GRAMMAR
Tick (✔) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
Example: My sister _____ Italian.
A speak B speaks ✔ C do speak
1 They _____ their hotel.
A didn’t liked B don’t liked C didn’t like
2 _____ to the cinema last night?
A Did you go B Did you went C Were you
3 The bus _____ outside the restaurant.
A stoped B stopped C was stop
4 When we arrived, it _____.
A was snow B were snowing C was snowing
5 We were very late, _____ we took a taxi.
A because B but C so
6 When I _____ her, she was working in a bank.
A met B meet C was meeting
7 Who _____ that email to?
A he wrote B did he write C he was writing
8 We sat down on the beach. It started to rain five minutes _____!
A then B after C later
9 It was really cold in Madrid, _____ it’s normally hot there.
A because B although C so
10 I was really tired _____ I decided not to go out.
A so B but C because
11 A Were the children playing in the garden?
B No, they _____.
A aren’t B wasn’t C weren’t
12 What _____ the weather like when you were there?
A was B did C is
13 _____ you buy the paper this morning?
A Do B Were C Did
14 I usually go by bus, but yesterday I _____ by train.
A goed B go C went
15 When I saw him, he _____ working; he was watching TV.
A didn’t B wasn’t C isn’t
16 _____ it started raining, so we went inside.
A Suddenly B When C After
17 What _____ on your last holiday?
A you did B did you do C did you
18 A Who _____ the match?
B Milan. It was 3–0.
A won B winned C was winning
19 What _____ doing when you arrived?
A was he B were he C he was
20 He’s very tall, _____ he’s not very good at basketball.
A because B although C but
VOCABULARY
a Tick (✔) the correct past simple form A, B or C.
Example: speak
A spoke ✔ B speaked C speak
1 run
A ranned B ran C runned
2 take
A taked B toke C took
3 buy
A bought B buyed C brought
4 choose
A chosed B choosed C chose
5 put
A puted B put C putted
b Tick (✔) A, B, or C to complete the sentences about holidays.
Example: I always _____ lots of photos on holiday.
A take ✔ B make C get
6 The market was ________with a lot of tourists.
A basic B disgusting C crowded
7 We _____ bicycles for the week, so we could travel cheaply.
A bought B spent C hired
8 They couldn’t sleep because the road outside the hotel was ________.
A luxurious B noisy C foggy
9 I’m _____ our flights online.
A booking B having C renting
10 We didn’t go _____ last year. We stayed in this country.
A abroad B holiday C sightseeing
c Tick (✔) the correct preposition A, B or C.
Example: I play tennis _____ Tuesdays.
A in B at C on ✔
11 What did you study _____ university?
A in B at C on
12 My cousin lives _____ Japan.
A in B at C on
13 I can’t talk now. I’m _____ a bus and it’s noisy.
A in B at C on
14 Are you visiting your grandparents _____ Christmas?
A in B at C on
15 Please put those books back _____ the shelf.
A in B at C on
d Tick (✔) A, B, or C to complete the verb phrases.
Example: I play tennis _____ Tuesdays.
A in B at C on ✔
16 I _____ work very late tonight, and took the last train home.
A drove B was C left
17 Never run _____ the road. It’s very dangerous.
A across B next C from
18 Thanks for dinner. I _____ a wonderful evening.
A passed B had C took
19 Sorry, I can’t stop. I’m _____ hurry.
A in a B with C to the
20 We aren’t ready. Can you wait _____ us?
A to B on C for
PRONUNCIATION
a Which word has a different sound? Tick (✔) A, B, or C.
Example: A van B tram C lane ✔
1 A saw B bought C could
2 A asked B enjoyed C liked
3 A knew B argued C showed
4 A thought B put C took
5 A sunbathed B decided C invited
b Which words are not stressed in the sentences? Tick (✔) A, B, or C. (All the
unstressed words have the / / vowel sound.)
Example: We loved the food.
A food B the ✔ C loved
6 They were at a party.
A party B they C were
7 I was at work.
A at B I C work
8 We went out for dinner.
A dinner B for C went
9 It wasn’t a nice hotel.
A a B nice C wasn’t
10 What was Charlie doing?
A Charlie B doing C was
