4hentl4/revision unit 2 grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

past simple

My cat died in 2012.

My brother went to college last year.

My sisters moved to Australia in the past.

We didn't go on holiday in the summer of 2020. 

Did you see him an hour ago? 

past simple
The entire family ... (move) to Texas in 1993.

1. moved
2. did moved
3. did move
4. have moved

past simple
That airplane ... (not crash) last year.

1. didn't crashed
2. didn't crash
3. doesn't crash
4. hasn't crashed

past simple
That child ... (not run) away last Saturday.

1. didn't run
2. didn't ran
3. doesn't run
4. hasn't run

past simple
We ... (not have) a proper christmas celebration in 2020.

1. didn't had
2. didn't have
3. doesn't have

present perfect

My cat hasn't eaten yet.

My brother has already left for college.

My sisters haven't moved; they're still next door. 

We haven't been on holiday for a long time. 

 

past simple-present perfect
We ... (not) yet, so we are hungry.

1. didn't eat
2. didn't eaten
3. haven't ate
4. haven't eaten

past simple-present perfect
No thank you, no more food for me. I ... lunch.

1. did already have
2. did already had
3. have already had
4. had already had

past simple-present perfect
I ... enough of your nonsense and am fed up with it; I am leaving!

1. had
2. have had
3. have been having

past simple-past continuous

Bert entered the bathroom while I was having a shower:

ik was al aan het douchen en toen kwam Bert (opeens) binnen

My cat was chasing the mice in the living room when I came home. 

de kat was al een tijdje muizen aan het jagen toen ik (opeens) binnenkwam

 

2 x past simple

Bert entered the bathroom and started brushing his teeth. 

chronologische volgorde: Bert kwam binnen en toen ...

My cat jumped off the sofa when I came home. 

chronologische volgorde: Bert kwam binnen en toen ...

 

 

2 x past continuous

I was doing the dishes and (I was) listening to a podcast at the same time. 

deze beide 'handelingen' in het verleden gebeurden tegelijkertijd

My brother was jumping on my bed while I was making my homework.  

chronologische volgorde: Bert kwam binnen en toen ...

 

 

past simple-past continuous
When father ... home my brother got scared and quickly ... in the closet.

1. came/hid
2. came/had been
3. came/was hiding

past simple-past continuous
When father ... home my brother ... in the closet. He had been there for an hour already!

1. came/hid
2. came/had been
3. came/was hiding

past simple-past continuous
I ... on the upper deck when our ship ... into another ship.

1. sunbathed/crased
2. was sunbathing/crashed
3. had been sunbathing/crashed
4. sunbathed/was crashing

past simple-past continuous
I ... off while the other students... their test.

1. dozed/took
2. had dozed/were taking
3. was dozing/were taking

past perfect-past simple

I had been very ill before I finally was able to go to school again. 

ik was ziek geweest (ervoor: past perfect) en kon toen pas weer naar school

The Romans had tried to invade England many times before they finally succeeded. 

de Romeinen hadden eerder geprobeerd (past perfect) Engeland binnen te vallen, het lukte pas later

 

 

past simple-past perfect
By the time Tim's mother ..., another lady ... him home and she panicked!

1. arrived/(already) took
2. arrived/had (already) taken
3. was arriving/was taking
4. arrived/was taking

past simple-past perfect
Bert's car ... down the evening before so he ... to school.

1. has broken/walked
2. had broken/walked
3. was breaking/walked
4. broke/had walked

past simple-past perfect
I ... never ... a girl before I ... you.

1. have (never) kissed/have met
2. never kissed/met
3. had (never) kissed/met

past simple-past perfect

Bert ... just ... a girl when I ... him. Her lipstick was smeared all over his face.

1. kissed/saw
2. was kissing/had seen
3. had kissed/saw
4. had just been kissing/saw

past simple-past perfect

Bert ... in care for a year when he ... to live with our family.

1. was/came
2. had been/came
3. was being/came

past simple-past perfect

When I ... finally well enough to go home I ... in the hospital for over a month.

1. was/was
2. was/had been
3. had been/was

now choose between all tenses

past simple-past continuous - present perfect-past perfect

When mom and dad ... home it was clear that their son ... a party in their absence. The living room was a mess!

1. came/had
2. were coming/was having
3. came/had had

past simple-past continuous - present perfect-past perfect

The killer quickly ... away his gun when he ... the police.

1. put/saw
2. was putting/saw
3. put/was seeing
4. put/had seen

past simple-past continuous-present perfect-past perfect

I watched as the murderer ... away from the police; they soon ... up with him.

1. was running/caught
2. ran/caught
3. had been running/caught
4. has been running/have caught

past simple-past continuous - present perfect-past perfect

Bert ... a very nice girl when I ... him in 2009. They would later marry.

1. dated/met
2. was dating/met
3. dated/was meeting

past simple-past continuous - present perfect-past perfect

Bert ... a girl before I ... him. He was then still called Bertha.

1. had been/met
2. met/had been
3. was being/have met

past simple-past continuous - present perfect-past perfect

When I ... Susie on the phone it was clear that she ... hurt by someone; she was crying.

1. was calling/had been
2. called/was hurting
3. had called/had been hurt
4. called/had been

comparatives

comparatives
Ronald is much more ... than Rupert.

1. more helpful
2. helpfuller
3. more helpfull

comparatives
Tina is much ... than Sue.

1. more friendly
2. friendlier
3. friendlyer

comparatives
Ronald is an ... man.

1. awfully kindly
2. awfully kind
3. awful kind

comparatives
Chanel no. 5 is a perfume that smells ...

1. good
2. well

comparatives
Tennis is a much ... paid sport than badminton.

1. good
2. better
3. best

comparatives
Really, it's no trouble. Buying you flowers is the ... I could do.

1. littlest
2. least
3. best

comparatives
Don't give up now. You've ... given it a fair shot!

1. hardly
2. not

used to/didn't use to 

Past habits

We used to be friends.

My parents didn't use to be so grumpy. 

When I was young kids didn't use to spend so much time online. 

Remember: used to + full verb / didn't used to + full verb

used to
In the olden days people ... books in the evening for their enjoyment.

1. used to read
2. used to reading
4. use to read

used to
Students ... so much debt when I was young.

1. used to incur
2. didn't used to incur
3. didn't use to incur

used to
I ... my grandparents every other week.

1. used to visit
2. used to visiting
3. use to visit