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Sol3e Int U1 Short Test 1b

The document provides vocabulary exercises about past tenses and ages. It contains multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions about using past tenses like the past simple, past perfect, and past continuous correctly in sentences describing events and situations in the past. It tests vocabulary related to life stages and events like retiring, starting school, falling in love, and more. The exercises provide practice with temporal relationships and sequencing events using different past verb tenses.

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Sol3e Int U1 Short Test 1b

The document provides vocabulary exercises about past tenses and ages. It contains multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions about using past tenses like the past simple, past perfect, and past continuous correctly in sentences describing events and situations in the past. It tests vocabulary related to life stages and events like retiring, starting school, falling in love, and more. The exercises provide practice with temporal relationships and sequencing events using different past verb tenses.

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Past Tenses/ Age Vocabulary

1 Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use one verb in the past simple and one verb in
either the past perfect or past continuous.
1 Grandad _______________ (retire) after he _______________ (work) as a bus driver for thirty years.
2 Carrie _______________ (watch) TV when we _______________ (come) home.
3 I _______________ (not know) about the school art competition because I _______________ (not check) the
noticeboard.
4 Lucy _______________ (walk) on the beach when she _______________ (find) some money.
5 Peter and Jess _______________ (not visit) America before their family _______________ (emigrate) there last year.

Mark: ___ / 5

2 Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use one verb in the past simple and one verb in
either the past perfect or past continuous.
6 Megan _______________ (not know) about Rob and Mary’s party because they _______________ (not tell) her.
7 Sorry! _______________ (you / sleep) when I _______________ (ring)?
8 We _______________ (feel) very hungry because we _______________ (not eat) eaten anything all day.
9 Danny _______________ (live) in America when he _______________ (get) engaged.
10 No, we _______________ (not talk) about you when you _______________ (come) in.

Mark: ___ / 5

3 Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.


1 Danny went for a walk when
A he was finishing his homework. B he’d finished his homework.
2 Our football team weren’t happy after
A they’d lost the match. B they were losing the match.
3 We saw you in the street yesterday when
A you were riding a bike along Lanyon Road. B you had ridden a bike along Lanyon Road.
4 Sam watched the film and then
A he went to bed. B he was going to bed.
5 Sarah and Chi-Hung met and got engaged when they
A had both lived in Shanghai. B were both living in Shanghai.

Mark: ___ / 5

4 Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.


1 Lucy and Johan decided to start a family soon after
A they’d got married. B they were getting married.
2 What were you doing
A when I’d come home? B when I came home?
3 I was born in Bangkok while
A my parents were living in Thailand. B my parents had lived in Thailand.
4 Robbie met his future wife when
A they were sitting on a train. B they’d sat on a train.
5 Grandad started painting
A when he was retiring. B when he’d retired.

Mark: ___ / 5
5 Read the email and choose the correct words.

Hi Helen,
Guess what? My sister Sally is going to get 1engaged / married next week − can you come
with us to the wedding? I really want you to be there. After the wedding, Sally is going to
2
leave home / emigrate to France, because that’s where her boyfriend Jean-Luc comes from.
Jean-Luc has just 3inherited / retired some money, and he’s going to use it to 4start a
business / settle down in Lyons. He wants to open an art gallery there. They’re really in love,
so I know they’ll be very happy, and they won’t 5split up / pass away. Anyway, email me
about the wedding.
Gabrielle

Mark: ___ / 5

6 Read the email and choose the correct words.

Hi Jessica,
Thanks for your email. You asked me about my future plans. It’s my last year at school so I’m
going to 1grow up / go to university and study modern languages next year. After that, I’ll
probably 2get my first job / have a change of career. I want to be a tour guide and travel
around the world. But after a few years, I’ll probably come back to Britain and 3emigrate /
settle down. My boyfriend and I will probably get 4engaged / divorced one day too. Then, of
course, we’ll 5pass away / get married, and I’ll invite you to the wedding! Anyway, what about
you? What are your future plans?
Cathy

Mark: ___ / 5

7 Match the quotes with the words in the box. There is one extra word or phrase.
be born buy a flat get engaged grow up learn to drive start school

1 Welcome to our new home! Do you like it? _______________


2 Peter is only six years old, and it’s his first day in this class. _______________
3 It’s a baby girl! Congratulations. _______________
4 Max is really dangerous in a car − he’ll never pass the test. _______________
5 You were a small boy the last time I saw you. _______________

Mark: ___ / 5

8 Match the quotes with the words in the box. There is one extra word or phrase.
be brought up fall in love inherit some money retire split up start school

6 After thirty years in this factory, Mary Watson is leaving us today. _______________
7 Tom had no father or mother, so his aunt looked after him when he was growing up. _______________
8 Paul is crazy about Mary − and Mary thinks about Paul all the time! _______________
9 When my poor uncle Arthur died, he left me £5 million. _______________
10 Katie and Rick aren’t together any more. _______________

Mark: ___ / 5

Total: ___ / 40

Solutions Third Edition Intermediate Tests 2 Unit 1 Short Test 1B

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