Test - Past Tenses
тест по английскому языку (11 класс) по теме

Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous

Test paper

V1

1. Put the verbs into the correct form:

1. He … (to search the desk-drawers for something) when Mrs. Smith … (to come in).
2. When my husband … (to switch on) the lights, he saw the burglar who … (to break into) the house through the window.
3. By the time I went to bed last night, I (to finish, already) my homework in Criminalistics.
4. We were driving along the road when we ………. (to see) a car which... (to break) down, so we.. (to stop) to see if we could help.
5. We asked Peter to come with us, but he refused. He (already, to promise) to act as counsel for the defense.
6. When I came in the library everybody was sitting round the table and talking. They didn’t crave for reading. They (to read) all the material they needed for that case.
7. I came into the courtroom and saw Alice. She ………….. (to stand) at the witness stand. It seemed to me the barrister …………. (to question) her for a long time. When I saw her eyes I understood, she... (to cry).
8. The police car … (to appear) at the moment when Ben … (to ignore) a “no right turn” sign.
9. Was she in the courtroom when you came? No, she ………. (go) home.
10. The Police were looking for witnesses, who (to see) anything suspicious.

1. Translate from Russian into English:

1. Вы не могли бы вспомнить те события, которые произошли вчера вечером? – Да, конечно. Но ничего особенно не произошло. Я смотрел телевизор весь вечер и никуда не выходил ни на минуту.
2. Небо было чистое, звезды сияли и светила Луна. Вдруг Джек заметил женщину, которая пряталась за деревом.
3. Я вышел во двор, чтобы забрать свой мотоцикл и увидел, что его там нет. Кто-то украл его.