Past Simple & Past Continuous
Choose the correct answer:
"I ______ my back quite badly while I ______ football in the park."
A) cut / was playing
B) was cutting / played
C) cut / played
A) cut / was playing
Match the verb with the correct result:
"I split ______"
A) coffee all over my shirt
B) my ankle on the stairs
C) my keys on the table
A) coffee all over my shirt
Choose the correct answer:
"I ordered a tablet a couple of months ago. I ______ a refund, but the shop refused to give me one."
A) wanted
B) had wanted
C) wants
B) had wanted
Which sentence correctly uses reported speech?
A) She said "I don’t know what Nick’s doing."
B) She said she didn’t know what Nick was doing.
C) She said she don’t know what Nick was doing.
B) She said she didn’t know what Nick was doing.
Choose the correct answer:
"I ______ still ______ when all my guests arrived."
A) was / changing
B) changed / was
C) was / changed
A) was / changing
Which verb best completes the sentence?
"I ______ some stairs and hurt myself."
A) fell down
B) knocked
C) measured
A) fell down
Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect?
A) I ordered a tablet, but I never received it.
B) I had ordered a tablet, but I never received it.
C) I order a tablet, but I never received it.
B) I had ordered a tablet, but I never received it.
Convert to reported speech:
"She said, 'I haven’t seen Kim for a long time.'”
A) She said she hasn’t seen Kim for a long time.
B) She said she hadn’t seen Kim for a long time.
C) She said she didn’t saw Kim for a long time.
B) She said she hadn’t seen Kim for a long time.
Choose the correct answer:
"We just ______ talking in a café when we ______ at the same language school."
A) was / met
B) were / met
C) met / were
B) were / met
Match the correct verb:
"I crashed ______"
A) a cup of tea
B) the dates for my meeting
C) my car into another car
C) my car into another car
What happened first?
"When it finally turned up, I noticed that the screen was cracked."
A) The tablet arrived first.
B) The person noticed the cracked screen first.
A) The tablet arrived first.
Which sentence is correct?
A) She said that she might to go to Morocco this summer.
B) She said she might go to Morocco this summer.
C) She said she may go to Morocco this summer.
B) She said she might go to Morocco this summer.
What is the correct sentence?
A) I was sleeping when I hear a loud noise outside my window.
B) I slept when I was hearing a loud noise outside my window.
C) I was sleeping when I suddenly heard a loud noise outside my window.
C) I was sleeping when I suddenly heard a loud noise outside my window.
Which verb best completes the sentence?
"I mixed up ______"
A) my ankle
B) the dates
C) the stairs
B) the dates
What is the correct sentence order?
A) 2 → 1 → 3
B) 1 → 3 → 2
C) 3 → 2 → 1
A) 2 → 1 → 3
What is the reported speech form of this sentence?
"She said, 'You can stay at my place if you want to.'"
A) She said I can stay at her place if I want to.
B) She said I could stay at her place if I wanted to.
C) She said I will stay at her place if I wanted to.
B) She said I could stay at her place if I wanted to.
Which sentence is correct?
A) She was cooking dinner when the phone suddenly rang.
B) She cooked dinner when the phone was ringing.
C) She was cooking dinner when the phone rings.
A) She was cooking dinner when the phone suddenly rang.
What happens when you "knock over" something?
A) It gets mixed up.
B) It falls to the ground.
C) It disappears.
B) It falls to the ground.
Choose the correct sentence using the past perfect:
A) When I went back, I noticed that it completely disappeared.
B) When I went back, I noticed that it had completely disappeared.
C) When I go back, I noticed that it disappeared.
B) When I went back, I noticed that it had completely disappeared.
What happens when you make a complaint about a faulty product?
A) You will always get a refund.
B) The store may refuse to refund you.
C) You will never be allowed to return the product.
B) The store may refuse to refund you.