THE FIRST WRITTEN TEST GROUP A

I Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple, past continuous:

1. Last summer, Fiona and I ____________________________________ (stay) at a campsite in

South Africa for a month.
2. What ____________________________________ (you/do) at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon,
Jenny?
3. As we were setting up camp, a sudden gust of wind ____________________________________
(blow) the tent away.
4. I ____________________________________ (not/fly) to Paris last month – I caught the train
from London.
5. ____________________________________ (you/decide) to go half board or full board when
you were on holiday?
6. We ____________________________________ (hike) towards the lake when it started raining.
7. This is the mechanical bull he____________________________________ (ride) while on holiday
on a ranch. It was a wonderful experience.
8. It was a lovely morning; the sun ____________________________________ (shine) and the
children were playing happily on the beach.

II Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple, present continuous or
present perfect.
1. You ____________________________________ (do) everything.We just have to sit and wait.
2. Sara is really busy these days because she ___________________________ (sit) her test soon.
3. ____________________________________ (you/ever/fly) in a helicopter?
4. Jackson ____________________________________ (usually/go out) with his friends on
Fridays.
5. Amelia ____________________________________ (not/do) gymnastics since she was seven
years old.
6. How often ____________________________________ (Kelly/do) the chores?
7. My brothers ____________________________________ (always/argue) with each other; it’s
really annoying!
8. They___________________________________ (not come) this afternoon.Something came up.

III Complete the sentences, using the positive, comparative and superlative of the adjectives in
brackets.

1.Archery is______________(boring) than fencing.

2.That is________________(expensive) restaurant in the area.

3.Kim is a lot__________(lazy) than Ellen.

4.She is not as____________(good) as she used to be.

IV Translate the sentences into English:

1.Kada su moji roditelj bili mladi,nisu imali pametne telefone.(not use to)
2..Avio kompanija je izgubila Tomov prtljag dok je leteo za Pariz.