Разкази от миналото

Past Simple/Continuous

1. Yesterday I ___ my grandparents.

   • visited
   • visit
   • was visit
   • have visited

   Отговор: visited

   С yesterday използваме Past Simple: visited.

2. Did you ___ the match last night?

   • watched
   • watching
   • watch
   • watches

   Отговор: watch

   След did използваме основната форма на глагола.

3. Last summer we ___ in the sea every day.

   • swim
   • swimmed
   • swam
   • swum

   Отговор: swam

   Swim е неправилен глагол: swim, swam, swum.

4. She ___ to London in 2019.

   • goed
   • went
   • has gone
   • was go

   Отговор: went

   Go е неправилен глагол: go, went, gone.

5. They ___ at home last weekend.

   • wasn't
   • didn't
   • aren't
   • weren't

   Отговор: weren't

   С they в минало време използваме were / weren't.

6. Where ___ you go on holiday last year?

   • did
   • were
   • do
   • was

   Отговор: did

   Въпрос в Past Simple се образува с did + основна форма.

7. This time yesterday we ___ on the beach.

   • are lying
   • have lain
   • were lying
   • lie

   Отговор: were lying

   This time yesterday показва действие в процес в миналото: Past Continuous.

8. What ___ you doing at midnight yesterday?

   • were
   • did
   • was
   • are

   Отговор: were

   Въпрос в Past Continuous: were + подлог + -ing.

9. I ___ my friend while I was walking in the park.

   • was meeting
   • meet
   • have met
   • met

   Отговор: met

   Кратко действие, което прекъсва продължително, е в Past Simple: met.

10. While I ___ a shower, the phone rang.

    • have
    • am having
    • have had
    • was having

    Отговор: was having

    Дългото действие в процес е в Past Continuous, а краткото, което го прекъсва, е в Past Simple.

11. The sun ___ and the birds were singing when we left the house.

    • is shining
    • was shining
    • has shone
    • shine

    Отговор: was shining

    За описание на обстановката използваме Past Continuous.

12. He opened the door, ___ on the light and sat down.

    • turned
    • was turning
    • had turned
    • turns

    Отговор: turned

    Поредица от завършени действия в миналото е в Past Simple.

13. Choose the correct sentence.

    • When the teacher came in, the students were talking.
    • When the teacher was came in, the students were talking.
    • When the teacher came in, the students talk.
    • When the teacher come in, the students were talking.

    Отговор: When the teacher came in, the students were talking.

    Краткото действие (came in) е в Past Simple, а фоновото (were talking) в Past Continuous.

14. Which sentence describes two actions happening at the same time?

    • When Mum cooked dinner, Dad came home.
    • Mum cooked dinner and then Dad washed the car.
    • While Mum was cooking, Dad was washing the car.
    • After Mum had cooked, Dad washed the car.

    Отговор: While Mum was cooking, Dad was washing the car.

    Две едновременни действия в процес: while + Past Continuous и в двете части.

15. Which sentence is NOT correct?

    • I was reading when you called.
    • I was knowing the answer.
    • They were playing chess at 5 o'clock.
    • It was raining all day.

    Отговор: I was knowing the answer.

    Know е глагол за състояние и не се използва в продължително време.

Past Perfect

1. Past Perfect is formed with ___ + past participle.

   • have
   • had
   • was
   • did

   Отговор: had

   Past Perfect: had + минало причастие (had gone, had seen).

2. What is the past participle of 'write'?

   • wrote
   • writed
   • writing
   • written

   Отговор: written

   Write, wrote, written.

3. What is the past participle of 'go'?

   • went
   • goed
   • gone
   • going

   Отговор: gone

   Go, went, gone.

4. When we arrived, the film ___ already ___.

   • has / started
   • was / starting
   • had / started
   • did / start

   Отговор: had / started

   Филмът е започнал преди нашето пристигане: Past Perfect.

5. I ___ my homework before I went out.

   • had finished
   • have finished
   • finish
   • am finishing

   Отговор: had finished

   Домашното е завършено преди излизането: Past Perfect.

6. After she ___ the letter, she posted it.

   • has written
   • had write
   • writes
   • had written

   Отговор: had written

   По-ранното от две минали действия е в Past Perfect: had written.

7. She was hungry because she ___ breakfast.

   • didn't eaten
   • hasn't eaten
   • wasn't eat
   • hadn't eaten

   Отговор: hadn't eaten

   Отрицание в Past Perfect: hadn't + минало причастие.

8. When I got to the station, the train ___. I had to wait an hour for the next one.

   • has left
   • had left
   • leaves
   • is leaving

   Отговор: had left

   Влакът е тръгнал преди да стигна: Past Perfect.

9. I didn't go to the cinema with them because I ___ the film.

   • had already seen
   • have already seen
   • already see
   • was already seen

   Отговор: had already seen

   Гледането е преди решението в миналото, затова Past Perfect.

10. By the time the police arrived, the thief ___.

    • had escaped
    • has escaped
    • escapes
    • have escaped

    Отговор: had escaped

    By the time + Past Simple, а по-ранното действие е в Past Perfect.

11. ___ you ever ___ to London before your trip last year?

    • Have / been
    • Did / been
    • Had / been
    • Were / been

    Отговор: Had / been

    Въпрос в Past Perfect: Had + подлог + минало причастие.

12. Which action happened FIRST? 'When I arrived, Tom had gone home.'

    • I arrived
    • Tom went home
    • both at the same time
    • we can't know

    Отговор: Tom went home

    Had gone (Past Perfect) показва, че Том си е тръгнал преди да пристигна.

13. Choose the correct sentence.

    • I never had seen the sea before I went to Varna.
    • I had never seen the sea before I went to Varna.
    • I had never saw the sea before I went to Varna.
    • I have never seen the sea before I went to Varna.

    Отговор: I had never seen the sea before I went to Varna.

    Past Perfect: had + never + минало причастие (seen).

14. She was tired because she ___ for hours.

    • has been running
    • is running
    • have been running
    • had been running

    Отговор: had been running

    Past Perfect Continuous: had been + -ing, за продължително действие преди момент в миналото.

15. I wish I ___ harder for the test yesterday.

    • studied
    • have studied
    • had studied
    • would study

    Отговор: had studied

    Съжаление за миналото: I wish + Past Perfect.

used to / would

1. When I was little, I ___ have long hair.

   • use to
   • was used to
   • used to
   • using to

   Отговор: used to

   Used to + глагол описва минали навици и състояния.

2. My grandfather ___ smoke, but he stopped ten years ago.

   • used to
   • uses to
   • is used to
   • use

   Отговор: used to

   Used to описва навик, който вече не е верен.

3. My dad used to ___ football when he was young.

   • played
   • playing
   • plays
   • play

   Отговор: play

   След used to идва основната форма на глагола.

4. I ___ like vegetables, but now I love them.

   • didn't used to
   • not used to
   • wasn't use to
   • didn't use to

   Отговор: didn't use to

   След didn't използваме основната форма: didn't use to.

5. Which sentence is correct?

   • There use to be a cinema here.
   • There used to be a cinema here.
   • There used to is a cinema here.
   • There would being a cinema here.

   Отговор: There used to be a cinema here.

   There used to be описва нещо, което е съществувало в миналото.

6. Which time expression fits best with 'used to'?

   • tomorrow
   • when I was a child
   • next year
   • right now

   Отговор: when I was a child

   Used to описва минали навици и състояния.

7. ___ you use to play outside a lot when you were a child?

   • Did
   • Do
   • Were
   • Have

   Отговор: Did

   Въпросът се образува с did: Did you use to...?

8. Every Sunday, my grandmother ___ make pancakes for us.

   • will
   • is used to
   • would
   • uses to

   Отговор: would

   Would може да описва повтарящи се действия в миналото.

9. I'm not used to ___ in such a big city.

   • live
   • lived
   • living
   • be living

   Отговор: living

   След be used to се използва -ing форма.

10. Which sentence is NOT correct?

    • We used to live in a village.
    • We would live in a village.
    • Every summer we would go to the sea.
    • We used to go to the sea every summer.

    Отговор: We would live in a village.

    Would не се използва за минали състояния (live), само за повтарящи се действия.

11. It took me months to ___ driving on the left in the UK.

    • use to
    • used to
    • be use
    • get used to

    Отговор: get used to

    Get used to + -ing означава 'свиквам с'.

12. Which sentence means 'Now it is normal for me to wear a uniform'?

    • I'm used to wearing a uniform.
    • I used to wear a uniform.
    • I would wear a uniform.
    • I use to wear a uniform.

    Отговор: I'm used to wearing a uniform.

    Be used to + -ing означава „свикнал съм“. Used to + глагол е минал навик.

13. I'm a farmer, so I ___ getting up early.

    • used to
    • use to
    • am used to
    • would

    Отговор: am used to

    Be used to + -ing означава 'свикнал съм с'.

14. Which sentence means 'I was a vegetarian in the past, but I'm not now'?

    • I used to be a vegetarian.
    • I'm used to being a vegetarian.
    • I would be a vegetarian.
    • I'm getting used to being a vegetarian.

    Отговор: I used to be a vegetarian.

    Used to + глагол описва минало състояние, което вече не е вярно.

15. When we were kids, we ___ to the lake every summer and ___ for hours.

    • used go / swim
    • would went / swam
    • were used to go / swim
    • would go / swim

    Отговор: would go / swim

    Would + основна форма описва повтарящи се действия в миналото.

Исторически събития

1. In which year did people first land on the Moon?

   • 1959
   • 1979
   • 1989
   • 1969

   Отговор: 1969

   Аполо 11 каца на Луната през 1969 г.

2. Who sailed across the Atlantic and reached America in 1492?

   • Marco Polo
   • Christopher Columbus
   • James Cook
   • Vasco da Gama

   Отговор: Christopher Columbus

   Христофор Колумб достига Америка през 1492 г.

3. Which ancient people built the pyramids at Giza?

   • the Romans
   • the Egyptians
   • the Vikings
   • the Greeks

   Отговор: the Egyptians

   Пирамидите в Гиза са построени от древните египтяни.

4. In what year did the Titanic sink?

   • 1912
   • 1905
   • 1921
   • 1931

   Отговор: 1912

   Титаник потъва през април 1912 г. по време на първото си плаване.

5. The Wright brothers made the first powered aeroplane flight in ___.

   • 1869
   • 1927
   • 1903
   • 1945

   Отговор: 1903

   Братя Райт извършват първия моторен полет през 1903 г.

6. Who was the first person to travel into space, in 1961?

   • Neil Armstrong
   • Buzz Aldrin
   • Yuri Gagarin
   • John Glenn

   Отговор: Yuri Gagarin

   Юрий Гагарин лети в космоса на 12 април 1961 г.

7. When did the Berlin Wall fall?

   • 1961
   • 1989
   • 1975
   • 1991

   Отговор: 1989

   Берлинската стена пада през 1989 г.; построена е през 1961 г.

8. Bulgaria's Liberation from Ottoman rule happened in ___.

   • 1876
   • 1885
   • 1908
   • 1878

   Отговор: 1878

   Освобождението е през 1878 г.; 1876 е Априлското въстание, 1885 Съединението, 1908 Независимостта.

9. In which year did the First World War begin?

   • 1918
   • 1939
   • 1905
   • 1914

   Отговор: 1914

   Първата световна война започва през 1914 г. и свършва през 1918 г.

10. What do we call a war between groups of people in the same country?

    • a world war
    • a cold war
    • a civil war
    • a trade war

    Отговор: a civil war

    Civil war е гражданска война.

11. Which event happened in London in 1666?

    • the Great Fire of London
    • the Battle of Hastings
    • the first Olympic Games in London
    • the opening of the London Underground

    Отговор: the Great Fire of London

    Големият лондонски пожар е през 1666 г.

12. Who gave the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech in 1963?

    • Martin Luther King Jr.
    • Abraham Lincoln
    • John F. Kennedy
    • Barack Obama

    Отговор: Martin Luther King Jr.

    Мартин Лутър Кинг произнася речта във Вашингтон през 1963 г.

13. The Second World War ___ in 1945.

    • has ended
    • was ending
    • ends
    • ended

    Отговор: ended

    Завършено действие в конкретна година: Past Simple.

14. Which document from 1215 limited the power of the English king?

    • the Bill of Rights
    • the Magna Carta
    • the Declaration of Independence
    • the Treaty of Versailles

    Отговор: the Magna Carta

    Magna Carta (Великата харта на свободите) е приета от крал Джон през 1215 г.

15. In which year did Bulgaria join the European Union?

    • 2004
    • 2007
    • 1989
    • 2012

    Отговор: 2007

    България става член на ЕС на 1 януари 2007 г.

Писане на разказ

1. Which word is used to show something unexpected in a story?

   • Suddenly
   • Moreover
   • Firstly
   • In conclusion

   Отговор: Suddenly

   Suddenly (изведнъж) въвежда неочаквано събитие.

2. Which of these is a time linker?

   • Because
   • Although
   • After that
   • Unless

   Отговор: After that

   After that (след това) показва реда на събитията.

3. Which phrase is a typical way to begin a fairy tale?

   • In conclusion
   • Dear Sir
   • Once upon a time
   • To sum up

   Отговор: Once upon a time

   Once upon a time е „Имало едно време“.

4. What usually comes first in a story?

   • the ending
   • the setting and the main characters
   • the moral
   • the climax

   Отговор: the setting and the main characters

   Разказът започва с представяне на мястото, времето и героите.

5. Which tense is mainly used to tell a story about the past?

   • Present Perfect
   • Future Simple
   • Present Continuous
   • Past Simple

   Отговор: Past Simple

   Основното време за разказ в миналото е Past Simple.

6. Which adjective best describes a very frightening night?

   • boring
   • tidy
   • delicious
   • terrifying

   Отговор: terrifying

   Terrifying означава ужасяващ.

7. Choose the correct punctuation of direct speech.

   • "Help me! she shouted."
   • Help me! "she shouted."
   • "Help me!" she shouted.
   • "Help me!" She shouted.

   Отговор: "Help me!" she shouted.

   Точните думи са в кавички, а she е с малка буква, защото изречението продължава.

8. The old man walked ___ up the stairs.

   • slowly
   • slow
   • slowness
   • slower than

   Отговор: slowly

   Наречието slowly описва как се извършва действието.

9. Which linker means 'at the same time as'?

   • While
   • After
   • Before
   • Finally

   Отговор: While

   While свързва две едновременни действия.

10. Which linker shows that something happened in the end, after a long time?

    • Meanwhile
    • Suddenly
    • At first
    • Eventually

    Отговор: Eventually

    Eventually означава 'накрая, в крайна сметка'.

11. ___ I opened the door, the dog ran out.

    • Despite
    • As soon as
    • Unless
    • Although

    Отговор: As soon as

    As soon as означава 'веднага щом'.

12. Which sentence SHOWS the character's fear instead of just naming it?

    • I was scared.
    • My hands were shaking and my heart was pounding.
    • I felt bad.
    • It was a scary day.

    Отговор: My hands were shaking and my heart was pounding.

    Детайлите за тялото показват страха, без да го назовават.

13. Which sentence is the most vivid way to start a story?

    • The wind was howling as I stepped into the dark, empty house.
    • I went to a house.
    • There was a house and I went there.
    • This story is about a house.

    Отговор: The wind was howling as I stepped into the dark, empty house.

    Силните глаголи и прилагателните правят началото интересно.

14. Which sentence uses narrative tenses correctly?

    • When I was getting home, I had realised I lose my keys.
    • When I had got home, I was realising I lost my keys.
    • When I got home, I realised I had lost my keys.
    • When I get home, I realised I had lost my keys.

    Отговор: When I got home, I realised I had lost my keys.

    Загубата е станала преди осъзнаването: Past Perfect за по-ранното действие.

15. Which reporting verb shows that someone spoke very quietly?

    • shouted
    • screamed
    • yelled
    • whispered

    Отговор: whispered

    Whispered означава прошепна.

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