Complete the
following sentences by putting the verb into the past tense.
1)Martin
went fishing and ..... a fish. (catch) -caught
2)Gabby
..... a prize in a singing competition. (win) -won
3)I .....
the answer but the teacher didn't ask me. (know) - knew
4)Mr Smith
..... me to play the piano. (teach) -taught
5)My
brother ..... me by accident in 1980. (shoot)
-shot
6)Moira
..... for her new jumper by credit card. (pay) -paid
7)The sun
..... brightly yesterday. (shine) -shined
8)My
friend ..... a good film yesterday. (see) -saw
9)Someone
..... my car a few years ago. (steal) -stole
10)The
audience went quiet when the film ..... (begin) –began
Complete the following sentences by adding in, at or on.
11) I went
to a party ... New Year's Eve.(on)
12) I'm
going to my sister's wedding ... July.(in)
13) The
banks open ... 9am.(at)
14) I moved
to Vienna ... 1998.(in)
15) I'll
call you ... half past ten.(at)
16) The
concert is ... Easter.(at)
17) The
concert is ... Easter Monday.(on)
18) My
garden looks lovely ... spring.(in)
19) I had a
party ... my birthday.(on)
20) I was
born ... 1968.(in)
Complete the
following sentences by adding some or any.
21)I have
..... money.(some)
22)Do you
have ..... children?(any)
23)Julia
doesn't know ..... good jokes.(any)
24)Can I
have ..... coffee, please?(some)
25)Does
anybody have ..... suggestions?(any)
26)Joerg
doesn't like ..... foreign languages.(any)
27)Georg
has written ..... good books.(some)
28)Could
you send me ..... information on your company, please?(some)
29)I'm
afraid I don't have ..... cheaper items.(any)
Complete the following sentences by adding in, at or on.
30)Christine
met Ramilla while she was ..... university.(at)
31)Don't
believe everything you read ..... newspapers!(in)
32)Trude
isn't here. She's ..... work.(at)
33)Kurt's
office is ..... the second floor.(on)
34)There
were a lot of people ..... the party.(at)
35)Michaela
met Leopold ..... the way to work.(on)
36)Susanne
is ..... a meeting.(in)
37)I met
Christian ..... the train.(on)
38)My
children are ..... home.(at)
39)Birgit's
cake is the best cake ..... the world!(in)
select
the sentence from each choice of three which you think is correct.
40)a
Gerhard has worked here since 1997.b Gerhard worked here since 1997.
c Gerhard
works here since 1997.
41)a I was
on holiday in London for ten years. b
I was on holiday in London for ten years ago. c
I was on holiday in London ten years ago.
42)a
Michael works on the university. b
Michael works at the university.
c Michael
works in the university.
43)a
Tomorrow I go to the cinema. Look - here are the tickets.
b Tomorrow I
will go to the cinema. Look - here are the tickets.
c Tomorrow
I'm going to the cinema. Look - here are the tickets.
44)a I get
to work with the train. b I get
to work on the train.
c I get to
work by train.
45) 1. My
secretary ..... in my department for ten years.
a works b has worked c is working
46)I .....
to my friend yesterday.
a have spoken b spoke c did speak
47)Ingrid
..... two cakes already today.
a has
eaten b ate c has been eating
48)On
Saturday afternoon Alfred ..... .
a went
swimming b had been swimming c was swimming
49)Trude
..... a new printer for her computer yesterday.
a buyed b has bought c bought
Complete the
following sentences by adding for or since.
50)David
has been my boss ..... 12 weeks.(for)
51)This
product has been available ..... the past eight years.(for)
52)We've
been working on the report ..... Tuesday morning.(since)
53)Mrs Smith
has been waiting for you ..... 15 minutes.(for)
54)Peter
has worked here ..... 1982.(since)
55)Paul has
been on holiday ..... last Thursday.(since)
56)We've
had this computer ..... a very long time!(for)
57)That dog
has been barking ..... ages!(for)
58)My
friend has worked here ..... April.(since)
59)Andrew
has had the same car ..... years.(for)
Each sentence
below contains one mistake. Try to find the mistake.
60)Thomas
was swimming on Saturday.
Thomas
went swimming on Saturday.(For
a finished action in the past we use the past simple.)
61)I have
lived in Vienna since four years.
I have
lived in Vienna for four years.(for
a quantity of time; since a timepoint)
62)Peter
works on a project at the moment.
Peter
is working on a project at the moment.(at the moment: key time signal for the use of the
present continuous)
63)When are
you born?
When
were you born?
(to be born - past: was born)
64)Anita
did go to the cinema last week.
Anita
went to the cinema last week.(For
a finished action in the past we use the
past simple.
It is possible to use 'did see' but this is used for stress, normally after
someone has said the opposite, for example: Bob: "You didn't see the film
yesterday, Mary." Mary: "I did see the film!")
Complete the
following sentences by putting the verb into the past tense.
65)Johann
..... straight home after the English class. (go) - went
66)Werner
..... a prize in a spelling competition. (win) - won
67)She
walked into the room and ..... a candle. (light) - lit
68)I .....
a cold last week. (catch) - caught
69)Dieter
..... down the stairs. (fall ) - fell
70)Guido
..... the song beautifully. (sing) - song
71)Robert
..... to work yesterday on his bike. (ride) - rode
72)Tony
Blair ..... the Prime Minister in 1997. (become) - became
73)My
parrot ..... away yesterday. (fly) - flew
74)The
train ..... 10 minutes late. (leave) – left
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