– Past Simple
– Past Continuous
– Irregular verbs
– Linking words
– Prepositions
PRE-INTERMEDIATE Test 7
Question 1 |
(Please note: The following questions are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)
This morning I _____ to work.
A | was walking |
B | walked |
C | walk |
D | walking |
Question 2 |
I _____ to go by bus because the sun _____.
A | didn’t want |
B | wasn’t wanting |
C | don’t want |
D | am not wanting |
Question 3 |
I _____ to go by bus because the sun _____.
A | shone |
B | is shining |
C | was shining |
D | shines |
Question 4 |
While I _____ past the supermarket, I _____ something strange.
A | walked |
B | am walking |
C | was walked |
D | was walking |
Question 5 |
While I _____ past the supermarket, I _____ something strange.
A | was seeing |
B | saw |
C | am seeing |
D | see |
Question 6 |
A man _____ near me and he _____ a song very loudly on his own!
A | passed |
B | was passing |
C | pass |
D | passes |
Question 7 |
A man _____ near me and he _____ a song very loudly on his own!
A | sang |
B | sing |
C | was singing |
D | song |
Question 8 |
He _____ for a few minutes.
A | was continuing |
B | continues |
C | is continuing |
D | continued |
Question 9 |
Then he _____ a friend and he _____ singing.
A | will met |
B | met |
C | was meeting |
D | meet |
Question 10 |
Then he _____ a friend and he _____ singing.
A | was stopping |
B | stop |
C | stopped |
D | is stopping |
Question 11 |
I _____ a very good program on TV last night.
A | was seeing |
B | see |
C | am seeing |
D | saw |
Question 12 |
While I _____ this morning, I _____ my money. I don’t know how.
A | shopped / lose |
B | was shopping / lost |
C | shopped / was losing |
D | shop / lose |
Question 13 |
Last week, the police _____ Alan in his car because he _____ over eighty miles an hour.
A | were stopping / was driving |
B | stop / drived |
C | stopped / was driving |
D | was stopping / drove |
Question 14 |
How _____ your finger?
A | are you cutting |
B | were you cutting |
C | did you cut |
D | you cut |
Question 15 |
I _____ and I _____ the knife.
A | cooked / was dropping |
B | cook / drop |
C | was cooking / dropped |
D | cooked / dropped |
Question 16 |
When I _____ at the party, everyone _____ a good time.
A | was arriving / had |
B | arrived / was having |
C | arrived / had |
D | arrived / were having |
Question 17 |
_____ a good time last night?
A | Did you have |
B | Were you having |
C | Will you have |
D | Are you having |
Question 18 |
While I _____ to work this morning, I _____ an old friend.
A | went / meet |
B | am going / met |
C | go / was meeting |
D | was going / met |
Question 19 |
I _____ to get up this morning. It _____ and it was cold, and my bed was so warm.
A | don’t want / is raining |
B | am not wanting / rains |
C | wasn’t wanting / rained |
D | didn’t want / was raining |
Question 20 |
I _____ to the news on the radio when the phone _____.
A | listened / was ringing |
B | am listening / was ringing |
C | was listening / rang |
D | listen / is ringing |
Question 21 |
But when I _____ up the phone, there was no one there.
A | pick |
B | am picking |
C | picked |
D | was picking |
Question 22 |
I _____ hello to the children, but they didn’t say anything because they _____ television.
A | say / watched |
B | said / were watching |
C | was / saying |
D | said / watched |
Question 23 |
What _____ at 8.00 last night?
A | did you do |
B | you did |
C | were you doing |
D | are you doing |
Question 24 |
We played tennis _____ two hours.
A | during |
B | while |
C | nothing |
D | for |
Question 25 |
I worked on a farm _____ the holidays.
A | for |
B | since |
C | while |
D | on |
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List |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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