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Five-Minute Tests

I. Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses.

Kate ___________(1) (be) one of my best friends. I ___________(2) (know) her for 5 years. I first ___________(3) (meet) her when I ___________(4) (begin) ___________(5) (go) to school. In fact, now we ___________(6) (have) the same hobbies and ___________(7) (like) doing the same things. I am sure that we ___________(8) (be) friends forever.

Key: 1. is; 2. have known; 3. met; 4. began; 5. to go; 6. have; 7. like; 8. will be

II. Use the words below to write full sentences.

1. London/Londinium/be/old/the/name/of

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2. millions/people/travel/tube/every day

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3. there/be/lot/tourists/Trafalgar Square

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4. Westminster/be/center/political/the/London/of

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5. The Tower of London/build/in/the/William the Conqueror/eleventh century

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Key:

1. Londinium is the old name of London.

2. Millions of people travel by the tube every day.

3. There are a lot of tourists in Trafalgar square.

4. The political center of London is Westminster.

5. William the Conqueror built the Tower of London in the eleventh century.

III. Correct the mistakes.

1. I know Ann for ages.

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2. He is read now.

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3. She has already wrote the letter.

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4. He will goes to the zoo tomorrow.

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5. They playing now.

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Key:

1. I have known Ann for ages.

2. He is reading now.

3. She has already written the letter.

4. He will go to the zoo tomorrow.

5. They are playing now.

IV. You want the missing information. Write questions with who, where, how, how long, did.

1. They went to _________ last week.

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2. __________ had a trip to Brighton.

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3. They travelled to Brighton by _________.

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4. It took them about ________ to get to Brighton.

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5. They stayed __________.

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Key:

1. Where did they go last week?

2. Who had a trip to Brighton?

3. How did they travel to Brighton?

4. How long did it take them to get to Brighton?

5. Where did they stay? (Did they stay at a hotel or with their friends?)

to be continued

By Youdif Boyarskaya ,
School No. 814, Moscow