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Test. Created on 18/03/19
Past simple verbs
Type the correct past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Steve and Alice (move) house last year.
2 Myparents (grow up) in Liverpool
3 1 (not want) to leave my last school
4 Myfriends (go) to London in January.
5 It (not rain) on Saturday
Past simple questions
Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
1 Did the window? [break he, he break ]
2 they at your [ Were, Was ]
house?
3 the thief? [ Did the police arrest,
Arrested the police ]
4 No,they [ didn't, wasn't ]
5 Did they toJack — [went, go]
and Anne's wedding?
Life stages
Match the words to make expressions
1 get OO children
2 have Oo O married
3 start Oo O born
4 be OO university
5 goto OO school
‘will’ for the future
Type the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use short forms.
11 (not be) an astronaut.
2 People (live) on earth for ever.
3 We (not look for) food on other planets.
4 Space stations (stay) in space.5 We (not use) electricity in the future.
‘will’ for decisions
Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
1 | haven't got your number. | [ll answer, 'll text ]
it to you.
2 This room is hot. | ['ll open, open ]
the window.
3 I'mthirsty. you a [I'll get, Will | get]
glass of water.
4 It's Mum's birthday. | ['ll do, "ll buy ]
her a present.
5 You can't take the car. | ['ll get, will ]
the bus.
Space
Match the words to make expressions.
1 star OO Mars
2 the O Osystem
3 solar O O Earth
4 on OO station
5 space O O traveller
Past continuous
Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
1 Were they reading? No, they [ weren't, wasn't }
2 He an email [ were writing, was
writing ]
3 We talking inclass. _[ weren't, was ]
4 What doing in the [were you, you were ]
park?
5 Was he brushing his teeth? Yes, [he were, he was ]
Past continuous and past simple
Type the correct past form of the verbs in brackets. Use short forms.
1 While! (run), | dropped my bag.
2 While they were eating, they (watch) TV.3 When Alice (sit) down, she read her book.
4 When! (see) the tornado, | ran!.
5 While Mike (cycle), he heard a shout.
Collocations / natural disasters
Match the words to make expressions
1 a forest O_O for school
2 get ready fe) O your pyjamas
3 puton Oo O eruption
4 = avolcanic fe) O your hair
5 brush OO fire
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