Контрольная работа по английскому языку 8 класс Биболетова 1 четверть
учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

Control work (the first part) I-V

I Put the verbs in the Past Simple

• A strange woman _________________ (take) a clean sheet of paper and a pen, _____________ (sit) down and ________________________ (write) a short letter. She _____________ (put) the letter into the envelope with an address. She _____________ (give) it to the messenger boy (посыльному). Then she _____________ (stand) up and _______________________ (leave) the room.

II Put the verbs in the Past Simple and the Past Continuous.

• When you ______________ (phone), I ___________ (play) a new computer game.
• When the teacher _____________ (come) into the classroom, Steven ____________ (make) fun of Ann.
• Yesterday a small satellite _________________ (move) towards our space station.
• We _________________ (repair) the spacesuit at 7 p.m. yesterday.
• It ______________ (rain) all day long on Thursday.
• It _____________________ (rain) when he _____________ (get) up yesterday morning.
• I _________________ (see) that Nancy ____________ (write) a letter.
• While I _________________ (work) in the garden, I _______________ (find) a kitten.

III Choose the right variant.

• I ______ by 10 o’clock yesterday.

1. had returned              b) returned              c)have returned

• She _______ never ______ the song before the concert.

1. have...heard              b) was....hearing              c)had...heard

• What ____ she________ before the film began?

1. had...translated              b) was....translating              c) did... translated

• He had written three invitation letters when I ______

1. had come                     b) came                        c) was coming

• It _______  snowing by 8 o’clock.

1. had finished                    b) finished                        c) was finishing

• By 5 o’clock the rain had stopped and they _______ to the park.

1. had gone                    b) have gone                        c) went

• I _______ the newspaper by 6 o’clock.

1.  read                    b) had read                        c) was reading

• The students ___________ the room by that time.

1. have cleaned                    b) had cleaned                        c) cleaned

• Her mother had cut the pie before I ______

1. have phoned                   b) phoned                        c) was phoning

Control work (the first part) II-V

I Put the verbs in the Past Simple

• Yestarday he _______________ (return) home only at half past eight. He _____________ (be) tired. He __________________ (watch) the news on TV and _______________(look) through the newspaper. Then he ___________________ (turn) off the light and ________________________ (go) to bed.

II Put the verbs in the Past Simple and the Past Continuous.

• He ______________ (tell) his friends a frightening story when somebody _____________ (knock) at the door.
• I _________________ (see) that Nancy ____________ (write) a letter.
• While I _________________ (work) in the garden, I _______________ (find) a kitten.
• I ________________ (write) a letter at 2 o’clock yesterday.
• At 4 p.m. yesterday a small satellite _________________ (move) towards our space station.
• We _________________ (repair) the spacesuit yesterday.
• When you ______________ (phone), I ___________ (play) a new computer game.
• When the teacher _____________ (come) into the classroom, Steven ____________ (make) fun of Ann.

III Choose the right variant.

• I ______ by 10 o’clock yesterday.

2. had returned              b) returned              c)have returned

• She _______ never ______ the song before the concert.

2. have...heard              b) was....hearing              c)had...heard

• What ____ she________ before the film began?

2. had...translated              b) was....translating              c) did... translated

• He had written three invitation letters when I ______

2. had come                     b) came                        c) was coming

• It _______  snowing by 8 o’clock.

2. had finished                    b) finished                        c) was finishing

• By 5 o’clock the rain had stopped and they _______ to the park.

2. had gone                    b) have gone                        c) went

• I _______ the newspaper by 6 o’clock.

2.  read                    b) had read                        c) was reading

• The students ___________ the room by that time.

2. have cleaned                    b) had cleaned                        c) cleaned

• Her mother had cut the pie before I ______

2. have phoned                   b) phoned                        c) was phoning