THE SECOND WRITTEN WORK

I. Fill each gap with a verb in either the past simple

or past continuous tense.
1. Helen ____________ (do) her weekly shopping
when she ____________ (meet) her old friend, June
2. The sun ____________ (shine) when I
____________ (get) up this morning. I ____________
(feel) so tired!

name________________________
class______
3.Mrs.Wilkinson refused / had refused to drive the
car because she had / had had a terrible accident on
the highway about a year ago
4.Sonny got / had got fainted by the time the
ambulance reached / had reached the hospital.
5. When my mother brought / had brought me an
apple , I finished / had finished my homework

3. Jim ____________ (wait) at one airport while Max

____________ (wait) at the other. What a disaster!
IV.Complete the sentences with the correct firm of
have.
1.They................................................................................
5. When the police ____________ (arrive) at the party,
..................(THEIR LIVING-ROOM/REDECORATE)
the music ____________ (play) very loud and
(SIMPLE PAST)
everybody ____________ (shout).
4. It ____________ (rain) very hard, so the referee
____________ (decide) not to play the match.

II. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the

verbs in brackets.Use Past Perfect.
1. They ________ (finish) answering the questions
before the bell rang.
2. When Matthew arrived at home , his wife ________
(cook) the meal.
3. Mrs.Lawrence ________ (open) the window before
she went to bed.
4. Dexter ________ (not see) a skeleton before he
visited the museum with his friends.
5. . I ________ (not watch) a horror film before we
went to the cinema last Wednesday
III. Past Simple or Past Perfect? Read the
sentences carefully and circle the correct options.
1. The robbers left / had left the bank when the
policemen finally arrived / had arrived.
2. When the rain started / had started , the Atkinsons
finished / had finished planting trees.

2- Willy ...............................................................
..(HIS REPORT/ DO)
(WILL)
3- Sam ..................................................................
..(HIS
CLOTHES /WASH) AT THE MOMENT (PRESENT
CONTINUOUS)
4- We ....................................................................
.(THE AIR
CONDITIONING /INSTALL) (GOING TO)
5- I.........................................................................
.(THE
COMPUTER /REPAIR) (PAST PERFECT)

V.Rewrite these sentences using have

1. The mechanic changed the oil in my car.
I___________________________________________
____________________________
2. The hairdresser cut his hair in a completely different
style.
He_________________________________________
______________________________
3. A decorator has repainted our house.
We_________________________________________
_____________________________

VI.Use the verbs in brackets in the passive voice.

1.Two reports on the story ____________________
(make) last month.

VIII.Translate the following sentences.

1.Dont throw your clothes into the bin along with
other household rubbish.
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2.The law protects artists . creativity from people who
want to use their work without permission
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3.In this book he imagines scary future where free
thought is not allowed and everyone has to obey him.
_______________________________________
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2.The test already ___________________(correct) by

the teacher
.
3.The book ___________________(discuss) at the
next conference.

VIII.Match the words with the definitions.

4.The songs___________ (sing) at the lesson of

Music.

3.garment

1.bulk
2.charity shops

4.landfill
VII.Write the sentences below in the passive voice.

5.purely

1.Teachers usually do corrections in red ink.

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________________________________________

6.retailer
put underground

a.clothes
b.people who sell things
c.very large quantity
d.only
e.shops which donate
profits to charities
f. waste material that will be

2.They havent brought my skates back yet.

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Total______

3.We will insist on strict discipline.

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Teacher ________________________

4.They had switched the light before they came in.

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5.The storm drove the ship against the rock.
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Mark ____________________