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Elementary Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test 2b (Units 15-27)
1 Change the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
0 For lunch, my mother (eat) ate rice, but my dad (have) had pasta.
1 Sylvia (make) ________________ her breakfast when the doorbell (ring) ________________ .
2 The police officer (see) ________________ the accident when he (drive) ________________ to work.
3 When the film (finish) ________________ , my parents (came) ________________ home.
4 My sister (sing) ________________ while she (do) ________________ her homework.
5 He (walk) ________________ into the kitchen, then he (sit) ________________ down.
6 While Luis (tell) ________________ a joke, the teacher (walk) ________________ in.
7 Mr and Mrs Smith (fly) ________________ to Italy yesterday.
8 Nothing happened when I (switch on) ________________ the computer.
9 Joe (run) ________________ into the room while I (study) _______________ .
10 It (begin) ________________ to snow while we (play) ________________ football.
2 Write statements, negative sentences or questions with used to.
0 you/have/long hair (question) Did you use to have long hair?
1 Ricardo/live/in Portugal (statement) ___________________________________
2 they/like/pop music (question) _______________________________________
3 we/drink/tea (negative) _____________________________________________
4 all girls/learn/to read (question) ______________________________________
5 people/use/the internet (negative) _____________________________________
6 your friend/come/by car (statement) ___________________________________
7 she/go/swimming (statement) ________________________________________
8 she/write/stories (question) __________________________________________
9 cars/go/fast (negative) ______________________________________________
10 my cousin/speak/English (negative) ___________________________________
3 Read the paragraph. Choose the best word for each space.
My grandfather (0) A in the same office as me. He (1) _____ to our house on Sunday and we (2) _____ about what it (3) _____ like in the old days. He (4) _____ he still
(5) _____ the names of all his colleagues. One of them still works at the office. Grandfather (6) _____ the tea when he started the job, but when he (7) _____ he was the boss. As we (8) _____ , we looked at some photographs of the office in the old days. He said they (9) _____ harder then. He thinks things (10) _____ better in the old days.
0 A used to work B was working C works
1 A comes B came C was coming
2 A were talking B talks C talked
3 A is B was C is being
4 A say B was saying C said
5 A knows B knew C was knowing
6 A is making B used to make C makes
7 A retires B retired C was retired
8 A are talking B talked C were talking
9 A work B used to work C were working
10 A are B were C used to
4 Underline the correct word in each sentence.
0 I've worked here since/for 2002.
1 He's late. He hasn't arrived already/yet.
2 I finished this magazine 5 days since/ago.
3 Karl's played tennis for/since ten years.
4 The team have just/since won their first match.
5 Your father has ever/just gone to the office.
6 Pedro has ever/never had a dog.
7 We've already/since seen that film.
8 I've worked here for/since last week.
9 They've lived here since/for a long time.
10 Has he ever/since been to Australia?
5 Change the verbs in brackets into the present perfect.
0 Someone (eat) has eaten my apple.
1 Sandra (buy) ________________ some new trainers.
2 Oh no. I (break) ________________ a window.
3 My sister (start) ________________ a new job.
4 You (not leave) ________________ my homework on the bus. Here it is!
5 I (write) ________________ my English composition.
6 We (finish) ________________ the shopping already.
7 I (lose) ________________ all my money.
8 John (not go) ________________ to the supermarket, he's still here.
9 Your girlfriend (phone) ________________ .
10 Mr and Mrs Jones (not see) ________________ the new film yet.
6 Underline the correct tense.
0 It's very cold. It will/is going to rain.
1 The party will/is going to be on 17th March.
2 I am seeing/will see the doctor at 2.30.
3 I will/am going to do it next week. Promise.
4 I haven't got any plans. I don't know what I will do/am doing next year.
5 I expect the bus will/is going to arrive very soon.
6 I will/am working at 9.00.
7 I will/am going to have a salad, please.
8 I will tell/am telling you tomorrow.
9 Michelle has just told me. Her sister is going to/will have a baby.
10 They are going to arrive/are arriving at 5.00.
Elementary Language Practice
Grammar Progress Test 2b (Units 15-27) 1