CULTURAL INGLESA DE BUENOS AIRES
Students nameTOTAL: _____ / 50
Teachers name
Date
1. Put the verbs in the chart into the correct tense.
[___/20]InfinitiveSimple pastInfinitiveSimple past
1saw11fly
2buy12said
3spend13drew
4sleep14play
5walk15ran
6work16left
7sang17go
8thought18took
9teach19eat
10study20drink
2. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets (simple present, present continuous, simple past).
[___/20]Greetings from Oxford! Postcard
Hi Cecil!How ______1 (are) you? We _____________2 (arrive) to
Oxford three days ago and we ___________3 (go) to the hotel quickly
because we ___________ 4(be) very tired! The first day we
___________5 (not do) much, we just relaxed.Yesterday in the
evening we ___________6 (go) on a tour of the old university with a
guide. It was really wonderful. We also ___________7 (eat) at a
very good restaurant, but the food _________8 (not be)
expensive.Now, we __________________8 (get) ready to go on a tour
of the library, which is one of the oldest in Europe.Well, I
__________10 (hope) all is fine with you and write
soon!XOXOMary
3. Choose the correct alternative in the following text about
Stephen Hawking. [___/10]Hawking was / be / had born on 8 January
1942in Oxford, England, to Frank and Isobel Hawking. Although they
didnt have much money, both parents attended theUniversity of
Oxford, where Frank studiedmedicineand Isobel,Philosophy, Politics
and Economics. In 1950, when his father became graduated / won /
got a job at theNational Institute for Medical Research, Hawking
and his family started / had /moved toSt Albans, HertfordshireIn St
Albans, the eight-year-old Hawking left / started / went toSt
Albans High School for Girlsfor a few months; at that time, younger
boys could attend one of the houses. When he left / graduated / did
school he decided to study mathematics at university. Hawking began
his university education at theUniversity College, Oxfordin October
1959 at the age of 17 after taking / doing / winning the exams in
March 1959.
