Past Simple Used To Test A2 - B1 Grammar Exercises

Past Simple Used To Test A2 - B1 Grammar Exercises

6. 6. A: What did you ..... with your sick dog? B: We ....
him to the vet.
1. 1. Last week, I ........... my friend Harry and we 
........... about the Australian open tennis final. A) does / take
B) do / took
A) see / talk
C) doing / takes
B) saw / talked
D) did / are taking
C) am seeing / talk
D) used to see / are talking

7. 7. A: Did Nur call you yesterday? B: No, she ........ call

me. A: I guess she ...... busy.
2. 2. Azra ...... blonde hair, but now she has brown hair,
because she .... it yesterday. A) didn' use to / wasn't
B) don't / -
A) is having / used to dye
C) doesn't / is
B) had / is dying
D) didn't / was
C) used to have / dyed
D) has / dyes

8. 8. We....... talent shows on TV, but now, we ...........

them twice a week.
3. 3. A: What .... you ..... last weekend ? B: I ..........
volleyball and basketball. A) didn't use to like / watch
B) aren't liking / are watching
A) do ... do/play
C) didn't like / watched
B) are ... doing / am playing
D) don't like / used to watch
C) did ... use to / used to play
D) did ... do/ played

9. 9. Mesut and Gizem ...... at home last night, and they

...... a wildlife documentary.
4. 4.  A famous computer scientist Tim Berners - Lee
........ the World Wide Web in 1989. A) stay / watch
B) are staying / used to watch
A) invents
C) stayed / watched
B) invented
D) stays / are watching
C) used to invent
D) is inventing

10. 10. A: Didn't Paulie ....— wear glasses? B: Yes, he did.

Now he wears contact lenses.
5. 5. I ...... home this morning at half past seven. I ......
at school at quarter to nine. A) used to
B) use to
A) left / arrived
C) use
B) leave / am arriving
D) used
C) am leaving / are arriving
D) left / used to arrive

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11. 11. Yesterday, Geoff ...... at the airport at half past 16. Hey there. My name is Sandy Brown. I used to work
ten, and his plane ....... off at quarter past eleven. in a bank, but now I work as a secretary in a
company. I left the bank and joined the company
A) arrive/take seven years ago. I enjoy working here and I have
B) arrives / takes made lots of friends. I met my husband in
this company and we got married last year. We
C) arrived / took spent our honeymoon in Portugal. Our boss Mr.Heron
D) is arriving / is taking is a very nice man. He gave us three weeks off for
our honeymoon and he bought us a very nice
wedding gift. When I am not working, I love spending
time in my garden. I grow plants and vegetables.
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a florist. I
12. 12.  A: Where did you..most of your time in Paris? B: always helped my parents in the garden. My husband
Around the Eiffel tower in the Field of Mars. Also, I .... likes gardening too. We went to the garden
the Louvre Museum and the Notre Dame Cathedral. centre last weekend and bought some new plants.
My husband planted a new apple tree and some rose
A) spending / visit bushes in the garden. I watered the tomato
plants and the strawberries. 16. Which of the
B) spent / am visiting
following is true?
C) spend / visited
D) spends / used to visit A) Sandy joined the company last year.
B) Mr. Heron brought Sandy some vegetables.
C) Sandy's husband wanted to be a florist when he
was a kid.
13. 13. Carrie ....... at the supermarket five years ago, D) Sandy used to help her parents in the garden.
but she works at the library now.

A) used to work
B) works
C) is working 17. Hey there. My name is Sandy Brown. I used to work
in a bank, but now I work as a secretary in a
D) work company. I left the bank and joined the company
seven years ago. I enjoy working here and I have
made lots of friends. I met my husband in
this company and we got married last year. We
spent our honeymoon in Portugal. Our boss Mr.Heron
14. 14. The fireman ............ the door. Then he, .............. is a very nice man. He gave us three weeks off for
the family out of the burning building. our honeymoon and he bought us a very nice
wedding gift. When I am not working, I love spending
A) break / takes time in my garden. I grow plants and vegetables.
B) broke / took When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a florist. I
always helped my parents in the garden. My husband
C) is breaking / used to toke likes gardening too. We went to the garden
D) breaks / is taking centre last weekend and bought some new plants.
My husband planted a new apple tree and some rose
bushes in the garden. I watered the tomato
plants and the strawberries. 17.  Mr. Heron is a nice
man because he ...... .
15. 15. I ......... to help Mandy with her problems, but she
.......... my advice. A) helped Sandy in the garden
B) got married to Sandy last year
A) are trying / used to take C) allowed Sandy and her husband off work for their
B) tries /isn't taking honeymoon
C) tried / didn't take D) made lots of friends at work
D) used to try / takes

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18. Hey there. My name is Sandy Brown. I used to work

in a bank, but now I work as a secretary in a
company. I left the bank and joined the company
seven years ago. I enjoy working here and I have
made lots of friends. I met my husband in
this company and we got married last year. We
spent our honeymoon in Portugal. Our boss Mr.Heron
is a very nice man. He gave us three weeks off for
our honeymoon and he bought us a very nice
wedding gift. When I am not working, I love spending
time in my garden. I grow plants and vegetables.
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a florist. I
always helped my parents in the garden. My husband
likes gardening too. We went to the garden
centre last weekend and bought some new plants.
My husband planted a new apple tree and some rose
bushes in the garden. I watered the tomato
plants and the strawberries. 18.  Sandy used to want
to ........... when she was young.

A) get married
B) work in a bank
C) be a florist
D) plant apple trees

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Answer Key:

1: B 10: B
2: C 11: C
3: D 12: C
4: B 13: A
5: A 14: B
6: B 15: C
7: D 16: D
8: A 17: C
9: C 18: C

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