TEST 2. All past tenses..

Part I. Are the sentences right or wrong?

1.     I am disliking garlic.

·        wrong

·        right

2.     I prefer winter to summer.

·        wrong

·        right

3.     She is reading a good book.

·        wrong

·        right

4.     Please don’t forgetting me.

·        wrong

·        right

5. He is knowing him for a long time.

·        wrong

·        right

 6. I am hate school.

·        wrong

·        right

 7. You seem tired.

·        wrong

·        right

 8. She own a cat.

·        wrong

·        right

9. They belong to the music club.

·        wrong

·        right

10. Do you believing me?

·        wrong

·        right

Part II.  Choose the correct answer.

 11. Yann ___ to another continent.

a.     has never be

b.     has never been

c.      had never been

12. They ___ this movie in the cinema.

a.     have already see

b.     have already seen

c.      saw

d.     have already saw

13. Lisa ___ the competition two years ago.

a.     didn’t win

b.     didn’t won

c.      haven’t won

d.     hasn’t win

e.      hasn’t won

14. The thieves ___ the painting in 2011.

a.     stolen

b.     have stole

c.      stole

d.     steal

15. Where ___ breakfast this morning? (it’s evening now)

a.     did you had

b.     have you have

c.      have you had

d.     did you have

16.  A: Did you like the movie “Some Like It Hot?”
       B: I don’t know. I ___ that movie.

a.     haven’t seen

b.     didn’t see

17. Jim ___ to Reykjavik a week ago.

a.     has arrived

b.     arrived

18. My best friend and I ___ each other for over twenty five years. We live in different cities now but we still get together as often as we can.

a.     have known

b.     knew

19. Smithson is a fantastic writer. He ___ five very creative short stories and published a book of poetry last year.

a.     have written

b.     wrote

20. I ___ this much fun since I ___ a kid.

a.     haven’t had, was

b.     didn’t have, has been

c.      didn’t have, was

d.     haven’t had, has been

21. Nick, I can’t believe how much you ____________since the last time I _____________you.

a.     have changed, saw

b.     changed, have seen

c.      have changed, have seen

d.     changed, saw

e.       

22. Which time words are used in Present Result?

a.     yesterday

b.     last week

c.      the day before

d.     now

e.      tomorrow

f.       already

g.     yet

h.     ever

i.       just

 23. Which time words are used in Past Typical?

a.     three days ago

b.     in 2005

c.      just

d.     now

e.      yesterday

f.       last month

g.     ever

24. ___ (they) study together?

a.     Did they use to

b.     They used to

c.      Were they used to

25. That cafe ___ be a barber shop.

a.     would

b.     used to

c.      use to

26. Jenny ___ love him, but now they’re divorced.

a.     didn’t use to

b.     liked

c.      used to

 27. Where ______________ (you) go to college?

a.     used you to

b.     were you used to

c.      did you use to

28. There ____________ be a library here.

a.     was used to

b.     was

c.      used to

29. I_________________ like vegetables, but I do now.

a.     use to

b.     used to

c.      didn’t use to

30. I __________________________ eat meat, but I’m a vegan now.

a.     was use to

b.     used to

c.      didn’t use to

d.     ate

31. David Beckham ____________ for Manchester United.

a.     would play

b.     play

c.      used to play

d.     is used to play

32. We_______________ have a car, but we do now.

a.     used to have

b.     didn’t use to have

c.      wasn’t having

33. My mother ___ her camera at our place when she came to visit.

a.     forgets

b.     forgotten

c.      forgot

34. Riley ___ to another continent.

a.     had never been

b.     has never been

c.      has never be

35. ____ an octopus?

a.     have you ever eat

b.     has you ever eaten

c.      have you ever eaten

36. They ____ this movie in the cinema.

a.     have already see

b.     have already seen

c.      have already saw

37. Lisa ___ the competition two years ago.

a.     hasn’t won

b.     hasn’t win

c.      didn’t win

d.     haven’t won

e.      didn’t won

38. The thieves ___ the painting in 2011.

a.     stolen

b.     have stole

c.      stole

d.     steal

39. Where ____ breakfast this morning? (it’s evening now)

a.     did you had

b.     did you have

c.      have you have

d.     have you had

Part III.  Open the brackets and fill in the gaps

(use only FULL forms of the verbs).

Ex. You see: We ___ (not / clean) our room on Mondays.
You type: do not clean

40. – What … (you / look) at?
– I … (look) at this blue raincoat, want to buy it.

41. I still … (have) the album full of stamps. I collected them when I was a kid.

42. This girl standing next to your brother … (look) very pretty.

43. I don’t know him but he … (seem) to be such a nice boy.

44. – What … (you / think) about a new Justin Bieber song?

45. I … (have) dinner with my friends now. Can you call me later?

46. Jane has been painting the ceiling for three hours. I … (imagine) she must be tired.

47. I eat a lot of chocolate because I … (love) sweets.

48. What’s up, man? You … (be) so rude today, stop it! Everybody knows you are the most polite person in the world.

49. My coffee … (taste) bitter. Pass me the sugar and cream, please.

50. Yesterday I (leave) early for school. I (not / take) the bus like I usually do, instead I (walk). It (be) a sunny morning and I (enjoy) being outside.

51. My first class (be) Math. I (not / understand) the lesson, so I (ask) the teacher for help. She (teach) me how to do the problems, and I think I understand now.

52. For lunch I (eat) soup with my friends. My friend Rachel (not / have) any soup, because she doesn’t like it. She (eat) a sandwich.

Part IV.  Find a mistake: write ONLY the correct word(s),

NOT the whole sentence (verbs should be in FULL forms).

Ex. You see: Where were he going to at 7 o’clock yesterday?
You type: was he going

53. She was seeing the shark while she was surfing.

54. What was you doing last night at 10.00 pm?

55. I was watching a movie when my brother was getting back.

56. He did not liked the book very much.

57. What was he seeing while he was driving?

58. I was talking to Neil while the phone rang.

59. You can turn off the radio, I not was listening to it

Part V. Open the brackets.

 

 60. (practise / go)

Lena ……………figure skating for several years before she ………….to the Olympics.

61. (start / deal)

Before I ……………..to work here, who …………….with all the incorrect figures?

62. (build / not be)

Although they ……………..the swimming pool for four months, it still …………….ready last Monday.

63. (not / feel)

Neil ……………..well before the gig.

64. (get / not start)

By the time we ……………..to the cinema the film ……………..yet.

65. (eat / feel)

After I ……………..a huge steak, I ………………sick.

66. (spend / not be)

In October I ……….a week in Paris. I ……………there before.

67. (tell / buy)

Jane told me she …………..a new apartment on Manhattan in NYC.

68. (return / get / do)

When mom ……….home, she …………..furious because none of us ..............the washing up.

69. (be / finish)

I ………….very happy after I …………the course.

 70. (not finish / come)

The party ………..by the time parents …………..home.

71. (buy / steal)

Jackie ………. new car because some thieves ……….her old one.

72. (not be / be)

It……………his first trip to Tibet, he……… there once before on a retreat.

73. (ask / not do)

The teacher………….Lilly why she……………her homework.

74.  (he, drive / happen)

How long……….. before the accident………. ?