UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA

CURSO MULTIMODAL DE INGLÉS BÁSICO III

SELF-EVALUATION
SELF-EVALUATION NUMBER: __________
WEEK NUMBER: __________
SCORE: __________

Student’s full name: ____________________________________ Counsellor’s Title: _____________________________

A. Instructions: Choose a verb from the box and complete each sentence. Put the verb in the
Past Simple. Use each verb once.

visit work play drive send take arrive win

Example 0. I played tennis at the club yesterday evening.

She (1)________________very hard for her exams.

Paul (2) _______________me a postcard from Morocco.

She (3) ________________her new car from London to Southampton.

I (4)_____________my brother in Madrid last month.

The train (5) ______________at the station at ten o’ clock yesterday evening.

The French team (6) _______________the match.

We (7) _______________ a lot of photographs on holiday last year.

B. Instructions: Make questions from these statements. Start your questions with Did…

Example 0. You went on holiday in the summer. Did you go on holiday in the summer?

She bought a new table. (8) _____________________________________

He worked in London. (9) _____________________________________

They played tennis yesterday. (10) ________________________________

James cooked the dinner. (11) ___________________________________

She gave a present to Anne. (12) _________________________________

Paul left the office at six o’ clock. (13) ______________________________

You passed your exams. (14) ____________________________________

She drove to Scotland. (15) _____________________________________

C. Instructions: write sentences about how Karen has changed. Use used to/ didn’t use to/never
used to in your sentences.

FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

I travel a lot. I go to a lot of parties. I eat lots of cheese now. Tea’s great! I like it now.

I’ve got lots of friends. I play the piano. I work very hard these My dog died two years ago.

I’m very lazy. I never read newspapers. days. I read a newspaper every

I don’t like cheese. I don’t drink tea. I don’t know many people day now.

I’m a hotel receptionist. I’ve got a dog. these days. I haven’t been to a party for

I work in a bookshop now. ages.

I haven’t played the piano

for years.

I don’t go away much these

days.

Example 0. He used to travel a lot.

(16)_________________________________________________.

(17) _________________________________________________.

(18)_________________________________________________.

(19)_________________________________________________.

(20) ________________________________________________.

(21)_________________________________________________.

(22)_________________________________________________.

(23)_________________________________________________.

(24)_________________________________________________. Total Score: 24

Self-evaluation 2
 Answer Key

1. worked 13. Did Paul leave the office at six o’ clock?

2. sent 14. Did you pass your exams?

3. drove 15. Did she drive to Scotland?

4. visited 16. He used to have lots of friends.

5. arrived 17. He used to be very lazy.

6. won 18. He didn’t use to like cheese.

7. took 19. He used to be a hotel receptionist.

8. Did she buy a new table? 20. He used to go to a lot of parties.

9. Did he work in London? 21. He used to play the piano.

10. Did they play tennis yesterday? 22. He never used to read newspapers.

11. Did James cook the dinner? 23. He didn’t use to drink tea.

12. Did she give a present to Anne? 24. He used to have a dog.

Items taken from:

Murphy, Raymond. (2004) English Grammar in Use. A self-study reference and practice book for
intermediate students of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Paterson, Ken. (1995) Grammar Spectrum 1. English rules and practice. Elementary. Oxford: Oxford
University Press.