GRAMMAR TEST

Name:
Date:
1. Each sentence has a mistake. Find it and correct it!
Example: He were here yesterday. WAS
1. I am born in 1985
2. Where was you born?
3. The weather isn’t very good yesterday.
4. She play tennis yesterday morning.
5. She goed on vacation last week.
6. What did you had for breakfast?
7. Did you buyed a newpaper?

2. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

was wasn’t were weren’t did didn’t
1. I was 25 on my last birthday.
2. The weather_______ cold and wet last week.
3. _______ you on vacation last week?” 'Yes, I was.
4. _______ you get up early yesterday?
5. We _______ at work yesterday. It was a holiday.
6. I love vacations, but I _______have a good time last year.
7. I went to see my friend but she _______at home.
8. "Were they at the party?" "No, they _______.
9. "Did he go swimming yesterday?" "No, he_______.

3.Complete the text with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verbs in parentheses. There are regular and irregular
verbs.
Elvis Presley (1) was (be) born on January 8, 1935. He (2) _______(live) with his parents in Tupelo,
Mississippi, for the first 13 years of his life. In 1948, they (3) __ _____(go) to Memphis because
his father (4) __________(want) to find a job. Elvis (5) _______ (not like) his new home or school, but he (6)
_______(love) music. He (7)___________(leave) school in 1953 and (8) ________ (work) in different jobs.
Two years later, Elvis(9) _______ (join) RCA Records and in very little time he (10) _______ (be) famous for his
music, dancing, and movies.
He (11) _______(have) hundreds of hits including "Love Me Tender," "Hound Dog" "Blue Suede Shoes," and
"Jailhouse Rock."