Diagnostic test ( starting of the 8th form)

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense( Past Simple or Past Continuous)

1. When I ... (come) home, my parents ... (talk) about their plans on Sunday.

2. They ... (open) the door when we ... (clean) our room.

3. Susan ... (do) her homework while we ... (clean) our room.

4. They ... (run) in the garden when it ... ( start) to rain.

5. Kelly ... (water) the flowers when she ... (see) the lightning.

6. Peter ... (play) football when he ... (hear) the thunder.

Decide which answer, A, B or C, best fits each gap.

7. Do you ...your homework before dinner or after you eat?

8. When we got to the campsite, we ... up our tent very fast as it was already raining.

9. The plane has ... landed. I hope Mike doesn’t have to wait too long for his luggage.

10. What ... your room at the guesthouse like?

11. It was a great holiday and we ... to go home but, now that we are back, it’s nice to be home again.

12. You mustn’t ... when the seatbelt signs are on.