Test for past tenses

Test for past tenseS
I.Give the correct form of the verb in bracket.( past simple )
1.They ( build ) this house in 1978. X. Give the correct form of the verb in bracket.
2.He ( lose ) his car 2 weeks ago. 1.They (go) home after they (finish) their work.
3.You ( meet ) our teacher yesterday ? 2.She said that she (already, see) Dr Rice.
4.Last week, Ted ( receive ) a letter from the local police. 3.He (ask) why we (come) so early.
5.Somebody ( steal ) it twenty years ago. 4.After they (go), I (sit) down and (rest).
6.Shakapease ( write ) a lot of plays. 5.Before she (watch) TV, she (do) her homework.
7.She ( work ) very hard yesterday. 6.It was the first time I (see) such a beautiful girl.
8.What you ( do ) yesterday morning ? 7.Yesterday John (go) to the store before he (go) home.
9.The children ( be ) here ten minutes ago. 8.We (arrive) at work in the morning and (find) that
10.I ( watch ) an exciting football match on TV last night. Somebody (break) into the office during the night. So
II.Fill “ used to V” or “ be used to V-ing” in the blank. we (call) the police.
1.I .........( live ) in Hanoi, but now I live in London.
2.John’s father is a pilot. He ...........( fly ) on planes.
3.There ...........( be ) a tree here but it was cut down.
4.She ...........( drink ) strong coffe when she took exam.
5.He is a leader so he ( be ) told what to do.
6.I’m hungry, I ..........( have ) dinner at 6.30.
7.Kate ..........( have ) dark, long hair but now she has it cut.
8.I ...........( brush ) my teeth after eating.
9.They ............( work ) for a foreign company, but now they are unemployed.
10.She ...........( be ) my closed friend but we aren’t friend any longer.
III. Give the correct form of the verb in bracket.
1.My best friend, Kevin, was no longer there. He (go) away.
2.I didn’t recognise Mrs Johnson. She (change) a lot.
3.Bill no longer had his car. He (sell) it.
4.The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody (go) to bed.
5.We (live) in Hue before 1975.
6.When I got up this morning, my father (leave)
7.After the children (finish) their homework, they went to bed.
8.It was the first time I (visit) that place.
IV.Give the correct form of the verb in bracket.
1.I ( eat ) some biscuits at 10pm yesterday.
2.This time two years ago, he ( stay ) with his parents.
3.When my mother ( cook ), my aunt arrived.
4.I phoned at 4.00, but there was no reply. What you ( do ) ?
5.I ( have ) a bath when the phone rang.
6.I fell and hurt myself while I ( play ) tennis.
7.This time last week, he ( study ) in the library.
8.She saw her friends while she ( go ) to school yesterday morning.
V.Put the verbs that the past tense ending pronounced /t/, /d/, /id/ into the correct column: Played, fitted, liked, looked, needed, remembered, used, stopped, rented, talked
Arrived, washed, kissed, mened, watched, wanted, mixed, studied, hated, walked, stayed.
/t/ :...................................................................................................................................................
/d/ :..................................................................................................................................................
/id/:..................................................................................................................................................
VII.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1.a.bed b.get c.decide d.set
2.a.come b.love c.women d.some
3.a.think b.this c.then d.thus
4.a.earn b.third c.where d.dirty
5.a.find b.bite c.since d.drive
6.a.call b.cup c.coat d.century
7.a.car b.city c.carry d.cut
VIII.Give the correct form of the verb in bracket
1.I ( watch