I. Open the brackets.

1. Where you (to be) at 7 last night?

2. Tom (to stay) at home because he (to catch) a bad cold.

3. Why Alice (to be) late for dinner?

4. You (to catch) the bus this morning?

5. They (not to drink) tea, they (to have) coffee.

6. Bob (to sее) doctor Smith at 5?

7. She (to study) English for 2 years.

8. What time they (to get up) yesterday?

9. I (not to be) in this town last year.

10. Why she (not to go) to the concert on Friday?

II. Correct the errors.

1. They hurried to the station as they was late.

2. When the phone rang, he get up and answered the call.

3. Her child weren't at school yesterday.

4. When my friend suddenly speaked, I am jump.

5. She didn't got the ticket to the concert.

6. Why did they left the city?

7. He smokes much, but he wasn't smoke before.

8. When I come into the room, I switched the light on.

9. We haved dinner and leaved the house.

10. The jeanse she bought yesterday fitted her well.

III. Put the verbs into the Past Simple Tense.

cut

bring

come

write

think

learn

know

buy

have

begin

Test 16 Past Continuous / Past Simple

I. Open the brackets.

1. When I (to see) him, he (to work) in the garden.

2. Ed and Sam (not to mend) the car at that time.

3. What time they (to have) dinner yesterday?

4. While mum (to cook) dinner, I (to clean) rooms.

5. The boys (to play) football at 3.

6. I looked at her and (to understand) that she ( to sleep).

7. What Terry (to do) when you (to meet) him?

8. At that time Claire (to read).

9. When we (to finish) work, we (to leave) the office.

10. Yesterday Philip (to be) very busy. He (to get) ready for his exam.

11. Choose the correct answer.

1. When I opened a package, I ... a surprise.

A. finded B. found C. was finding

2. He ... the test from 2 till 3.

A. wrote B. writed C. was writing

3. The secretary ... a lot of letters yesterday. A. answered B. was answering C. were answering 4. The students ... busily, when we came up to them. A. was talking B. talked C. were talking

5. … you … to see your friend when she was ill? A. Were ... going B. Did ... go C. Was going 6. When we met him, he ... us.

A. was not recognizing B. did recognize C. didn't recognize

7. The children ... when she came.

A. was still sleeping B. still slept C.were still sleeping

8. Why …Peter ... a doctor on Wednesday? A. wasn't ... seeing B. didn't ... see C.didn't ... saw 9. The sun ... brightly the whole day yesterday. A. shone B. is shining C. was shining

10. Linda sleeps well, but last night she ... at all.

A. wasn't sleeping B. didn't slept C.isn't sleeping 11. Anna ... the table when she broke a plate. А. laid B. was laying C. is laying

12. He … while he was eating.

A read B. was reading C.reads

Test 17

Past Simple / Past Continuous