Test (Tenses) Use of Language.
Open the brackets and put the verbs in Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continouos Tense:
1 George Brown (have) his lunch lately.
2 Jim Coal (be) interested in coin collection since his childhood.
3 I never (hear) about Terry Olliphant.
4 My sister (stay) in a Turkish hotel for a fortnight.
5 We (know) the Andersons since 2002.
6 Doctor Kelly and his friends (already/get) through the jungles. Now they are in the local village.
7 Robert Shannon (try) to phone to his office for almost 2 hours, but all in vain.
8 Jane Newman (just/leave) London for Paris and for New York.
9 They (read) all these books before.
10 I know that you (learn) English for many months.
11 Alex (not/eat) properly recently.
12 Ouch! She (cut) her elbow. It is very painful!
13 We (not/have) our lecture today. Mrs. Benson is ill.
14 Eugen (not/do) his hometask for a long time. Of course not!
15 Duglas Parker (ski) in the mountains since the early morning.
2 He got caught in bad weather.
3 Beth really enjoys meeting the locals when she's travelling.
4 The lighting made the whole theatre look red and gold.
5 He shared his travel experiences with his friends.
6 Max had trouble sleeping because the mosquitoes were biting him all night.
7 The curtain rose and a beautiful actress appeared on stage.
8 The audience clapped loudly at the end of the perform ance.
9 The singer's voice carried over the sound of the crowd.
9x2=18 marks
Put the verbs in brackets in past simple or
past continuous.
1 Gary was writing postcards while Laura was taking photos.
2 We were watching a film at 8 o'clock yesterday evening.
3 Susan opened the door and ran out of the house.
4 Larry Page and Sergey Brin met in 1995.
5 Were you listening to music when I called?
5x2=10 marks
Complete th e sentences with used to.
1 In ancient times the actors used to wear brightly-coloured costumes in Chinese opera.
2 Used to the ancient Greeks perform in outdoor theatres?
3 Lily used not to live in the city when she was 5.
4 Harry used to take long walks in the
countryside when he was young.
4 x 3 = 1 2 m a rk s
1. Вставьте at/ on/ in.
1. on 6 June 2. at 8 o'clock 3. On Wednesday 4. At 12.30 a.m. 5. In 1977 6. In September 7. On 24 September 8. On Friday 9. Where were you on 28 February?
10. I got up at 8 o'clock this morning.
11. I like getting up early in the morning.
12. My sister got married in May.
13. Diana and I first met in 1978.
14. Did you go out on Friday?
15. Did you go out on Friday evening?
16. Do often out in the evening?
2. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple.
1. Alice had a sister.
2. Her sister’s name was Ann.
3. Ann was to a student.
4. She got up at seven o'clock.
5. She went to the institute in the morning.
6. Jane was fond of sports.
7. She did her morning exercises every day.
8. For breakfast she had two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea.
9. After breakfast she went to the institute.
10. Sometimes she took a bus.
11. It took her an hour and a half to do her homework.
12. She spoke English well.
13. Her friends usually called her at about 8 o’clock.
14. Ann took a shower before going to bed.
15. She went to bed at 11 p. m.
3. Поставьте “the” или “ – “ с географическими названиями.
1. Are you going to France or the Czech Republic?
2. The North Pole is situated in the Arctic.
3. My dream is to visit Lake Baikal in the Russian Federation.
4. The Suez Canal in Egypt connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea.
5. The tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest is situated in the Himalayas.
6. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.
7. The Mississippi is the second longest river in the United States.