Test
тест по английскому языку (10 класс)

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1.Underline the most suitable verb form in each sentence. The first one is done for you.

1 I suddenly remembered that I forgot I had forgotten my keys.

2 While Diana watched / was watching her favourite television programme, there was a power cut.

3 Tom used to live / would live in the house at the end of the street.

4 Who was driving /drove the car at the time of the accident?

5 By the time Sheila got back, Chris went / had gone.

6 David ate / had eaten Japanese food before, so he knew what to order.

7 I did / was doing some shopping yesterday, when I saw that Dutch friend of yours.

8 I used to like / was liking sweets much more than I do now.

9 What exactly were you doing / did you do when I came into your office yesterday?

10 Laura missed the party because no-one was telling / had told her about it.

11 Tanya would / used to be a doctor.

2.Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past verb form. Only use the past perfect where this is absolutely necessary.

1 While I (try) …...... to get my car started, a passing car (stop) ...................................and the driver (offer)...................................to help me.

2 The police (pay)...................................no attention to Jos complaint because she (phone)...................................them so many times before.

3 Mary (not wear)..............................her glasses at the time, so she (not notice)..............................what kind of car the man (drive).....................

4 Nick (lie)...................................down on the grass for a while, next to some tourists who (feed)...................................the ducks.

4.Complete the sentences about yourself. Use Past Tenses

1. On my last birthday, I………….
2. Five years ago, ……
3. At the same time yesterday,…………..
4. When my mum came home ,……………..
5. By 10 p.m. yesterday…………………….

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2.Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past verb form. Only use the past perfect where this is absolutely necessary.

5 Tony (admit)...................................that he (hit)...................................the other car, but said that he (not damage)...................................it.

6 Sorry, I (not listen)..............................to you. I (think)..................................about something else.

7 Helen (feel)...................................very tired, and when she (finish)............................ her work, she (fall)...................................asleep.

8 The police (get)...................................to Toms house as fast as they could, but the burglars (disappear)....................................

9 I (phone)...................................you last night but you (not answer)..........................What (you do)...................................?

10 We (not go)...................................out yesterday because it (rain)................................

3. Decide whether the verb form in italics is suitable or unsuitable. 

1 While I had a bath, someone knocked on the door. ….............

2 Sally didn't go to a boxing match before......................

3 Harry tried to repair the car, but he didn't really know what he was doing.

4 What did you wear to the end-of-term party?.....................

5 Were you eating spaghetti every day when you lived in Italy?........

6 I didn't know you had bought a new car......................

7 They all wanted to believe her, but suspected she was lying...........

8 As Peggy walked home, she tried to remember what happened....

9 'What a terrible day!' thought Lucy. Everything had gone wrong!

10 Although it rained a lot, I was enjoying my holiday last year.........

4.Complete the sentences about yourself. Use Past Tenses

6. On my last birthday, I………….
7. Five years ago, ……
8. At the same time yesterday,…………..
9. When my mum came home ,……………..
10. By 10 p.m. yesterday…………………….

Keys

             1. had forgotten. 2. was watching. 3. used to live. 4. was driving. 5 had gone. 6. had eaten. 7. was doing.                         8. used to like. 9. were you doing. 10. had told. 11. used to.

2. 1. was trying,stopped, offered. 2. paid, had phoned. 3. was not wearing, didn't notice,was driving. 4. lay, were feeding. 5. admitted, had hit, hadn't damaged. 6. wasn't listening,was thinking. 7. felt/was feeling,finished/had finished, fell. 8. got, had disappeared. 9. phoned, didn't answer, were you doing. 10. didn't go, was raining.
3. 1. unsuitable. 2. unsuitable. 3. suitable. 4. suitable. 5. unsuitable. 6. suitable. 7. suitable. 8. unsuitable. 9. suitable. 10. unsuitable.