КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА ПО ТЕМЕ “PAST TENSES” ДЛЯ УМК «АНГЛИЙСКИЙ В ФОКУСЕ» ДЛЯ УЧАЩИХСЯ 8 КЛАССОВ
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КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА ПО ТЕМЕ “PAST  TENSES”

ДЛЯ УМК «АНГЛИЙСКИЙ В ФОКУСЕ»

ДЛЯ УЧАЩИХСЯ 8 КЛАССОВ 

1. 1.Put the verbs into the past simple or the past continuous.

1.A:Where ………….(you/be) last week?

B:I…….(relax) on the beach most of the week, actually.

2.A:Have you ever been to India?

B:Yes, I…………(go) there last summer.

3.A:Why …………………..(you/not/come)last night?

B:Because I……………(study) for my exams.

4.A:How …………(be)your holiday?

B:Awful! It…………….(rain)the whole time.

5.A:How did you meet?

B:When we …………………..(walk)along the beach.

6.A:Where …………………..(they/spend) their holiday?

B:They……………….(want) to go to Spain but in the end

they……………..(decide) on China.

7.A:What ……………………(happen) exactly?

B:We ……………………….(drive)along when

man……………………(jump) out in front of the car.

8.A:What ………………………….(you/do) this time last Monday?

B:I……………………………..(watch) TV while John….(cook) dinner

9.A:…………………….(Jack/practice) his guitar again last night?

B:Why? …………………….(you/try) to call him?

10.A:…………….(you/arrive) on time for

the meeting yesterday afternoon?

B: No, actually. We…………. (miss) our flight.

2 Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.

    1.They …………(travel) all night and were exhausted.

   2.We ………….(book) our flight weeks before we left.

   3.They …………(wait) for hours before their flight was announced.

   4.Lionel ……………(already/be) to Nepal twice before he got married.

   5.How long ……………(you/book) for Jess before you found him?

   6.The guide …………….(organise) everything well in advance, so our trip went smoothly.

 7.They …………… (look forward) to this holiday for years before they finally managed to do it

 8.It ……………(snow) for hours and no planes were able to take off.

3 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.

  1.A: ………(you/see) the film last night?

    B: No. It ……….. (start) before I …….(finish) my homework.

2.A: What ……….. (happen) to John?

   B: He …………. (fall) and ……….(break) his leg while he ………(ride) his bike to school.            

3.A: Why ……….. (Ann/cry) before?

  B:She ………..(train) for the finals for over a week before s……(find out)

                    that she had been disqualified

4.A: When ….(you/meet) her   B: Yesterday after I ………..(finish) work.

5.A: Why ………….(he/not come)?

  B: He ………..(just/arrive) at the airport when he ……….(realise) he ……..(leave ) his passport at home.

 6.A: What …….. (you/do) yesterday at 6 o’clock in the evening?

   B: Well, Ann …….. (tidy) the house while I …… (plant) some flowers.

2 Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.

    1.They …………(travel) all night and were exhausted.

   2.We ………….(book) our flight weeks before we left.

   3.They …………(wait) for hours before their flight was announced.

   4.Lionel ……………(already/be) to Nepal twice before he got married.

   5.How long ……………(you/book) for Jess before you found him?

   6.The guide …………….(organise) everything well in advance, so our trip went smoothly.

 7.They …………… (look forward) to this holiday for years before they finally managed to do it

 8.It ……………(snow) for hours and no planes were able to take off.

3 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.

  1.A: ………(you/see) the film last night?

    B: No. It ……….. (start) before I …….(finish) my homework.

2.A: What ……….. (happen) to John?

   B: He …………. (fall) and ……….(break) his leg while he ………(ride) his bike to school.            

3.A: Why ……….. (Ann/cry) before?

  B:She ………..(train) for the finals for over a week before s……(find out)

                    that she had been disqualified

4.A: When ….(you/meet) her   B: Yesterday after I ………..(finish) work.

5.A: Why ………….(he/not come)?

  B: He ………..(just/arrive) at the airport when he ……….(realise) he ……..(leave ) his passport at home.

 6.A: What …….. (you/do) yesterday at 6 o’clock in the evening?

   B: Well, Ann …….. (tidy) the house while I …… (plant) some flowers.

КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА ПО ТЕМЕ “PAST  TENSES”

ДЛЯ УМК «АНГЛИЙСКИЙ В ФОКУСЕ»

ДЛЯ УЧАЩИХСЯ 8 КЛАССОВ 

1. 1.Put the verbs into the past simple or the past continuous.

1.A:Where ………….(you/be) last week?

B:I…….(relax) on the beach most of the week, actually.

2.A:Have you ever been to India?

B:Yes, I…………(go) there last summer.

3.A:Why …………………..(you/not/come)last night?

B:Because I……………(study) for my exams.

4.A:How …………(be)your holiday?

B:Awful! It…………….(rain)the whole time.

5.A:How did you meet?

B:When we …………………..(walk)along the beach.

6.A:Where …………………..(they/spend) their holiday?

B:They……………….(want) to go to Spain but in the end

they……………..(decide) on China.

7.A:What ……………………(happen) exactly?

B:We ……………………….(drive)along when

man……………………(jump) out in front of the car.

8.A:What ………………………….(you/do) this time last Monday?

B:I……………………………..(watch) TV while John….(cook) dinner

9.A:…………………….(Jack/practice) his guitar again last night?

B:Why? …………………….(you/try) to call him?

10.A:…………….(you/arrive) on time forthe meeting yesterday afternoon?

B: No, actually. We…………. (miss) our flight.

Keys

1. Were, was  relaxing
2. Went  
3. Didn’t  you  come, was studying
4. Was, rained
5. Were walking
6. Did, wanted, decided
7. Happened, were driving, jumped
8. Were you doing, was watching, was cooking
9. Was practicing, did
10. Did arrive, missed

1. had been travelling
2. had booked
3. had been waiting
4. had been
5. had you been looking
6. had organised
7. had been looking
8. had been snowing

1. did see, had started, finished
2. happened, fell, broke, was riding
3. was crying, had been training, found
4. did meet, finished
5. didn’t come, had arrived, realized, had left
6. were doing, was tidying, was planting