ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST
45 - MINUTE TEST 1ST
Full name: ___________________________

Date: _______________

Class: 10

PART I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Look! A man ___________ (run) after the train. He _________ (want) to catch it.
2. Sue ___________ (come) to see you tomorrow. She __________ (travel) by train
and her train ________ (arrive) at 10.15. I ___________ (meet) her at the station.
3. They have bought a lot of paint. They _______________ (repaint) their house.
4. All the students _____________ (punish) for their behavior tomorrow morning.
5. Many students hope that they __________ (pass) the final exam with flying
colors.
6. It _____________ (not/ rain) here since last year.
7. My father _________ (not/ smoke) for 5 years.
8. ______ you ______ (see) the film “Titanic” yet?
9. It is the most beautiful place I _________ (ever/ visit) with my family.
10. How long ______ Bob and Mary _______ (be) married?
11. I _________ (lose) my key. Can you help me look for it?
12. Two days ago I ________ (meet) an old friend who I ___________ (not/ see) for
years.
13. This house is quite old. It _________ (build) over 100 years ago.
14. I went to the box office at lunch time, but they ___________ (already/ sell) all the
tickets.
15. Carol ______ (miss) her plane yesterday because of a traffic jam on her way to the
airport. By the time she ______ (get) to the airport, her plane ___________
(already/ leave).
16. - ________ you _______ (get) to class on time yesterday morning?
- No. By the time I _______ (get) there, it _____________ (already/ begin).
17. What _____ you _______ (do) at twelve o'clock yesterday?
18. Who ___________ (drive) the car at the time of the accident?
19. When I ____________ (walk) into the kitchen after dinner last night, my wife
____________ (wash) the dishes so I ___________ (decide) to help her.
20. While my father __________ (read) a newspaper, I ___________ (learn) my
lesson and my sister __________ (do) her homework.

PART II. Rewrite the sentences:
1. I have never seen such a charming woman like that before.
 This is _________________________________________
2. I haven't been to New York city for three years.
 The last time ____________________________________
3. I last saw Brian when I was a student at Oxford university
 I haven't _______________________________________
4. I haven't seen him since 2000.
 I last __________________________________________
5. It's ages since Alan visited his parents.
 Alan __________________________________________
6. He began learning to drive when he was 18.
 He has been _____________________________________
7. Samuel started keeping a diary five years ago.
 Samuel has _____________________________________
8. How long have you taken the English course?
 When __________________________________________
9. When did you last ride a bike?
 How long _______________________________________
10. The police arrived too late, so the burglar escaped.
 By the time ______________________________________
11. Julie cleaned the house. Then she went shopping.
 After ___________________________________________
12. We went to France for the first time.
 It was __________________________________________
13. The phone call interrupted my lunch.
 I was ___________________________________________
14. I was sleeping on the bed. It suddenly collapsed.
 The bed _________________________________________
15. No one has ever discussed these issues before.
 These issues _____________________________________