1. A - Put the verbs into past simple:
1- We _______ (leave) early in the morning. I _______ (sit) next to my cousin in the car.
2- The first ride we ________ ( go) on at Alton Towers _______ (be) Thirteen, a spectacular
rollercoaster.
3- Then my parents __________ (take) us to Old McDonald’s Farmyard, where we ______
(hear) the birds singing.
4- After that we ________ (get) ready to enjoy the water slides. Afterwards my mother
_______ (tell) us it ________ (be) time for lunch.
5- We _________ (have) a picnic in the beautiful gardens of Alton Towers. We _______ (eat)
sandwiches and fruit and ______ (drink) water. We also ________ (listen) to music. My
cousin _______(cycle). We _______ (spend) the whole day there.
B - Complete the sentences with the negative form of the verb.
1- Last Saturday Julie __________ (not / wake up) late.
2- She ___________ (not/ have) a bath because she was in a hurry.
3- Julie’s parents__________ (not/ spend) much time having breakfast.
4- Julie´s mother____________ (not/ drive) their car to the theme park.
5- They ____________ (not/ buy) many souvenirs there.
6- Julie ___________ (not/ forget) to buy her grandma a souvenir.
C- Ask Julie questions about her weekend.
(Where /you / go / last weekend)
1- __________________________________________________________________?
I went to Alton Towers.
(How / you / get / there)
2- __________________________________________________________________?
My father took us there.
(The weather / good)
3- __________________________________________________________________?
It was fine.
7th form – 2012/2013
Test – Use of English – 50m
April 2013

2. (What / you / do)
4- __________________________________________________________________?
I went on a rollercoaster and visited a lot of things.
(you / have lunch / in a restaurant)
5- __________________________________________________________________?
No, we didn´t. We had a picnic in the gardens.
(When / you / come back)
6- __________________________________________________________________?
On the same day.