Date…………………… Name………………………..

TEST PAPER
RIV.
I. Fill in the right forms of the irregular verbs. (1x10=10p)
Infinitive Past Past participle
break
catch
forgive
hang
lend
ride
sell
speak
swim
understand

II. Choose the right form of the verb. (2X15p=30p)

III. Put the verbs in brackets in the past tense simple, past perfect or continuous, as appropriate.
(10x3=30p)
1. Hardly ………………………(I/move) when he/she………………………….(wake
up).
2. The guests…………………….(leave) by the time father ……………………(come
back) from his office.
3. She …………………………(be) in the shop for half an hour when she (realize) she
……………….(leave) her bag home.
4. No sooner ………………………(I/close)the door than I ………………….(hear)
somebody ringing the bell.
5. On my way to school I ………………..(meet) Maria. She …………….(tell) me
she……………………………(work)in a factory since she
…………………..(meet)Maria.
6. He …………………………(speak)for about three minutes when he
………………(realize) the microphone ……………………( not /work).
7. All the pupils in our class ……………………..(buy) Balzac’s novel after they
…………………………..(watch) the TV serials.
8. I ………………………….(get) into the classroom when I
………………………(remember) I …………………………..(leave) my exercise
book at home.
9. I ……………………..(not/visit) my native town for a very long time; so I
…………………….(make up) my mind to spend my holidays there.
10.On the first day I …………………..(decide) to call on my old friend Paul.

11. Write a short narrative story with the first sentence as an example - e.g. Jenny was coming home
from work when she met her boyfriend. (20p)
RIV

I.

16 C 17 B 18 A 19 B 20 A

1. were running, started.

2. ran . started.

3.