ESL Diagnostic Test
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Part I-Identify
A) Fill in the spaces with the correct forms
of these regular verbs in simple past tense. (7 points)
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1) I
(clean) ____________________ my car on Monday
2)
You (walk) ____________________ three miles on Tuesday.
3)
We (cook) ____________________ lunch on Wednesday.
4)
They (sew) ____________________ curtains on Thursday.
5)
He (film) _____________________ the movie on Friday.
6)
She (play) ___________________ chess on Saturday.
7)
It (rest) _______________________ from its work on Sunday.
B) Fill
in the spaces with the correct forms of these regular verbs in simple past
tense. (7
points)
1) I
(dry) _____________________ the dishes after dinner.
2) You
(worry) _______________________ about the last test.
3) We
(copy) ____________________ Sally’s notes from the lecture.
4) They
(cry) ____________________ when their team lost.
5) He
(discover) ___________________ a new star with his telescope Saturday.
6) She
(fry) ___________________ all of her food until now.
7) It
(bury) _____________________ the bone in the trash.
C)When a verb has one
syllable and ends in a consonant + vowel + consonant, the final consonant is
doubled before adding –ed to form the simple past tense. Exceptions to this
rule are words that end in 'w' or 'x', like sewed and waxed. (7 points)
1)
I (trap) _____________________
the mouse on Monday
2)
You (jog)
______________________ yesterday morning.
3)
We (flip)
__________________ the pancakes at breakfast.
4)
They (chop)
__________________ firewood last winter.
5)
He (mix) ____________________
the chemicals together in the lab.
6)
The nurse
(help) ____________________ the patient to stand up.
7)
It (tip)
______________________ the bucket over.
D) Fill in the spaces with
the correct form of the verb in parentheses in simple past tense. Then,
indicate whether the verb is regular or irregular. (10 points)
1) I
(begin) ____________________ the new project last week. (regular / irregular)
2)
You (push) ____________________ the cart too hard and it crashed. (regular /
irregular)
3) Jim
and I (move) ______________________ the furniture in July, 2010. (regular /
irregular)
4)
The pelicans (find) ____________________ lots of fish to eat Thursday
afternoon. (regular / irregular)
5)
Our teacher (send) _____________________ the box to Oregon a week ago. (regular
/ irregular)
6)
Jennifer (bake) _____________________ a lot of cookies for that party. (regular
/irregular)
7)
The lion (spend) ________________________ the night hunting. (regular /
irregular)
8)
The girl (stand) _______________________ in the rain for five minutes. (regular
/ irregular)
9)
Callie (act) _____________________ in the play last fall. (regular / irregular)
10)
Steven (give) ______________________ a donation five years ago. (regular /
irregular)
E) Fill in the spaces with
the correct form of the verb in parentheses in simple past tense or past
progressive tense. (10 points)
1)
We (walk) _______ _______ by the bakery when the smell of fresh cinnamon rolls
(reach) ____________ our noses.
2)
Dr. Lee (treat) _______ ________ her patient when she (get) ________ a signal
from her pager.
3)
Annie and Lilly (climb) _______ _______ trees when Annie (fall) ____________
and (break) ________ her arm.
4)
While Christopher (dig) _______ _______ a hole in the sand, a crab (crawl)
____________ out.
5)
They (sit) _______ _______ on the park bench when the fountain suddenly (light)
____________ up.
6)
David (ride) _______ _______ his motorcycle on the dirt road when it (hit)____________
a dangerous bump.
7)
Mr. Walker (earn) _______ _______ more than anyone else in his division when he
(retire)__________ last year.
8)
The lost dog (wear) _______ _______ his collar when the children (find) ____________
him.
9)
Marcella (hope) _______ _______ to buy a yacht; instead she (buy) __________a small
fishing boat.
10)
Nick (water) _______ _______ the plants in the garden when a groundhog (appear)
____________.
F) Fill in the spaces with
the correct form of the verb in parentheses in simple past perfect tense. Then indicate
whether the past participle is regular or irregular. (10 points)
Example:
You (already, ring) had already rung the bell before it was time for class.
(regular / irregular)
1)
Christy (already, adopt) _______ ______ _______ several dogs before she adopted
Molly.
(regular
/ irregular)
2)
Seth (seldom, play) _______ _______ _______soccer before he tried out for his school's
team.
(regular
/ irregular)
3)
That species of elephant (recently, disappear) ______ ______ ______ from the
area, so we were not able to see it. (regular / irregular)
4)
It was a good year for Melissa; she (quickly, sell) ______ ______ ______ her
quota of houses and was rewarded with a vacation. (regular / irregular)
5)
Edward (never, forgive) ______ ______ ______ Elise; now he was leaving her. (regular
/ irregular)
6)
The company (seriously, consider) ______ ______ ______ moving its plant to Iowa,
but chose Oregon instead. (regular / irregular)
7)
Lucia (frequently, think) ______ ______ ______ about returning to her home in Costa
Rica before she found a job in New York. (regular / irregular)
8)
The history class members (usually, watch) ______ ______ ______ a movie the day
before a test. (regular / irregular)
9)
The new citizens (solemnly, swear) ______ ______ ______ their loyalty to the country
when they took the oath. (regular / irregular)
10)
The car (still, cost) ______ ______ ______ Jamie $15,000, even after the price was
reduced.
(regular
/ irregular)
Part II-Choose
A) Choose the correct form of
the verb in past progressive tense. (7 points)
1) I
[was walking / were walking] through the mall Tuesday.
2)
He [was playing / were playing] baseball until four o'clock.
3)
You [was watching / were watching] the sunset last night.
4)
They [was staying / were staying] at the same hotel that year.
5)
She [was smelling / were smelling] the coffee when she woke up.
6)
We [was planting / were planting] the garden on May 15th.
7)
It [was barking / were barking] loudly at the cat.
Example:
Violet (gracefully, dance) is gracefully dancing a ballet.
1)
The breeze (softly, blow) _______ _______ _______ on our faces.
2)
The dog is very hungry. He is (quickly, eat) ________ ________ ________ all of
his food.
3)
The chestnut racehorse (already, cross) ________ ________ ________ the finish
line. Its owner is very happy.
4)
Jonathan (rarely, exercise) ________ ________ ________, now that he is in college.
5)
Mrs. Stevens (angrily, yell) ________ ________ ________at the man who hit her
car.
6)
Be careful! You (almost, spill) ________ ________ ________ the paint.
7)
The police (abruptly, stop) ________ ________ ________ traffic at the
intersection.
8)
Chad (nervously, ask) ________ ________ ________ Tina for a date.
9)
Dr. Wong (calmly, explain) ________ ________ ________ the operation to the
patient's family.
10)
The little girl (shyly, talk) ________ ________ ________ to Santa Claus. She wants
him to bring her a puppy!
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