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 ______________ in the country, the rain began to fall.

Fill in the blank with suitable words.

They finished their tea, then they left.

- After _____________their tea, they left.