Sol3e Uppint U0 Short Test 2D
Sol3e Uppint U0 Short Test 2D
Grammar
1 Complete the extracts from stories with the correct past simple, past perfect, or past continuous form
of the verbs in brackets.
1 When we arrived at the party, the band __________________ (finish) playing. They were packing up their guitars.
2 We switched on the light before we __________________ (enter) the room. It was really untidy inside.
3 We expected to lose the match because our best player __________________ (break) his leg the week before.
4 I met Sally on a wet afternoon. I __________________ (stay) at a friend’s house near the sea at the time.
5 I __________________ (fall) off the ladder while I was painting the ceiling.
Mark: ___ / 5
2 Complete the sentences with the correct present perfect simple or present perfect continuous form of
the verbs in brackets. Include the other word in brackets in your sentence in the correct position.
1 I _______________________ (already / see) Attack of the Zombies, and I don’t want to go and see it again.
2 Jack and Claire _______________________ (just / get) married. They are on the way to the airport to start their
honeymoon now.
3 We can’t go out because it _______________________ (since / snow) early this morning. We’ll have to wait until
it stops.
4 Peter _______________________ (yet / not phone). I’m starting to get worried about him.
5 Where have you been? We _______________________ (for / wait) over an hour. Why didn’t you call to say you might
be late?
Mark: ___ / 5
Vocabulary
3 Match the words below with the sentences.
a centenarian in his/her teens an infant middle-aged a toddler
1 Ooh, look at little Josh. He’s only one, but he’s already started taking his first steps. __________________
2 My dad’s in his fifties now, and not as fit as he was when he was younger. __________________
3 Joyce got a birthday card from the Queen when she reached the age of a hundred. __________________
4 Tom is fifteen and spends most of his time on his smartphone. __________________
5 Karen is only three weeks old. __________________
Mark: ___ / 5
Mark: ___ / 5
Total: ___ / 20