Portal to English Pre-Intermediate (3) – Grammar Test 4

Test: Module 4 (Units 11-14)

Α. Expand the prompts into sentences. Use the Past Simple and/or the Past Progressive.

1. Diane / tidy / house / while / she / talk / on the phone /.

2. As soon as / Carol / see / pink dress / she / buy / it /.

3. As / I / walk / along / street / I / find / wallet /.

4. Fred / have / bad dream / when / his mum / wake / him / up /.

5. Mandy / get on / bus / and / sit down /.

6. Alice / carry / shopping / when / her brother / offer / help / her /.

score 12

B. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Perfect Simple of the verbs in
brackets.
1. By the time Carol (open) the door,
Angela had left.
2. Tony (collect) 2000 stamps by the time
he sold his stamp collection.
3. Susan (not do) her homework by 7
o’clock last night.
4. I had already cooked dinner when Kelly
(invite) me to a restaurant.
5. Lucy (already / water) the plants when
it started raining.
6. Kevin had sent the emails before I
(speak) to him.

score 6

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C. Complete the dialogue with the Past Simple, the Past Progressive or the Past Perfect
Simple of the verbs in brackets.

Derek: Where 1 you

(stay) when you 2 (go) to Scotland last summer?
Victor: In different cities. We 3 (travel) quite a lot, so by the
time we 4 (leave) Scotland, we 5
(see) most of it. I 6 never
(be) there before and I really enjoyed it.
Derek: Sounds like you had a good time. I’m jealous.
Victor: Oh, you won’t believe this, but I 7 (see) something
in Loch Ness while we 8 (drive) by the lake.
Derek: Yeah, right!

score 8

D. Choose a, b or c.

1. Tina had left by the time I got to Emily’s house.

a. I went to Emily’s house and then Tina left.
b. Tina left and then I got to Emily’s house.
c. As I was going to Emily’s house, I saw Tina leaving.

2. When Eric came back from work, his mother had already cooked dinner.
a. Dinner wasn’t ready when Eric got back.
b. Eric’s mother cooked dinner and then Eric arrived.
c. While Eric’s mother was cooking dinner, he arrived from work.

3. Alan had called Peter before he left the office.

a. First Alan called Peter and then he left the office.
b. Alan left the office but he hadn’t called Peter yet.
c. As Alan was leaving the office, he called Peter.

4. John was washing the car when it started raining.

a. It started raining before he finished washing the car.
b. It stopped raining and then he washed the car.
c. He finished washing the car and then it started raining.
8
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E . Complete the sentences with the correct question tag.

1. The climate in Spain is warm, ?

2. Answer the phone, ?

3. You didn’t do well in the exam, ?

4. I am a fast swimmer, ?

5. The prisoners escaped, ?

6. Let’s give Ian a hand, ?

7. Martin hasn’t got a car, ?

8. Jenny wasn’t hurt, ?

9. Adrian has returned from his trip, ?

10. Lisa isn’t older than you, ? score 10

F . Complete the sentences with so or such.

1. I had a horrible day that I don’t even want to talk about it.

2. Pauline’s new hat was strange that nobody liked it.

3. Brenda’s cake is delicious that everyone asks her for the recipe.

4. We had a lot of fun at the skatepark that we’re going again next

weekend.

5. They are good writers that everyone loves their books.

6. Tony’s mobile is small that I didn’t notice it on the sofa.

7. Buckingham Palace is a popular tourist attraction that anyone who

goes to London visits it.

8. Karen was late that she missed her appointment.

9. Tom drives carefully that he never gets into accidents.

10. They were difficult exercises that nobody could do them.

score 10

TOTAL SCORE 50
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