PAST SIMPLE- PAST CONTINUOUS QUIZ

NAME________________________________

DATE___________________ COURSE___

I. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).
1.

When I _______________ (do) the washing-up, I_____________________ (break) a plate.

2.

While Tom _________________(play) the piano, his

mother__________________ (do) the washing-up.

3.

I_______________________ (have) dinner when I

suddenly ______________________(hear) a loud bang.

4.

When my father_____________________ (work) in the garden, an old

friend_______________________ (pass) by to see him.

5.

When I ___________________(be) on my way home,

I _____________________(see) an accident.

6.

I _____________________________(not / understand) what

they______________________ (talk) about.

7.

When Jane_________________(do) a language course in Ireland,

she__________________ (visit) Blarney Castle.
II.

What did you do last week?

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III. Classify the following regular verbs in past according to their pronunciation
in this tense:

needed
stopped
improved
painted
looked
recorded
kissed
saved
offended
washed
upgraded
rushed
called
hanged
returned

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Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).
1.

When I was doing the washing-up, I broke a plate.

2.
3.

While Tom was playing the piano, his mother was doing the washing-up.

4.

I was having dinner when I suddenly heard a loud bang.

5.

When my father was working in the garden, an old friend passed by to see him.

6.

When Jane was doing a language course in Ireland, she visited Blarney Castle.

7.

When I was on my way home, I saw an accident.

8.
9.

I did not understand what they were talking about.

1. Correct 10 more mistakes in this summary of Rainbow Warrior story.

The American government wanted to do some nuclear tests in the Atlantic

Ocean. When Greenpeace decided to send their plane Rainbow Warrior to
protest about this, the French made a plan to burn the ship. On 10 July there
was a Christmas party on the ship. During the party, a French diver walked to
the Rainbow Warrior, put something on the ship and went away again. Later
there were two explosions, and a sailor died. Two French people went to
hospital because of the attack, and France paid New Zealand seven hundred
dollars. Now the old Rainbow Warrior is on the bottom of the river near the
Cavalli Islands, and a new ship-Rainbow Warrior II- sails all over the world for
Greenpeace.

Quiz 2 CORTE 2 VOCABULARY CHAPTER 3

1. Complete the sentences by using the words in the box:
land
rainforest waste
protect
attack

safe

explosion

hunt

damage

violence

a.Greenpeace______________about things that____________the environment , but

they never use_______________.
b.Mafart and Prieur went to prison because of their_________________on the
Rainbow Warrior.
c.Greenpeace wants everyone to have water that is___________________to drink.
d. It is very dangerous for the environment when factories throw away their
____________ into the air, sea or rivers.
e.The modern two- piece swimsuit for women got its name from a US
nuclear______________ in a place called Bikini in 1946.
f.In the Amazon______________ there are many animal and plant species that do
not live in other place in the world.
g.Some people_______________ animals and kill them as a sport.
h.People often build new houses, roads and factories on _____________ that was
once a home for wild animals and plants.

Quiz 3 CORTE 2 GRAMMAR

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There is a mirror____ the wall____ the living room.

I looked at the list of names. My name was ___the bottom of the list.
Its difficult to carry a lot of things____ a bicycle.
There are a few shops____ the end of the street.
Munich is a large city____ the south of Germany.
There is a small park____ the top of the hill.
My sister lives___ Brussels.
I usually do my shopping ___the city center.
Is it the cinema near here? Yes, turn left____ the traffic lights.