2nd Prelim/ 1st Sem-1st Term

2019-2020
ENGLISH 4

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Test I:

Directions: Give the Past Tense and Past Participle of the verb of the following items. (20 points)

Simple Base Form (Verb) Past Tense Past Participle

1. steal
2. build
3. rise
4. run
5. fall
6. stand
7. lay
8. go
9. sing
10. see

Test II. Multiple Choice

Directions: Answer the following items. Write the letter of your answer in the blank provided before each
number. (5 points)
______1. I _____ walked two kilometers by the time you catch up with me.
a. have b. could have c. will have d. had
______2. The audience ____ listening to a Beethoven symphony.
a. are b. is c. were d. have been
______3. For thousands of years, rice _____ a staple food for many people.
a. Is b. had been c. was d. has been
______4. I _____ her for eight years now.
a. love b. am loving c. have loved d. had loved
______5. She ______ as Kim in the revival of Miss Saigon.
a. was performed b. is performing c. has performing d. have been performing

Test III.
Directions: Underline the correct verb from the parentheses to agree with the subject. (15 points)

1. The price of these jeans (is, are) reasonable.

2. Bread and butter (is, are) our daily food.
3. The famous singer and composer (has/have) married.
4. Collecting match-boxes (is, are) one of his favorite pastimes.
5. Neither his father nor his mother (play, plays) mahjong.
6. None of my friends (was, were) there.
7. The boss, as well as his colleagues, (has/have) been robbed by the robber.
8. Ten tons (is, are) a heavy load.
9. The poor (is, are) suffering.
10. You should decide which one of the three choices A, B, or C best (answer, answers) the question.
11. A small black cat and a large yellow dog (sit, sits) on the front stairs.
12. The boss and her secretary (eat, eats) lunch at the same time.
13. Not only the students but also the teacher (was, were) anxious to finish the lesson.
14. Everyone (like, likes) Mary’s key lime pie.
15. Neither of those hats (suit, suits) your face.

GOD BLESS!

“Two things prevent us from happiness; living in the past and observing others.”