UNIT 1: Grammar Check

GROUP B

Name:  ________________________

Class:  ________________________

1.4 Past tenses

1 Choose the correct options to complete the
text.
One day Robert 0 has walked / was walking /
walked home from school when he
1
found / has found / was finding something
unusual on the road in front of him. It looked like a
small gold bag, but when he 2 picked /
was picking / has picked it up, it started to move.
Suddenly there was a barking sound and a
beautiful puppy 3 was jumping /
has jumped / jumped out and ran away. While he
4
chased / was chasing / has chased the puppy an
angry woman 5 was coming / has come / came out
of the nearest house. She thought Robert was
trying to steal the dog and 6 called /
has called /was calling the police. Finally Robert
7
was catching / caught / has caught the dog just
as the police arrived. He 8 didn’t like /
hasn’t liked / wasn’t liking dogs ever since this
incident. 2 Complete the dialogue. Put the verbs in
brackets in the correct form.
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A: 0
Have you been (be) to Spain recently?

B: No, I 1 _______________________ (never/be)

there, but I’d like to go one day. Have you ever
visited Spain?

A: Yes. I 2 _______________________ (go) there

last year for a month.

B: Do you speak Spanish?

A: No, but I 3 _______________________ (learn)

to speak a little while I was there. What about
you?

B: I don’t speak any Spanish. My brother

4
_______________________ (go) to Spain last
month.

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GROUP B

A: 5
_______________________ (he/enjoy) it?

B: Yes, he 6 _______________________ (love) it,

but he didn’t travel much because he
7
_______________________ (work) all the
time.
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