (8) (promise) Mom to bring home a big fish. In the morning,
they (9) (buy) some bait from the market. As soon as they reached the
river, they (10) (start) fishing. They (11) (wait) for two hours patiently, but
they (12) (not catch) any fish. There (13) (be) grey clouds in the sky and it looked like it was going
to rain. Therefore, they (14) (leave) empty-handed.
Then, they (15) (be) at the market again. However, this time they (16) (not get) any bait.
They (17) (pay) $10 for a big fish.
At the moment, Mom (18) (prepare) dinner in the kitchen. She (19) (cook) the fish. Dad and
my brother (20) (watch) a football match on TV now.
1- They often ____ to the 2- Jack ____ his teeth. He can’t
cinema on Friday evenings. answer the phone right now.
7- Mrs Jones always ____ a good 8- When mum came home, you
film after dinner. ____ in the garden.
11- Where is Lucas? ____ a bath? 12- My brother ____ to bed very
late last Friday.
a) Does he have c) Did he have
a) goes c) went
b) Is he having d) Was he
b) is going d) was going
having
13- Susie ____ a book when the 14- My parents ____ their
phone rang. old car last Christmas.
15- Paul ____ a delicious dinner 16- ____ a letter to his friend
for his family at the moment. in New York yesterday?
17- Peter ____ to work every 18- Uncle Tom wasn’t at home at 9:00
morning. last night. He ____ in his office.
a) works c) worked
a) doesn’t walk c) didn’t walk
b) is working d) was working
b) isn’t walking d) wasn’t walking
SIMPLE PRESENT, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
Chapter 1 Chapter 2
______ you ________ (believe) in ghosts? But it _____ (not/be) the right time. I
Ghosts ______ (live) everywhere and they _________ (start) to shiver and I _______
______ (be) invisible. Well, let me tell you (see) a flash of light outside. It _________
what __________ (happen) to me last (not/rain) at the moment, so it couldn’t be a
year. I _________ (sleep) soundly in my thunder storm. Now I ________ (shake) in
warm, cozy bed, when all of a sudden I terror. Ghosts ________ (never/show up) at
________(hear) a strange sound. What my house. This is crazy! It was 3 o’clock in
______ (be) that? I _______ (be) scared. the morning. Who was at the front door, I
Maybe it was my dog, Morty making that wondered. OK let’s think straight. Ghosts
noise. But no, Morty __________(lie) right _______ (not/exist) in real life. Ghosts
outside my bedroom door on his favorite _______ (live) only in stories. They ________
rug. He ______ even _________ (snore) (haunt) castles, but they _________
loudly. Someone __________ (knock) on (not/appear)in real people’s houses. They
the front door! (not/make) ___________noises now- I hope.
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
The night was very dark. Oh no! Someone
Calm down! Now I __________ (remember)
or something _________(moan)
a scary story the teacher ________ (read) to
downstairs while _________ (drag) a chain
us in school yesterday. It was all about
around the living room. It must be a ghost!
ghosts and goblins. So I am dreaming about
No, impossible. And what was that? The
that ghost story- this isn’t real. However,
dogs outside__________ (howl) and then I
the strange noises continued. OK, so
________ (see) something move in front of
something __________ (go) on at the
me. A voice _______ (say): Don’t be
moment. Then my mother suddenly
scared. I think I_____________ (imagine)
_________ (come) into my bedroom, both
things at the moment. The wind
of us ________ (hear) the sound of dragging
__________ (blow) very fiercely. So it was
chains and ghostly moans again and ______
the wind. I ______________ (go) back to
(see) flashes of lightning in the sky. We both
bed right now and I am going to hide
_________ (scream) loudly. I almost
under the covers. There is nothing to be
________ (jump) out of my skin. And then I
afraid
D of. This is not real.
_______ (wake) up- it _____ (be) only a
nightmare! Whew!
Present Simple, Present Continuous,
Past Simple and Past Continuous.
1. Yesterday my uncle ____________________ (repair) the car, while I ____________________
(do) my homework.
2. Today ____________________ (be) Monday and we____________________ (have) dinner in
the dining-room now.
3. I ____________________ (have) two brothers and one sister. We____________________
(have) a great fun at the moment.
4. What ____________________ (you/do) when the accident happened?
5. My elder brother ____________________ (be) very intelligent. He ____________________
(want) to be a doctor.
6. She____________________ (have) a terrible headache right now. She
____________________ (need) to take an aspirin.
7. A: Where ____________________ (be/your sister) born? B: I ____________________
(not/know) to be honest.
8. When my parents ____________________ (be) young, they ____________________ (listen)
to Rolling Stones.
9. My sister ____________________ (believe) in magic. She always ____________________
(try) tricks on me!
10. Every morning I ____________________ (get up) at 7 o'clock, I____________________
(have) my breakfast. When I
____________________ (eat), my mother____________________ (prepare) my lunch. When I
____________________ (finish)
having breakfast, I always ____________________ (take) my bike, and I
____________________ (go)quickly to school. I
always ____________________ (arrive) late! My teacher ____________________ (not/like) this.
11. A: Hey! What ____________________ (you/do)? B: I____________________ (do) my
homework. I ____________________
(not/want) to get a bad grade tomorrow.
12. Once upon a time, there ____________________ (be) a horrible witch. She
____________________ (love) scaring children
and she ____________________ (live) near a school. Every day, she ____________________
(invite)children to her house
with a really scary face, but children ____________________ (not/want) to go.
13. A: What ____________________ (you/do) in London these days? B: I
____________________ (look) for a job.
14. __________________________ (you send) an email to Bill now?
15. When the postman __________________________ (arrive), my father
__________________________ (have) a shower.
16. Every night I __________________________ (go) to the cinema.
17. I __________________________ (not go) to work today.
18. Colin and Barbara Boyle __________________________ (not/be) born in Dublin but they
__________________________ (travel)
there a lot of times.
19. He __________________________ (not wear) a jacket every day.
20. We __________________________ (have) a great fun last weekend.
21. Helen __________________________ (not want) a new job.
22. We __________________________ (not know) him very well.
23. As a child, I __________________________ (enjoy) playing guitar.
24. She __________________________ (have) breakfast at 6.30.
25. I __________________________ (study) Italian at the moment.
26. When I __________________________ (be) 10, I __________________________ (eat)
sandwich every morning.
27. Why __________________________ (she wear) that horrible hat?
28. The supermarket __________________________ (not open) till 9.00.
29. It __________________________ (rain) in Paris this morning.
30. My car is old, but it __________________________ (work) well.
MAKING QUESTIONS