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Módulo V: Gramática de la Lengua Inglesa Points: /52 Grade: /7

Profesora Theresa St John

Name:

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Instructions:
• Complete the quiz.
• Save a copy.
• Send a copy to tstjohn@uss.cl by 23:59 pm on Tuesday, September 21, 2010.
• You may use your notes and other resources.
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EXERCISE 1 – Regular and irregular verbs in the simple past tense

Write regular or irregular after each verb. (8 points)

Rachel ran to the closet to find something to wear. Unfortunately, she

didn’t have any clean clothes because she was so lazy and never did
laundry. So she grabbed some jeans and a shirt off the floor, brushed her
teeth, combed her hair and rushed down the stairs to meet her date.

ran was
grabbed combed
brushed didn’t
did rushed

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EXERCISE 2 - Simple past tense of to be
In the simple past, use to be to write: (8 points)

1. A positive
sentence
2. A negative
sentence
3. A yes/no
question
4. A wh- word
question

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EXERCISE 3 - Simple past tense – verbs
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the simple past tense. (10 points)

Yesterday ______ (1. be) the worst day of my life! My alarm clock ______ (2.
no go off). So I ______ (3. arrive) late for work. Then I ______ (4. realize)
that I ______ (no have) my laptop. I ______ (5. drive) back to my house to
get my computer, which ______ (6. take) an extra hour. When I ______ (7.
get) there there ______ (8. be) 15 firemen who were trying to put out the
 fire in my home! When I ______ (9. leave) I ______ (10. no turn off) the
stove!

1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

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EXERCISE 4 - Modal verbs 1
Fill in the chart with information about the modal verbs. (16 points)

Verb Use/Definition Positive Negative Question

Sentence Sentence
Can
Will
May
Should

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EXERCISE 5 - Modal verbs 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the modal verb and verb. (10 points)

1., 2. A-What are you and Heather doing tonight?

B- I’m not sure. We _____ (go out, might) or we _____ (no go out, might).

3. What _____ (should, you, think, we, do,) about our ant problem? They’re everywhere
in the house.

4. _____ (like, you, would) some coffee or a cup of tea? It’s very cold out today.

5., 6. Roger and Phil _____ (both, play, can) the trombone, but _____ (no, can, play,
they) the drums.

7. _____ (help, may, I, you) find something? We have many nice products on sale today.

8. A-I left my homework in the apartment!

B - _____ (I, get, will) it for you when I go home for lunch.

9. Mary, _____ (could, bring, you) me the newspaper that’s on the kitchen table?

10. It’s your birthday, _____ (where, eat, like, would, you) dinner?

1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.