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To The Top 2, Test 2

The document provides examples of using the past progressive and past simple tenses in sentences. It then provides examples of using "used to" and exercises involving making adverbs, comparing adjectives, filling in correct tenses, and other grammar exercises. The exercises are meant to practice and demonstrate the proper uses of various English verb tenses and structures.

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To The Top 2, Test 2

The document provides examples of using the past progressive and past simple tenses in sentences. It then provides examples of using "used to" and exercises involving making adverbs, comparing adjectives, filling in correct tenses, and other grammar exercises. The exercises are meant to practice and demonstrate the proper uses of various English verb tenses and structures.

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Past Progressive and past simple:

w as doing broke

1. When I (do) the washing-up, I (break) a plate.

2. While Tom (play) the piano, his mother (do) the washing-up.

3. He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) a few chips.

4. I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang.

5. When my father (work) in the garden, an old friend (pass) by to


see him.

6. She (go) to school, (take) out her textbook and (begin)

to learn.

7. When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) to come inside.

8. When Jane (do) a language course in Ireland, she (visit) Blarney


Castle.

9. When I (be) on my way home, I (see) an accident.

10. I (not / understand) what they (talk) about.

USED TO:

1. I (swim) a lot when I was younger.

2. John (not eat) vegetables, but now he eats them.

3. (they / have) a sports car?

4. That building (be) a cinema, but it's closed down.


5. We (not like) maths lessons - our teacher was horrible!

6. Where (you / go) to school?

7. You (live) next door to me.

8. I (not enjoy) studying, but I do now.

Make an adverb:

They can speak Russian, but not ____________. ( quick)


She can play basketball _________ ( good).
I can ride a bike, but ______ ( bad).
My sister can climb that wall, but not ______. ( easy).
We can play table tennis, but not very ______. ( good)
I can roller-skate but very _____ . ( slow)
Complete the sentences, using the positive, comparative and superlative of the adjectives in brackets.
1. Dad's car is much than mine. (fast)
2. I think scuba diving is than climbing. (fascinating)
4. He thinks this test was than the last one. (difficult)
5. They live in a really house. (beautiful)
6. She is the tennis player of the world. (good)
7. Susan is a girl. She's much than her sister. (nice / nice)
8. This suitcase is than the others. (heavy)
9. Hotels in London are than in Vienna. (expensive)
10. Bob is than Keith, but Phil is the . (tall / tall)
11. Doris reads books than Peter, but Frank reads the . (many / many)
12. France is as as Spain. (beautiful)
13. They live in a house, but Fred lives in a one. (big / big))
14. My sister is three years than me. (young)
15. This was the film I have ever seen. (bad)
16. I think tennis is than cycling. (interesting)
17. I talked to Claire and she is a very girl. (smart)
18. His company earned money than the years before. (little)
19. She was the girl at college. (popular)
20. They didn't stay out as as last Saturday. (late)

Complete the sentences with an adjective or adverb.


1. The boys played so that they won the tournament. (good)
2. He was so busy with his new computer that he had any time to help his mother. (hard)
3. "Go and have a rest. You shouldn't work so ." (hard)
4. From the top of the mountain he could see across the countryside. (far)
5. What a picture! (beautiful)
6. Arthur fought and they won the battle. (good)
7. "I love you," Camilla said in a voice. (soft)
8. The maid shut the door . (quiet)
9. They could hear a cry. (terrible)
10. Suddenly he woke up because the phone rang . (loud)
11. Jane opened the door . (careful)
12. I like driving . (fast)
13. She spoke to me very . (soft)
14. Paul lay in bed . (quiet)
15. He tasted the various kinds of tea . (careful)

Simple Present or Progressive? Fill in the correct tense.


1. Would you like some beer? No, thank you I alcohol. (not drink)
2. Why Spanish? Because I want to go to Madrid next summer. (you study)
3. Where from? (you come)
4. What for a living? (your father do)
5. My sister to be a nurse. (train)
6. That's an interesting article. It you a lot about British teenagers. (tell)
7. What ? A thriller. (you read)
8. Where a ticket, please? (I get)
9. I don't like Mr Smith. He too much. (talk)
10. Susan, hurry up! What in the bathroom all the time? (you do)
11. How these days? (you get on)
12. What language in Brazil? (they speak)
13. I think it colder. We'd better take coats. (get)
14. Andy like his brother, doesn't he? (look)
15. What's that noise? It like a helicopter. (sound)

Complete the sentences. Decide if you need the simple past or the past progressive.
1. I (look) out of the window and (see) John.
2. I (help) to peel the potatoes when Mary (come) in.
3. The sun (rise) when we (reach) the hill.
4. He (laugh) and (clap) his hand.
5. While they (sing), he (play) the piano.
6. A heavy wind (blow) when the helicopter (land).
7. We (go) to the church when the bell (start) to ring.
8. While the police (drive) to the house, the burglars (put) the paintings into their
bags.
9. Father (smoke) his pipe while mother (read) a book.
10. The baby (start) to cry when she (do) the washing up.
11. While he (walk) through the park, he (meet) Phil.
12. When they (walk) through the wood, they (see) the stolen car.
13. Although the pianist (play) wonderfully, a guest (fall) asleep.
14. She (brush) her hair while he (put) on his clothes.
15. When they (walk) through the shopping centre, he (promise) to buy her a ring.

Past Simple or Past Perfect - Exercise 6


1. John (play) with the children after he (have) dinner.
2. The farmer (harvest) the apples before he (take) them to his neighbour
to make cider.
3. After it (stop) raining, the tennis match (can) start.
4. After George (swallow) his medicine, he (begin) to feel much better.
5. Before he (become) president, he (work) as an actor.
6. The tourists (jump) into the pool as soon as they (unpack) their
suitcases.
7. They (sell) their flat before they (move) to the Netherlands.
8. He (work) as a tourist agent after he (finish) school.
9. After he (call) the police, he (call) the ambulance.
10. We (leave) the cinema as soon as the movie (end).
11. After Mary (get) her new school uniform, she (be) very happy.
12. He (meet) some friends after he (study) for the test.
13. When we (arrive) at home, she (already do) the washing.
14. She (need) help because someone (steal) her money.
15. She (do) her homework before she (visit) me.

Find out the correct tense and write it into the gaps.
1. Tim and Carol (be) late yesterday.
2. When he (arrive), we (have) dinner.
3. While they (play) tennis, we (take) our dog for a walk.
4. When I (get) up, he (sit) in the garden and (read) a book.
5. I (never be) in India.
6. I'm not sure if we (visit) her tomorrow.
7. No, I don't want to eat anything because I (just have) lunch.
8. She (sleep) well last night.
9. Look! Susan (swim) in the pool.
10. When he (walk) down the street, he (see) Jill.
11. She always (take) a shower in the morning.
12. After we (take) some photos of the cathedral, we (go) to the next
restaurant to have dinner.
13. They (meet) my brother an hour ago.
14. This is the most beautiful painting I (ever see).
15. They think that it (rain) the next days.
Fill in the correct tenses. Use the verb in brackets.
1. John ever (win) a prize at a race?
2. I (fall) asleep yesterday when I (watch) TV.
3. George never (be) to Canada.
4. Tom is not back in England. He (be) in Italy for three weeks.
5. We (do) a lot last Sunday.
6. I sometimes (go) to the cinema.
7. Nick (work) hard yesterday.
8. I (not find) my ring yet which I (lose) at the party yesterday.
9. They (build) this castle in 1762.
10. Would you like to have something to eat? No, thank you. I (just have) dinner.
11. While Tom (play) tennis, Ann (take) a shower.
12. I not (see) his dog since yesterday morning.
13. Mike (play) on his notebook now. How long he (play)?
14. " you (speak) English?" she was asked.
15. When they (work) in the garden, the phone (ring).

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