Unit 2 test Next Move 3

Complete the text with the Past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Sally and her family love history. Last month they ¹      (go) to Athens on holiday. They ²         (visit) the Parthenon and lots of other interesting buildings. They ³            (not go) to the beach because they ⁴        (stay) in the city all the time. Sally ⁵      (take) some great photos while she ⁶     (be) there. She ⁷              (not send) any postcards to her friends, but she ⁸ (send) me a photo of the Acropolis from her phone!

Choose the correct options.

Charlie                [didn’t hear, wasn’t hearing] the phone because he               [listened, was listening] to music.

2 When I            [came, was coming] home, I             [made, was making ]a cup of coffee.

3                  [Did you buy, Were you buying] anything interesting in Italy last summer?

4 It was a beautiful morning and the birds              [sang, were singing].

5 Rosa              [watched, was watching] television when the doorbell

            [rang, was ringing].

6 I             [cycled, was cycling] to the library when I                 [remembered, was remembering] it was closed.

7 Where’s your tennis racket?                      [Did you forget, Were you forgetting] it?

8 It was six o’clock in the morning, and the child              [slept, was sleeping].

Complete the short answers.

1 A Did she leave the party

early?

B Yes,         .

2 A Was Mum watching TV

at nine o’clock?

B No,            .

3 A Did they have a good

time on holiday?

B No,             .

4 A Were they walking home

when they saw her?

B Yes,           .

5 A Were you doing your

homework last night?

B No,          .