J) Put in the verbs in brackets in the Simple Past or the Past Progressive into the gaps.

Midterm Exam

Teacher – Aida N. Rustamovna

A) Negate the given sentence.

Example: He is playing on the computer. - He is not playing on the computer.

1) They play chess in a club. ______________________________________________________

2) Sam and Max live with their mother.__________________________________________

3) The dog is sitting under the tree. ______________________________________________

4) She does magic tricks. __________________________________________________________

B) Which tense is used for the following actions?

1) things in generaa) Present Progressive

b) Simple Present

2) repeated actions a) Present Progressive

b) Simple Present

3) actions in the present - one follows after the other

a) Present Progressive

b) Simple Present

4) actions happening at the moment of speaking

a) Present Progressive

b) Simple Present

C) Which answers are correct?

1) Which are typical signal word words for the Simple Present?

· at the moment

· every day

· now

· often

· sometimes

· yesterday

2) Which are typical signal words for the das Present Progressive?

· Listen!

· at the moment

· every day

· now

· often

· sometimes

3) Which sentences/questions are in the Present Progressive?

· He does not make the beds.

· I often take photos.

· Is the cat playing in the garden?

· She's doing her homework.

· They are not cleaning their room.

· We have a new car.

4) Which verb forms are used with the Simple Present?

· are + infinitive + -ing

· infinitive

· infinitive + -ed

· infinitive + -ing

· infinitive + -s

D) Fill in the correct verb forms.

1.The baby ___ crying. a) am

b) are

c) be

d) is

2) Sandy often ____ her homework. a) forget

b) forgets

3) ____ they walk to school? a) Do

b)Does

4) I ______ preparing dinner. a) am

b) are

c) be

d) is

E) Fill in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1) Tom never picture postcards. (to write)________________________________________

F) Signal words in sentences

1) Which sentence is correct?

a. Listen! The girls are making a lot of noise.

b. The girls are often making a lot of noise.

2) Which sentence is correct?

a. Dorothy helps with the cooking in the afternoons.

b. Look! Dorothy helps with the cooking.

3) Which sentence is correct?

a. Listen! We play the drums.

b. We never play the drums.

4) Which sentence is correct?

a. Every day the boy is making a snowball.

b. Look! The boy is making a snowball.

J) Put in the verbs in brackets in the Simple Past or the Past Progressive into the gaps.

Example: I ________ my keys while I ________ to school.

(to lose) (to walk)

Answer: I lost my keys while I was walking to school.

1) The girl ______________________ that the boy ____________________ her.

(to notice) (to watch)

2) Nick ____________________ sick while he ____________________in Texas.

(to become) (to travel)

3) My dad __________________ the ladder while he _____________ the carport.

(to fall off) (to paint)

4) He _______________ to the radio while he ____________________ breakfast.

(to listen) (to prepare)

5) Cindy ____________________________ her leg while she _________________ .

(to break) (to snowboard)

6) She said that she _______________ happy, so I ____________________ to her.

(not/to feel) (to talk)

7) What __________________ when you ____________________ about 9/11?

(to do) (to hear)

8) My father _____________ at 70 km/h when a policeman _________________ him.

(to drive) (to stop)

9) While we _____________________, we _______________________ crossword puzzles.

(to wait) (to do)

10) While I _____________________ , the school bus __________________________.

(to text) (to arrive)

11) We ___________ at the breakfast table when the doorbell _________________.

(to sit) (to ring)

12) He ___________ a lot of friendly people while he ______________ in California.

(to meet) (to work)

13) When they ____________________ the museum, the sun ____________________.

(to leave) (to shine)

14) The students ___________ cards when the teacher ________________ in.

(to play) (to come)

15) While the children ______________, their parents _________________ TV.

(to sleep) (to watch)

16) It ___________ to rain while she _____________ the flowers in her garden.

(to start) (to water)

17) When I _____________________ the door, it ________________________.

(to open) (to rain)

18) While Henry __________ a drink at the bar, his wife _________ in the sea.

(to have) (to swim)

19) He ______________ a loud bang while he _________________ to his friend.

(to hear) (to talk)

20) While he _______________ a shower, his dogs _______________ his steaks.

(to take) (to eat)

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