Review for Test
Units 1 and 2: Grammar
Past simple, past
continuous, used to , relative clauses,
First Conditional
A. Complete the sentences with the correct past simple
or past continuous tense.
1. The train
_________________ (leave) the station
when we ____________ (get) there.
2. When I realized
it _______________ (rain), I
__________ (open) my umbrella.
3 3. The children ________________ ( not / do ) their homework when their mother
__________(come) back home.
4.The housewife ______________ (iron) the shirt when the
lights ___________ (go) out. 5. When Mary ______________ (ring) me, I ______________ (have) a shower.
B. Rewrite the sentences in the interrogative (?),
negative (-), or affirmative form (+).
1. Washing clothes used to be
very tiring. (?)
2. They used to eat a lot of sweets. (-)
3. We didn’t use to love Chinese food. (+)
C. Rewrite the sentences with relatives clauses (who,
which, where, when, that) so that they mean the same.
1. The city seems to be deserted. It is usually
crowded with people.
The city_________________________________
2. Dublin is a city. It has a lot to offer.
Dublin _________________________________
3. The lady used to be a teacher. She lives next door.
The lady__________________________________
4. The place is a pub in Trafalgar Square. You met
that couple there.
The place ___________________________________________
D. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
First Conditional.
1. Unless you _________ (go) on a diet, you _______
(not / lose) weight.
2. If it ________ (snow), we ______ (go) skiing.
3. If he _________ (not / pass) his English test, his
mum ________ (buy) him a new phone.
E. Translate these sentences into English.
1. Se non uscirai da casa ora, perderai il treno.
2. I turisti che visitarono Dublino, trovarono gli
abitanti della città molto amichevoli.
3.
Mentre stavo guardando la TV, stavo pensando che nuovi inventori stanno
migliorando l’invenzione di Baird.
4.
Come lavavano i vestiti prima che qualcuno inventasse la lavatrice?
Answer Key
A. 1. was
leaving / got
2. was raining
/ opened
3. weren’t doing / came
4. was ironing / went
5. rang
/ was having
B. 1. Did washing clothes use to be very tiring?
2. They didn’t used to eat a lot of sweets.
3. We used to love Chinese food.
C. 1. The city, which is usually crowded with people,
seems to be deserted.
2. Dublin is a city which/that has a lot to
offer.
3. The lady, who lives next door , used to be a
teacher.
4. The place where you met the that couple is a pub in
Trafalgar Square.
D. 1. Unless you go on a diet, you won’t lose weight.
2. If it snows,
we will go skiing.
3. If he doesn’t pass his English test, his mum won’t
buy him a new phone.
E. Translation
1.
If you don’t
leave now, you will miss the train.
2. The tourists who/that visit Dublin find city people
very friendly.
3. While I was watching TV, I was thinking about new
inventors are improving Baird’s invention.
4.
How did they use
to wash clothes before someone invented washing machine?
