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Date: ____________________

Elementary Language Practice


Grammar Progress Test 2a (Units 1527)
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Change the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

For dinner, my sister (eat) ate pizza, but I (have) had soup.

My brother (drink) ________________ coffee while he (do) ________________


his homework.

He (walk) ________________ into the classroom, then he (sit)


________________ down.

While I (study) ________________ , Sue (run) ________________ into the


library.

When the class (finish) ________________ , the teacher (drive)


________________ home.

Harry (sing) _______________ a song when Jane (come) _______________ in.

Nothing happened when I (turn on) ________________ the DVD player.

It (start) ________________ to rain while I (walk) ________________ to the


park.

Yuki (listen) ________________ to the radio when the phone (ring)


________________ .

The children (go) ________________ the cinema last night.

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Mr. Jones (find) ________________ some money when he (clean)


________________ the cupboards.

Write statements, negative sentences or questions with used to.

you/have/brown hair (question) Did you use to have brown hair?

people/use/the computer (negative) ___________________________________

he/go/running (statement) ___________________________________________

they/like/painting (question) _________________________________________

your brother/come/by bus (statement) __________________________________

we/drink/coffee (negative) __________________________________________

my mother/speak/Spanish (negative) __________________________________

he/live/in Paris (statement) __________________________________________

Julie/play/football (question) ________________________________________

houses/have/bathrooms indoors (negative) ______________________________

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all children/go/to school (question) ____________________________________

Elementary Language Practice


Grammar Progress Test 2a (Units 1527)

Read the paragraph. Choose the best tense for each space.

My grandfather (0) C to the same school as me. He (1) ______ to our school last
week to talk to the class about what it (2) ______ like in the old days. He (3) ______
he (4)______ the names of all his teachers. One of them still teaches at the school.
He (5) ______ art and music, but now he only teaches music. As he (6) ______ , he
(7) ______ us pictures of his school friends. He (8) ______ us that the boys
(9) ______ only football, but now we play basketball as well. He thinks things
(10) ______ better in the old days.
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A goes

B was going

C used to go

A comes

B came

C was coming

A was being

B is

C was

A said

B says

C was saying

A remembered

B remembers

C was remembering

A is teaching

B used to teach

C teaches

A talks

B is talking

C was talking

A is showing

B showed

C was showing

A told

B is telling

C tells

A play

B were playing

C used to play

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A are

B were

C used to

Underline the correct word in each sentence.

Ive worked here since/for 2001.

Your mother has ever/just come home.

Has he ever/since arrived on time?

Weve never/ever been to Spain.

Katy has just/for come back from her holiday.

Ive worked here since/for 5 years.

I started this book 2 days since/ago.

Theyve lived here since/for a few months.

Shes early. Shes yet/already arrived.

Mikes played golf since/for last year.

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We havent started our homework just/yet.

Elementary Language Practice


Grammar Progress Test 2a (Units 1527)

Change the verbs in brackets into the present perfect.

Someone (eat) has eaten my orange.

Oh no. I (break) ________________ a glass.

My sister (start) ________________ a new school.

Your boyfriend (phone) ________________ .

I (leave) ________________ my new bag on the train.

We (not lose) ________________ all my money. Here it is!!

We (spend) ________________ 75 already. Have we got any more money?

I (buy) ________________ some shoes, a new coat a hat.

Pierre (not do) ________________ his homework yet.

My father (go) ________________ to the shops, hell be back soon.

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You (not write) ________________ that letter yet.

Underline the correct tense.

Its very cold. It will/is going to snow.

I will/am going to do it tomorrow, promise!

I havent got any plans. I dont know what I will do/am doing next month.

The party will/is going to be on 28th November.

I will/am going to have a cake, please.

I will/am working at 10.00.

Mary has just told me. She will/is going to have a baby.

I am seeing/will see the dentist at 11.15.

Im sure the train will/is going to arrive soon.

They are leaving/will leave in the morning.

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I will finish/am finishing this later.

Elementary Language Practice


Grammar Progress Test 2a (Units 1527)

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