Grammar Test B | 02

Imię i nazwisko: ____________________________________ Klasa: ____

1 Choose the answer which best completes the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning
to the first.
1 What was your destination when I saw you at the station on Monday?
Where ___ when I saw you at the station on Monday?
A did you go B had you gone C were you going

2 I was in the habit of leaving a mess all over the house when I was younger.
I ___ a mess all over the house when I was younger.
A used to leave B was leaving C had left

3 At the same time that Mark made a salad, Kate baked bread.
Mark ___ a salad while Kate was baking bread.
A had made B was made C was making

4 He was so used to being in the countryside that city living was a real challenge.
He ___ in the countryside for so long that city living was a real challenge.
A had been B was being C is

5 I was only just out of the shower when the doorbell rang.
I ___ my shower when the doorbell rang.
A barely finished B had barely finished C was barely finishing
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2 Translate the fragments in brackets to complete the sentences.

1 The surveyor __________ (sprawdził) the house thoroughly before we moved in, so there were
no nasty surprises.
2 I __________ (nie lubiłam) visiting my grandparents during the summer when I was a child.
3 I hope you __________ (nie oglądałeś) that show. I’ve just switched over to watch the news.
4 We ____________ (nigdy nie widzieliśmy) real poverty until we visited the poorest parts of Brazil.
5 My grandmother __________ (zawsze jeździła) to the shops until she turned 95, which is when she decided
to stop driving.
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3 Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use the correct verb form. EXTENDED
Add any necessary words. Use a maximum of four words.
1 Kelly ____________________ (not / even / finish) reading the chapter when I talked to her last night,
but she still did well in the exam.
2 What ____________________ (you / use) do for fun when you were a child?
3 I ____________________ (try) to finish a novel in English for days, but was nowhere near the end.
4 My brother ____________________ (constantly / interrupt) me, so I ended up going to the library to study.
5 As a teenager, I ____________________ (dream) living in a big city, but now I prefer country life.
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4 Complete the text with the correct words. Use one word only for each gap.
When I was a child, my family (1) _______ rent a cottage in the countryside for a few weeks every summer.
It was a very small stone cottage, surrounded by fields and woods, but the owners (2) _______ made it very
comfortable with central heating, a modern kitchen and lots of nice furniture. We had been (3) _______ there
regularly for several years when the owner contacted my parents and announced that they (4) _______ selling
the cottage and moving abroad. My mother used to complain that my father was (5) _______ making rash
decisions, but this one shocked all of us. ‘Let’s buy it!’ he said. ‘We can stay there whenever we like,
and we’ll rent it out the rest of the time.’ I had never imagined that we could own our own holiday house,
but it’s turned out to be a great source of income and a lot of fun as well.
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TOTAL: ___ / 10 EXTENDED: ___ / 20

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