– Choose the correct answer from a, b, or c
1.She rarely ………………………………………. Arabic in class.
a- speak b- speaks c- to speak
2.He never ……………………………….. the weekends at home.
a- spend b- spent c- spends
3.The family sometimes ………………. dinner in the cafeteria.
a- have b- has c- had
4.Teachers never ………………………………………. on Fridays.
a- works b- worked c- work
5.The sun rarely ………………………………………. in Norway.
a- shone b- shines c- shine
6. My father rarely ………………………………………. in front of children.
a- smoke b- smoked c- smokes
7. ………………………………………. your mother have a car?
a- Do b- Does c- Is
8. He ………………………………………. his granny everyday.
a- do not visit b- does not visit c- visit
9. She ………………………………………. by the river.
a- lives b- live c- living
10. They generally ………………………………………. the bus to school.
a- take b- took c- takes
C- Correct the verbs in brackets:
1.She (not always help) ………………………………………. her mother.
2.When the sun (shine) ………………………………………. we feel warm.
3.He often (sing) ………………………………………. in English.
4………………….your mother ( go) ………………………….. shopping every day?
5……………..you (meet)……………………….. your friend every day?
6.He (not always wear) ………………………………………. a tie.
7.He always (sit) ………………………………………. by the ********
8.It seldom (rain) ………………………………………. heavily in Egypt.
9……………you (go)…………………………………….. to the theatre very often?
10.She seldom (go) ………………………………………. out at night.
A- Choose the words that best complete the sentences
1.He has been working in Dubai ………………………………………. 1990.
a. since b. ago c. for
2.This shop has been selling computers ……………………. ten years.
a. since b. ago c. for
3.We ……………………………………….in Abu Dhabi for seven years.
a. live b- have lived c. has lived
4. I ………………………………………. this film already.
a. saw b. see c. have seen
5.I ………………………………………. my homework yet.
a. have finished b. haven’t finished c. didn’t finish
– Correct the words in brackets
1.They (already finish) their homework
………………………………………….. ………………………………………….. ………
2.He(serve)in the UAE Armed Forces since 1990.
………………………………………….. ………………………………………….. …………
3.I (study) for three hours and I haven’t finished yet.
………………………………………….. ………………………………………….. ………… 4.Since his (arrive), no one has visited him. ………………………………………….. ………………………………………….. …………5.He (not send) any letters since he departed to Egypt.
………………………………………….. ………………………………………….. …………
6.They haven’t left the hotel since they (arrive) last Friday night.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
7.Since his (die), we haven’t visited his family.
………………………………………….. ………………………………………….. ………………..
A- Choose the correct answer from a, b or C
1.We ………………………………………. the party last night.
a- enjoy b- enjoys c- enjoyed
2.Where……………………………………. ..you. last night?
a- be b- being c- been
3.She ………………………………………. a word of what he said.
a- not understand b- do not understand c- did not understand
4.Gandhi ………………………………………. more than 50 years ago.
a- die b- died c- to die
5.We ………………………………………. our supper an hour ago.
a- finished b- finishes c- finish
6.They ………………………………………. The Tower of Cairo a few days ago.
a- to visit b- visited c- visit
7.I ………………………………………. a nice tea set last week.
a- bought b- buy c- to buy
8.Did you ………………………………………. the dishes last night?
a- wash b- washed c- washes
9.What did you do with the money I ……………………… you this morning?
a- gave b- gives c- give
10.We ………………………………………. Helen just a few minutes ago.
a- see b- seen c- saw
B- Put the verbs in brackets in the simple past tense:
1.I (see) ………………………………………. a terrible accident yesterday.
2.They (get) ……………………………………….. back very late last night.
3.Once there (be) ………………………………………….. …. a theatre here.
4.What time you (come) …………………………………… back last night?
5.Who (help) ……………………………… you write the letter yesterday?
6.He (speak) ………………………………………. to me about it yesterday.
7.I (get) ………………………………………….. up rather late this morning.
8.It (rain) ………………………………………….. ……… very hard last night.
9.We (learn) …………………………………………. many words yesterday.
10.I (watch) ………………………………………….. …… this play only once.
11.We (have) ………………………………………. no new lesson last week.
12.William (study) ……………………… French in Paris many years ago.
13.When you (bear)…………………………………….. …………………………. ?
14.Last week he (spend) ………………………………….. his rest at home.
15Yesterday I (have) ………………………………… a nice time with my friends
