Oxford Exam Trainer B1 Grammar test 1 семестр

Grammar test

1. Choose the correct item

1. The _____ is often used with the following words and phrases: yesterday, last week, in January, a week ago.
   a) Past Simple   b) Past Continuous   c) Past Perfect   d) used to
2. Action and states before a moment in the past we used in ____.
   a) Past Simple   b) Past Continuous   c) Past Perfect
3. Distant past habits and states we use ____.
   a) Past Simple   b) Past Continuous   c) Past Perfect   d) used to
4. Actions happening at a moment in the past ____.
   a) Past Simple   b) Past Continuous   c) Past Perfect   d) used to

2. Match sentences with the tenses.

1. I had finished my homework a few minutes before the lesson started.          a) Past Simple
2. Josh pushed the door open and looked inside the room.                                b) Past Continuous
3. At 9 o’clock last night, I was watching TV.                                                   c) Past Perfect

3. Circle the correct word or phrase.

1. When we were in Canada, we went/were going skiing almost every day.
2. About 4 years ago, I decided/was deciding to become a chef.
3. Georgia had/was having a shower when someone knocked at the door.
4. Two men argued/were arguing outside, so I went to see what was happening.
5. While I practiced/was practicing the trumpet late, a neighbor came to complain.
6. Jack lost his job because he made/was making too many mistakes.

4. Complete using the correct form of the Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect.

1. I__________(walk) down the street when I __________(bump) into Mary.
2. What exactly _________ you __________(do) yesterday?
3. The police ___________ (arrest) him because he ____________ (rob) the bank.
4. Grandma _____________ (have) a nap while I ______________ (read) a magazine.
5. Children_______________(cross) the road when a car____________(hit) them.
6. By the time I ___________(leave) school, I ______________(decide) to become a musician.
   
   
   Grammar test

1. Choose the correct item

1. The _____ is often used with the following words and phrases: yesterday, last week, in January, a week ago.
   a) Past Simple   b) Past Continuous   c) Past Perfect   d) used to
2. Action and states before a moment in the past we used in ____.
   a) Past Simple   b) Past Continuous   c) Past Perfect
3. Distant past habits and states we use ____.
   a) Past Simple   b) Past Continuous   c) Past Perfect   d) used to
4. Actions happening at a moment in the past ____.
   a) Past Simple   b) Past Continuous   c) Past Perfect   d) used to

2. Match sentences with the tenses.

1. I had finished my homework a few minutes before the lesson started.          a) Past Simple
2. Josh pushed the door open and looked inside the room.                                b) Past Continuous
3. At 9 o’clock last night, I was watching TV.                                                   c) Past Perfect

3. Circle the correct word or phrase.

1. When we were in Canada, we went/were going skiing almost every day.
2. About 4 years ago, I decided/was deciding to become a chef.
3. Georgia had/was having a shower when someone knocked at the door.
4. Two men argued/were arguing outside, so I went to see what was happening.
5. While I practiced/was practicing the trumpet late, a neighbor came to complain.
6. Jack lost his job because he made/was making too many mistakes.

4. Complete using the correct form of the Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect.

1. I__________(walk) down the street when I __________(bump) into Mary.
2. What exactly _________ you __________(do) yesterday?
3. The police ___________ (arrest) him because he ____________ (rob) the bank.
4. Grandma _____________ (have) a nap while I ______________ (read) a magazine.
5. Children_______________(cross) the road when a car____________(hit) them.
6. By the time I ___________(leave) school, I ______________(decide) to become a musician.