- •1. Complete the newspaper story about a fire. Put in the Past Simple forms of the verbs.
- •2. Complete the conversation. Put in the Past Simple negatives and questions.
- •3. Complete the conversation. Put in the Past Continuous forms.
- •4. What can you say in these situations? Add a sentence with the Past Continuous to say that an
- •I was working all day
- •5. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Then, say which uses of
- •6. Put the verbs in brackets into the past 9ji simple or the past continuous. Which was the longer action in
- •8. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •11. Find the second part of each sentence. Put each verb into the correct form.
- •12. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.
- •10. Put in the correct form of the verb.
- •13. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.
- •14. Put in the correct verb form.
- •15. Things that have happened today are on the radio and tv news. Give the news using the Present Perfect and Past Simple.
- •16. Complete the conversations (using for, since last).
- •17. Complete this letter to a newspaper. Put in the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
- •18. Put in the verbs.
- •19. First, say which action happened first, then join the sentences using the words in brackets, as in the example.
- •20. Read about each situation and then choose the right answer.
- •21. Add a sentence with the Past Perfect using the notes.
- •22. Put the verbs in the Present Perfect (have done) or Past Perfect (had done).
- •It isn't raining now. It’s stopped....(stop) at last.
- •23. Complete the conversation. Put in the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs.
- •24. Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
- •25. Put in the correct form of the verbs.
- •26. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •27. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •28. Underline the correct tense.
- •29. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.
- •30. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •31. A) Fill in the gaps with an appropriate past form.
- •32. Look at these sentences and then choose the right answer.
- •33. Write the two sentences as one. Use when and the Past Perfect in either the first or the second part of the
- •I took the book back to the library. I read it.
- •34. Daniel is telling the story of how he forgot his passport. Put the verbs into the correct form.
- •35. Translate into English.
- •36. Translate into English.
- •37. Translate into English.
- •38. Translate into English.
4. What can you say in these situations? Add a sentence with the Past Continuous to say that an
action lasted a long time.
You had to work yesterday. The work went on all day.
I was working all day
1 You had to make phone calls. The calls went on all evening.
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2 You had to wait in the rain. The wait lasted for half an hour.
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3 You had to make sandwiches. This went on all afternoon.
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4 You had to sit in a traffic jam. You were there for two hours.
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5 Your neighbour played loud music. This went on all night.
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5. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Then, say which uses of
these tenses are shown in each extract.
A Charlie Chaplin 1) ...became... (become) one of the best-known personalities in America within two years of his first appearance in motion pictures. He 2)........................(be) so famous that no studio could afford to pay him, | so he 3).......................(appear) only in films which he 4).........................(produce) himself.
B It 1)...................................(happen) at ten o' clock last night. John 2)................................(sit) in his cosy living room with his wife and children. They 3)..................................(watch) the evening news on TV when suddenly, the lights 4).............................(go out) and everything in the house 5)......................................(become) quiet.
C The boys 1) ...............................(play) football on the I river bank while the girls 2)................................(talk).
Everyone 3)....................................(enjoy) the picnic when suddenly they 4).....................(hear) a loud cry from further up the river. They all 5)............................................(rush) to see what was wrong.
D In prehistoric times, people 1).......................(live) in caves. They 2) ................................. (hunt) animals which they then 3)......................(use) for food and clothing. They 4)............................(make) everything by themselves, and they 5)...............................................(have) very simple lives.
6. Put the verbs in brackets into the past 9ji simple or the past continuous. Which was the longer action in
each sentence?
1 They ...were cleaning... (clean) the windows when it ...started... (start) to rain.
Cleaning the windows was the longer action.
2 As he ....................................... (drive) to work, he ................................ (remember) that his briefcase was still at
home.
3 Melanie ..................................................... (cook) dinner when her husband....................................(come) home.
4 I.......................................(hear) a loud crash as I...................................................(sit) in the garden.
5 She ............................................ (type) a letter when her boss.............................................................(arrive).
6 While the dog............................................(dig) in the garden, it.............................................(find) a bone.
7 Mary .................................. (ride) her bicycle when she..................................(notice) the tiny kitten.
8 While I .................................................. (do) my homework, the phone...................................................(ring).
7. A policeman is asking Mrs Hutchinson about a car accident she happened to see yesterday. Put the verbs in
brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
P: What 1) ...were you doing... (you/do) when you 2)...............................(see) the accident, madam?
H: 13)......................................(walk) down the street.
P: What exactly 4).....................................(you/see)?
H: Well, the driver of the car 5).........................................(drive) down the road when suddenly the old man just
6)................................(step) in front of him! It 7)............................(be) terrible!
P: 8)..............................................(the driver/speed)?
H: No, not really, but the old man 9) ..........................................................(not/look) both ways before he
10)..................................(try) to cross the road.
P: 11)..............................................(anyone else/see) the accident?
H: Yes, the lady in the post office.
P: Thank you very much.