30418 test on simple past tense

New Headway Elementary (Third edition)
Test on unit 6. - 8.
Name:
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Date: 14/07/2011
1. Fill in the missing auxiliary verbs:
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“did / didn’t/was/wasn’t/were/weren’t”

……………………… you at Tom’s party last Saturday?
No, I ……………………………… because it ………………… my sister’s name day.
Where …………………….. the boss yesterday? I didn’t see him.
I ………………………. go to bed at 10 o’ clock last night because I wasn’t sleepy = (álmos).
They ……………………….. hungry, so they didn’t eat anything.
………………………… you go to work last week?
…………………….. you ill last month?
....................... she married 5 years ago?
Why ……………………….. you phone her in the middle of the night?
I …………………… know his phone number, so I couldn’t call him.
10 p.

2. Complete the text about the year “1984”. Use the following verbs in simple past tense:

“win, sing, get, buy, sell, leave, be, have, make, become”.
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James ………………….. born in 1984.
His parents moved to England because his father ……………….. a good job in London.
They ……………………… Hong Kong and went back to Britain.
In 1984 the sportsman, Carl Lewis ……………….. 4 gold medals at the Los Angeles Olympic

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Games.
Tiger Woods ……………………….. junior golf champion in 1984 when he was only 8 years old.
Michael Jackson …………………….. a lot of records in that year.
Madonna ……………………….. her famous song “Holiday” in the same year.
Tina Turner and David Bowie also ……………………. hit records in 1984.
Apple ……………………………. a new personal computer 27 years ago.
Lots of people ……………………….. Apple’s new computer. It was very popular.
10 p.

3. Complete the questions in simple past tense.

1. She worked in a hospital in World War I.
Where…………………………………………………………………….?
2. He saw his first plane when he was a little boy.
When……………………………………………………………………..?


3. She studied nursing when she was a young woman.
What …………………………………………………………………………?
4. He studied hard at school because he wanted to be a pilot.
Why ……………………………………………………………………………?
5. He died in a plane crash.
How………………………………………………………………………….?
5 p.
4. Make the sentences negative.
1. Shirley Temple Black was poor when she was a child.
2. They were happy together.
3. I was at home last night.
4. We went to the cinema last Saturday.
5. He visited his grandmother last weekend.
6. We met in a small café yesterday afternoon.
7. She drank a cup of coffee this morning.
7p.
5. Complete the sentences with the past tense of the irregular verbs.
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My brother ………………………… (buy) a pair of new shoes yesterday afternoon.
We ……………………………………. (have) breakfast in the garden on Saturday morning.
I ……………………………… (go) to Lake Balaton with my friends last weekend.
He ……………………………(eat) some ice cream on the beach yesterday afternoon.
It was very hot, so she ………………………..(drink) lots of cold mineral water.
They ………………………………. (take) a lot of photos in Spain last month.
She .....................................(be) on holiday last week.
We ………………………………… (bring) some presents from Italy last summer.
They ……………………………… (spend) their summer holiday at the seaside.
We ………………………………… (see) some nice fish in the sea last summer.

10p.

6. Fill in the missing preposition. (about, at, in, with, on, to, round, over)
1. We celebrate Easter …………………….. spring.
2. My birthday is ……………….. 3rd May.


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I always spend my summer holiday ………………….my family.
He always gets up early ………………….. the morning.
………………….. Easter Sunday he usually goes to church.
I talked …………………….. my teacher about homework.
I always sleep very well ……………………. night.
My friends went …………………….. the cinema yesterday evening.
………………………. weekends we go to the beach.
My children are …………………… school at the moment.
Gagarin travelled ……………………. the world to talk about his experiences.
He moved ……………….. London because he got a good job there.
What do you know …………………….Yuri Gagarin’s life?
My sister stayed …………………………. me in my house last summer.
People use Apple computers all ………………………… the world.
15p.

7. Write the dates the way we say them.
“e.g. 4 July – the fourth of July”
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3 May -……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

1 January -………………………………………………………………………………………………………
22 June - ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
20 August - ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5 December –…………………………………………………………………………………………………
5p.

8. Complete each expression with a suitable noun.

e.g. to, drive a car
1. ride ……………………………………………..
2. earn ………………………………………………
3. win …………………………………………………..
4. watch ……………………………………………….
5. speak ………………………………………………….
6. listen to …………………………………………….
7. become ……………………………………………
7p.
9. Match a noun with another noun.

e.g. a birthday card

1. orange …………………………
2. boy ………………………………..
3. car ………………………………….
4. swimming ………………………
5. home……………………………..


6. hand……………………………….
6p.

Total: ……………………/75p.