I’m making / Vivienne’s studying / I’m coming / she’s sleeping / we’re relaxing / we’re having / I’m working / I’m doing / we’re enjoying / Vivienne’s waking / I’m looking

Hi. My name’s Vince. Today’s Sunday so …I’m making … coffee for my wife, Vivienne. ……. upstairs at the moment. ……. today – our lives are usually really busy. ……. medicine – she wants to be a doctor and ……. in a bar. And ……. evening classes in business management because ……. for a better job with more money. ……. a lot of problems with money, but ……. life. Listen! ……. up. ……. Vivienne!

6.6 Make negative sentences with the verbs in brackets.

1 (make) Vince …isn’t making …tea.

2 (study) Vivienne ……. English.

3 (work) Vince and Vivienne ……. today.

4 (look) Vince ……. for a job in a bar.

5 (spend) They ……. a lot of money these days.

6 (sleep) Vivienne ……. in the kitchen.

6.7 Ask the questions. Read the answers to the questions first.

1 (you / watch / TV?) .. Are you watching TV? .. No, you can turn it off.

2 (the children / play?) .................................... No, they are asleep.

3 (what / you / do?) ......................................... I am cooking my dinner.

4 (what / Rod / do?) ......................................... He is having a bath.

5 (it / rain?) ...................................................... No, not at the moment.

6 (that clock / work?) ....................................... No, it’s broken.

7 (you / write / a letter?) .................................. Yes, to my sister.

8 (why / you / run?) ......................................... Because I’m late.

9 (George / play with / cat?)…………………… No, he isn’t.

10 (Nickie and Jim / walk / in the city?)………… Yes, they are.

11 (what / Jenny / think about?)………………… About a trip.

6.8 Write questions and answers.

1 Tom / have breakfast / have lunch Is Tom having breakfast? .........…..

No, he isn’t. He is having lunch. …...

2 Anita and Jack / dance / sing 4 Mike and Paul / read / watch TV

3 Kate / go to bed / get up 5 Gordon / sunbathe / swim

6.9 Thomas is still on holiday. He isn’t wearing his office clothes. What is he wearing? Make sentences.

Model: a suit / not a suit → He usually wears a suit, but he isn’t wearing a suit now.

1 black trousers / shorts 3 a tie / not a tie 5 glasses / sunglasses

2 socks / not socks 4 a shirt / a T-shirt 6 shoes / sandals

6.10 Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs in the Present Continuous Tense: build / come (2) / have (2) / play (2) / cook / stand / swim / lie / run / sing / read / win / cut / look / write / do

1 Listen! Pat ...... is playing ......the piano.

2 They ............ a new hotel in the city centre at the moment.

3 Look! Somebody ............ in the river.

4 “You ............ on my foot.” “Oh, I am sorry.”

5 Hurry up! The bus .......... .

6 “Where are you , George?” “In the kitchen. I ............ a meal.”

7 (on the telephone) “Hello. Can I speak to Ann, please?” “She ............ a shower at the moment. Can you phone again later?”

8 Who ……. that old-fashioned song?

9 Why …… you ……. your meat with my knife?

10 John isn’t here. He ……. football.

11 I ……. a letter to my uncle.

12 Someone ……. on the grass drinking a lemonade. Who is it?

13 What ……. all those athletes ……. ? They ……. a marathon.

14 ……. you ……. a good time? Yes, thanks.

15 We’re leaving now. ……. John ……. with us?

16 Why ……. they ……. an English song?

17 No, I ……. this magazine, I ……. at the pictures.

18 At the moment Schumacher ……. the race, but there’s a long way to go.

6.11 Choose the correct form of the verb.

1 Alan: My father reads / is reading the newspaper every morning.

Joe: Then why doesn’t he read / isn’t he reading it now?

Alan: Because he has / is having his coffee and he never reads / is reading then.

1. Jenny: I read / am reading a very good book.

Sue: Really? Do you read / Are you reading a lot of books?

Jenny: Oh, yes. I read / am reading about one a week.

Sue: Wow! I read / am reading “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”. Have you read it?

2. Ben: What do you do / are you doing, Dave?

Dave: I try / am trying to mend my car.

Ben: What’s wrong with it?

Dave: I don’t have / am not having any idea really, but I think / am thinking it’s the carburettor.

3. Only his mother thinks / is thinking he’s intelligent.

4. Do you play / are you playing football today?

5. Richard is working / works in his study at the moment.

6. I prefer / am preferring to travel by train rather than car.

7. As you see / are seeing, I am reading / read a magazine.

8. He and his wife are belonging / belong to a very good reading club.

9. She likes / is liking jazz music at the moment.

10. It is seeming / seems the go / are going to be late again.

11. Myriam is hating / hates this holiday.

12. “Can you help me for a minute?” “I’m sorry, I ……… (work / am working)”.

13. How many languages ……… (do you speak / are you speaking)?

14. “What ……… (do you do / are you doing)? “I am looking at the weather forecast”.

15. “What time ……… (do you get up / are you getting up)? “At seven o’clock, usually”.

16. Pete ……… (plays / is playing) football most weekends.

17. “What ……… (do you eat / are you eating)? “Chocolate”.

18. “Have you got a cigarette?” “Sorry, I ……… (don’t smoke / am not smoking)”.

19. I usually ……… (work / am working) on Saturdays.

20. “Is John here?” “No, he ……… (plays / is playing) tennis.

6.12 Put the verb in the correct form.

Anna: Can you …… (hear) that music?

John: Yes, it’s very loud. Where ……. it (come) from?

Anna: That house over there. It …. (belong) to a member of a rock group.

John: A rock group! I …… (love) rock music.

Anna: But they …… (play) too loudly.

John: It only …… (seem) to be loud.

Anna: What …… you (mean)?

John: Because you …… you (not like) that music.

Anna: …… you (like) it?

John: No. But I …… (want) to meet a rock star.

6.13 Complete the text using the following verbs in the correct form, Present Simple or Present Continuous.

climb / cross / go / lead / run (2) / stand / stretch / work (2)

In Sydney Harbour, there is a large building, the Opera House. It …… at the waterfront and behind it, a bridge, Sydney Harbour Bridge …… the harbour. Every day people …… up to the top of the bridge. At the front of the Opera House, steps …… up to the entrance of the building. Some people at the top of the steps …… there. Behind the Opera House, a large garden …… along the water’s edge. This is the Botanical Gardens. Behind them, there are some high offices. Some people …… in the garden. They ……. in the offices. Every day, they ……. through the gardens before they ……. to work.

6.14 Make sentences, using either the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

1. She / design clothes, but she / wear a terrible dress today.

2. The sun / shine and it’s very warm. Put on light clothes.

3. He usually / go by car, but today he /go by train.

4. She / paint a picture of her mother. She / like her mother.

5. They / build a toy space ship. Their son / enjoy reading about space travel.

6. She / want a new dress for the party, so she / make one.

7. Look! It / rain. We can’t go out now.

8. Because the sun / shine, they / swim in the river.

6.15 When he was in Australia, Sam sent a postcard to his friend George. Complete the postcard with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Hi, greetings from Oz. I ____ (enjoy) my time here. It’s such a big country. I ____ (visit) all the main cities. I ____ (travel) by bus or train. I ____ (remember) that you ____ (do) a lot of photography. This year I ____ (do) a lot, too. At the moment, I ____ (stay) in Sydney and I ____ (learn) to surf. I ____ (go) out every day and each day I ____ (get) better. I ____ (like) the Aussies. It’s great here.

See you, Sam.

UNIT 7 PAST SIMPLE

7.1 Write the past tense forms of these verbs.

1 get 6 eave 11 buy 16 put 21 freeze

2 eat 7 see 12 know 17 tell 22 bring

3 pay 8 go 13 stand 18 lose 23 teach

4 make 9 hear 14 take 19 think 24 mean

5 give 10 find 15 do 20 speak 25 steal

7.2 Write the infinitives of these irregular verbs.

was / were told got knew let

had wrote spoke dug blew

went came took bought cost

7.3 Read about Marco Polo’s travels and find the past tenses of 18 verbs. Then write the verbs in the correct columns in the table below.

REGULAR (9)		IRREGULAR (9)
reach	reached	see	saw

Marco Polo was born in Venice in 1252. His father wasn’t at home when Marco was born because he was a travelling merchant. He saw his son for the first time when Marco was 15 years old. Two years later, Marco, his father and his uncle began their famous journey to China.

The journey was difficult and they travelled by boat, on horseback and by camel. It took them four years, but finally, in 1275, they reached the court of Kublai Khan in Peking. He liked the young man from Venice and Marco worked for him for many years. First he became the Mongol leader’s secretary, then he became a governor and an ambassador. He travelled to many parts of China and finally he returned home, visiting many countries, including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey, on the way.

Twenty years after they left Venice, the three men arrived back home. They brought treasures and stories from the East. But why do we remember Marco Polo more than his father or his uncle? One year after his return, Marco was in a sea battle against the city of Genoa and the Genoese captured him and put him in prison. There he told the story of his travels to Rusticello de Pisa, who wrote it down. Many people thought that the stories in the Book of Marco Polo were only stories, but most were true.

Marco stayed in prison for three years and he lived another 25 years in Venice. He died in 1324, but his name is still famous almost 700 years later.

7.4 Make negative sentences.

1 She liked cheese. (fish) .......... She didn’t like fish. ..........

2 She lived in a small village. (Bath) 5 She married a dentist. (doctor)

3 She played tennis. (basketball) 6 She worked in a university. (office)

4 She studied maths. (languages) 7 She often travelled to Australia. (Austria)

7.5 Answer the questions.

1 Did the students go to the cinema? (theatre) ...... No, they went to the theatre. ......

2 Did the policeman speak to the children? (parents)

3 Did Sylvia write a letter? (postcard)

4 Did David and Mary have lunch at home? (in a restaurant)

5 Did the letter come this morning? (yesterday)

6 Did the children get up at 7.30? (8.30)

7 Did Pat take a bus? (taxi)

8 Did someone tell Paul the phone number? (address)

7.6 Ask the questions.

1 I spoke to the nurse. (doctor?) ....... Did you speak to the doctor? ......

2 Peter heard the news. (his wife?)

3 Ann knew the answer. (Joyce?)

4 Jack found his watch. (wallet?)

5 Tony flew to Paris. (Milan?)

6 The hotel accepted cheques. (credit cards?)

7 I gave Emma my phone number. (Ken?)

7.7 Write questions with Who / What / How / Why ...?

1 I met somebody. Who ... did you meet?

2 Harry arrived. What time ...... Harry ..…..?

3 I saw somebody. Who ........ you ............…..?

4 They wanted something. What ..........................…...?

5 The meeting finished. What time .....................…?

6 Pat went home early. Why ........................….…..?

7 We had dinner. What .......……... for dinner?

8 It cost a lot of money. How much .....…........….....?

7.8 Complete the text by putting the correct verb from the list below in the past tense form.

arrive / believe / call / come / decide / live / pay / persuade / not realise / sail / see / set / think / want

Christopher Columbus ……. in the 15^th century. He ……. from Genoa in northern Italy. At the time, explorers ……. east to find new countries, but Columbus ……. to go west. He ……. that going west was the quickest way to India. The Spanish ……. the spice trade from India and Asia. Columbus ……. Queen Isabella of Spain of his plan, so she ……. for his expedition. He ……. sail in August 1492. He ……. land again two months later. He ……. this was India, but in fact he ……. in the Caribbean. He ……. this. Because of this, he ……. the native Americans Indians.

7.9 Complete these sentences. Use one of these verbs in the Past Simple: clean / die / enjoy / finish / happen / live / open / play / rain / smoke / start / stay / want / watch

1 Yesterday evening I ... watched ...television.

2 I .......... my teeth three times yesterday.

3 Bernard .......... 20 cigarettes yesterday evening.

4 The concert last night .......... at 7.30 and .......... at 10 o’clock.

5 The accident .......... last Sunday afternoon.

6 When I was a child, I .......... to be a doctor.

7 Mozart .......... from 1756 to 1791.

8 We .......... our holiday last year. We .......... at a very good hotel.

9 Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it .......... .

10 It was hot in the room, so I .......... the window.

11 The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we .......... tennis.

12 William Shakespeare .......... in 1616.

7.10 Complete the paragraph. Use suitable verbs from the list: came / cooked / danced / did / had / got up / invited / listened / played / stayed / was / watched / went / wrote

I .......... a lovely time at the weekend. On Saturday morning I .......... tennis and then my sister and her husband .......... me to lunch. In the evening, some friends .......... to dinner and I .......... a large meal. After dinner, we .......... to records and .......... till two in the morning. On Sunday I .......... at eleven and .......... swimming. In the afternoon I .......... at home. I .......... some letters and ..........my homework. In the evening, I .......... TV. I .......... quite tired so I .......... to bed early.

7.11 Write sentences about the past (yesterday / last week etc.)

1 He always goes to work by car. Yesterday ... he went to work by car .

2 They always get up early. This morning they ........................................

3 I write a letter to Jane every week. Last week ......................................

4 They come to my house every Friday. Last Friday ...............................

5 We usually go to the cinema on Sunday. ..........................last Sunday.

6 They buy a new car every year. Last year ............................................

7 We usually do our shopping on Monday. ...............….......last Monday.

8 Ann often takes photographs. Last weekend ....................…................

9 We leave home at 8.30 every morning. ...........................this morning.

7.12 Put the verb in the correct form of the past (positive, negative or question).

1 I ... played ... (play) tennis yesterday but I ... didn’t win ... (not win).

2 We .......... (wait) a long time for the bus but it .......... (not come).

3 That’s a nice shirt. Where .......... (you / buy) it?

4 She .......... (see) me but she .......... (not speak) to me.

5 “.......... (it / rain) yesterday?” “No, it was a nice day.”

6 That was a stupid thing to do. Why .......... (you /do) it?

7.13 Complete the dialogue, putting the verbs in the Past Simple form.

Jack: ……. you ……. (see) the film on TV yesterday?

Anna: No. I ……. (not watch) TV at all. I ……. (go) to see some friends near the sea. We ……. (have) a lovely time.

Jack: ……. you ……. (swim)?

Anna: They ……. (swim) for hours.

Jack: And you?

Anna: I ……. (not swim) at all. I don’t like swimming. I ……. (sit) on the beach and ……. (read) a book. In the evening, we ……. (eat) at a very nice restaurant. They ……. (cook) some beautiful fish dishes.

Jack: ……. you ……. (come) home last night?

Anna: No. My car ……. (not work). I ……. (stay) with my friends. The mechanic ……. (come) this morning and ……. (repair) the car. I ……. (get) home just an hour ago.

Jack: So ……. you ……. (enjoy) the day?

Anna: Oh yes. ……. you ……. (do) anything interesting?

Jack: No. I ……. (not do) anything special. I only ……. (watch) TV.

7.14 Look at the list of irregular verbs, remember the rules for making regular past tenses. Then read the story and write down the correct past tense verb form for each verb in brackets.

I (be) very poor when I first (live) in Paris. When I (go) shopping for food, I always (buy) the cheapest things. I never (travel) by taxi; I usually (walk). But I (be) not unhappy. I (love) Paris, and people (be) very kind to me. I (meet) some people then who are still good friends today.

I only (speak) a little French, and I (want) to learn to speak and understand French well. Every day I (get) up early. Before my French lesson I (read) a newspaper and (try) to understand it; then I (look) up the difficult words in the dictionary and (try) to learn them. I (go) to lessons every day, and I (talk) to everybody I (meet).

After a few months I (have got) very little money, so I (start) a job as a part-time secretary for an American lawyer. The job (not be) interesting, but my life outside my job (be) very interesting. I (have got) friends who (be) artists, musicians and writers. I (see) and (hear) things that were new and interesting every day.

My family (think) I was coming home at the end of a year. Actually I stayed for five years, and I (love) every day of those five years. I (come) home in 1990, and I’m happy I did, but I think of Paris every day.

7.15 Your friend has just returned from visiting Australia with some friends. Ask her the following questions.

Model: Ask her if they flew in a small plane across Sydney. → Did you fly in a small plane across Sydney?

1 Ask her if they saw a kangaroo.

2 Ask her if they visited a sheep farm.

3 Ask her if they went to Uhuru.

4 Ask her if they travelled on the new train.

5 Ask her if they climbed up the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

6 Ask her if they took any photographs.

7.16 Write past tense questions for these answers.

1 She told me she was at home. ...... What did she tell you? or Where was she? ......

2 No, I didn’t; I hated it.

3 I came by car.

4 I was quite happy.

5 No, but I liked rock music.

6 6.30 a. m.

7 My mother was born in Ireland and my father was born in England.

8 We lived in Birmingham.

7.17 Read the text below.

Last year, Tom went to Turkey for a holiday. There he met his English penfriend, John. They visited Istanbul and went to the famous Topkapi museum. They stayed in a youth hostel in Istanbul. Later they went to Izmir and there found a small hotel. They enjoyed staying in Izmir, but John wanted to go to Ankara. Tom didn’t want to. He preferred to stay by the beach. John went alone to Ankara, but he didn’t like travelling alone. He quickly went back to Izmir. When he got back, Tom had many friends. He met them on the beach. John was very happy that he was back. After the holiday, John wrote to Tom. He said it was his best holiday and he remembered the friends from Izmir.

● Here are some answers from questions about the text. Write the questions. The underlined word or phrase is what the question is about.

Model: Tom went to Turkey for a holiday. → Where did Tom go for a holiday?

1 Tom met his English penfriend John there.

2 They visited Istanbul first.

3 They went to the famous Topkapi museum.

4 They stayed in a youth hostel.

5 They stayed in a small hotel there.

6 John wanted to go to Ankara.

7 Tom stayed by the beach.

8 John went alone to Ankara.

9 After a holiday, John wrote to Tom.

10 He said it was his best holiday.

11 He remembered the friends from Izmir.

7.18 Write the text correctly with capital letters and punctuation. Begin: Philip Hallow was ...

philip hallow was born in london in 1967 his father was a bus driver and his mother was a librarian they didnt have much money but philip and his two sisters jane and sarah were very happy children in 1984 philips father died so philip didnt go to university he started working in a bank but didnt like it so he changed to an import - export firm now hes the assistant manager and hes very happy

7.19 Write questions to which the words in bold in these sentences are the answers.

1 The sun rose yesterday at five o’clock.

2 At half past twelve Miss Green stopped work and went out to lunch.

3 She went to a restaurant.

4 Yes, she had lunch with a friend.

5 Joyce was waiting for her husband in the sitting room.

6 Yes, Mr and Mrs Hipkiss went out together.

7 I’ve lost my ring.

8 No, I don’t remember when I saw the ring last.

9 There was a plate on the table some minutes ago.

10 The women went to the theatre.

7.20 Complete the paragraph about Albert Einstein. Use suitable verbs from the list below.

became / completed / died / left / made / moved / took / was / went / won / worked

Albert Einstein .......... born in Ulm, Baden - Württemberg, in 1879 and he .......... to school in Munich. In 1894 his parents .......... Germany and .......... to Milan, but Einstein .......... his education in Zürich. In 1901 he .......... Swiss nationality, and in 1905, his theory of relativity .......... him world famous. In 1909, he .......... a professor at the University of Zürich. From 1914 to 1933 he .......... Director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Physical Institute in Berlin. He .......... the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. In 1933 he .......... Germany and .......... to the USA, where he .......... at Princeton from 1934 to 1945. He .......... in 1955.

7.21 Write the questions about Albert Einstein.

1 ............................................... In Ulm, Baden - Württemberg.

2 ............................................... In 1879.

3 ............................................... In Munich.

4 ............................................... In 1894.

5 ............................................... To Milan.

6 ............................................... In Zürich.

7 ............................................... In 1901.

8 ............................................... His theory of relativity.

9 ............................................... In 1909.

10 .............................................. For nineteen years.

11 .............................................. In 1921.

12 .............................................. In 1933.

13 .............................................. He went to the USA.

14 .............................................. For eleven years.

15 .............................................. In 1955.

7.22 Living in the USA.

a) Read about five famous people who lived in the USA but weren’t born there.

1 Albert Einstein (scientist)

Everybody knows that Einstein was not American. He was born in Germany in 1879. He lived in the USA for many years and worked for the government, but often he did not like the way the government used his ideas. He thought the H-bomb was a terrible thing, for example. He died in the USA in 1955.

1. Ingrid Bergman (film actress)

Ingrid Bergman was one of the most famous Hollywood actresses of the forties and fifties, but she was born in Sweden (1915). She started in the famous film Casablanca. She won three Oscars in her career.

2. Charlie Chaplin (actor and director)

Chaplin is perhaps the most famous comedian in film history. He was born in South East London in 1889. He worked in English theatres, then went to the USA in 1910. He made his first film when he was twenty-five, and his last film in 1966. He died in Switzerland in 1977.

3. Alfred Hitchcock (film director)

“Hitch” was born in 1899 in East London. When he was a child, he did not have many friends, but he loved the theatre. He wanted to be an engineer, and he went to engineering school. His first job in films was with an American film company in North London. He first went to the USA in 1937, and his first American film was Rebecca (1940). “Hitch” died in 1980.

4. Raymond Loewy (designer)

Loewy’s name is not famous, but his designs are very well known. When people talk about American design of the thirties, fourties and fifties, they are talking about Loewy’s ideas. He went to the USA from France in 1929 and designed everything from trains and cars to chairs and tables. His most famous designs are the Lucky Strike cigarette packet and the Coca Cola bottle.

2. Now write the questions and answers.

Model: Ingrid Bergman / an actress? → Was Ingrid Bergman an actress? Yes, she was

1 Albert Einstein / actor? 3 Chaplin / die / the USA?

2 “Hitch” / make films? 4 Ingrid Bergman / born / Sweden?

5 Loewy / design cars?

2. What happened in these years?

Model: In 1879 Einstein was born.

1 In 1915 3 In 1955 5 In 1940

2 In 1966 4 In 1910

2. What were their nationalities?

Model: Charlie Chaplin was British.

1 Albert Einstein 3 Alfred Hitchcock

2 Ingrid Bergman 4 Raymond Loewy

UNIT 8 PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS

8.1 Where were these people at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon? And what were they doing? Write two sentences each time.

1 Ann / at home / watch TV .. Ann was at home. She was watching TV....

2 Carol and Diana / at the cinema / watch a film ........................................

3 Tom / in his car / drive .............................................................................

4 Kate / at the station / wait for a train ........................................................

5 Mr and Mrs Hipkiss / in the park / walk .............................................…...

6 Tony / in a bar / smoke a pipe .................................................................

8.2 Write questions. Use was / were + -ing.

1 (what / Tim / do / when you saw him?) ... What was Tim doing when you saw him? ...

2 (what / you / do / at 11 o’clock?) ..............................................................

3 (what / she / wear / yesterday?) ..............................................................

4 (it / rain / when you went out?) ...............................................................

5 (where / you / live / in 1981?) ..................................................................

8.3 Match the two parts of each sentence.

1 When Joan was leaving her house a) I saw my friend Bob.

2 My parents were working in the garden b) when it bit you?

3 When I was walking down the street с) when you heard the news?

4 What were you doing d) she dropped her key?

5 Was the dog eating e) when they saw the bird.

8.4 Complete the sentences below using the information in the table.

Myriam	Mike
1988-1996 at school	1986-1994 at school
1995 win school tennis championship	1994-1996 live in England, learn English
1996-1998 work in Aunt’s shop	1996-2000 study Computer Technology
1998-2003 study medicine	2001 marry Anna
2002 meet John	2001-2004 work as Computer Programmer
2003-2004 work in hospital	2004 write novel
2004 marry John	2005 become a father

Model: In 2005, Mike became a father.

In 1997, Myriam was working in her Aunt’s shop.

1 In 1989, Myriam …….. 6 In 2002, Mike ………..

2 In 1995, Mike ……….. 7 In 2002, Myriam ……..

3 In 1995, Myriam …….. 8 In 2003, Mike ………...

4 In 2001, Mike ……….. 9 In 2003, Myriam ……..

5 In 2001, Myriam …….. 10 In 2004, Mike ………..

8.5 Put the verb in brackets into the Past Continuous (I was doing) or Past Simple (I did).

1 When we ...went ... (go) out, it ...was raining ... (rain).

2 I wasn’t hungry last night. I ...didn’t eat ... (not / eat) anything.

3 ............ you (watch) television when I ............ (phone) you?

4 Jane wasn’t at home when I went to see her. She ............ (work).

5 I .......... (get) up early this morning. I .......... (wash), .......... (dress) and then I ............ (have) breakfast.

6 The postman ............ (come) while I ............ (have) breakfast.

7 We ............ (meet) Joan at the party. She ............ (wear) a red dress.

8 The boys ............ (break) a window when they ............ (play) football.

9 I was late but my friends ........... (wait) for me when I ............ (arrive).

10 I ...... (get) up at 7 o’clock. The sun ...... (shine), so I ....... (go) for a walk.

11 He ............ (not / drive) fast when the accident ............ (happen).

12 Margaret ............ (not / go) to work yesterday. She was ill.

13 “What ...... (you / do) on Saturday evening?” “I went to the cinema”.

14 “What ............ (you / do) at 9.30 on Sunday evening?” “I ............ (watch) a film in the cinema.”

8.6 Choose the correct past tense forms of the verbs in brackets.

1 Brett ……. TV when the phone ……. . (watch, ring)

2 When we ……. Tony ……. lunch. (arrive, have)

3 While they …….it …….. to rain. (play, begin)

4 Mrs Brown ……. in a café when the accident ……. . (sit, happen)

5 Sally ……. the match because she ……. her homework. (not see, do)

8.7 Complete the passages with correct past tenses. Use the verbs given.

A) go / ride / meet / take / stop / see / climb / run

Yesterday I ……. to the park with my brother. We ……. our bicycles along the road when we ……. some friends. They ……. their dog for a walk and we ……. to talk to them. Suddenly, the dog ……. a cat which ……. up a tree. Of course, the dog ……. after the cat.

B) arrive / leave / bark / shout / wave / get / talk / complain

Then the cat’s owner ……. . We ……. immediately and there was a noisy group behind us: the dog ……. at the cat, our friends ……. at the dog and the cat’s owner ……. her umbrella at our friends. When we ……. home, our mother ……. on the phone to someone who ……. about problems between a horrible dog and her lovely cat.

8.8 Put the verb in the correct form – Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1 David ....... (paint) his house last summer, when his cousin ……. (stay).

2 The dog ……. (bark) all night.

3 Marilyn ……. (live) in Cardiff as a student.

4 The zebras ……. (drink) by the lake when the lion ……. (spring) at them.

5 They ……. (stay) at an expensive hotel on their holidays.

6 It was spring and a lot of birds ……. (fly) north for the summer.

7 He ……. (buy) a computer while he ……. (work) in Italy.

8 I ……. (stay) with a friend when I ……. (hear) the news.

9 The thieves ……. (get) in while they ……. (watch) TV.

10 Charlie ……. (visit) some friends while his wife ……. (shop).