Name __________________________________________ Class ______________________________

Lifestyle Pre-Intermediate Test A – Unit 3

1 Put the verbs in the box in the correct column in the table.

carry examine think say ask have create walk see

Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs

examine

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2 Choose the correct form of the past simple in each sentence.
0 They sayed / said that the meal was lovely.
1 Last year we went / goed to China on holiday.
2 He planed / planned to visit his family at the weekend.
3 I didn’t take / took the bus to work today.
4 They gived / gave me a lovely watch for my birthday.
5 She put / puted sugar in her coffee.
6 He used / ussed a dictionary to find the meaning of the word.
7 Last year I growed / grew lots of flowers in my garden.
8 She carried / carryed the books for him.

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3 Choose the correct beginning for each question.

0 __________ swimming on Monday?

A Did you went B Did you go

1 __________ start learning English?

A When do you B When did you
2 __________ at school?
A What sports did you played B What sports did you play
3 __________ your new car?
A How much were B How much was
4 __________ working here?
A When did Tom begin B When Tom began

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5 __________ the concert early?
A Why did you left B Why did you leave
6 __________ your wife?
A How did you meet B How met you
7 __________ to his brother’s last night?
A Did he went B Did he go
8 __________ a quiet child?
A Was you B Were you

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4 Complete the words in these conversations.

0 A: You won’t believe it but I came first in the race.
B: _Wow___________! That’s great!
1 A: I didn’t pass my exam.
B: Oh. That’s a _s_______________.
2 A: The dentist took one of my teeth out. It really hurt.
B: Oh, you _p_______________ thing!
3 A: I lost my door key yesterday.
B: That’s a _n_______________. Do you have a spare one?
4 A: James and I are engaged.
B: _C______________! I’m so happy for you both.
5 A: I got the new job I wanted.
B: _F______________!
6 A: I had to take Mum to the doctor’s yesterday.
B: Oh. Nothing _s______________, I hope.
7 A: I’m really excited about the holiday.
B: Yes, I can _i______________.
8 A: Someone’s just hit my car!
B: Oh _n_______________! That’s terrible!

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5 Match the nouns in the box to the verbs to make collocations.

our targets tests €50,000 the deadline production

its targets some problems the deadline €50,000

0 We exceeded ____our targets______.

1 We met ___________________.
2 The company achieved ____________________.
3 We ran ____________________.
4 We ran into ___________________.
5 We speeded up ___________________.
6 The company spent ____________________.
7 We missed ____________________.
8 It cost ___________________.

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