Name: __________________________Date: _______________

Name: _______________________________Date: ____________________

Elementary Language Practice

Grammar Progress Test 2a (Units 1527)

1Change the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

0For dinner, my sister (eat) ate pizza, but I (have) had soup.

1My brother (drink) ________________ coffee while he (do) ________________ his homework.

2He (walk) ________________ into the classroom, then he (sit) ________________ down.

3While I (study) ________________ , Sue (run) ________________ into the library.

4When the class (finish) ________________ , the teacher (drive) ________________ home.

5Harry (sing) _______________ a song when Jane (come) _______________ in.

6Nothing happened when I (turn on) ________________ the DVD player.

7It (start) ________________ to rain while I (walk) ________________ to the park.

8Yuki (listen) ________________ to the radio when the phone (ring) ________________ .

9The children (go) ________________ the cinema last night.

10Mr. Jones (find) ________________ some money when he (clean) ________________ the cupboards.

2Write statements, negative sentences or questions with used to.

0you/have/brown hair (question) Did you use to have brown hair?1people/use/the computer (negative) ___________________________________

2he/go/running (statement) ___________________________________________

3they/like/painting (question) _________________________________________

4your brother/come/by bus (statement) __________________________________

5we/drink/coffee (negative) __________________________________________

6my mother/speak/Spanish (negative) __________________________________

7he/live/in Paris (statement) __________________________________________

8Julie/play/football (question) ________________________________________

9houses/have/bathrooms indoors (negative) ______________________________

10all children/go/to school (question) ____________________________________

3Read 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.

0A goesB was goingC used to go

1A comesB cameC was coming

2A was beingB isC was

3A saidB saysC was saying

4A rememberedB remembersC was remembering

5A is teachingB used to teachC teaches

6A talksB is talkingC was talking

7A is showingB showedC was showing

8A toldB is tellingC tells

9A playB were playingC used to play

10A areB wereC used to

4Underline the correct word in each sentence.

0Ive worked here since/for 2001.

1Your mother has ever/just come home.

2Has he ever/since arrived on time?

3Weve never/ever been to Spain.

4Katy has just/for come back from her holiday.

5Ive worked here since/for 5 years.

6I started this book 2 days since/ago.

7Theyve lived here since/for a few months.

8Shes early. Shes yet/already arrived.

9Mikes played golf since/for last year.

10We havent started our homework just/yet.

5Change the verbs in brackets into the present perfect.

0Someone (eat) has eaten my orange.

1Oh no. I (break) ________________ a glass.

2My sister (start) ________________ a new school.

3Your boyfriend (phone) ________________ .

4I (leave) ________________ my new bag on the train.

5We (not lose) ________________ all my money. Here it is!!

6We (spend) ________________ 75 already. Have we got any more money?

7I (buy) ________________ some shoes, a new coat a hat.

8Pierre (not do) ________________ his homework yet.

9My father (go) ________________ to the shops, hell be back soon.

10You (not write) ________________ that letter yet.

6Underline the correct tense.

0Its very cold. It will/is going to snow.

1I will/am going to do it tomorrow, promise!

2I havent got any plans. I dont know what I will do/am doing next month.

3The party will/is going to be on 28th November.

4I will/am going to have a cake, please.

5I will/am working at 10.00.

6Mary has just told me. She will/is going to have a baby.

7I am seeing/will see the dentist at 11.15.

8Im sure the train will/is going to arrive soon.

9They are leaving/will leave in the morning.

10I will finish/am finishing this later.

Elementary Language Practice

Grammar Progress Test 2a (Units 1527)

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