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TEST A - THE, PRESBNT PERFECT TENSE

I Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect tense:

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lust (go) otit to buy something to eat.

I (read) the instructions but I don't understand them.
-1 \'ou (have) breakfast? No, I (not have) it yet.
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J You (see) my glasses?

lift (break) down. We have to use the stairs.

6 I lust (wasli) my car; it's so lovelyl

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She (not come) to work yet, she must be

You (see) wolves in that forest?

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John Smith (write) many stories for children.

[,-, -lane (phone) tllee tirnes this morning already
1i I (not rneet) hirn today.
The postman (come) this morning?
I-: There (be) some changes lately.
I-$ \'ou ever (fall) from a horse?
I tnot see) him since last November.
trb Thev always (answer) my letters.
\\-e (eat) just the cake.
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lS He (not clean) his room for months.
[9 i rknorv) him for a long time.
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already (leave).
You already (read) the newspaper?
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\'ou ever (be) to India? I (not be).
He rfirush) that work at last?
l.$ I rnor speak) to Mary yet.
\Ahat they (do) for us so far?
she ;ust (leave) for Liverpool.
"r- tr rtellt Peter to come this evening.
l,$ She r not arrive) yet?
JS \[1 guests (be) here since Friday.
5ur I nerer rplav) baseball.
-1n '[t-e ruork) h.ard today and thatls why we are so tired
X alreadl (rnfonn) her not to come tonight.
-ql Ther I not corne) to visit us for a long firne.
f,-fi He rs an-sn: u,ith me because I (not introduce) him to rny sister.
-1r She r speak) to George yet?
i,6 Hou manv bananas you (eat)?

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TEST B - PLTJRALS
I \\-rite the plural fonns of tlie lollowing nouns:

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woman

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building
child

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piano
potato
foot

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slielf
roof

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goose
pencil

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I P.it the following sentences into the plural

l;:rs child plays basketball well.
lhrs tooth is good
lhat shelf must be white.
- hrs ston,is about a child.

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: - hat \\'otnan is a secretary.
1"11. tbot rs too big for that shoe.
- -:.r-c chLrrch is very old.
: - .-.rs urouse is bigger than that one.
- ..,:t black knife is very sharp.
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,::re is a bridge.
:r,s nife is a nurse (put ltis i.nto the plural too).
-..: plal in our theatre is very good.
..-: tr-rlllato is in the fiidge.
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glass is clean.
.'.'.,...1f lirres in the zoo.
...:i bov is very intelligent.
...s sandu'ich is deliciorls
1..:re is a nice watch in that sliop.
:- i. :.r,<.- rs a very nice animal.
:- b:r nian eats more than a lrttle boy.

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1 Read

A - THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE

the following in the past simple tense.

lbreakacltp.
2. It begins to rain.

3 We like oranges.
4 You cut yorr finger.
5. She comes earlv.
6 Birds fly higli.
7 He teaches Errglish.
8. I know his name.
9. The prisoner runs away.
10 They have a car.
1 1. We wake up at seven.
12. Your dog bites me.
13 It costs a lot of morey.
14. You hide the key.
15. Many films come from Hollywood.
16 They drinl< tea every day.
17 I clioose a book
18 He does his work well.

19 Iamastewardess.
20. You find your bag.
21. You wear lovely dresses.

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"No".

23. Someone steals the money.

24. We ring the bell.
25 The boy tlrows a ball, tlie girl catches it.
26 I put the book on the table.
27 Mother makes tea
28 She takes a glass from the cupboard.
29 She tells us a story.
30 I try to be useful.
31 The little boy fal1s down
32 They btdld a house.
33 The sick rnan gets better
34 I rvrite letters on Sundays.
35 I read a book before I go to bed.
36 He thinks hard.
37. We br-ry rneat in this supermarket.
38 I eat my lunch quickly
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TEST B - THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE

Read the following past simple sentences as (a) negative and (b) interrogative.

1 Jack went to a shop.

2 He bought some eggs.

3 He paid for thern.
4 He put them into a bag.

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He lost tlre bag

6. He left it in a tram.
7 Somebody foLrnd it.
8. Jack's mother sent him to bed.
9 Mr A rang the bell
i 0 A youltg wolran opened the door.
1 1. She took his hat
12.He sat down and waited.
13. He looked at the pictures on the walls.
14. He tried to read a newspaper.
15 The young woman came back.
16 She showed hirn into another room.
Il . \/k B said good moming to him.
18. He sat down in an annchair.
19. I\4r B stood near hirn.
20 Mr A opened his mouth and shut his eyes.
21. Mr B pulled out three of his teeth.
22. Mr A felt tenible.
23 A bird made a nest in this tree
24. Tommy saw the nest with five eggs in it
25. He climbed the tree.
26. He held onto a brar-rch with one hand.
2l . He took two of the eggs
28. He put them in his mouth.
29 He needed botlr his hands.
30 He began to clirnb down.
31. One of the branches broke.
32. Tormny fell and hurl his ann.
33 The eggs brol<e, too!
34. Mr Brorvn klew Greek.
:'5. He becarne a teacher.
i6 He taLrght the children Greek
3 7 The children lil<ed hirn
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1. I bought this hat at Benetton two days ago.

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2" It cost $10.

3. She learned English when she lived in America a few years ago
4 I left at seven o'clock.
5 I liad ham and esss for breakfast.
6. I also ate hvo sausages.
7 They caught cold in the mountains.
8. My parents spent two weeks at the seaside.
9 My first bicycle was yellow.
10. Mary and John went to Hawaii lzrst year.
I 1 Her sister had ten cups of coffee yesterday.
12 William took Jane to cinema last night.
13. I read a play by Shakespeare.
14 He rvatchecl TV last night.
15 I last saw Kirn a month ago.
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io. The children calre to school by bus.
l1 The cat liked fish better than the meat
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t8 We lost our dog yesterday.

19 The first day of school was on September 1st.
20 When he went skiing he broke his lee.
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She bought that lovely dress

in this shon.

22 We saw tigers at the zoo.

I was little my favourite colour was purple.

24 I saw Almodovar's latest film.
25. His sister stafted leaming French at the age of five.
26 I took rny gLrests to the theatre last night.
2l The girl dranl< hot chocolate for breal<fast.
28 It took us tlvo hours to get to the auporl.
29 He sang "O sole mio" at the concefi.
30 I enJoyed pyramids the most.
31 We forurd three little cats at our doorstep.
1A/She came here lry bicycle.
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33 They left their car in the sarage.
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We did our hornework yesterday.

35 You forgot your bag in the office..
36 The1, said "hello" to the pohcernan.
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-)/. Mar1, rvrote a letter to her aunt in Australia.
38 I-{e left school at the ase of fifteen