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WorksheetsPast tenses reading presentation Intermediate
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
This is a picture of the Spanish Congress of Deputies. What happens here?
People drink tea and coffee and relax
The Spanish government work here
People study French and Italian
People buy and sell cars
In English we use the French phrase 'Coup D'état' to say إطاحة بنظام حكم. What does it mean?
When someone tries to take the power of a country from the government by force.
When the leader of a country dies from an illness.
When the people vote for a new government
Maria and Elena are two friends who live in Madrid and study at the Complutense University.
Maria: Did you ask your grandfather about our history assignment?
Elena: Yes, I did. It was very interesting. He showed me a lot of old photographs, too. I’m going to scan a few of them and send them to you by WhatsApp.
Elena talked to her grandfather about her history assignment.
Elena didn't talk to her grandfather about her history assignment.
Elena's grandfather was a professor at the university
Elena's grandfather has photographs of the university.
Maria: Cool, I can’t wait to see them! Did he tell you about the Coup D’état in 1981?
Elena: He talked about it for a long time. He was working in the Congress of Deputies when the military police came in with their guns. In fact, it was his birthday!
María: Was the 23rd February his birthday? What a horrible birthday present!
Elena: Yes, he has never forgotten that day, it was his 39th birthday.
Elena's grandfather worked in the Congress on the day of the Coup D'état. It was his birthday.
Elena's grandfather was at home on the day of the Coup D'état. It was his birthday.
Elena's grandfather worked in the Congress on the day of the Coup D'état but it wasn't his birthday.
Elena's grandfather was a military policeman in the Coup d'état.
María: So what happened?
Elena: It was about 6:30pm when suddenly 200 military police and an army officer entered the Congress.
María: Ah, you mean… ah, what was his name?
Elena: Antonio Tejero. He stood on the platform and shouted ‘Nobody move!’ and he told everyone to lie on the floor. Well, the deputy president said no and they started to fight.
The army officer was called Antonio Tejero.
The deputy president of Spain was called Antonio Tejero.
Antonio Tejero lay on the floor.
Antonio Tejero wasn't in the Congress that day.
María: Unbelieveble. Was anybody killed?
Elena: Luckily, no. Tejero fired his gun and some of the military police fired their machine guns. My grandfather said that a light near him exploded and he felt the glass hit his face.
The intruders fired guns and some people died.
The intruders didn't fire their guns.
The intruders fired guns but nobody died.
The intruders didn't have any guns.
Maria: My God, I bet he was terrified!
Elena: Yes, he was. He said that people started screaming and panicking but the military shouted ‘Silence!’ and they went quiet. Nobody knew if they were going to leave the building alive, so he just sat in his seat and prayed like a lot of other people in the room. He could hear people crying quietly.
People screamed and panicked because they didn't know if they would die.
People screamed at the intruders because they were angry and they wanted to have dinner.
People were quiet and calm, this always happened in the Congress,
The military shouted 'Silence' because the people were talking and laughing.
Maria: I had never thought about how bad it was. Please thank your grandfather for helping us with our assignment. I don’t think anyone in our class has a relative who was in the Congress of Deputies during the Coup D’état!
Elena: Yes, I think the professor is going to be very surprised at this.
María thinks that other students in the class will have better assignments than Elena and her.
María thinks that the assignment they are doing is going to be very interesting for the class.
Elena thinks that the professor won't be surprised by the assignment.
María thinks that the Coup D'état wasn't a very serious problem.
Which question is correct?
Did you ask your grandfather about our history assignment?
You asked your grandfather about our history assignment?
Do you asked your grandfather about our history assignment?
Did you asking your grandfather about our history assignment?
_________ your grandfather about our history assignment?
You did ask
Did you ask
You asked
Was you ask
(a) your grandfather about our history assignment?
Which question is correct?
Did he tell you about the Coup D’état in 1981?
Did he told you about the Coup D’état in 1981?
Does he told you about the Coup D’état in 1981?
Did he telling you about the Coup D’état in 1981?
________ you about the Coup D’état in 1981?
Do he telling
Does he told
Did he tell
Did he telling
Which question is correct?
Was the 23rd February his birthday?
Did the 23rd February his birthday?
Did the 23rd February was his birthday?
Was his birthday did the 23rd February?
____ the 23rd February his birthday?
Was be
Was
Did be
Did was
Did you ask your grandfather about our history assignment?
This question is correct.
This question is incorrect.
Did he told you about the Coup D’état in 1981?
This question is correct.
This question is incorrect.
Was the 23rd February his birthday?
This question is correct.
This question is incorrect.
Which question is correct?
Ah, you mean… ah, what was his name?
Ah, you mean… ah, what did his name?
Ah, you mean… ah, what his name was?
Ah, you mean… ah, what did his name be?
Put this question in order: ask him / Did you / history assignment? / about our /
Which question is correct?
Was anybody killed?
Did anybody was killed?
Did killed anybody?
Was killed anybody?
Write the question in the correct order: killed / Was / anybody / ? /
Which sentence is correct?
It was very interesting.
It did very interesting.
It were very interesting.
It did was very interesting.
Put the sentence in the correct order: was / It / interesting / very / . /
Which sentence is correct?
He showed me a lot of old photographs.
He showing me a lot of old photographs.
He did showed me a lot of old photographs.
He was show me a lot of old photographs.
__________ a lot of old photographs.
He showed me
Him showed to me
He was showed to me
He showing to me
(a) a lot of old photographs.
Which sentence is correct?
He talked about it for a long time.
He was talk about it for a long time.
He did talking about it for a long time.
He is talked about it for a long time.
Put this sentence in the correct order: showed me / He / old photographs. / a lot of /
__________ for a long time.
He talked about it
He was talk about it
He did talked about it
He is talked about it
Which sentence is correct?
He was working in the Congress of Deputies when the military police came in with their guns.
He was working in the Congress of Deputies when the military police did came in with their guns.
He was working in the Congress of Deputies when the military police did coming in with their guns.
He was working in the Congress of Deputies when the military police was came in with their guns.
Which sentence is correct?
In fact, it was his birthday!
In fact, it did his birthday!
In fact, was he birthday!
In fact, did it was his birthday!
Which sentence is correct?
It was about 6:30pm when suddenly 200 military police and an army officer entered.
It did about 6:30pm when suddenly 200 military police and an army officer entered.
It was be about 6:30pm when suddenly 200 military police and an army officer was enter.
It was about 6:30pm when suddenly 200 military police and an army officer were enter.
Write this sentence in order: / was / fact, / it / birthday. / his / In /
He talked about it _________
very much time.
long much time.
long time.
for a long time.
He talked about it (a) a long time.
Which sentence is correct?
He stood on the platform and shouted ‘Nobody move!’
He was stand on the platform and shouted ‘Nobody move!’
He did stood on the platform and was shouted ‘Nobody move!’
He stand on the platform and shouting ‘Nobody move!’
Which sentence is correct?
Tejero fired his gun and some of the military police fired their machine guns.
Tejero was fire his gun and some of the military police were fire their machine guns.
Tejero did fired his gun and some of the military police did fired their machine guns.
Tejero is fired his gun and some of the military police are fired their machine guns.
Put this sentence in the correct order: stood / He / on the platform/ 'Nobody move' / and shouted /
Which sentence is correct?
People started screaming and panicking.
People was start screaming and panicking.
People start to screaming and panicking.
People started to the screaming and the panicking.
Which sentence is correct?
He could hear people crying quietly.
He was could heard people crying quietly.
He could heard people crying quietly.
He did could hearing people crying quietly.
He (a) people crying quietly.
Put the sentence in order: screaming and / People / started / panicking. /
María said ' I don’t think anyone in our class has a relative who was in the Congress of Deputies during the Coup D’état! ' What is a relative?
a member of your family
something that is not important
a neighbour
a type of teacher
Which word means work you do for university or school?
Coup d'état
Congress
assignment
platform
Explain in your own words the Coup d'état in Madrid on 23 February 1981 (write at least 25 words)
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