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Test - 3

- Past Simple
- Past Continuous
- Irregular verbs
- Linking words
- Prepositions

I was born in Africa _____ 1970.
- A) on
- B) at
- 1. I was born in Africa _____ 1970. A) on B) at
- 1. I was born in Africa _____ 1970. A) on B) at C) in C) last
My parents moved back to England _____ I was five.
- A) when
- B) ago
- C) *
- D) for
We lived in Bristol _____ three years.
- A) last
- B) for
- C) at
- D) *
I left college three years _____.
- A) nothing
- B) ago
- C) for
- D) in
I found a flat on my own _____ last year.
- A) at
- B) for
- C) *
- D) on
I usually go home _____ the weekend.
- A) in
- B) when
- 6. I usually go home _____ the weekend. A) in B) when
- 6. I usually go home _____ the weekend. A) in B) when C) at B) of
I didn’t go home ____ weekend because some friends came to stay.
- A) for
- B) last
- C) *
- D) at
They arrived _____ three o’clock _____ the afternoon.
- A) at / in
- B) in / for
- C) when / ago
- D) last / *
_____ Saturday evening we went out to a concert.
- A) Last
- B) In
- C) For
- D) On
_____ we got home we listened to some music.
- A) For
- B) Last
- C) Last
- D) When
We got up late _____ Sunday morning.
- A) *
- B) at
- C) on
- D) in
_____ the afternoon we went for a walk.
- A) At
- B) For
- C) On
- D) In
I bought a car a few weeks _____.
- A) last
- B) when
- C) ago
- D) for
I had an accident _____ last night.
- A) in
- B) *
- C) on
- D) at
It happened _____ seven o’clock _____ the evening.
- A) when / *
- B) in / at
- C) at / last
- D) at / in
I took my car to the garage _____ this morning.
- A) in
- B) when
- C) *
- D) at
It will be ready _____ two weeks.
- A) *
- B) in
- C) on
- D) for
I _____ a friend while I _____ the shopping
- A) was meeting / did
- B) met / was doing
- C) meet / do
- D) met / did
I _____ for my things when I ____ someone call my name.
- A) paid / was hearing
- B) pay / heard
- C) was paying / hear
- D) was paying / heard
I _____ round and _____ Paula.
- A) turned / saw
- B) was turning/ was seeing
- C) turn / was seeing
- D) was turning / saw
She _____ a bright red coat yesterday.
- A) wore
- B) was wearing
- C) wear
- D) was wear
We _____ to have a cup of coffee.
- A) decided
- B) were deciding
- C) decides
- D) will deciding
While we _____ a drink, a waiter _____ a pile of plates.
- A) had / was dropping
- B) have / dropped
- C) have / drop
- D) were having / dropped
We all _____ a terrible shock.
- A) were getting
- B) gets
- C) getting
- D) got
While the waiter _____ up the broken plates, he _____ his finger.
- A) picked / was cutting
- B) was picking / cut
- C) pick / cut
- D) picks / cut

This morning I __(26)__ to work. I __(27)__ to go by bus because the sun __(28)__. While I __(29)__ past the supermarket, I __(30)__ something strange. A man __(31)__ near me and he __(32)__ a song very loudly on his own! He __(33)__ for a few minutes. Then he __(34)__ a friend and he __(35)__ singing.

- A) was walking
- B) walked
- C) walk
- D) walking
- A) didn’t want
- B) wasn’t wanting
- C) don’t want
- D) am not wanting
- A) shone
- B) is shining
- C) was shining
- D) shines
- A) walked
- B) am walking
- C) was walked
- D) was walking
- A) was seeing
- B) saw
- C) am seeing
- D) see
- A) passed
- B) was passing
- C) pass
- D) passes
- A) sang
- B) sing
- C) was singing
- D) song
- A) was continuing
- B) continues
- C) is continuing
- D) continued
- A) will met
- B) met
- C) was meeting
- D) meet
- A) was stopping
- B) stop
- C) stopped
- D) is stopping
I _____ a very good program on TV last night.
- A) was seeing
- B) see
- C) am seeing
- D) saw
While I _____ this morning, I _____ my money. I don’t know how.
- A) shopped / lose
- B) was shopping / lost
- C) shopped / was losing
- D) shop / lose
Last week the police _____ Alan in his car because he _____ over eighty miles an hour.
- A) were stopping / was driving
- B) stop / drived
- C) stopped / was driving
- D) was stopping / drove
How _____ your finger?
- A) are you cutting
- B) were you cutting
- C) did you cut
- D) you cut
I _____ and I _____ the knife.
- A) cooked / was dropping
- B) cook / drop
- C) was cooking / dropped
- D) cooked / dropped
When I _____ at the party, everyone _____ a good time.
- A) was arriving / had
- B) arrived / was having
- C) arrived / had
- D) arrived / were having
_____ a good time last night?
- A) Did you have
- B) Were you having
- C) Will you have
- D) Are you having
While I _____ to work this morning I _____ an old friend.
- A) went / meet
- B) am going / met
- C) go / was meeting
- D) was going / met
I _____ to get up this morning. It _____ and it was cold, and my bed was so warm.
- A) don’t want / is raining
- B) am not wanting / rains
- C) wasn’t wanting / rained
- D) didn’t want / was raining
I _____ to the news on the radio when the phone _____.
- A) listened / was ringing
- B) am listening / was ringing
- C) was listening / rang
- D) listen / is ringing
But when I _____ up the phone, there was no one there.
- A) pick
- B) am picking
- C) picked
- D) was picking
I _____ hello to the children, but they didn’t say anything because they _____ television.
- A) say / watched
- B) said / were watching
- C) was / saying
- D) said / watched
What _____ at 8.00 last night?
- A) did you do
- B) you did
- C) were you doing
- D) are you doing
We played tennis _____ two hours.
- A) during
- B) while
- C) nothing
- D) for
I worked on a farm _____ the holidays.
- A) for
- B) since
- C) while
- D) on

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