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  Quiz #8 - Past Tense Review Part I
 
 
 
Directions: For questions 1-10, choose the correct form of the verb for each of the following sentences. When you are finished, click on the "Check My Answers Now" button to see your score. You can also compare how you did versus other students by clicking on the name of the test you just completed. REMEMBER to enter a nickname.
 
1. The doorbell rang while they ______ . (eat/dinner)
  did eating dinner
were eat dinner
were eating dinner
are eating dinner
 
2. I saw an accident while I ______ . (drive/car)
 

drove car
driving my car
was driving my car
was driving car

 
3. The television was on but nobody ______ . (watch/it)
  watched it
was watching it
watching it
did watch it
 
4. John and Paul ______ yesterday morning. (play/tennis)
  was playing tennis
were playing tennis
didn't playing tennis
were played tennis
 
5. I went to Susan's house but she ______ at the library. (study/Japanese)
  didn't studying Japanese
studying Japanese
wasn't study Japanese
was studying Japanese
 
Directions: For questions 6-10, choose the answer that best fits each sentence.
 
6. ______ either you or Jessica remember to pay the electricity bill today?
  was
did
were
wasn't
 
7. No! We both ______. I will go and pay it now.
  forgot
forget
forgetted
were forgot
 
8. What _______ all morning? How could both of you overlook such an important thing!
  did you doing
were you do
do you did
were you doing
 
9. I am very sorry but I overslept. I _______ out too late last night and forgot to set my alarm before going to bed.
  wasn't staying
was stay
was stayed
stayed
 
10. Hurry up! I don't want the electricity company to turn off the power like they ______ last time.
  did
was do
didn't
was done
 
 
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09/08/2008 12:17 AM
Russian sumo wrestlers expelled for marijuana (AP)

Sumo wrestlers Hakurozan, front, and Roho, both from Russia, leave a room after attending a meeting at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena on Monday September 8, 2008. The two brothers were fired from the Japan Sumo Association after they were found positive for marijuana use, Japanese press reports said. Roho has publicly denied using the drug. Kyodo News also reported that Hakorozan has made a similar denial. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)AP - Two popular Russian sumo wrestlers were slapped with lifetime bans from Japan's ancient national sport for allegedly using marijuana and the head of the Japan Sumo Association resigned Monday to take responsibility for the scandal, officials said.
09/07/2008 11:46 PM
Koike launches bid to be Japan's first female PM (AFP)

File photo of Yuriko Koike in Tokyo, who announced a bid to become Japan's first female prime minister.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Yuriko Koike, a former television anchorwoman and defence minister, on Monday announced her bid to become Japan's first female prime minister.
 
09/08/2008 12:17 AM
Russian sumo wrestlers expelled for marijuana (AP)

Sumo wrestlers Hakurozan, front, and Roho, both from Russia, leave a room after attending a meeting at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena on Monday September 8, 2008. The two brothers were fired from the Japan Sumo Association after they were found positive for marijuana use, Japanese press reports said. Roho has publicly denied using the drug. Kyodo News also reported that Hakorozan has made a similar denial. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)AP - Two popular Russian sumo wrestlers were slapped with lifetime bans from Japan's ancient national sport for allegedly using marijuana and the head of the Japan Sumo Association resigned Monday to take responsibility for the scandal, officials said.
09/07/2008 11:46 PM
Koike launches bid to be Japan's first female PM (AFP)

File photo of Yuriko Koike in Tokyo, who announced a bid to become Japan's first female prime minister.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Yuriko Koike, a former television anchorwoman and defence minister, on Monday announced her bid to become Japan's first female prime minister.
   
 
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