Practice Mid - Term Test 2
Practice Mid - Term Test 2
Practice Mid - Term Test 2
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GRAMMAR
Exercise 1: Choose the correct verb form
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb form (present simple, past
continuous, or past simple)
was sitting
Last night, I (1)........................................ read
(sit) in my room and (2)........................................
rang
(read) a book when suddenly the phone (3)........................................ (ring). I got up
answered
and (4)........................................ was
(answer) it. It (5) ........................................(be) my friend,
sounded
Sarah. She (6)........................................ (sound) worried and told me that she
lost
(7)........................................ was walking
(lose) her keys while she (8)........................................ (walk)
home from work. I (9) ........................................(tell)
told her not to worry and that I would
come to help her search for them.
put
So, I (10)........................................ left
(put) on my shoes and (11)........................................ (leave)
was walking
the house. While I (12)........................................ (walk) towards Sarah's place, I (13)
noticed
........................................(notice) was
how quiet it (14)........................................ (be) outside.
were
There (15) ........................................(be) no cars on the road, and the streets (16)
seemed
........................................(seem) was
empty. It (17) ........................................(be) quite late, and
had already went
most people ........................................(18) (already/go) to bed. As I
got saw
........................................(19) (get) closer to Sarah's street, I ........................................(20)
(see)........................................ a small group of people gathered around something. I
wondered
(21)........................................ (wonder) what was happening, so I
apptoached
(22)........................................ (approach) them to find out.
3. Rewrite the following sentences by combining the past simple and past
continuous using "when":
Example: I saw John. He was playing basketball. Rewritten: I saw John when he
was playing basketball.
a) She arrived at the party. The band was performing.
Complete the following sentences by using the correct tense (past simple or
past continuous) of the verb in parentheses:
saw
Example: When I ____(see) was working
him, he ______(work) in the garden. Answer:
When I saw him, he was working in the garden.
went
a) Yesterday, I ______(go) was bumping
to the store when I ______(bump) into my old
was cooking rang
friend. b) While she _____(cook) dinner, her phone ______(ring). c) They
was watching
______(watch) went
TV when the power ______(go) out. d) My sister
was dancing
______(dance) took
on stage while I ______(take) photographs.
Create your own sentence combining the past simple and past continuous
using "when."
Example: When I called her, she was studying for her exam.
was preparing
Your turn: When I arrived at the restaurant, the chef ______(prepare) a
delicious meal.
Remember to use the past simple for completed actions and the past
continuous for ongoing actions in the past.
have traveled
b) They ______(travel) to many countries this year, including France and
have lived
Japan. c) We ______(live) in this house for five years, and we love it. d) He
has worked
______(work) at the company since 2010 and is currently working on a new
project.
We have been waiting for the bus and we arrived at the bus stop since 30 minutes ago.
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d) He has been working on his novel. He began writing it two weeks ago.
He has been working on his novel and he began writing it for two weeks ago.
6. Create your own sentence combining the present perfect and present
continuous using "since" or "for."
Example: I have been living in this city. I moved here two years ago.
Your turn: She has been studying French. She started taking classes last month
and continues to do so.
Remember to use the present perfect for actions that started in the past and
are still ongoing, and the present continuous for actions happening in the
present moment.
VOCABULARY
Use these words to complete the blank
forest goat guards thought peasants poorest
powerful sent time.
powerful
Once upon a... time.... there was a rich and ……………………….man. All the people
peasants
who lived near him were poor………………………., who worked on his land. The rich
sent
man didn't………………………. them to come near his house.
One day a peasant said, Once I saw the rich man in his garden. Another peasant
forest
said, "I saw him in the……………………….. riding his horse: A third peasant, who was
poorest
the………………………. man in the village. said, 'That's nothing! I can go and eat with
him any time. The others said, 'Don't talk rubbish! If you ever have a meal with
him in his house, we'll give you a...
goatand three bags of rice.The next day, the
guards
peasant went to the rich man's house and told the……………………….that he had
good news, which he could only say in private. The guards told the rich man
thought
what the peasant had said. The rich man ……………………….the peasant would tell
him something important that could
allow
make him even richer. So he ………………………. the guards away and let the peasant
come in.