12M-QUIZ 1-UNIT 1: TENSE REVISION

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

The boat was sailing north when a terrible storm __________.

• was breaking

• would break

• had broken

• broke

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

How long ago ______ to learn French?

• did you start

• were you starting

• you starts

• you started

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

He ______ on the phone when I arrived.

• is talking

• was talking

• has talked

• had talked

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

While she was cooking dinner, her husband ______ after the children.

• look

• looked

• is looking

• was looking

Choose the correct sentence that has the same meaning as the given one.

I haven’t met my grandparents for five years.

• I often met my grandparents five years ago.

• I last met my grandparents five years ago.

• The last time I met my grandparents was for five years.

• I used to meet my grandparents when I was five years old.

Choose the correct sentence that has the same meaning as the given one.

He has never driven such a luxurious car before.

• This car is the most luxurious car he has.

• This is the first time he has driven such a luxurious car.

• This is the first time he drives such a luxurious car.

• This is the first car he has driven in such a luxurious way.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

When I it is raining, I usually go to school by bus.

• When

• is raining

• usually go

• by bus

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

Mark was listening to music after his sister was reading a book.

• listening to

• after

• was reading

• a book

Fill in the blank with suitable words.

The rain began to fall during my walk in the country.

While (a)   in the country, the rain began to fall.

Fill in the blank with suitable words.

They finished their tea, then they left.

- After (a)   their tea, they left.