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100

Find the mistake:

Columbus discover America in 1492.

Columbus discovered America in 1492.

100

Does your mother _____ glasses?

a   got                       b   wear                       c   carry


wear

100

Carol is really f_ _ _ _ _ _ _ and enjoys making new friends.  Everyone likes her.

friendly

100

30/04/1999                 The ________ of April 1999.

thirtieth

100

We _______ a new apartment in the city centre a few weeks ago.

buy     eat     have     meet     see     spend

We bought a new apartment in the city a few weeks ago.

200

Make a negative sentence:

Paul took a lot of photos of India.

Paul didn't take many photos of India.

200

Rosie is very _____ because she does a lot of sport.

a   slim                        b   tall                        c   short

slim

200

Laura is very s_ _ and doesn’t like talking to people she doesn’t know.

shy

200

09/02/2008                 The ninth of ______ 2008.

February

200

Dan _______ his summer holiday in Brazil.

buy     eat     have     meet     see     spend

Dan spent his summer holidays in Brazil.

300

Make a sentence:

Heather / leave / home / in 2005.

Heather left home in 2005.

300

I think Brad Pitt is very _____.

a   handsome              b   pretty                     c   long

handsome

300

Martin has no problem going to new places and meeting people because he’s very c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

confident

300

22/06/2005                 The ______ of June 2005.

twenty second

300

I _______ some delicious food in the new Italian pizzeria yesterday.

buy     eat     have     meet     see     spend

I ate some delicious food in the new Italian pizzeria yesterday.

400

Make the past simple question:

Stig /go/to school / in Norway

Did Stig do to school in Norway?

400

Paula’s quite _____ because she spent two weeks in the sun last month.

a   pale                      b   fair                       c   tanned

tanned

400

I don’t like Carlos because he’s always so h_ _ _ _ _ _ _ to me.

horrible

400

05/09/1987.    The fifth of _______ 1987.

October

400

I ______ Laura in the park yesterday.

buy     eat     have     meet     see     spend


I met Laura in the park yesterday.


500

Put the verbs in the correct forms:

I (see) the Mona Lisa when I (go) to Paris.

I saw the Mona Lisa when I went to Paris.

500

My hair is long and _____.

a   pale                   b   bald                            c   fair

fair

500

Your parents are really n_ _ _. I like them very much.

nice

500

03/01/2010                 The _______ of January 2010

third

500

I _______ the new Daniel Craig film last week. It was brilliant!

buy     eat     have     meet     see     spend

I saw the new Daniel Craig film last week. It was brilliant!