PS – 037 Colegio Integral del Huerto

Pablo Loos 21/84 – Benegas – Godoy Cruz – Mendoza – Argentina

ENGLISH EXAM NAME:

COURSE

Tell the story – fill in the past simple tense. 30m 2e

On Friday, the children _______________ (talk) about a day out together in the country. The
next morning, they ______________ (go) to the country with their two dogs
and _________________ (play) together. Ben and Dave ______________ (have) some kites. Some
time later the dogs ______________ (be) not there. So they _________________ (call) them
and __________ (look) for them in the forest. After half an hour the children _____________
(find) them and ________________ (take) them back. Charlie ________________ (be) very happy
to see them again. At lunch time Nick _________________ (go) to the bikes
and _____________(fetch) the basket with some meat sandwiches. Then they ____________
(play) football. Nick and Dave ______________ (win). In the evening they _______________ (ride)
home.

Fill in the past form. 20m 2e

1. Mammoths _________________big animals, bigger than elephants. (be)
2. Mammoths _______________________100 years ago. (not live)
3. Mammoths ______________________a long time ago. (live)
4. Mammoths ______________________meat. They _________________grass. (not eat / eat)
5. They __________________________two large tusks about three metres long. (have)
6. I _______________________by credit card. I _______________________cash. (pay / not pay)
7. He ______________________some milk. He ________________any water. (drink / not drink)
8. She only ___________________a pound. She _________________3 pounds. (spend / not spend)
9. I ____________________some elephants. I _____________________any lions. (see / not see)
10. They _____________________in the sea, but they _____________in the lake. (swim / not swim)

Complete the questions with the past simple. 20 m 2e

1. I met somebody. Who ____________________________________________________?

2. Harry arrived. What time _______________________________________________?
3. I saw Bob yesterday. Who ____________________________________yesterday?
4. They wanted something. What _____________________________________?
5. The meeting ended. What time ___________________________________?
6. Pat went home early. Why _____________________________________home early?
7. We had fish for dinner. What ____________________________________for dinner?
8. It cost a lot of money. How much _____________________________________?
9. He bought a T - shirt. What _____________________________________?
10. We ate ham and eggs. What ________________________________________?

Fill in was or were into the gaps. If there is a (-) use the negation (wasn't or
weren't). 30m 3e
1. Last year my best friend ___________________________22 years old.
2. The weather _________________________cold when we ______________________in Berlin.
3. Why _______________________________you so angry yesterday?
4. At this time last year Sandra ______________________________________in Paris.
5. We ________________________tired because it ________________________late at night.
6. Tim _______________________________asleep at ten o'clock yesterday. (-)
7. Our hotel last year _______________________ small, but it __________________very clean.
8. I phoned you at the weekend, but you ________________________at home. (-)
9. My dad ____________________________at work the whole week, because he was ill. (-)
10. The shops ___________________________open yesterday, but we didn't go there.