Name: ________________________ ​Date: ________

1 Listen and circle T (True) or F (False).

1 It took Alisha two hours to get home. T F

2 Jackie is surprised Alisha arrived so late. T F
3 Alisha's train had already left when she arrived at the station. T F
4 The rain had stopped when Alisha left. T F
5 It normally takes about three hours to drive to Alisha's home. T F
6 Jackie walks to school now. T F

2 Choose the correct answers.

1 Yesterday, I ​had gone​ / ​went​ to the movies.

2 Suddenly, I remembered that I ​saw​ / ​had seen​ him before.
3 After I ​was sleeping​ / ​had slept​ for an hour, I felt much better.
4 Luckily, I ​already wrote​ / ​had already written​ her phone number down.
5 She ​had been​ / ​was going​ there before, so she knew exactly where to go.
6 When I woke up this morning, it ​rained​ / ​was raining​ heavily.
7 I ​had eaten​ / ​was eating​ half of the apple before I realized that it had a worm in it!
8 He told me that he ​had seen​ / ​saw​ a doctor.
9 The clouds had gone and now the birds ​had sung​ / ​were singing​ in the trees.
10 I could tell he ​was lying​ / ​lied​ to me from the look on his face.

3 Match to make sentences.

1 I was watching television when h I was feeling sick.

2 I hadn't gone to school that day because c playing guitars.

3 He called her on her cell phone e had entered the competition.

4 Some people were dancing while others were g so I expected to pass the exam.

5 Jennifer had forgotten that she d a day off that day.

6 I had studied hard all year, b had all been a terrible mistake.

7 I didn't know that we had f I suddenly had a brilliant idea!

8 I wanted to tell her that it a and they arranged to meet.

4 Circle the correct verb.

1 Marcia ​fell​ / ​was falling​ and hurt her knee.

2 The teacher ​was talking​ / ​talked​ when I walked into the classroom.
Name: ________________________ ​Date: ________

3 I ​was seeing​ / ​saw​ you outside the theater.

4 When you called, I ​was taking​ / ​take​ a shower.
5 It was a beautiful morning, and the sun ​was shining​ / ​shone​ when I woke up.
6 Mom was making dinner when we ​walked​ / ​were walking​ into the kitchen.

Complete the sentences with the simple past or the past continuous of the
5
verb in parentheses.

1 It ............................................. (not rain) when we ............................................. (go) for a walk in the

forest.
2 Stewart ............................................. (ride) his mountain bike when he ............................................. (see)
the accident.
3 When the phone ............................................. , (ring) we ............................................. (eat) our lunch.
4 What ............................................. (do) you ............................................. (do) when your mom
............................................. (get) home?
5 When Tara ............................................. (meet) Drew, he was ............................................. (walk) his
dog.
6 We ............................................. (make) dinner when Aunt Violet ............................................. (arrive).

6 Read the text and answer the questions.

Danny Linton
It was an amazing day yesterday. We arrived in Amazonia early in the morning. The sun was shining when
we got there and it was already hot. We had our cameras with us and by nine o'clock we were taking
photographs of the beautiful butterflies and other colorful insects. Our guide, Mannola, told us that 80 percent
of all the kinds of insects in the world live in rain forests.
We went to one place in the rain forest where people were cutting trees down.
The people we saw were planting new trees, too. Mannola told us that people cut down about 2,000 trees
every minute in the rain forest!
I saw the most beautiful birds in the rain forest. One in five of all the birds in the world live there.
There is also a flower in the rain forest called a Rafflesia, which is the biggest flower in the world. It is one
meter wide. I was looking for one of these flowers all day, but I didn't see one!
Read my blog tomorrow and find out about my boat trip down the Amazon River!

1 What was the weather like in the rain forest?

................................................................................................................................................
2 What was Danny doing by nine o'clock?
................................................................................................................................................
3 What happens every minute in the rain forest?
................................................................................................................................................
4 How many of the world's birds live in Amazonia?
................................................................................................................................................
5 What is unusual about the Rafflesia?
................................................................................................................................................
Name: ________________________ ​Date: ________

​7 Check (​✓​) the correct word or phrase to complete each request

1. Is it _________ if I open the window?

​⬜​OK   ​⬜​mind   ​⬜​please
2. Could you ask Amelia _________ my plants?
​⬜​water   ​⬜​to water   ​⬜​watering
3. Can you tell Ben _________ we’ll be early?
​⬜​if   ​⬜​whether   ​⬜​that
4. I was wondering if I _________ talk to you for a few minutes?
​⬜​do   ​⬜​could   ​⬜​would

8 Write requests using the information given

1. You want your friend to fix your printer tonight.

Would you mind
_________________________________________________________________ ?
2. Your classmate has a cell phone. You want to use it to send a quick text.
Would it be all right if
______________________________________________________________ ?
3. You want to borrow a stranger’s newspaper when he’s finished reading it.
I was wondering if you’d mind _______________________________________________________

9 Check (​✓​) the correct word to complete each sentence

1. Carlos shouldn’t have called Ken a liar. He​ ​_________ Ken an apology.
​⬜​declines   ​⬜​receives   ​⬜​owes
2. Mia doesn’t like sharing her office supplies with her co-workers. She’s a very _________ person.
​⬜​stingy   ​⬜​easygoing   ​⬜​supportive
3. Peter has noticed that there are fewer jobs available. He’s very worried about _________ .
​⬜​unemployment   ​⬜​famine   ​⬜​global warming
4. There’s something wrong with my tablet computer. This fitness app keeps _________ .
​⬜​freezing   ​⬜​jamming   ​⬜​skipping
5. Should I use my savings to fix my car or pay my rent? What _________ .
​⬜​a triumph   ​⬜​a coincidence   ​⬜​a dilemma

10 Check (​✓​) the correct phrase to complete each request

1. Could you tell Ella
2. Can you ask Paul
3. Can you tell Emma
⬜ that Dan can’t come to the one o’clock meeting?
⬜ what Dan can’t come to the one o’clock meeting?
⬜ whether or not he wants to study together tonight?
⬜ if he wants studying together tonight?
⬜ don’t move the papers on my desk?
⬜ not to move the papers on my desk?
Name: ________________________ ​Date: ________

11 Describe your favorite vacation.

Say:
- where you went
- how you traveled
- where you stayed
- what you did there
- what you liked and didn't like