Контрольная работа на времена английского языка
тест по английскому языку (9 класс) на тему

Упражнение 1. Complete the pairs of sentences. Use the Present Perfect in one sentence and the Past Simple in the other.

1. I (know)  _______ her for six years.

I (know) _______  him when I was at school.

2. He (live) _______  in Paris from 1997 to 2000.

He (live) _______  in New York since 2001.

3. Where's Pete? I (not see) _______  him for ages.

I (not see) _______  Pete last night.

4. We (be) _______  at primary school from 1993 to 1998.

We (be) _______ in this class since September.

5. I (not watch) _______  this video yet.

I (not watch) _______ a video at the weekend.

Упражнение 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.

1.  I ________ (never/ be) to the USA. I ______ (want) to go there last summer but I couldn’t.

2.  He _______ (live) in this street all his life.

3.  His father ________ (come back) to London last Sunday.

4.  Yan __________ (write) a letter to Nick two days ago.

5.  He ________ (send) his letter yesterday.

6.  They  ________  (just/ buy) some postcards.

Упражнение 3. Закончите предложения, поставив глагол в скобках в правильное время - Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. Yesterday my friend ... his exam. (pass)
2. What ... he ... at 11 o'clock last night? (do)
3. Sam ... over the phone when someone called his name. (talk)
4. Last week I ... him a letter. (write)
5. Last time I ... them was a few years ago. (see)

Упражнение 4. Закончите предложения, поставив глаголы в правильном времени. Все предложения являются утвердительными.

1. I ... (break) my arm when I ... (ski) in the Alps.
2. She ... (drive) a car when her phone ... (ring).
3. The cat ... (sleep) on the chair and the dog ... (sit) next to it.
4. Fiona ... (clean) the room, ... (iron) her clothes and ... (make) the bed.
5. He ... (read) a book when he suddenly ... (hear) a strange noise.

Упражнение 5. Внимательно прочитайте пары предложений и решите, в каком случае употребляется Present Perfect, а в каком – Past Perfect.

1. build
   a) Look at this concert hall! They ... it recently.
   b) They ... most of the cathedrals before others came to their land.
2. be married
   a) By the time their first baby was born, my friends ... for 5 years already.
   b) I ... never ... .
3. know
   a) Last week I was introduced to George. I ... him before.
   b) Michael is a cool guy. I ... him for ages.
4. work
   a) When my father was promoted to a senior position, he ... at the factory for 20 years.
   b) I ... with her since my first day in this company.
5. leave
   a) Mary ... just ... the office. 
   b) By the time the bell rang, everyone ... already ... .