Past Tenses , грамматический тест

Test “Past Tenses” I-variant

Test “Past Tenses” II-variant

1. Lynne (sing) _________while she was cleaning the windows.

2. Mr Todd (teach)________ for thirty years when he retired.

3. They (walk) for 3 hours when they stopped for a rest.

4. Joe was happy because he_______ (win) the first prize

5. Alexander Graham Bell________ (invent) the telephone.

6. We (buy)______ the tickets before we went to the theatre.

7. Joanne (wash) _______her hair when the phone rang.

8. Princess Diana (do) a lot of work for charity.

9. Sam was in hospital because he (crash) ________his car.

10. Tom (play)____ the piano for years before he became famous.

11. Children (clean)_ the house by the time their parents came.

Test “Past Tenses” I-variant

1. Lynne (sing) _________while she was cleaning the windows.

2. Mr Todd (teach)________ for thirty years when he retired.

3. They (walk) for 3 hours when they stopped for a rest.

4. Joe was happy because he_______ (win) the first prize

5. Alexander Graham Bell________ (invent) the telephone.

6. We (buy)______ the tickets before we went to the theatre.

7. Joanne (wash) _______her hair when the phone rang.

8. Princess Diana (do) a lot of work for charity.

9. Sam was in hospital because he (crash) ________his car.

10. Tom (play)____ the piano for years before he became famous.

11. Children (clean)_ the house by the time their parents came.

1. We (stay)____in a hotel by the sea last summer.

2. She broke the glass while she (wash)_____the dishes.

3. We (walk)___for two hours before we came to the campsite.

4. The shop (sell)________ the table by the time I got there.

5. We ( live) ____ in the house for a year before we decorated it.

6. We (finish)______ the work by the time the meeting began.

7. The children were very tired because they (play) __all day long.

8. Elvis Presley (sing)_____ lots of hit songs.

9. By the time of our arrival, my mother (cook)____ the dinner.

10. I (listen) to music, when somebody knocked at the door.

11. By 1960 most of Britain’s old colonies (become)_ independent.

Test “Past Tenses” II-variant

1. We (stay)____in a hotel by the sea last summer.

2. She broke the glass while she (wash)_____the dishes.

3. We (walk)___for two hours before we came to the campsite.

4. The shop (sell)________ the table by the time I got there.

5. We ( live) ____ in the house for a year before we decorated it.

6. We (finish)______ the work by the time the meeting began.

7. The children were very tired because they (play) __all day long.

8. Elvis Presley (sing)_____ lots of hit songs.

9. By the time of our arrival, my mother (cook)____ the dinner.

10. I (listen) to music, when somebody knocked at the door.

11. By 1960 most of Britain’s old colonies (become)_ independent