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Test paper
Class: 7A Teacher: Mihaela Popa
(Test)
Date: 22th September 2010

I. Write sentences in Past Continuous.

1. Jill / dance →

2. your cousins / swim / in the lake →

3. the student / answer / a question →

4. William / play / the guitar →

5. Janet / sit / on the bench →

II. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

1. While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.

2. Marvin (come) home, (switch) on the computer and (check)

his emails.

3. The thief (sneak) into the house, (steal) the jewels and (leave)
without a trace.

4. Nobody (listen) while the teacher (explain) the tenses.

5. While we (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) on the beach.

III. Complete the sentences using the words listed in the box below: CAN,
MUST,SHOULD, WOULD
1. Dave: you hold your breath for more than a minute? Nathan: No, I can't
2. You take your umbrella along with you today. There's a storm outside.
3. I be at the meeting by 10:00.
4. Diana_________play the piano.
5. Nobody is answering. They__________ be at the party!
IV. Complete the sentences using the words listed in the box below: NEVER,
ALWAYS, USUALLY

1 Carlos is an excellent student. He _________ goes to class.

2. I hate vegetables. I _________ eat carrots.

3. It almost always rains in Seattle. The sun ________ shines there.
4. My sister usually drives to work with a friend. She _________ drives alone.
5. Teresa is not a pleasant person. She is ___________ in a bad mood.