Sync4 Unit 1 Tests
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English TeacherUnit Test 1
A Grammar
Put the words in the correct order to make sentences and questions.
1 was / writing / Jo / I / when / an / called / email / me
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2 walking / park, / the / While / story / in / was / Kay / an / for / got / idea / a / she
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3 you / study / French / school / at / Did / ?
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4 would / fishing / They / go / Sundays / young / they / on / were / when
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5 didn’t / like / use / she / vegetables / to / when / was / child / Lucy / a
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6 reading / Owen / his / Was / book / last / new / night / ?
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B Grammar
Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past perfect simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I _________________ much money left after I ________________ my scooter. (not have, buy)
2 The film ___________________ by the time we __________________ at the cinema. (already / start, arrive)
3 Euan _________________ football on Saturday because he _________________ his ankle that morning.
(not play, hurt)
4 No, I ____________________ the advert before I __________________ the crisps. (not see, try)
5 Molly _______________ Alex because she ________________ him at my party last Friday. (know, meet)
Unit Test 1
A Grammar
Write sentences and questions using the tenses in brackets.
1 Joe / write / email / when / I / call / him
(past continuous and past simple)
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2 Kay / walk / in / park / when / she / get / idea / for / story / ?
(past continuous and past simple)
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3 you / play / football / when / you / be / young / ?
(used to and past simple)
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4 my cousins / not go / fishing / weekend
(would)
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5 I / create / app / last year
(past simple)
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6 Owen / read / new book / last night / ?
(past continuous)
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B Grammar
Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past perfect simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I _________________ much money left after I ________________ my scooter. (not have, buy)
2 The film ___________________ by the time we __________________ at the cinema. (already / start, arrive)
3 Euan _________________ football on Saturday because he _________________ his ankle that morning.
(not play, hurt)
4 No, I ____________________ the advert before I __________________ the crisps. (not see, try)
5 Molly _______________ Alex because she ________________ him at my party last Friday. (know, meet)
Unit Test 1
A Grammar
Complete the text with the verbs in brackets using the appropriate tense.
When I was young, I 1_________________ (love) reading. The local library was a special place for me and I
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___________________ (spend) all my free time there. While I 3__________________ (read) my book, I
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______________________ (listen) to music on my MP3 player. So, when I discovered that the council was
planning to close my local library, I wanted to help keep it open. I 5_______________ (decide) to do some
fundraising to keep the library open. Lots of people wanted to help, and some even offered to volunteer at the
library. A local newspaper found out about my mission to save the library and one of the journalists
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________________ (write) an article about it. The article caught the attention
of the public and, in the end, the council kept the library open. I was so happy and very proud of myself.
B Grammar
Complete each sentence with a pair of verbs from the box. Use one verb in the past simple and the other in
the past perfect simple.
go / do finish / watch not have / buy not play / hurt arrive / start
1 After Molly ____________________ the washing up, she ____________________ out to meet her friends at
a café.
2 The film ____________________ by the time we ____________________ at the cinema, so we missed the
first 15 minutes.
3 I ____________________ much money left after I ____________________ my scooter, but I certainly don’t
regret buying it!
4 Euan ____________________ football last Saturday because he ____________________ his ankle that
morning.
5 When I ____________________ my homework, I ____________________ my favourite TV show.
ANSWERS TO UNIT 1 TESTS
Unit Test 1
A Grammar
1 I was writing an email when Jo called me.
2 While Kay / she was walking in the park, she / Kay got an idea for a story.
3 Did you study French at school?
4 They would go fishing on Sundays when they were young.
5 Lucy didn’t use to like vegetables when she was a child.
6 Was Owen reading his new book last night?
B Grammar
1 didn’t have, had bought
2 had already started, arrived
3 didn’t play, had hurt
4 hadn’t seen, tried
5 knew, had met
Unit Test 1
A Grammar
1 Jo was writing an email when I called him.
2 Was Kay walking in the park when she got an / the idea for a / her / the story?
3 Did you use to play football when you were young?
4 My cousins wouldn't go fishing at the weekend / on weekends.
5 I created an app last year.
6 Was Owen reading a / his / the new book last night?
B Grammar
1 didn’t have, had bought
2 had already started, arrived
3 didn’t play, had hurt
4 hadn’t seen, tried
5 knew, had met
Unit Test 1
A Grammar
1 loved / used to love
2 spent / used to spend / would spend
3 was reading
4 listened / used to listen / would listen
5 decided
6 wrote
B Grammar
1 had done, went
2 had started, arrived
3 didn’t have, had bought
4 didn’t play, had hurt
5 had finished, watched
