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Elementary Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test 2a (Units 15-27)
1 Change the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
0 For dinner, my sister (eat) ate pizza, but I (have) had soup.
1 My brother (drink) ________________ coffee while he (do) ________________ his homework.
2 He (walk) ________________ into the classroom, then he (sit) ________________ down.
3 While I (study) ________________ , Sue (run) ________________ into the library.
4 When the class (finish) ________________ , the teacher (drive) ________________ home.
5 Harry (sing) _______________ a song when Jane (come) _______________ in.
6 Nothing happened when I (turn on) ________________ the DVD player.
7 It (start) ________________ to rain while I (walk) ________________ to the park.
8 Yuki (listen) ________________ to the radio when the phone (ring) ________________ .
9 The children (go) ________________ the cinema last night.
10 Mr. Jones (find) ________________ some money when he (clean) ________________ the cupboards.
2 Write statements, negative sentences or questions with used to.
0 you/have/brown hair (question) Did you use to have brown hair?
1 people/use/the computer (negative) ___________________________________
2 he/go/running (statement) ___________________________________________
3 they/like/painting (question) _________________________________________
4 your brother/come/by bus (statement) __________________________________
5 we/drink/coffee (negative) __________________________________________
6 my mother/speak/Spanish (negative) __________________________________
7 he/live/in Paris (statement) __________________________________________
8 Julie/play/football (question) ________________________________________
9 houses/have/bathrooms indoors (negative) ______________________________
10 all children/go/to school (question) ____________________________________
3 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.
0 A goes B was going C used to go
1 A comes B came C was coming
2 A was being B is C was
3 A said B says C was saying
4 A remembered B remembers C was remembering
5 A is teaching B used to teach C teaches
6 A talks B is talking C was talking
7 A is showing B showed C was showing
8 A told B is telling C tells
9 A play B were playing C used to play
10 A are B were C used to
4 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 I've worked here since/for 2001.
1 Your mother has ever/just come home.
2 Has he ever/since arrived on time?
3 We've never/ever been to Spain.
4 Katy has just/for come back from her holiday.
5 I've worked here since/for 5 years.
6 I started this book 2 days since/ago.
7 They've lived here since/for a few months.
8 She's early. She's yet/already arrived.
9 Mike's played golf since/for last year.
10 We haven't started our homework just/yet.
5 Change the verbs in brackets into the present perfect.
0 Someone (eat) has eaten my orange.
1 Oh no. I (break) ________________ a glass.
2 My sister (start) ________________ a new school.
3 Your boyfriend (phone) ________________ .
4 I (leave) ________________ my new bag on the train.
5 We (not lose) ________________ all my money. Here it is!!
6 We (spend) ________________ £75 already. Have we got any more money?
7 I (buy) ________________ some shoes, a new coat a hat.
8 Pierre (not do) ________________ his homework yet.
9 My father (go) ________________ to the shops, he'll be back soon.
10 You (not write) ________________ that letter yet.
6 Underline the correct tense.
0 It's very cold. It will/is going to snow.
1 I will/am going to do it tomorrow, promise!
2 I haven't got any plans. I don't know what I will do/am doing next month.
3 The party will/is going to be on 28th November.
4 I will/am going to have a cake, please.
5 I will/am working at 10.00.
6 Mary has just told me. She will/is going to have a baby.
7 I am seeing/will see the dentist at 11.15.
8 I'm sure the train will/is going to arrive soon.
9 They are leaving/will leave in the morning.
10 I will finish/am finishing this later.
Elementary Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test 2a (Units 15-27) 1