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Date:
Grammar quiz
Midterm
40 points
A)Complete these sentences in the PAST TENSE, using the correct verb: (10 points)
* play * enjoy * watch * listen * talk * phone * stop * walk * travel * like * stay
1.I watched the late film on TV last night.
2.We really ………………….. the concert last night. It was great!
3.She ………………… with friends in Brighton last summer.
4.Italy ………………… very well in the last World Cup.
5.Her parents ………………….. by train from Shanghai to Moscow.
6.I ………………….. you four times last night but you were out.
7.We …………………. along the beach yesterday. It was lovely.
8.She …………………. the film but she didn’t like the music.
9.The men ………………….. work at exactly one o’clock.
10.I ……………………. to the new Sting album yesterday. It’s great.
B)Make negative sentences (x) or questions (?) using the PAST TENSE: (10 points
)
Ask for the bold part of the sentence.
- He clickedthe mouse button.______
- Robby Robberrobbed a bank.______
- The houseburnt down. ______
- The children respectedtheir teacher. ______
- They welcomed the new pupilwarmly. ______
C)Read the text. Write the questions below about Tamsin’s holiday: (10 POINTS)
Last September Tamsin went to Bali. She went by plane and stayed in a big hotel. It was very hot, so she swam every day. In the evenings she went to different restaurants, the food was very good. She met some nice people and every night she danced with them at the disco. She was happy because she wasn’t alone.
1. Where did she go? ………………………………………………. Bali.
2. …………………………………………………………………… Last September.
3. …………………………………………………………………… By plane.
4. …………………………………………………………………… In a big hotel.
6. …………………………………………………………………… She swam.
8. …………………………………………………………………… Some nice people.
D)Which sentences/questions are correct? (10 points)
1.In which sentence is theSimple Pastused correctly?
Steven forgetted his homework.
Steven forgot his homework.
Steven forgots his homework.
2.In which sentence is theSimple Pastused correctly?
The hotel room was very nice.
The hotel room were very nice.
3.Which sentences/questions are in theSimple Past?
He didn't learn for school.
I fell from the tree.
I've found a pen.
She was in Hamburg.
We were watching a film.
4.Which sentences/questions are in theSimple Past?
He didn't learn for school.
I fell from the tree.
I've found a pen.
She was in Hamburg.
We were watching a film.
5.Whichnegativesentence is in theSimple Past?
They did'nt sing a song.
They didn't sing a song.
They don't sang a song.
Good luck
Dallal Abedelhady