Gateway A2 Unit 4 Test.Grammar.

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1. A: I _____ ..........(watch) a programme about Mexico on TV last night.B: Yes. There are some amazing places there.

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The correct answer is "watched." This is because the verb "watched" is in the past tense, which matches the context of the sentence where the speaker is referring to watching a program about Mexico on TV last night.

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This quiz, titled 'Gateway A2 Unit 4 Test. Grammar,' assesses knowledge of past tense forms in English. It includes filling blanks with the correct form of verbs such... see moreas 'be,' 'can,' and others, in various sentence structures reflecting everyday situations. see less

2. A: How was your holiday?B: Great. I really  _____......... (like) Spain!

Explanation

B enjoyed their holiday in Spain.

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3. A: The food in Italy is fantastic, isn't it?B: Yes. I _____ ..........(eat)  lots of pizza, pasta and ice cream. I must do some exercise now!

Explanation

In the given conversation, person B agrees with person A's statement about the fantastic food in Italy and mentions that they have eaten lots of pizza, pasta, and ice cream. Therefore, the correct answer is "ate".

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4. We did see some beautiful buildings in Prague.

Explanation

The correct answer is "we saw." This is because the past tense of the verb "see" is "saw." Therefore, when referring to the action of seeing beautiful buildings in Prague in the past, "we saw" is the appropriate phrase to use.

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5. Complete the sentences with the correct past simple form of be or can.   It _____........ very sunny last weekend. 

Explanation

The correct answer is "was". In this sentence, we are talking about the weather last weekend, so we use the past simple form of the verb "be" which is "was" for the singular subject "it".

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6. We walked a long way yesterday so we _____.........  tired when we got home. 

Explanation

The correct answer is "were" because it agrees with the subject "we" and the past tense verb "walked." The sentence is in the past tense, so the verb "were" is used to indicate that the subject "we" was tired after walking a long way yesterday.

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7.  I couldn't understood the English teacher today.

Explanation

The correct answer is "couldn’t understand" because it correctly uses the past tense of "can't understand" to indicate that the person was unable to comprehend what the English teacher was saying on a specific occasion.

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8. Choose the correct option to correct the mistakes in the sentences. One sentence is correct.
 Last morning, I did my homework before lunch.

Explanation

The sentence "Last morning, I did my homework before lunch" is incorrect because "last morning" is not a commonly used phrase. The correct option to correct this mistake is "Yesterday morning" which accurately refers to the morning of the previous day.

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9. A: Can you come to the cinema this evening?B: No, sorry. Our teacher _____.......... (give) us lots of homework today so I have to stay at home.

Explanation

B is unable to come to the cinema this evening because their teacher gave them a lot of homework, so they have to stay at home.

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10. Why was you at home this morning?

Explanation

The correct answer is "Why were you." This is the correct question formation in English when asking about someone's actions or whereabouts in the past. The word "were" is used because it matches the subject "you," which is the second person singular or plural pronoun.

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11. Complete the short dialogues with the correct past simple form of the verbs given.  A: You've got a lot of bags!  B: Yes. We _____........ (buy) a lot of food for the party at the supermarket this morning.

Explanation

B: Yes. We bought a lot of food for the party at the supermarket this morning.

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12.  The day before yesterday, we went to London by train.

Explanation

The correct answer is "Correct" because the sentence is in the past tense and the verb "went" is already in the correct form. The phrase "the day before yesterday" indicates that the action happened in the past, so "did went" and "we go" would be grammatically incorrect.

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13. How many people _____.......  on the plane? 

Explanation

The correct answer is "were" because the word "people" is plural, indicating that there is more than one person. Therefore, the verb "were" is the correct form to match the plural subject.

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14. He told me where I _____.......  buy tickets, but I couldn't find the place.    

Explanation

In this sentence, the speaker is referring to a past event where someone told them where to buy tickets. However, despite the information given, the speaker was unable to find the place. The word "could" is used to indicate the speaker's ability or potential to find the place, but in this case, they were unable to do so.

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15. The water was very cold at the swimming pool so we _____....... swim. 

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The water being very cold at the swimming pool made it impossible for us to swim.

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A: I _____ ..........(watch) a programme about Mexico on TV last...
A: How was your holiday?B: Great. I really...
A: The food in Italy is fantastic, isn't it?B: Yes. I _____...
We did see some beautiful buildings in Prague.
Complete the sentences with the correct past simple form of be or...
We walked a long way yesterday so...
 I couldn't understood the English teacher today.
Choose the correct option to correct the mistakes in the sentences....
A: Can you come to the cinema this evening?B: No, sorry. Our teacher...
Why was you at home this morning?
Complete the short dialogues with the correct past simple form of the...
 The day before yesterday, we went to London by train.
How many people _____.......  on the plane? 
He told me where I _____.......  buy tickets, but I...
The water was very cold at the swimming pool so...
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