Разноуровневый тест по английскому языку на употребление прошедших времен для 9-10 классов


Past Simple, Past Progressive, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Progressive (I)
Past Simple or Past Progressive
1 The students (played/were playing) cards when the teacher (came/was coming) in.
2 While Henry (had/was having) a drink at the bar, his wife (swam/was swimming) in the sea.
3 When I (opened/was opening) the door, it (rained/was raining).
Past Simple or Past Perfect
4 When she (arrived/had arrived) the match (started/had started) already.
5 After Eric (made/had made) breakfast he (phoned/had phoned) his friend. 6 Jill (phoned/had phoned) Dad before she (left/had left) for her trip. Past Simple or Past Perfect Progressive
7 I (wrote/had been writing) to my pen-friend in Vermont for nearly three years and
I (wanted/had been wanting) to see her. 8 My English (became/had been becoming) better as I (studied/had been studying) it since I was nine. 9 She (slept/had been sleeping) for ten hours when I (woke/had been waking) her.
Past Simple, Past Progressive, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Progressive (II)
1 After Fred ___ (to spend) his holiday in Italy he ___ (to want) to learn Italian. 2 What ___ when you ___ the news? (to do) (to hear)
3 My father ___ (to drive) at 70 km/h when a policeman ___ (to stop) him.
4 When she ___ (to arrive) the match ___ already ___ (to start).
5 It ___ (to rain) while she ___ (to water) the flowers in her garden.
6 I ______ (to write) to my pen-friend for nearly three years and I ______ (to want) to see her. 7 My English _______ (to become) better as I ______ (to study) it since I was nine. 8 Eric ____ (come) home, ___ (to make) breakfast and ___ (to phone) his friend.
9 She _______ (to sleep) for ten hours when I _______ (to wake) her.
10 Jill ___ (to phone) Dad before she ___ (to leave) for her trip.
Past Simple, Past Progressive, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Progressive (III)
A LOVE STORY
It was Friday again, the day for famous parties at Wellington High School. Students _______ (dance) in the garden and everyone ________ (enjoy) the pleasure of being away from boring lessons.
When Sarah ________ (come) to the party, the music _______ (already / start). Tim suddenly ________ (notice) Sarah and _______ (feel) shocked. He _________ (look for) her for 2 years. They ___________ (meet) each other at a holiday camp in 1999, but mysteriously Sarah ________ (disappear) after a while. He _______ (think) about her since then.
At the party, Sarah _________ (talk) to one of her friends while most of the students ______ (drink) as much as they could. Tim ________ (decide) to talk to her and _______ (wait) for her friend to leave. When he ________ (go) next to her, she __________ (search for) something in her bag, so she ______________ (not see) him. As soon as he ____________ (touch) her on the shoulder, she __________ (raise) her head and couldn’t believe her eyes. She __________ (never / forget) him.
At the end of the party, no one _____ (be) happier than Sarah and Tim. Ключи для самопроверки:
Past Simple, Past Progressive, Past Perfect
or Past Perfect Progressive (I)
1 were playing, came
2 was having, was swimming
3 opened, was raining
4 arrived, had started
5 had made, phoned
6 had phoned, left
7 had been writing, wanted
8 became, had been studying
9 had been sleeping, woke
Past Simple, Past Progressive, Past Perfect
or Past Perfect Progressive (II)
1 had spent, wanted
2 were you doing, heard
3 was driving, stopped
4 arrived, had started
5 was raining, was watering
6 had been writing, wanted
7 became, had been studying
8 came, made, phoned
9 had been sleeping, woke
10 had phoned, left
Past Simple, Past Progressive, Past Perfect
or Past Perfect Progressive (III)
were dancing
was enjoying
came
had already started
noticed, felt
had been looking
met
disappeared
had been thinking
was talking
were drinking
decided
waited
went
was searching
didn’t see
touched
raised
had never forgotten
was