Chapters 1 and 2 Test Name

Chapters 1 and 2 Test
Name: _____________________
Part A Directions: Complete the sentences using the words in parentheses. Use the
simple present, present progressive, simple past, or past progressive form of the verbs.
1. A: What time ( you, get up) _____________________________ every day?
B: I usually (wake up) _________________________ before the sun (rise)
_________________, but yesterday, I (sleep) ___________________ until 9 am.
It (feel) ____________________ wonderful!
2. At least once a week, the cat (catch) ______________________ a mouse, but last
week she (catch) _________________________ three mice. While she (chase)
____________________ one of them, she (knock) _________________ over the
dog’s water bowl.
3. Last Saturday, before I (leave) ____________________ for the beach, I (buy)
___________________ gas for my motor bike.
4. A: Arnie, why are you on the floor? What (you, do) ______________________?
B: I (clean) ______________________ the kitchen floor. Your dog (get)
____________ into the garbage last night while we (sleep) __________________.
He (make) ______________________ a mess!
5. Every year, the Smiths travel to Africa, but last year they (travel)
___________________ to Southeast Asia. While they (travel)
____________________, they (visit) ____________________several villages.
They (stay not) ________________ in any big cities. They (enjoy)
______________________ visiting a new continent.
6. A: (you, see) ______________________ the newspaper this morning?
B: No, I _____________________. Why?
A: There was an article about your former boss. He (go) _________________ to
jail for theft.
7. Yesterday, before I (call) ____________ my mother, I (find) _______________ a
dress I (like) _________________ online. I (decide) ___________________ to
buy it. Then I (call) ________________ my mother. I (tell) ______________ her
about the dress. After I (tell) ________________ her about the dress, my mother
(say) _____________, “Oh good! Maybe I can borrow it someday!”
Part B Directions: Circle the correct answers
1. Tina ( watches, is watching, watched) her little girl very carefully right now. A
few hours ago while Tina (talks, was talking, talked) on the phone, her daughter

quietly (is opening, was opening, opened) a sack of four. First, she (is pouring,
was pouring poured) it all over the floor. Then she (adds, was adding, added)
water to it. What a mess it made! Tina (cleans, was, cleaned) it up, and now the
floor (looks, is looking, looked) fine.
Part C Directions: Correct the verb errors.
1. Dr. Martin used to working in a hospital, but now she has a private practice.
2. Matt busy yesterday. He wasn’t go to the party.
3. The teacher is yelling never at her students. She is very patient.
4. The Smiths no have a car. They take the bus everywhere.
5. What time are you leave school every day?
6. Wait. The sandwiches is ready, but not the pizza.
Part D Directions: Complete the sentences with did, was, were, do, does, is, or are.
Don’t forget to capitalize.
Situation: At the Grocery Store
1. _________________ you go to the grocery store yesterday?
2. _______________ the vegetables fresh?
3. _________________ the meat expensive?
4. _________________you thinking about getting some ice cream?
5. _______________ the clerks working?
Situation: At Home
1. _______________ you happy at home?
2. _______________ you cleaning your house?
3. _____________ you want to clean my house too?
4. ________________ your family like to have a clean house?
5. ______________ doing housework your favorite activity?